Adds details to revised teacher and principal evaluation systems, including a requirement for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt up to three preferred instructional and leadership frameworks and requiring school districts to adopt a preferred framework.
Requires student growth data to be a substantial factor in evaluating teacher and principal performance for at least three evaluation criteria.
Requires each school district to adopt an implementation schedule that transitions staff to the revised evaluation systems beginning no later than 2013-14, with full transition no later than 2015-16.
Defines "not satisfactory" performance for teachers and principals, and revises provisions related to probation for teachers.
Requires annual evaluations under the revised systems, but allows for a focused evaluation for those who have received a Level 3 rating, as long as comprehensive evaluations are completed once every four years.
Requires evaluation results to be used as one of multiple factors in human resource and personnel decisions beginning in 2015-16.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 5895), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗