California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1495

Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 44662 of the Education Code, relating to teachers.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1495, as introduced, Weber. Teachers: evaluation.

Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that governing boards of school districts establish a uniform system of evaluation and assessment of the performance of all certificated personnel within each school district of the state. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to establish standards of expected pupil achievement at each grade level in each area of study and to evaluate and assess certificated employee performance on a continuing basis as it reasonably relates to specified matters. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to develop and adopt additional evaluation and assessment guidelines or criteria.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 44662 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

44662.  

(a) The governing board of begin delete each end delete begin insert a end insert school district shall
establish standards of expected pupil achievement at each grade
level in each area of study.

(b) The governing board of begin delete each end delete begin insert a end insert school district shall evaluate
and assess certificated employee performance as it reasonably
relates to:

(1) The progress of pupils toward the standards established
pursuant to subdivision (a) and, if applicable, the state adopted
academic content standards as measured by state adopted criterion
referenced assessments.

(2) The instructional techniques and strategies used by the
employee.

(3) The employee’s adherence to curricular objectives.

(4) The establishment and maintenance of a suitable learning
environment, within the scope of the employee’s responsibilities.

(c) The governing board of begin delete each end delete begin insert a end insert school district shall establish
and define job responsibilities for certificated noninstructional
personnel, including, but not limited to, supervisory and
administrative personnel, whose responsibilities cannot be
evaluated appropriately under the provisions of subdivision (b)
and shall evaluate and assess the performance of those
noninstructional certificated employees as it reasonably relates to
the fulfillment of those responsibilities.

(d) Results of an employee’s participation in the begin insert California end insert Peer
Assistance and Review Program for Teachers established by Article
4.5 (commencing with Section 44500) shall be made available as
part of the evaluation conducted pursuant to this section.

(e) The evaluation and assessment of certificated employee
performance pursuant to this section shall not include the use of
publishers’ norms established by standardized tests.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as in any way
limiting the authority of begin delete school district end delete begin insert the end insert governing begin delete boards end delete begin insert board
of a school district end insert to develop and adopt additional evaluation and
assessment guidelines or criteria.