AB 2826, as amended, Weber. Teachers: evaluation and assessment.
Existing law requires the State Board of Education to develop guidelines that school districts may use in the development of certain teacher evaluation procedures and to distribute those guidelines to every school district.
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, including the progress of pupils, as provided, instructional techniques and strategies, and adherence to curricular objectives. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to develop and adopt additional evaluation and assessment guidelines or criteria.
This bill would specifically authorize and encourage the evaluation and assessment of certificated employee performance as it reasonably relates to the progress of pupils, instructional techniques and strategies, and adherence to curricular objectives to include certain things, as provided. The bill would also provide thatbegin delete its provisionsend deletebegin insert itend insert shall not be construedbegin delete asend delete to require the state board to revise itsbegin delete guidelines.end deletebegin insert
guidelines, to limit a school district governing board authority to adopt additional guidelines or criteria, or to limit the right of certificated employees or their exclusive representative to bargain concerning evaluation procedures.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 44662.3 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) For purposes of this article, the following phrases
4may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
5(1) “Progress of pupils” may include the following multiple
6measures:
7(A) State-adopted formative and summative criterion referenced
8assessments.
9(B) School district, school, or department-developed
10assessments.
11(C) Curriculum-based and end-of-course assessments.
12(D) Pretest and posttest data.
13(E) Interim, periodic, benchmark, and formative assessments.
14(F) English language proficiency assessments.
15(G) Assessments measuring progress in an individualized
16education program.
17(H) Advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, and
18college preparedness examinations.
19(I) A-G coursework completion.
20(J) Industry-recognized career technical education assessments
21and program completion.
22(K) Portfolios of pupils’ work, projects, and performances
23redacted of personally
identifiable pupil information.
P3 1(L) Surveys from parents, if approved in advance by the
2certificated employee.
3(M) Surveys from pupils, if approved in advance by the
4certificated employee.
5(N) Written reports from classroom observations.
6(O) Progress on outcomes described in the local control and
7accountability plan pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (8) of
8subdivision (d) of Section 52060.
9(2) “Instructional techniques and strategies” may include the
10following:
11(A) Engaging and supporting all pupils in learning.
12(B) Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for
13all pupils.
14(C) Using pupil assessment information to inform instruction
15and improve learning.
16(3) “Adherence to curricular objectives” may include:
17(A) Understanding and organizing subject matter for pupil
18learning.
19(B) Developing as a professional educator.
20(b) The Legislature encourages school districts to utilize the
21options specified in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision
22(a) in carrying out the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section
2344662.
24(c) This section shall not be construedbegin delete asend delete to require the state
25board to revise the guidelines developed pursuant to Section 33039.
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(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as in any way
27limiting the authority of school district governing boards to develop
28and adopt additional evaluation and assessment guidelines or
29criteria, nor shall it be construed to limit the rights of certificated
30employees or their exclusive representative to bargain procedures
31to be used for the evaluation of employees or other terms and
32conditions of employment pursuant to Chapter 10.7 (commencing
33with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
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