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          Date of Hearing:   April 14, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                  AB 2040 (Brownley) - As Amended:  March 23, 2010 

          Policy Committee:                              Education  
          Vote:8-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)  
          to convene an advisory panel of stakeholders with expertise in  
          teacher leadership to explore the recognition of leadership  
          roles with the teaching career pathway, as specified.   
          Specifically, this bill:  

          1)Requires the advisory committee to consider issues related to  
            teacher leadership, including teachers as peer role models,  
            recognition of teacher leadership roles that teachers may  
            assume, and current research and practices in teacher leader  
            and mentor programs, as specified.  

          2)Requires the advisory committee to  include specified  
            representatives including, but not limited to, teachers,  
            administrators, the Superintendent of Public Instruction,  
            school boards, and school districts.  

          3)Requires the CTC to report advisory committee recommendations  
            to the governor and the Legislature by January 1, 2012 and  
            sunsets the reporting requirement on January 1, 2015.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor, absorbable costs to the CTC to convene an advisory group  
          and complete the report, as specified.  

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  .  The issue of turning around low achieving schools has  
          been at the forefront of education reform for the last several  








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          years.  Recently, the federal government issued new guidelines  
          for low achieving schools to implement specific reform models  
          that involve removing principals and staff and replacing them  
          with new personnel to implement school reform.  Many advocates  
          argue the key to the success of these reform models are the  
          qualifications of the principal and staff, including their  
          ability to provide peer mentorship and coaching at a schoolsite.  
           

          The Educational Testing Service (ETS), in conjunction with the  
          Kansas Department of Education, is developing an assessment to  
          identify teacher leaders for certification.  ETS recently  
          released a draft document of national Teacher Leader Standards  
          for review.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081