From Todd Engdahl at Chalkbeat: Merrifield quick out of the box with evaluation bill Senate Bill 15-003, introduced on the legislature’s opening day Wednesday, would eliminate student academic growth measures from the state’s principal and teacher evaluation system. The bill was introduced by new Sen. Mike Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs, and he’s the only sponsor for now. (That’s usually not a good sign for a bill’s chances.) He previously served in the House, was chair of the House Education Committee and a regular critic of various education reform measures. Merrifield had indicated previously that he likely would introduce such a bill. Senate Bill 10-191, passed five years ago, created a new evaluation system that required principals and teachers be evaluated 50 percent on “professional practice” and 50 percent on student academic growth as measured by a variety of tests and evaluations, not just growth as measured by scores on state assessments. leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/billcontainers/5DC9081EA41BDD8587257DB10065C449/$FILE/003_01.pdf
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:09:04 +0000
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