Senate Bill sb1992
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1992
By Senator Cowin
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public schools; requiring
3 the Department of Education to conduct a study
4 of the feasibility of providing a performance
5 bonus to public school classroom teachers;
6 providing a methodology for the study;
7 requiring the department to develop criteria
8 and a methodology for determining when to
9 provide performance bonuses to classroom
10 teachers in kindergarten through grade 2;
11 requiring a report; providing an effective
12 date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. (1) The Department of Education shall
17 evaluate the feasibility of providing a 10-percent salary
18 increase as a performance bonus to each public school
19 classroom teacher, as defined in section 1012.01, Florida
20 Statutes, in kindergarten and grades 1-12 who meets certain
21 criteria. In conducting this evaluation, the department must
22 use, but is not limited to, factors and methodology specified
23 in subsection (2).
24 (2)(a) Factors that must be used in evaluating the
25 performance of and determining eligibility for the bonus for
26 classroom teachers in grades 3-12 include:
27 1. The improvement in grade point average (GPA) for
28 academic courses for each student in the teacher's classroom.
29 2. The scores on the reading and writing portions of
30 the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) for each
31 student in the teacher's classroom.
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1 3. The improvement of the lowest quartile of students
2 in the teacher's classroom.
3 (b) Based on the factors set forth in paragraph (a),
4 the Department of Education shall calculate a value-weighted
5 performance score for each classroom teacher in grades 3
6 through 12, using the following methodology:
7 1. For a teacher who does not teach reading, writing,
8 mathematics, or science:
9 a. Student GPA improvement = 33 percent.
10 b. Student scores on the reading, writing,
11 mathematics, and science portions of the FCAT = 33 percent.
12 c. Improvement of the lowest quartile of students in
13 the teacher's classroom = 33 percent.
14 2. For a teacher who teaches reading, writing,
15 mathematics, or science:
16 a. Student GPA improvement = 25 percent.
17 b. Student scores on the reading, writing,
18 mathematics, and science portions of the FCAT = 50 percent.
19 c. Improvement of the lowest quartile of students in
20 the teacher's classroom = 25 percent.
21 (c) The Department of Education shall develop the
22 criteria for determining whether teachers in kindergarten
23 through grade 2 receive a 10-percent salary increase as a
24 performance bonus under this section. Based on the criteria
25 developed under this paragraph, the department shall develop a
26 methodology for calculating a value-weighted performance score
27 for each classroom teacher in kindergarten through grade 2.
28 (d) The Department of Education shall provide an
29 estimate of the fiscal impact of providing a 10-percent salary
30 increase as a performance bonus, based on the methodology
31 prescribed under paragraphs (a) - (c), to each classroom
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1 teacher in whose classes an improvement by one or more grade
2 levels is shown by at least 50 percent of the teacher's
3 students for 3 consecutive years.
4 (3) The Department of Education shall report the
5 findings and recommendations from the study required under
6 subsection (1) to the State Board of Education and the
7 presiding officers of the Legislature by November 1, 2004.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
9 law.
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12 SENATE SUMMARY
13 Requires the Department of Education to conduct a study
of the feasibility of providing a performance bonus to
14 public school classroom teachers. Provides a methodology
for the study. Requires the department to develop
15 criteria and a methodology for determining when to
provide performance bonuses to classroom teachers in
16 kindergarten through grade 2. Requires a report to the
State Board of Education and to legislative leaders.
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