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Senator Deutch moved the following substitute for amendment

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(162874):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 1189-1190,

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insert:

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     Section 20.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

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1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1012.34  Assessment procedures and criteria.--

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     (3)  The assessment procedure for instructional personnel

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and school administrators must be primarily based on the

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performance of students assigned to their classrooms or schools,

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as appropriate. Pursuant to this section, a school district's

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performance assessment is not limited to basing unsatisfactory

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performance of instructional personnel and school administrators

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upon student performance, but may include other criteria approved

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to assess instructional personnel and school administrators'

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performance, or any combination of student performance and other

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approved criteria. The procedures must comply with, but are not

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limited to, the following requirements:

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     (a)  An assessment must be conducted for each employee at

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least once a year. The assessment must be based upon sound

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educational principles and contemporary research in effective

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educational practices. The assessment must primarily use data and

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indicators of improvement in student performance assessed

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annually as specified in s. 1008.22 and may consider results of

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peer reviews in evaluating the employee's performance. Student

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performance must be measured by state assessments required under

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s. 1008.22 and by local assessments for subjects and grade levels

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not measured by the state assessment program. The assessment

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criteria must include, but are not limited to, indicators that

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relate to the following:

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     1.  Performance of students.

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     2.  Ability to maintain appropriate discipline.

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     3.  Knowledge of subject matter. The district school board

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shall make special provisions for evaluating teachers who are

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assigned to teach out-of-field.

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     4.  Ability to plan and deliver instruction and the use of

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technology in the classroom.

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     5.  Ability to evaluate instructional needs.

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     6.  Ability to establish and maintain a positive

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collaborative relationship with students' families to increase

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student achievement.

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     7.  Other professional competencies, responsibilities, and

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requirements as established by rules of the State Board of

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Education and policies of the district school board.

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Pursuant to this section, a school district may determine that

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the performance of instructional personnel and school

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administrators is unsatisfactory based upon student performance

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and other criteria approved to assess instructional personnel and

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school administrators' performance or any combination thereof.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 101, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; revising provisions relating

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to assessment procedures and criteria for instructional

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personnel and school administrators; authorizing a

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school district to determine that the performance of

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instructional personnel and school administrators is

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unsatisfactory based on student performance and certain

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approved criteria;

4/30/2008  7:42:00 AM     30-09104-08