Florida Senate - 2008 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1914
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Senate
Floor: 7/AD/2R
4/30/2008 4:05 PM
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House
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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
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.