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AB 5 (Fuentes)
Teachers: best practices teacher evaluation.

Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that governing boards of school districts establish a uniform system of evaluation and assessment of the performance of all certificated personnel within each school district of the state. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to establish standards of expected pupil achievement at each grade level in each area of study and to evaluate and assess certificated employee performance on a continuing basis as it reasonably relates to the progress of pupils toward the established standards and, if applicable, the state adopted academic content standards as measured by state adopted criterion referenced assessments, the instructional techniques and strategies used by the employee, the employee’s adherence to curricular objectives, and the establishment and maintenance of a suitable learning environment, within the scope of the employee’s responsibilities.

This bill would provide that the provisions described above would become inoperative on July 1 of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the deficit factor, as specified, is reduced to zero. The bill would state findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding the nature of effective teachers and of the teaching profession. Commencing on July 1 of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the deficit factor, as specified, is reduced to zero, the bill would require the governing board of each school district to adopt and implement a locally negotiated best practices teacher evaluation system, described as one in which each teacher is evaluated on a continuing basis on the degree to which he or she accomplishes specific objectives and multiple observations of instructional and other professional practices are conducted by trained evaluators. The bill would also require the governing board of each school district to establish and define job responsibilities for certificated, noninstructional employees and evaluate and assess their performance in relation to those responsibilities. The bill would provide that these provisions do not apply to certificated personnel who are employed on an hourly basis in adult education classes.

By requiring school districts to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Bill Text
  • Latest version: 06/22/11 - Amended Senate
  • 06/09/11 - Amended Senate (pdf)
  • 05/27/11 - Amended Assembly (pdf)
  • 04/04/11 - Amended Assembly (pdf)
  • 03/08/11 - Amended Assembly (pdf)
  • 12/06/10 - Introduced (pdf)

  • Bill Location
  • Senate Committee Sen Appropriations

  • Last Action:
  • 08/15/11: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  • Votes
  • 06/15/11 - Sen Education: 6-0 (PASS)
  • 06/01/11 - Assembly Floor: 47-25 (PASS)
  • 05/27/11 - Asm Appropriations: 12-0 (PASS)
  • 03/30/11 - Asm Education: 8-2 (PASS)

  • Bill Analysis
  • 06/13/11 - Sen. Education
  • 05/31/11 - Assembly Floor Analysis
  • 05/03/11 - Appropriations
  • 03/29/11 - Education
  • 03/14/11 - Education
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  • SB 257 (Liu): Certificated school employees: evaluation and assessment.
  • AB 2417 (Block): San Diego Unified School District: certificated school employees: layoff: notice.
  • SB 423 (Wyland): School facilities: local bond measures.
  • AB 919 (Norby): Certificated employees: evaluation and assessment.
  • AB 1372 (Norby): Pupil assessment: records: disclosure.
  • SB 1292 (Liu): School employees: principals: evaluation.
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