NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10168
SPONSOR: Rules (Nolan) TITLE OF BILL: An act relating to temporary provisions for the imple-
mentation of common core learning standards
PURPOSE OF BILL:
This bill would enact temporary provisions related to a teacher's or
principal's annual professional performance review rating pursuant to
Education Law § 3012-c when such individual is being scored based upon
an assessment aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards adopted by
the Board of Regents.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 has three subdivisions. Subdivision one would provide that the
bill would only apply to classroom teachers or building principals rated
as ineffective or developing in the 2013-14 and/or 2014-15 school years
in an annual professional performance review (APPR) pursuant to N.Y.
Education Law § 3012-c, and only if some portion of such rating was
based on a state assessment aligned with the common core in English
language arts and math in grades 3-8.
Subdivision 2 would provide a temporary calculation methodology that
would apply to classroom teachers and building principals as defined in
subdivision 1. For teachers and building principals who are rated
"developing" or "ineffective" as defined in subdivision 1, this calcu-
lation determines whether their rating is due to the inclusion of APPR
subcomponents scores based on state assessments aligned with the common
core in English language arts and math in grades 3-8; if so, the calcu-
lation utilizes a teacher's or principal's score on local assessments
and other factor, instead.
Subdivision 3 sets forth the purposes for which the temporary calcu-
lation pursuant to subdivision 2 may be used to determine whether
certain employment related consequences apply for teachers and princi-
pals subject to the provisions of this section.
Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT:
In 2010, New York State adopted the Common Core Learning Standards
("Common Core"). The goal of the Common Core is to set high, real-world
standards for learning that prepare students to be college- and career-
ready. In New York, the adoption of these standards led to a series of
changes to the student assessment requirements;which first began with
some student assessments in the 2012-13 school year.
As part of the 2014-15 Enacted Budget, the Legislature and Governor
enacted a series of reforms to improve the implementation of the Common
Core in New York State. Among the reforms, the legislation ensured that
the results of English and math Common Core testing for grades 3-8 are
not used against students and will not appear on their permanent records
during a transition period. Similarly, this legislation would address
consequences for teachers and principals whose evaluation ratings are
ineffective or developing in 2013-14 and/or 2014-15 due to the Common
Core State tests.
This bill would protect New York's standing as a national leader in
teacher evaluation. It maintains the State's evaluation system, which
bases 20% of a teacher or principal's evaluation on State tests and an
additional 20% of the evaluation on locally-determined student achieve-
ment measures. The bill does not include a moratorium or a delay.
For two years - 2013-14 and 2014-15 - high-stakes consequences for
teachers and principals who are rated developing or ineffective will be
determined based on their evaluation factors excluding Common Core State
tests. A teacher or principal who is still ineffective or developing
based on the non-State factors will face all of the consequences under
current law, including the expedited hearing process for termination for
teachers who are rated ineffective two years in a row.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
This legislation is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact to the State
in the current fiscal year.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This legislation would take effect immediately and first apply to
certain employment-related decisions on July 1, 2014.
