SPONSOR: |
Sen. Townsend & Rep. K. Williams |
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Sens.
Blevins, Poore, Sokola; Reps. Barbieri, Bolden, Heffernan, Jaques, Kowalko,
Lynn, Matthews, Osienski, B. Short, Potter |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
SENATE BILL NO. 10 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM II ADVISORY COMMITTEE. |
Section 1. Amend § 1275, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 1275. DPAS II Advisory Committee.
(a) The Secretary shall convene and provide
administrative staff to the Delaware Performance Appraisal System II
Advisory Committee. The Committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) Three
public school teachers appointed by the Delaware State Education Association;
Association.
(2) Three
public school administrators appointed by the Delaware Association for School Administrators;
Administrators.
(3) One
public school superintendent or his or her designee, appointed by the School
Chiefs’ Association; Association.
(4) A member
of a local school board appointed by the Delaware State School Board Association;
Association.
(5) A parent
with a child or children in public school selected by the Delaware Parent-Teacher
Association; Association.
(6) A
representative of higher education appointed by the Governor from an
institution that offers a teacher preparation program authorized by the Department
of Education; Department.
(7) A
representative from the Office of the Governor; Governor.
(8) The Chair
of the Education Committee of the Delaware House of Representatives, or the
Chair’s designee; and designee.
(9) The Chair
of the Education Committee of the Delaware Senate, or the Chair’s designee.
(10) One
ex-officio representative from the Department, appointed by the Secretary.
(11) One
ex-officio representative from the State Board of Education, appointed by the
President of the State Board of Education.
(b) The Committee shall meet at least
once a quarter each year.
(c) Annually the Committee shall designate
a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from amongst its membership.
(d) The Committee shall review data
produced by the Delaware Performance Appraisal System II, specifically
whether the Department of Education is addressing the fidelity of system
implementation statewide, that the data being collected is accurate and
reliable, and that it is being used fairly for improving educator quality and
professional development opportunities to determine specifically the State’s
efforts to ensure fidelity of system implementation statewide, the accuracy and
reliability of the data collected by the Department, and the State’s use of the
data to improve educator quality and provide meaningful and professional
development opportunities.
(e) The Committee shall review proposed
new amendments concerning educator evaluation to the State’s Elementary and
Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver prior to submission to United States
Department of Education. The Committee shall review any aspects of the State’s ESEA Flexibility Application which
involve the educator evaluation system and any renewal, extensions, or
amendments to the Application that deal with educator evaluation prior to
submission to the US DOE.
(f) The Department shall provide the
Committee with the data produced by the Delaware Performance Appraisal
System II, as necessary for the Committee and information necessary for the
Committee to fulfill its responsibilities pursuant to the above
subsection (d) of this section and to make recommendations
regarding educator quality, professional development, and organizational
improvement and system design and implementation.
(g) The Committee may provide comments in
writing to the Governor, Secretary of the State Board of Education, and
the General Assembly on subsections (d), (e) and (f) of this section subsections
(d), (e), and (f) of this section.
(h) The Delaware Performance Appraisal
System II Advisory Committee shall review any proposed regulations to be
promulgated pursuant to this subchapter and shall submit written comments
concerning the same to the Secretary and to the State Board prior to the State
Board’s consideration of any proposed regulations.
SYNOPSIS
This Act makes technical changes to the Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS) II Advisory Committee membership and meeting dates. Additionally, this Act clarifies language regarding the Committee’s duties in order to better provide advice to the Secretary of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education in the promulgation of regulations relating to DPAS II. |
Author: Senator Townsend