Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-99-R2

2nd Redraft EDU 99

Improving Overall Student Performance and Opportunity #1 – DDMs

Mr. Rush, Ms. L'Italien, Mr. Keenan, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. Timilty and Welch moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new sections:-

SECTION __. Section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “standards.”, in line 78, the following words:-

Notwithstanding any other provision of the general or special laws, the board shall not mandate the creation or use of a student impact rating in educator evaluations intended to measure an individual educator’s impact on student learning, growth, or achievement.

SECTION __. Section 38 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the sentence after the word “years.”, in line 37, and inserting the following words:-

“The selection and implementation of any principles of evaluation established by the board of education and the procedures for conducting such evaluations, but not the requirement for such evaluations, shall be subject to the collective bargaining provisions of chapter one hundred fifty E."