Amendment ASA2-AB558

AB558-ASA2,14,20 (b) Fifty percent of the total evaluation score assigned to a teacher or principal shall be based upon one of the following:

AB558-ASA2,14,23 1. For a teacher, the extent to which the teacher's practice meets the core teaching standards adopted by the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium.

AB558-ASA2,15,3 2. For a principal, the extent to which the principal's practice meets the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Educational Leadership Policy Standards.

AB558-ASA2,15,5 (c) A teacher or principal evaluated under this subsection shall be placed in one of multiple performance categories.

AB558-ASA2,15,14 (3) (a) The department shall promulgate by rule an equivalency process aligned with the evaluation system established under sub. (2) for a school district or a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) seeking to utilize an alternative process for the evaluation of teacher and principal practice. The process under this subsection shall be based on the criteria established in the 2011 Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium and the 2008 Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Educational Leadership Policy Standards, and a school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) that uses the process under this subsection shall evaluate the performance of teachers in the following domains:

AB558-ASA2,15,15 1. Planning and preparation.

AB558-ASA2,15,16 2. The classroom environment.

AB558-ASA2,15,17 3. Instruction.

AB558-ASA2,15,18 4. Professional responsibilities and development.

AB558-ASA2,15,20 (b) A teacher or principal evaluated under this subsection shall be placed in one of multiple performance categories.

AB558-ASA2, s. 27 Section 27. 118.016 of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,16,3 118.016 Assessments of reading readiness. (1) Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in kindergarten in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. The department shall ensure that the assessment evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

AB558-ASA2,16,6 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

AB558-ASA2,16,8 (1r) The school board or governing body of the charter school shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.

AB558-ASA2,16,12 (2) The school board of the school district or governing body of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide a pupil whose assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk of reading difficulty with interventions or remedial reading services, as described under s. 121.02 (1) (c).

AB558-ASA2, s. 28 Section 28. 118.19 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,16,21 118.19 (14) (a) The department may not issue an initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or an initial license as a reading specialist, unless the applicant has passed an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure. The department shall set the passing cut score on the examination at a level no lower than the level recommended by the developer of the test, based on this state's standards.

AB558-ASA2,16,24 (c) Any teacher who passes the examination under par. (a) shall notify the department, which shall add a notation to the teacher's license indicating that he or she passed the examination.

AB558-ASA2, s. 29 Section 29. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,17,2 118.40 (3) (f) No charter school may be established by contract unless the contract authorizes the department to revoke the contract under sub. (5) (b).

AB558-ASA2, s. 30 Section 30. 118.40 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (5) (a).

AB558-ASA2, s. 31 Section 31. 118.40 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,17,6 118.40 (5) (b) A charter may be revoked by the department under s. 115.38 (1g) (e).

AB558-ASA2, s. 32 Section 32. 118.42 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,17,10 118.42 (1) (intro.) If the state superintendent determines that a school district has been in need of improvement for 4 3 consecutive school years, the school board shall do all of the following:

AB558-ASA2, s. 33 Section 33. 118.42 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,17,18 118.42 (2) (intro.) If the state superintendent determines that a public school was in the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state in the previous school year prior to the 2012-13 school year, or was in the lowest performance category under s. 115.38 (1g) (b) in the 2012-13 school year or any school year thereafter, and is located in a school district that has been in need of improvement for 4 3 consecutive school years, the school board shall do all of the following in the school:

AB558-ASA2, s. 34 Section 34. 118.42 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,17,25 118.42 (3) (a) (intro.) If the state superintendent determines that a school district has been in need of improvement for 4 3 consecutive school years, the state superintendent may, after consulting with the school board, the school district superintendent, and representatives of each labor organization representing school district employees, direct the school board to do one or more of the following in the school district:

AB558-ASA2, s. 35 Section 35. 118.42 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,18,14 118.42 (3) (b) (intro.) If the state superintendent determines that a public school is located in a school district that has been in need of improvement for 4 consecutive school years, prior to the 2012-13 school year or in a school district that has been in need of improvement for 3 consecutive school years beginning in the 2012-13 school year; and that the school has been in need of improvement for 5 consecutive school years prior to the 2012-13 school year or was among the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state in the previous school year, prior to the 2012-13 school year, or was in the lowest performance category under s. 115.38 (1g) (b) in the 2012-13 school year or any school year thereafter; the state superintendent may, after consulting with the school board, the school district superintendent, and representatives of each labor organization representing school district employees, direct the school board to do one or more of the following in the school:

AB558-ASA2, s. 36 Section 36. 118.42 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,18,18 118.42 (3m) (a) The department shall report annually to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the improvement status of each school district under this section.

AB558-ASA2,18,20 (b) Each school board shall annually report to the parent of each pupil enrolled in the school district the improvement status of the school district under this section.

AB558-ASA2, s. 37 Section 37. 118.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,19,3 118.42 (4) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of all public schools in the state, prior to the 2012-13 school year for the purposes of this section. Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, the state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for determining whether a school district is in need of improvement for purposes of this section.

AB558-ASA2, s. 38 Section 38. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 85, is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,19,15 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

AB558-ASA2, s. 39 Section 39. 120.12 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,19,20 120.12 (2m) Educator effectiveness. (a) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, evaluate the effectiveness of each teacher and principal employed by the school district using either the system established under s. 115.415 (2) or the equivalency process established by rule under s. 115.415 (3).

AB558-ASA2,19,22 (b) Ensure that the results of evaluations conducted under this subsection are not subject to public inspection, copying, or disclosure under s. 19.35.

AB558-ASA2, s. 40 Section 40. 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,19,25 121.006 (2) (d) Comply with a directive issued by the state superintendent under s. 115.38 (1g) (d) or 118.42 (3) (a) or (b).

AB558-ASA2, s. 41 Section 41. 121.02 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB558-ASA2,20,3 121.02 (1) (c) (intro.) Provide interventions or remedial reading services for a pupil in grades kindergarten to 4 if any of the following occurs:

AB558-ASA2, s. 42 Section 42. 121.02 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB558-ASA2,20,9 121.02 (1) (c) 3. The pupil's reading assessment under s. 118.016 indicates that the pupil is at risk of reading difficulty. If this subdivision applies, the interventions or services provided the pupil shall be scientifically based and shall address all areas in which the pupil is deficient in a manner consistent with the state standards in reading and language arts.

AB558-ASA2, s. 43 Section 43. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB558-ASA2,20,16 (1) Educator effectiveness evaluation system. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2013-15 biennial budget bill, the department of public instruction shall submit information concerning the cost of developing and implementing the educator effectiveness evaluation system and equivalency process under section 115.415 of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB558-ASA2,20,22 (2) Accountability system. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2013-15 biennial budget bill, the department of public instruction shall submit information concerning the cost of implementing the school and school district accountability system under section 115.38 (1g) to (1k) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB558-ASA2,21,2 (3) Read to lead development council. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified in section 14.017 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes, as created by this act, 5 of the initial members under that section shall be appointed for 2-year terms, 6 of the initial members shall be appointed for 3-year terms, and 5 of the initial members shall be appointed for 4-year terms.

AB558-ASA2, s. 44 Section 44. Fiscal changes.

AB558-ASA2,21,7 (1) Transfer to governor's read to lead development fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the governor's read to lead development fund $400,000 in the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect.

AB558-ASA2, s. 45 Section 45. Initial applicability.

AB558-ASA2,21,11 (1) Teaching license. The treatment of section 118.19 (14) (a) of the statutes first applies to an application for a teaching license received by the department of public instruction on January 1, 2014.

AB558-ASA2,21,15 (2) Charter school contracts. The treatment of sections 115.38 (1g) (e) and 118.40 (3) (f) and (5) (b) of the statutes first applies to a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is entered into, modified, or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB558-ASA2, s. 46 Section 46. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB558-ASA2,21,19 (1) The treatment of sections 115.38 (1), (1e) to (1k), (1s) and (2) and 119.04 (1) of the statutes takes effect on September 1, 2012.

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