Signed by Governor Jim Doyle III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that allows school boards to use student test results to evaluate teachers.

Highlights:

-Mandates that a school board intending to evaluate teachers by using student test results develop a teacher evaluation plan that includes the following (Sec. 3):

-A description of the evaluation process; -Multiple criteria in addition to test results; -The rationale for using test results to evaluate teachers; and -An explanation of how the school board intends to use the evaluations to improve student academic achievement.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that allows school boards to use student test results to evaluate teachers.

Highlights:

-Mandates that a school board intending to evaluate teachers by using student test results develop a teacher evaluation plan that includes the following (Sec. 3):

-A description of the evaluation process; -Multiple criteria in addition to test results; -The rationale for using test results to evaluate teachers; and -An explanation of how the school board intends to use the evaluations to improve student academic achievement.

Full Bill Text