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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
04/02/2025
04/02/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, requires, if an approved universal reading screener is administered to pre-k students at an LEA or public charter school, the LEA or public charter school to allow the pre-k teacher whose students were administered the screener to use the results as an approved alternative student growth model or the pre-k/kindergarten portfolio growth model to generate individual growth scores for teachers pursuant to the evaluation guidelines developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Tennessee education law to require the state board of education to approve at least one universal screener for pre-kindergarten students, which can be used as an alternative method for evaluating teacher performance. Specifically, the bill changes existing statutes to mandate that local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools that offer voluntary pre-kindergarten programs must allow pre-kindergarten teachers to use the results of a state-board-approved universal reading screener to generate individual growth scores for their annual evaluations. Unlike the previous law, which merely authorized this practice, the new legislation makes it a requirement. The bill also applies similar provisions to teachers in kindergarten through second grade, allowing them to use universal reading screener results as an alternative growth model for measuring teacher performance. These changes are designed to provide more flexible and potentially more accurate methods of assessing teacher effectiveness, particularly for educators working with younger students. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 385 (on 05/13/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1002&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0385.pdf |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB1002 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0302.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0302 (6084) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0966.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - HB1002 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1002.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1002.pdf |
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