Bill > SB0379

This bill modifies Michigan's education laws to enhance teacher performance evaluation systems and establish new requirements for teacher certification. Specifically, the bill revises how teachers and school administrators are evaluated, making student growth and performance a more significant factor in personnel decisions like staffing, retention, and compensation. The bill mandates that school districts use performance evaluations that include at least 40% student growth data, with specific criteria for measuring teacher effectiveness such as student achievement, pedagogical skills, classroom management, and professional contributions. For teacher certification, the bill introduces new requirements that teachers must be rated as effective or highly effective for multiple years or have successful teaching experience in various educational roles to obtain or renew professional teaching certificates. The legislation aims to create more rigorous, transparent standards for teacher evaluation and professional advancement, emphasizing the importance of demonstrated teaching quality and student learning outcomes. The bill is tied to another legislative bill and will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0379