Bill > A1439

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits the State Board of Education from requiring the completion of student growth objectives as part of the evaluation of any teacher. Under current law, the State Board of Education sets the minimum standards for the teacher evaluation rubric. The student achievement component of the teacher evaluation rubric currently utilizes "student growth objectives," which are multiple assessments designed by teachers to measure student progress in relation to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Student growth objectives account for between 15 and 50 percent of a teacher's overall evaluation. Under the bill, the State Board of Education would be prohibited from requiring student growth objectives, or any substantially similar assessment, as part of the evaluation of any teacher.

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Erik Simonsen (R)*,  John DiMaio (R),  Antwan McClellan (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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