Bill > H233

This bill aims to promote collaboration at Level 4/5 Schools, which are underperforming schools. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the superintendent to make various changes to the school's operations, such as expanding or altering the curriculum, reallocating the school's budget, providing additional funding, increasing salaries to attract and retain highly-qualified staff, and extending the school day or year. 2. Requiring the superintendent to bargain in good faith with the school committee and unions if changes to the collective bargaining agreement are deemed necessary to improve student achievement. If an agreement cannot be reached, a joint resolution committee will make a binding decision on the proposed changes. 3. Granting the commissioner similar powers to make changes at chronically underperforming (Level 5) schools, including the ability to limit, suspend, or change provisions of the collective bargaining agreement, as long as certain conditions are met. 4. Allowing the dismissal of teachers with professional status from underperforming or chronically underperforming schools, while providing them the opportunity for an expedited arbitration process to review the decision. The overall goal of the bill is to give school leaders more flexibility and authority to implement targeted interventions and support in order to rapidly improve student achievement at the lowest-performing schools.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H233