Bill Text: MN HF879 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Annual evaluations for principals established, and a group of experts and stakeholders convened to recommend a performance-based system model for these evaluations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - Author added Doepke [HF879 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF879-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to education; establishing annual evaluations for principals; convening a
1.3group of experts and stakeholders to recommend a performance-based system
1.4model for these evaluations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
1.5123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.147, subdivision 3.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.143, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Contract; duties. All districts maintaining a classified secondary
1.10school must employ a superintendent who shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the
1.11school board. The authority for selection and employment of a superintendent must be
1.12vested in the board in all cases. An individual employed by a board as a superintendent
1.13shall have an initial employment contract for a period of time no longer than three years
1.14from the date of employment. Any subsequent employment contract must not exceed a
1.15period of three years. A board, at its discretion, may or may not renew an employment
1.16contract. A board must not, by action or inaction, extend the duration of an existing
1.17employment contract. Beginning 365 days prior to the expiration date of an existing
1.18employment contract, a board may negotiate and enter into a subsequent employment
1.19contract to take effect upon the expiration of the existing contract. A subsequent contract
1.20must be contingent upon the employee completing the terms of an existing contract. If a
1.21contract between a board and a superintendent is terminated prior to the date specified in
1.22the contract, the board may not enter into another superintendent contract with that same
1.23individual that has a term that extends beyond the date specified in the terminated contract.
1.24A board may terminate a superintendent during the term of an employment contract for any
1.25of the grounds specified in section122A.40, subdivision 9 or 13. A superintendent shall
2.1not rely upon an employment contract with a board to assert any other continuing contract
2.2rights in the position of superintendent under section122A.40 . Notwithstanding the
2.3provisions of sections122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11,
123A.32 ,
123A.75 , or any other law
2.4to the contrary, no individual shall have a right to employment as a superintendent based
2.5on order of employment in any district. If two or more districts enter into an agreement for
2.6the purchase or sharing of the services of a superintendent, the contracting districts have
2.7the absolute right to select one of the individuals employed to serve as superintendent
2.8in one of the contracting districts and no individual has a right to employment as the
2.9superintendent to provide all or part of the services based on order of employment in a
2.10contracting district. The superintendent of a district shall perform the following:
2.11 (1) visit and supervise the schools in the district, report and make recommendations
2.12about their condition when advisable or on request by the board;
2.13 (2) recommend to the board employment and dismissal of teachers;
2.14 (3) annually evaluate each school principal assigned responsibility for supervising
2.15a school building within the district, consistent with section 123B.147, subdivision 3,
2.16paragraph (b);
2.17(4) superintend school grading practices and examinations for promotions;
2.18(4) (5) make reports required by the commissioner; and
2.19(5) (6) perform other duties prescribed by the board.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
2.21later.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.147, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 3. Duties; evaluation. (a) The principal shall provide administrative,
2.24supervisory, and instructional leadership services, under the supervision of the
2.25superintendent of schools of the district andin accordance with according to the policies,
2.26rules, and regulations of the school boardof education, for the planning, management,
2.27operation, and evaluation of the education program of the building or buildings to which
2.28the principal is assigned.
2.29(b) To enhance a principal's leadership skills and support and improve teaching
2.30practices, school performance, and student achievement, a district must develop and
2.31implement a performance-based system for annually evaluating school principals assigned
2.32to supervise a school building within the district. The evaluation must be designed
2.33to improve teaching and learning by supporting the principal in shaping the school's
2.34professional environment and developing teacher quality, performance, and effectiveness.
2.35The annual evaluation must:
3.1(1) support and improve a principal's instructional leadership, organizational
3.2management, and professional development, and strengthen the principal's capacity in the
3.3areas of instruction, supervision, evaluation, and teacher development;
3.4(2) include formative and summative evaluations;
3.5(3) be consistent with a principal's job description, a district's long-term plans and
3.6goals, and the principal's own professional multiyear growth plans and goals, all of which
3.7must support the principal's leadership behaviors and practices, rigorous curriculum,
3.8school performance, and high-quality instruction;
3.9(4) include on-the-job observations and previous evaluations;
3.10(5) allow surveys to help identify a principal's effectiveness, leadership skills and
3.11processes, and strengths and weaknesses in exercising leadership in pursuit of school
3.12success;
3.13(6) use longitudinal data on student academic growth as an evaluation component
3.14and incorporate district achievement goals and targets; and
3.15(7) be linked to professional development that emphasizes improved teaching and
3.16learning, curriculum and instruction, student learning, and a collaborative professional
3.17culture.
3.18The provisions of this paragraph are intended to provide districts with sufficient
3.19flexibility to accommodate district needs and goals related to developing, supporting,
3.20and evaluating principals.
3.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
3.22later.
3.23 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTING A PERFORMANCE-BASED EVALUATION
3.24SYSTEM FOR PRINCIPALS.
3.25(a) To implement the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.143,
3.26subdivision 1, clause (3), and 123B.147, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the commissioner of
3.27education, the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Minnesota
3.28Association of Elementary School Principals must convene a group of recognized and
3.29qualified experts and interested stakeholders, including principals, superintendents,
3.30teachers, school board members, and parents, among other stakeholders, to develop a
3.31performance-based system model for annually evaluating school principals. In developing
3.32the system model, the group must at least consider how principals develop and maintain:
3.33(1) high standards for student performance;
3.34(2) rigorous curriculum;
3.35(3) quality instruction;
4.1(4) a culture of learning and professional behavior;
4.2(5) connections to external communities;
4.3(6) systemic performance accountability; and
4.4(7) leadership behaviors that create effective schools and improve school
4.5performance, including how to plan for, implement, support, advocate for, communicate
4.6about, and monitor continuous and improved learning.
4.7The group also may consider whether to establish a multitiered evaluation system
4.8that supports newly licensed principals in becoming highly skilled school leaders and
4.9provides opportunities for advanced learning for more experienced school leaders.
4.10(b) The commissioner, the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals,
4.11and the Minnesota Association of Elementary School Principals must submit a
4.12written report and all the group's working papers to the education committees of the
4.13legislature by February 1, 2012, discussing the group's responses to paragraph (a) and its
4.14recommendations for a performance-based system model for annually evaluating school
4.15principals. The group convened under this section expires June 1, 2012.
4.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
4.17and applies to principal evaluations beginning in the 2013-2014 school year and later.
1.3group of experts and stakeholders to recommend a performance-based system
1.4model for these evaluations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
1.5123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.147, subdivision 3.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.143, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subdivision 1. Contract; duties. All districts maintaining a classified secondary
1.10school must employ a superintendent who shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the
1.11school board. The authority for selection and employment of a superintendent must be
1.12vested in the board in all cases. An individual employed by a board as a superintendent
1.13shall have an initial employment contract for a period of time no longer than three years
1.14from the date of employment. Any subsequent employment contract must not exceed a
1.15period of three years. A board, at its discretion, may or may not renew an employment
1.16contract. A board must not, by action or inaction, extend the duration of an existing
1.17employment contract. Beginning 365 days prior to the expiration date of an existing
1.18employment contract, a board may negotiate and enter into a subsequent employment
1.19contract to take effect upon the expiration of the existing contract. A subsequent contract
1.20must be contingent upon the employee completing the terms of an existing contract. If a
1.21contract between a board and a superintendent is terminated prior to the date specified in
1.22the contract, the board may not enter into another superintendent contract with that same
1.23individual that has a term that extends beyond the date specified in the terminated contract.
1.24A board may terminate a superintendent during the term of an employment contract for any
1.25of the grounds specified in section
2.1not rely upon an employment contract with a board to assert any other continuing contract
2.2rights in the position of superintendent under section
2.3provisions of sections
2.4to the contrary, no individual shall have a right to employment as a superintendent based
2.5on order of employment in any district. If two or more districts enter into an agreement for
2.6the purchase or sharing of the services of a superintendent, the contracting districts have
2.7the absolute right to select one of the individuals employed to serve as superintendent
2.8in one of the contracting districts and no individual has a right to employment as the
2.9superintendent to provide all or part of the services based on order of employment in a
2.10contracting district. The superintendent of a district shall perform the following:
2.11 (1) visit and supervise the schools in the district, report and make recommendations
2.12about their condition when advisable or on request by the board;
2.13 (2) recommend to the board employment and dismissal of teachers;
2.14 (3) annually evaluate each school principal assigned responsibility for supervising
2.15a school building within the district, consistent with section 123B.147, subdivision 3,
2.16paragraph (b);
2.17(4) superintend school grading practices and examinations for promotions;
2.18
2.19
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
2.21later.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.147, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 3. Duties; evaluation. (a) The principal shall provide administrative,
2.24supervisory, and instructional leadership services, under the supervision of the
2.25superintendent of schools of the district and
2.26rules, and regulations of the school board
2.27operation, and evaluation of the education program of the building or buildings to which
2.28the principal is assigned.
2.29(b) To enhance a principal's leadership skills and support and improve teaching
2.30practices, school performance, and student achievement, a district must develop and
2.31implement a performance-based system for annually evaluating school principals assigned
2.32to supervise a school building within the district. The evaluation must be designed
2.33to improve teaching and learning by supporting the principal in shaping the school's
2.34professional environment and developing teacher quality, performance, and effectiveness.
2.35The annual evaluation must:
3.1(1) support and improve a principal's instructional leadership, organizational
3.2management, and professional development, and strengthen the principal's capacity in the
3.3areas of instruction, supervision, evaluation, and teacher development;
3.4(2) include formative and summative evaluations;
3.5(3) be consistent with a principal's job description, a district's long-term plans and
3.6goals, and the principal's own professional multiyear growth plans and goals, all of which
3.7must support the principal's leadership behaviors and practices, rigorous curriculum,
3.8school performance, and high-quality instruction;
3.9(4) include on-the-job observations and previous evaluations;
3.10(5) allow surveys to help identify a principal's effectiveness, leadership skills and
3.11processes, and strengths and weaknesses in exercising leadership in pursuit of school
3.12success;
3.13(6) use longitudinal data on student academic growth as an evaluation component
3.14and incorporate district achievement goals and targets; and
3.15(7) be linked to professional development that emphasizes improved teaching and
3.16learning, curriculum and instruction, student learning, and a collaborative professional
3.17culture.
3.18The provisions of this paragraph are intended to provide districts with sufficient
3.19flexibility to accommodate district needs and goals related to developing, supporting,
3.20and evaluating principals.
3.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
3.22later.
3.23 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTING A PERFORMANCE-BASED EVALUATION
3.24SYSTEM FOR PRINCIPALS.
3.25(a) To implement the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.143,
3.26subdivision 1, clause (3), and 123B.147, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the commissioner of
3.27education, the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Minnesota
3.28Association of Elementary School Principals must convene a group of recognized and
3.29qualified experts and interested stakeholders, including principals, superintendents,
3.30teachers, school board members, and parents, among other stakeholders, to develop a
3.31performance-based system model for annually evaluating school principals. In developing
3.32the system model, the group must at least consider how principals develop and maintain:
3.33(1) high standards for student performance;
3.34(2) rigorous curriculum;
3.35(3) quality instruction;
4.1(4) a culture of learning and professional behavior;
4.2(5) connections to external communities;
4.3(6) systemic performance accountability; and
4.4(7) leadership behaviors that create effective schools and improve school
4.5performance, including how to plan for, implement, support, advocate for, communicate
4.6about, and monitor continuous and improved learning.
4.7The group also may consider whether to establish a multitiered evaluation system
4.8that supports newly licensed principals in becoming highly skilled school leaders and
4.9provides opportunities for advanced learning for more experienced school leaders.
4.10(b) The commissioner, the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals,
4.11and the Minnesota Association of Elementary School Principals must submit a
4.12written report and all the group's working papers to the education committees of the
4.13legislature by February 1, 2012, discussing the group's responses to paragraph (a) and its
4.14recommendations for a performance-based system model for annually evaluating school
4.15principals. The group convened under this section expires June 1, 2012.
4.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
4.17and applies to principal evaluations beginning in the 2013-2014 school year and later.
