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House education panel hears bill to grant career status to Puerto Rico school principals
Summary
House Bill 300 would amend Article 4.01(b) of Law 85 (2018) to allow newly appointed school principals to gain career status after a probationary period and positive evaluations; Department of Education officials said regulatory changes could be made within six months and that the measure carries minimal immediate fiscal impact.
SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico House Commission on Education held a public hearing April 29 on House Bill 300, filed by Representative Axel Chino Roque García, a measure that would amend Article 4.01(b) of Law 85 (2018), the island's education reform law, to create a path for newly appointed school principals to obtain career status after a probationary period and satisfactory evaluations. The Department of Education testified that it could adjust regulations within six months if the bill is enacted.
Supporters told the commission the change is intended to improve recruitment and retention of school leaders and give newly named principals greater employment stability. "Yo entiendo que esta medida... hace justicia a los nuevos directores de escuela," said Domingo Madera, director ejecutivo of Educadores Puertorriqueños en Acción, who testified in favor and proposed several amendments.
The bill would set the initial appointment of a new principal for one year; after a positive evaluation that year the appointment would be renewed for an additional period (the draft text referenced three additional years). The text also requires Department of Education…
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