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House passes sweeping education employment reform after floor amendments
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute Senate Bill 64 on March 6, 2012, adopting a package of teacher- and administrator-evaluation reforms and provisions tying some compensation elements to performance; the bill passed 73–1 after floor amendments clarifying the state board's role and reporting requirements.
The Utah House of Representatives passed a major education reform measure March 6, approving first substitute Senate Bill 64, which sets new statewide expectations for teacher evaluations, introduces annual administrator evaluations and ties parts of compensation to performance measures. Representative Gibson, the House sponsor, described the measure as the result of extensive collaboration with educators and stakeholders and urged support.
"This is the first piece of legislation where we look at holding administration instead of just teachers responsible through performance evaluations," Representative Gibson said on…
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