Transcript Presentation1 - Dearborn Public Schools

Michigan Tenure Law Update
By Glenn Maleyko
Director of Human Resources
Dearborn Public Schools
August 25th, 2011
General Administrators meeting
Tenure Act Amendments
 Rating scale, ineffective, minimally effective,
effective and highly effective by September
19, 2011
 Changes tenure to 5 years unless a
probationary teacher receives highly effective
on 3 annual evaluations, then it is 4 years of
probation
 Tenure only granted after receiving effective
or highly effective rating 3 years in a row.
Evaluation
 Evaluation must include student growth data
by 2013-2014 25%, 2014-15 40%, 2015-16
50%.
 If there are student growth and assessment
data available for at least 3 school years it
must be included in annual evaluations.
 Governor Committee on Student Growth and
Assessment. October 31st, 2011. Will make
recommendations by April 2012.
Evaluations
 Must be in place by September 1st,
2011. All Administrators and Teachers
must receive a year-end evaluation.
 Our current system complies in
meeting this deadline.
Evaluation Continued
- By 2013-14: IDP goals developed for all first year
probationary teachers or any teacher rated
minimally effective or ineffective on most
recent evaluation
 By 2013-14: Mid year progress report required
for a first year teacher or for a teacher rated
minimally effective or ineffective on his/her
most recent year end evaluation
Observations
 By 2013-14: Performance evaluations must
include classroom observations. MCL
380.1249
 The observer must review
 1. Lesson Plans
 2. State Curriculum Used
 3. Pupil Engagement
-The observation does not have to be for a full
period.
-Multiple observations are needed for teachers
unless they received a rating of effective or
highly effective on the 2 most recent year-end
evaluations.
Tenure 4625 Continued
 Tenured Teachers rated minimally effective
or ineffective have 180 days to improve via
an IDP
 Tenured teachers rated minimally effective
or ineffective on three most recent year end
evaluations must be dismissed.
 Probationary Teachers are notified 15 days
rather than 60 for non-renewal of a contract
 Tenure hearing must be concluded 75 days
after a claim vs. 90 days.
4626 Tenure Act Amendments
 Changes the dismissal standard for tenure
teachers from reasonable and just
cause……….. To not arbitrary and
capricious.
 Demote is now defined as 15 or more
consecutive days of suspension (unpaid) vs.
the previous standard of 3 days.
 No more than 30 days of lost compensation
in total during the year.
Administrators
 Administrator includes building level
school administrators and central
office-level administrators who are
regularly involved in instructional
matters
 Administrator Evaluations must include
how administrators evaluate teachers
or other administrators.
4628 Collective Bargaining
Effective after the current CBA expires in June
30, 2013
Prohibited areas for bargaining include:
 Teacher placement, decisions on reduction in
work force and/or layoff
 The standard for any decisions on Teacher
Discipline or Discharge
4628 Other Prohibited areas
of Collective Bargaining
 Number of Classroom Observations
 Merit Pay
 How parents are to be notified about
ineffective teachers.
 Teacher Evaluation Tool
Upcoming
 I plan to work with the Teacher Evaluation
committee to ensure we make changes to
the system that puts us in compliance with
the new legislation.
 I will also be looking to put together a group
to work on the administrator evaluation tool.
 I believe that we are in good shape given the
work that has already been done.