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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19 – Teacher mentoring model test progrm

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19

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HCR019.........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHER MENTORING MODEL TEST PROGRAM - Stating findings of the Legislature
and commending to the State Board of Education a test program modeling
teacher mentoring and encouraging participation and cooperation from the
State Department of Education, school district trustees and superintendents
in local school districts, and teachers in schools.
                                                                        
03/07    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/08    Rpt prt - to Educ

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONCERNING THE TEACHER  MENTORING  PROGRAM
  3        AND  COMMENDING  TO  THE  STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A TEST PROGRAM MODELING
  4        TEACHER MENTORING AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION  FROM  THE
  5        STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTEND-
  6        ENTS IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        WHEREAS, specific school districts developed mentoring programs  over  the
  9    course of past years to promote teacher development and improvement; and
 10        WHEREAS,  the  Legislature  recognized the potential of mentoring programs
 11    and adopted a statute mandating a mentoring program according to State Depart-
 12    ment of Education guidelines to foster teacher  professional  development  and
 13    increase student achievement; and
 14        WHEREAS,  initially, the mentoring program was approved with state funding
 15    to support the mandate, but since 2003 there has been  no  state  funding  and
 16    there is no projected future funding; and
 17        WHEREAS,  some  school  districts,  faced with critical funding decisions,
 18    have struggled to provide quality mentoring programs,  and  consequently  have
 19    faced legal challenges from staff confronted with termination; and
 20        WHEREAS,  a  well  designed  and  reasonably  funded mentoring program for
 21    teacher training can lead to improved student performance through professional
 22    development for teachers.
 23        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 24    of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of  Representatives  and  the
 25    Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature commends to the State Board of
 26    Education  that  the Board adopt a course of action to support models to pilot
 27    and test a mentoring program that is effective and cost  efficient.  The  task
 28    force  model project should be implemented over the next two years to identify
 29    strategies that work for teacher development and determine how teacher  devel-
 30    opment  improves  and  increases  student  achievement  levels. The task force
 31    should closely monitor the pilot programs, reporting to the House of Represen-
 32    tatives Education Committee and the Senate Education  Committee  on  progress,
 33    and  presenting  a  final report with recommendations at the conclusion of the
 34    pilot program. The final report should include recommendations for a statewide
 35    teacher support program, funding requirements, necessary procedures and admin-
 36    istrative rules. The Legislature further encourages participation and coopera-
 37    tion from the State Department of Education, school trustees and  superintend-
 38    ents in local school districts, and teachers in the schools.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15087

The purpose of this resolution is to recognize the work of the
mentoring task force created by the State Board of Education, and
to use the findings of the initial work of this task force to
develop and implement mentoring pilot projects funded with
existing federal funds. The resolution calls for the State Board
of Education's task force to remain in place for another two
years to monitor the projects, collect data, analyze progress,
report interim project results to the legislature in one year,
and bring programmatic and funding recommendations to the House
and Senate germane Education Committees at the end of year two.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact on the general fund.


Contact
Name:  Dr. Cliff Green 
Phone: 208-284-1476




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    HCR 19