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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20 – Teacher mentoring model test progrm

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20

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HCR020.........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHER MENTORING MODEL TEST PROGRAM - Stating findings of the Legislature
and commending to the State Board of Education a task force to develop 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.
                                                                        
03/10    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/11    Rpt prt - Held at Desk
03/14    Ref'd to Educ
03/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsors - Barraclough & Rydalch
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/23    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/29    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Goedde
    Title apvd - to House
03/30    To enrol
03/31    Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
04/01    To Secretary of State

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20
                                                                        
                                   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 CREATION OF A TASK FORCE TO
  4        DEVELOP A TEST PROGRAM MODELING TEACHER MENTORING AND ENCOURAGING PARTICI-
  5        PATION AND COOPERATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DIS-
  6        TRICT TRUSTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND TEACHERS
  7        IN THE SCHOOLS.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        WHEREAS,  specific  school districts developed mentoring programs over the
 10    course of past years to promote teacher development and improvement; and
 11        WHEREAS, the Legislature recognized the potential  of  mentoring  programs
 12    and adopted a statute mandating a mentoring program according to State Depart-
 13    ment  of  Education  guidelines to foster teacher professional development and
 14    increase student achievement; and
 15        WHEREAS, initially, the mentoring program was approved with state  funding
 16    to  support  the  mandate,  but since 2003 there has been no state funding and
 17    there is no projected future funding; and
 18        WHEREAS, some school districts have struggled to provide quality mentoring
 19    programs and there is a need to determine effective  methods  of  professional
 20    teacher  development  that  are  consistent  across school districts enhancing
 21    teacher growth, ensuring fiscal accountability, and standardizing data collec-
 22    tion for measuring program effectiveness; and
 23        WHEREAS, a well-designed  and  reasonably  funded  mentoring  program  for
 24    teacher training can lead to improved student performance through professional
 25    development for teachers.
 26        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 27    of  the  Fifty-eighth  Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
 28    Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature commends to the State Board of
 29    Education that the Board adopt a course of action appointing a task  force  to
 30    research, formulate and implement models to pilot and evaluate teacher support
 31    programs.  Models  tested  may include current Idaho programs and practices or
 32    other teacher support programs and practices used in other states.  The  model
 33    project  shall  be  implemented  over the next two years demonstrating teacher
 34    support and professional development effectiveness and cost efficiency, and to
 35    determine how teacher support and development improves and  increases  student
 36    achievement  levels.  The  task  force shall use nonstate funds to perform the
 37    aforesaid  activities,  to   design,   collect   and   evaluate   standardized
 38    programmatic  and  fiscal data, and to closely monitor the pilot programs. The
 39    task force shall provide a progress report to  the  House  of  Representatives
 40    Education  Committee  and  the Senate Education Committee in 2006, and a final
 41    report in 2007. The final report should include, at a minimum, recommendations
 42    for statewide teacher support program components,  funding  requirements,  and
 43    necessary  administrative  rules  for  implementation. The Legislature further
 44    encourages participation and cooperation from the State Department  of  Educa-
                                                                        
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  1    tion,  school  trustees  and  superintendents  in  local school districts, and
  2    teachers in the schools.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15133

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 two years to
monitor the projects, collect data, analyze progress, determine
teacher development and how that relates to increased student
achievement, and report to the legislature in 2006. The
resolution further calls upon the task force to present a final
report bringing programmatic and funding recommendations to the
House and Senate germane Education Committees in 2007.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact on the general fund.



Contact
Name:  Dr. Cliff Green, Idaho School Boards Association 
Phone: 208-854-1476


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                     HCR 20