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SCR129.........................................................by EDUCATION SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting the Professional Standards Commission of the State Department of Education to study and issue a report concerning the training of school administrators in teacher supervision and evaluation. 02/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/12 Rpt prt - to Educ 02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 02/18 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 33-0-2 AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Corder, Goedde Floor Sponsor - Sagness Title apvd - to House 02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ 03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/12 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 66-0-4 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Crane, Kren, Lake, Moyle Floor Sponsor - Nonini Title apvd - to Senate 03/13 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed 03/14 Sp signed 03/17 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 129 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND REQUESTING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMIS- 3 SION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STUDY AND ISSUE A REPORT MAK- 4 ING RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE TRAINING OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN 5 TEACHER SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, teacher quality is one of the most important factors affecting 8 student learning and achievement; and 9 WHEREAS, administrative leadership including, specifically, administrator 10 expertise in the supervision of teachers and the evaluation of teacher perfor- 11 mance, is critical to teacher quality; and 12 WHEREAS, many Idaho school administrators have either not received high 13 quality training in the supervision and evaluation of teachers or the training 14 they have received is dated, no longer current or occurred many years prior to 15 their becoming administrators; and 16 WHEREAS, administrators sufficiently trained in current best practices 17 concerning teacher supervision and evaluation who participate in such training 18 will likely have a positive effect on teacher quality and, in turn, on student 19 learning and achievement. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 21 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 22 sentatives concurring therein, that the Professional Standards Commission of 23 the State Department of Education is requested to study the issue of adminis- 24 trator training, including opportunities for mentoring and continuing skills 25 development, in the areas of teacher supervision and evaluation, and is 26 requested to issue a report to the chairmen of the Senate and House of Repre- 27 sentatives Education Committees by no later than September 1, 2008, which 28 report should contain specific, practical recommendations for improving and 29 enhancing the training of administrators in teacher supervision and evalua- 30 tion.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 17871 The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to recognize the need for and beneficial effect of additional and improved training for school administrators in the areas of teacher supervision and evaluation and to direct the Professional Standards Committee of the State Department of Education to study and make recommendations concerning training administrators, both initial and continuing, in the above areas. FISCAL NOTE If the Department of Education will fund this study, there will be no fiscal impact. If not, it is estimated that the sum of $10,000 will be required and a supplemental appropriation is requested so that the study can commence as soon as possible. Contact Name: Senator Richard Sagness Phone: 332-1390 Senator John Goedde Phone: 332-1378 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 129
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