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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