GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE BILL 482

Short Title:  Local Flexibility/Sch. Evaluations.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Lucas; Albertson, Ballance, Cooper, Dannelly, Hoyle, Martin of Pitt, Martin of Guilford, Miller, Phillips, Purcell, Shaw of Cumberland, and Warren.

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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.

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March 23, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO GIVE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN DEALING WITH CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE POOR RATINGS ON EVALUATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-333(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Action Plans. – 
(1)	If a certified employee in a low-performing school receives an unsatisfactory or below standard rating on any function of the evaluation that is related to the employee's instructional duties, the individual or team that conducted the evaluation shall recommend to the superintendent that: (i) the employee receive an action plan designed to improve the employee's performance; or (ii) the superintendent recommend to the local board that the employee be dismissed or demoted.  The superintendent shall determine whether to develop an action plan or to recommend a dismissal proceeding.  Action plans shall be developed by the person who evaluated the employee or the employee's supervisor unless the evaluation was conducted by an assistance team or an assessment team.  If the evaluation was conducted by an assistance team or an assessment team, that team shall develop the action plan in collaboration with the employee's supervisor.  Action plans shall be designed to be completed within 90 instructional days or before the beginning of the next school year.  The State Board shall develop guidelines that include strategies to assist local boards in evaluating certified employees and developing effective action plans within the time allotted under this section.  Local boards may adopt policies for the development and implementation of action plans or professional development plans for employees who do not require action plans under this section.
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Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999, and applies to all school years beginning with the 1999-2000 school year.