A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to eliminate the NC final exam and to require local boards of education to populate standard six of the teacher evaluation instrument using school‑wide growth values.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The State Board of Education shall eliminate the use of the NC Final Exam to assess teachers' performance in relation to Standard 6 of the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation System. The State Board shall adopt a policy to require that each local school administrative unit use school‑wide growth values to determine Standard 6 ratings. The End‑of‑Grade assessments and End‑of‑Course assessments shall be used for determining student growth values for teachers who administer those assessments.
SECTION 2.  Within 60 days of the date this act becomes law, the State Board of Education shall submit for approval by the U.S. Department of Education an amendment to its flexibility waiver under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq., in order to implement the requirements of Section 1 of this act.
SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective upon the approval by the U.S. Department of Education of the amendment required by Section 2 of this act. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.