Focusing On Students, Educators
By Wendy McNamara
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Teachers are vital to the success of our students, and local schools are often the cornerstone of our communities.
House Republicans continue to value the hard work and dedication of Hoosier educators. This session, several bills are a result of listening to our teachers and schools about how we can better support them:
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Hold Teachers And Schools Harmless From ILEARN Results
In order to give students, educators and schools time to adapt to the new ILEARN exam, the proposed legislation would ensure schools and teacher evaluations would not be negatively impacted by scores for two years. Decouple teacher performance evaluations from student test scores
I co-authored legislation that would remove the state requirement that student test scores inform teacher evaluations and pay. Provide Flexibility In Teacher Training And Licensure Requirements To reduce the number of state education mandates, the proposed legislation would give local schools the ability to request waivers from certainly required training, and make workforce-related Professional Growth Points optional. Indiana teachers currently have four options to renew their licenses. Under one option, teachers can develop a Professional Growth Plan and earn 90 points or hours over five years. This legislation would revise a 2019 law requiring 15 of those points be obtained through professional development related to the state’s or an educator’s community’s workforce needs. |
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