California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 688 — Education: teacher evaluations: pupil surveys.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires that the performance of a certificated employee shall be evaluated and assessed on a periodic basis as it reasonably relates to the progress of pupils toward standards, the instructional techniques and strategies used by the employee, the employee's adherence to curricular objectives, and the establishment and maintenance of a suitable learning environment, as specified. This bill would permit the governing board of any school district maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to establish a committee of high school pupils and teachers to develop and monitor a process by which pupils provide feedback to teachers in that district. The bill would require the committees to develop and administer a pupil survey that solicits comprehensive data on different aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the teacher in teaching the class, and allows for data to be compared among all of a teacher's classes. The bill would also provide that data derived from pupil surveys with respect to any individual teacher shall be confidential and released only to that teacher and that no administrator or any other school or district official shall view any completed pupil survey of, or data derived from pupil surveys pertaining to any individual teacher without the express written consent of that teacher. The bill would also prohibit the pupil surveys to be included in, or used to influence, the existing teacher evaluation process, if any, in any school district that adopts this pupil feedback process. The bill would also require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the California Association of Student Councils, to develop model guidelines for the teacher evaluation process for voluntary adoption by local school districts and to post them on their Internet Web site on or before January 1, 2011.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Set, first hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  3. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  4. Set for hearing May 28.

  5. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  6. Set for hearing May 11.

  7. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 728.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  9. Set for hearing April 29.

  10. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. Set for hearing April 22.

  12. To Com. on ED.

  13. Read first time.

  14. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 31.

  15. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Romero · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 688 do?
Existing law requires that the performance of a certificated employee shall be evaluated and assessed on a periodic basis as it reasonably relates to the progress of pupils toward standards, the instructional techniques and strategies used by the employee, the employee's adherence to curricular objectives, and the establishment and maintenance of a suitable learning environment, as specified. This bill would permit the governing board of any school district maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, to establish a committee of high school pupils and teachers to develop and monitor a process by which pupils provide feedback to teachers in that district. The bill would require the committees to develop and administer a pupil survey that solicits comprehensive data on different aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the teacher in teaching the class, and allows for data to be compared among all of a teacher's classes. The bill would also provide that data derived from pupil surveys with respect to any individual teacher shall be confidential and released only to that teacher and that no administrator or any other school or district official shall view any completed pupil survey of, or data derived from pupil surveys pertaining to any individual teacher without the express written consent of that teacher. The bill would also prohibit the pupil surveys to be included in, or used to influence, the existing teacher evaluation process, if any, in any school district that adopts this pupil feedback process. The bill would also require the State Department of Education, in consultation with the California Association of Student Councils, to develop model guidelines for the teacher evaluation process for voluntary adoption by local school districts and to post them on their Internet Web site on or before January 1, 2011.
Who sponsors SB 688?
SB 688 is sponsored by Romero.
What is the current status of SB 688?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 688?
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