** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Education
TIME & DATE:
9:00 AM, Tuesday, July 20, 2010
PLACE:
E1.028 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Florence Shapiro
The Committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following
charge:  
Senate Interim Charge 3:
Review teacher compensation, evaluations, professional development,
certification and training programs. Specifically, review the following:
-Teacher compensation including the Minimum Salary Schedule, incentive
pay, merit pay, and stipends;
 
-How teacher evaluations can be effective mechanisms for increasing
student achievement and improving instructional practices by including
multiple measures, particularly student achievement data based on growth.
Evaluate how teacher evaluations can direct district decisions on
providing professional development, mentoring, intervention, and possible
dismissal in response to underperforming teachers;
-State sponsored professional development initiatives including the
alignment of professional development with curriculum and real work
experiences and the value of professional development for bilingual, ESL
and special education teachers in increasing student achievement.
-Need to adopt statewide standards for teacher certification and
in-service training programs for regular and special education teachers at
both the pre-service and in-service levels to ensure all teachers are
highly qualified to teach students with disabilities.
The Committees will hear invited testimony followed by public testimony on
the above interim charge.  
Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.  
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **