Section 3319.114. Alternative framework for teacher evaluation

(A) Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a district or school may choose to use the alternative framework prescribed by divisions (B) and (C) of this section when evaluating teachers under section 3319.111 of the Revised Code.

(B) If a district or school chooses to use the alternative framework for the 2014-2015 school year, that district or school shall calculate ratings assigned for teacher evaluations according to the following:

(1) The teacher performance measure, as defined by the department of education, shall account for forty-two and one-half per cent of each rating.

(2) The student academic growth measure, as defined by the department, shall account for forty-two and one-half per cent of each rating.

(3) Only one of the following components shall account for fifteen per cent of each rating:

(a) Student surveys;

(b) Teacher self-evaluations;

(c) Peer review evaluations;

(d) Student portfolios.

(C) If a district or school chooses to use the alternative framework for the 2015-2016 school year or any school year thereafter, that district or school shall calculate ratings assigned for teacher evaluations according to the following:

(1) The teacher performance measure, as defined by the department, shall account for fifty per cent of each rating.

(2) The student academic growth measure, as defined by the department, shall account for thirty-five per cent of each rating.

(3) The remainder shall be one, or any combination, of the following components:

(a) Student surveys;

(b) Teacher self-evaluations;

(c) Peer review evaluations;

(d) Student portfolios;

(e) Any other component determined appropriate by the district board or school governing authority.

(D) The department shall compile a list of approved instruments that districts and schools may use, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, when evaluating the components described under divisions (B)(3) and (C)(3) of this section.

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.

Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 362, §1, eff. 9/11/2014.