AISD’s Harrist says education bill is unfair
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By Bobby Horn Jr.
Journal Staff
If state legislators have their way, the formula by which teachers get paid will move from base salary-plus experience to a formula based on how well their students perform on standardized tests.
On April 7, the Texas Senate passed SB 893 by a 27-4 vote. Among those voting for the bill were Atlanta’s State Senator Kevin Eltife, a Republican.
The Senate bill requires Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams to create a teacher development framework (TDF) that must include the “teacher’s implementation of discipline management procedures; academic performance of students; teaching standards that show expected teacher knowledge, understanding, skill and practice to ensure student educational growth in academics; classroom observations; and data related to the teacher’s efforts to improve professional performance.”
Atlanta ISD Superintendent Sidney Harrist said that any bill that attempts to tie employee compensation directly to student performance would be inadequate because it fails to take the most important factor into consideration- the student.
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