STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2586

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2837
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2837, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to expand the Department of
Education's accountability system to specifically include student
accountability; professional accountability for schools,
teachers, principals, and other employees; and public accounting
for other significant partners to the education process.

     In addition, this bill:

     (1)  Requires the development of a collaborative process
          with stakeholders, including representatives of
          appropriate bargaining units, parents, administration,
          and students, to define the roles, responsibilities,
          and obligations of each;

     (2)  Requires the development of an accountability system
          that allows students to provide input into the quality
          of their education regarding teachers and school
          administration;

     (3)  Requires the establishment of a full and balanced set
          of appropriate consequences for observed performance,
          including rewards and recognition for those schools

 
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          that meet or exceed their goals, assistance to those
          that fall short, and sanctions for those that continue
          to fail to meet their goals;

     (4)  Requires the establishment of a statewide annual
          student assessment program that provides annual data on
          student, school, and system performance in core
          subjects at each grade level in terms of student
          performance relative to statewide content and
          performance standards;

     (5)  Mandates the development of an accountability system
          that requires teachers and administrators to engage in
          continuous professional growth and development to
          ensure their currency with respect to disciplinary
          content, leadership skill, knowledge, or pedagogical
          skill, as appropriate to their position;

     (6)  Mandates the establishment of an explicit link between
          professional evaluation results and individual
          accountability for professional development by
          requiring these evaluation results to be used to
          prescribe appropriate consequences;

     (7)  Requires the Department of Education to submit
          summaries of each school's standards implementation
          design to the Legislature and the Governor prior to
          each Regular Session; and

     (8)  Prohibits the implementation of the Department of
          Education's accountability system from being made the
          subject of collective bargaining negotiations until
          June 30, 2003.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2837, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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