The bill establishes the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force to examine and make recommendations regarding the educator evaluation process under the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act. The task force will consist of 13 members with expertise in educator evaluation and will focus on improving the evaluation system by assessing the administrative burdens and impacts on educators, particularly concerning the use of student growth objectives. The task force is required to hold at least one public hearing and must submit a final report of its findings and recommendations by September 30, 2024.

Additionally, the bill amends existing law to prohibit the collection of new student growth objective data for the 2024-2025 school year, instead allowing the use of existing data for evaluations. For new or non-tenured teachers, however, they will need to set and collect data on their student growth objectives during that year. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, guidelines for collecting student growth objective data will be implemented based on the task force's findings. The task force will dissolve 30 days after submitting its report, and the bill's provisions will take effect immediately, with certain sections commencing in the following school year.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 18A:6-123, 18A:6-17.3
Advance Law: 18A:6-123
Pamphlet Law: 18A:6-123