This bill establishes the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force, which is tasked with examining and evaluating the educator evaluation process established under the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act. The task force will consist of 12 members with expertise in educator evaluation and will gather data, assess the current evaluation system, and make recommendations for improvements. The task force is required to issue a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by September 30, 2024, and the report will be made publicly available.

Additionally, the bill clarifies the use of student growth data in educator evaluations. Specifically, it states that teachers will not collect new student growth objective data during the 2024-2025 school year; instead, they will use existing data from the most recent year in which they completed student growth objectives. New teachers or those without prior data will still be required to set and collect data on student growth objectives. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, school districts will implement guidelines for collecting student growth data based on the task force's findings. The bill also includes amendments to ensure that evaluation rubrics incorporate multiple measures of student learning and provide a comprehensive evaluation process.

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Introduced: 18A:6-123