This bill extends the statutory pause on the collection of student growth objective data and introduces a pause on the collection of administrator goals data for the 2024-2025 school year and each subsequent school year until the next expiration and readoption of N.J.A.C.6A:10. During this period, existing data from the most recent year in which educators completed their objectives or goals will be utilized for evaluations. New provisions require that teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals in their first year of employment or those without prior records must set and collect new objectives or goals during this timeframe.

Additionally, the bill mandates that beginning in the first full school year following the next expiration and readoption of N.J.A.C.6A:10, school districts will implement guidelines for the collection of both student growth objective data and administrator goals data, in line with recommendations from the New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force. The bill also allows educators not required to complete annual objectives or goals to opt to do so for one year, with the scores affecting their evaluations for that year and beyond, unless they choose to complete new objectives or goals in subsequent years.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 18A:6-123.1