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General Assembly 2013 Recap


Thanks and Hello

Some background on the session

and your VSBA advocacy team


Hot Topics Expected• 65% Rule• Pay for Performance/Continuing Contracts• Choice• Virtual School Funding• Teacher Probationary Period• Labor Day Opening Law• Unfunded/Underfunded Mandates• Charter Schools & College Partnership Laboratory

Schools• Non-Public School Student Participation in VHSL

Activities• Carryover Funds• A-F School Report Cards


Safety/security

• Task force bills (HB2343, 2344, 2345, 2346, 2347)

• School-based offenses (HB1864)• Definition of firearm for expulsion (HB1866)• Definition of bullying (HB1871)• Immunity for reporting illegal activities (SB1376)• Bus decals (SB899)


Personnel

• Reassignment (HB1388, SB936)• Evaluation confidentiality (HB1889)• SOQ Staffing flexibility (SB1172, HB2066)• Teacher licensure (SB1345)• Teacher Fairness (SB1223, HB2151)• Teach for America (SB1175, HB2084)• Strategic Compensation Grants (SB1185,

HB2083)


Content/curriculum

• HS to Work Partnerships (HB1248, HB2101)• Civics Education commission• Waiver form for CTE experience• Math remediation (HB1350)• Reading intervention (SB1171, HB2068)• 3rd grade SOL assessments (HB2144)• Student Growth Indicators (SB1167)


School Board governanceand more…

• SB Consolidation proposals (SB1201)• SB salary increases (HB1735)• Posting of policies (HB2019)• Request for DOE waivers (SB1189)• SB-initiated Charter School applications (HB2076)• Organizations Eligible for Tax Credits (SB1009)• School residency for students in kinship care

(SB960)• Child abuse investigations (HB2193)


Other bills that passed…

Health• Awareness of eating disorders (HB1406)• Epinephrine administration (HB1468, SB893)• CPR and Defibrillators (HB2028, SB986)

Special education• Services for deaf/hard of hearing (HB1344, SB1097)

Athletics/extra-curricular• Military family exemption from VHSL rule (HB1750,

SB1191, HB1497)


Hot Issues Revisited

• Safety• Grievance process, probationary period• A-F Grading system (HB1999, SB1207))• OEI (SB1324)


Legislative Trends

• Focus on safety post-Newtown• Flexibility – staffing, testing, but NOT Labor Day?• Concern for persistently low-performing schools, but

Louisiana vs. Finland – Label it, take over, then look for what works

• External vs. internal solutions – education community not at the table

• Concepts vs. details


“They’ll be back!”

Issues coming around again…• VHSL?• Virtual Schools?• Charter authorizing body?

…requiring proactive, year-round approach


Other takeaways: a school board perspective

Membership advantage: Top-notch lobbying – Crafting legislation– Improving legislation– Talking to patrons about consequences– Compelling testimony– Expertise– Collaborative relationships with education

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