The Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick that would give teachers across the state reprieve from certain TN Ready Assessment requirements.
With the passage of House Bill 1419, Tennessee teachers will now be allowed to choose to include results from the 2015-16 TN Ready and TCAP tests as part of the student growth component of their annual evaluations depending on if the results would be benefit them or not. Teachers would also be allowed to exercise this option for any three year cycle.
“Based on some of the recent TN Ready Assessment implementation difficulties our teachers and schools have experienced, I think it’s only fair to give teachers this option of whether or not to include these scores,” said House Majority Leader McCormick. “Certainly, teachers are an absolutely vital part of this state and we don’t want to force any requirements on them that would put them at a disadvantage.”
The bill passed the House with a 95-0 vote and will now go to the governor’s desk after having been previously passed in the Senate earlier in the week. Additional information regarding this legislation can be found on the Tennessee General Assembly website at: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1419