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EXPLANATION: Directs the administrative reveiw of reading teachers
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 359, after line 2, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: Reading Teacher Review) For the current fiscal
year a principal of an elementary or primary school in which
twenty percent or more of the students scored Not Met on the
reading and research portion of the state assessment may conduct
an administrative review of the reading teacher to ensure that
students are receiving proper reading instruction. Further, the
teacher must be required to participate in professional
development or continuing education courses./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform