HB 26-1291

House Bill 26-1291, also known as Educator Performance Evaluations, changes how Colorado schools assess their teachers. Currently, nonprobationary teachers are evaluated every year and receive a written report. The bill proposes reducing these evaluations to once every three years unless a teacher receives a poor rating, in which case they would be evaluated annually until performance improves. This change affects all nonprobationary teachers in Colorado's public schools. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now official policy and school districts must start implementing these new evaluation requirements.

Official Summary

Under current law, a local board of education's (local board) or board of cooperative services' (BOCES) licensed personnel employment performance system must ensure that nonprobationary teachers receive one evaluation resulting in a written evaluation report in each academic year.The bill requires that nonprobationary teachers receive one evaluation resulting in a written evaluation report at least once every 3 academic years; except that, if a nonprobationary teacher receives a less than effective rating, the local board or BOCES may require that the nonprobationary teacher receive one evaluation that results in a written evaluation report in the next academic year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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