SB 456 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

School personnel survey; Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop & make available annually.

Summary
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and administer biennially to individuals holding a license from the Department of Education a voluntary and anonymous school personnel survey to evaluate school-level teaching conditions and the impact such conditions have on teacher retention and student achievement. The bill requires such survey to include questions regarding school leadership, teacher leadership, teacher autonomy, demands on teachers' time, student conduct management, professional development, instructional practices and support, new teacher support, community engagement and support, and facilities and other resources. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to report the results of the survey to the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and to the Senate Committees on Finance and Education and Health.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 6, 2018
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Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB456E
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102475D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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