An Act To Support the Professional Development of Principals in Maine Schools
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13704, sub-§5, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 635, Pt. A, §3, is amended to read:
D. Formation of a steering committee composed of teachers, administrators and other school administrative unit staff that regularly reviews and refines the performance evaluation and professional growth system to ensure that it is aligned with school administrative unit goals and priorities; and
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §13704, sub-§6, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 2, §18, is amended to read:
6. Professional improvement plan. The opportunity for an educator who receives a summative effectiveness rating indicating ineffectiveness in any given year to implement a professional improvement plan . ; and
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §13704, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Mentoring program; new administrative staff. For principals and assistant principals who have held the certificate for that position for less than 5 years, a mentoring program that promotes excellence in school leadership, builds a supportive environment within school administrative units, increases the retention of school leaders and promotes the personal and professional well-being of school leaders.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that the performance evaluation and professional growth system for new school administrative staff include a mentoring program that promotes excellence in school leadership, builds a supportive environment within school administrative units, increases the retention of school leaders and promotes the personal and professional well-being of school leaders.