A changed bill to limit the time spent on standardized tests and modify teacher performance evaluations made its way through the Florida PK-12 Education Subcommittee on Wednesday.
SB 616, sponsored by Sen. John Legg, R-Lutz, would reduce assessment testing time to 5 percent of total school hours.
If a school district requires more than 5 percent of school hours to administer the tests, it must get written consent from parents before giving the test.
In addition, the legislation would modify teacher performance evaluations by requiring the student performance component to be at least 33 percent, the instructional practice component to constitute at least 33 percent, and the professional and job responsibilities component to constitute no more than 33 percent.
Fifty percent of teacher evaluations are currently based on student test performance.
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