The new law mentions an advisory committee. Who will be on the committee and what will they be doing?
The new law requires that implementing regulations be developed in consultation with an advisory committee. The advisory committee is known as the Regents Task Force on Teacher and Principal Effectiveness (“Task Force”) and will be responsible for providing recommendations to the Commissioner and the Board of Regents on certain components of the new teacher and principal evaluation law in accordance with Education Law ยง3012-c. The Task Force is comprised of representatives of teachers, principals, superintendents of schools, school boards, school districts and board of cooperative educational services officials, and other interested parties, including research advisors. It is anticipated that proposed regulations will be presented to the Board of Regents in late spring 2011.
