Eliminates use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals.

This bill eliminates the use of standardized test scores to measure student progress in evaluating teachers, principals, assistant principals, and vice-principals in New Jersey public schools. It requires school districts to develop evaluation systems based on multiple measures of student learning (such as classroom assessments) rather than standardized tests, and explicitly prohibits standardized assessments from being used as a measure of student growth or as the predominant factor in evaluations. The bill also mandates that approved evaluation rubrics include four performance categories (ineffective, partially effective, effective, highly effective) and be reviewed by the state education commissioner. This change directly affects all public school staff subject to performance evaluations across New Jersey.