Education - As enacted, requires, if an approved universal reading screener is administered to pre-k students at an LEA or public charter school, the LEA or public charter school to allow the pre-k teacher whose students were administered the screener to use the results as an approved alternative student growth model or the pre-k/kindergarten portfolio growth model to generate individual growth scores for teachers pursuant to the evaluation guidelines developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 1002 requires Tennessee local school districts and public charter schools offering pre-K programs to allow pre-K teachers to use results from an approved universal reading screener as an alternative method to calculate their individual student growth scores under teacher evaluation guidelines. This applies specifically to pre-K teachers, replacing traditional growth models with screener data for evaluations. The bill prohibits using the pre-K/kindergarten portfolio growth model for this purpose and amends education code to clarify the approved screening process. It takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond.