Senate Bill 10-191 Rulemaking

The Great Teachers and Leaders Bill (S.B. 10-191) established new expectations for local personnel evaluation systems and required the State Board of Education to promulgate rules concerning the planning, development, implementation, and assessment of a system to evaluate the effectiveness of licensed personnel. 

Background Information

S.B. 10-191
Click here to read the law.

Overview of S.B. 10-191
Power Point Summary of S.B. 10-191 (Updated 2/29/2012) that provides big-picture timelines, implementation timelines for school districts, new requirements for teacher and principal evaluations effective 2010-2011, and additional evaluation requirements effective 2013-2014.

          Rulemaking Process

          To learn more about the rulemaking process, view the Timeline for Rulemaking Process.

SB 191 Rules Concerning the Process for a Nonprobationary Teacher to Appeal a Second Ineffective Rating

On February 8, 2011 the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) presented to the State Board proposed draft rules related to the process for a nonprobationary teacher to appeal a second consecutive performance rating of ineffective.  The State Board voted to adopt final rules during its board meeting held on April 11, 2012.

• Rules Concerning the Process for a Nonprobationary Teacher to Appeal a Second Consecutive Performance Evaluation Rating of Ineffective or Partially Effective (approved by the State Board on April 11, 2012)

To see how the draft rules were revised during the rulemaking process and to read the written comments submitted by the public and CDE responses to those comments, please see the documents below:

• Final Revisions to Draft S.B. 191 Appeals Rules (discussed during April 11, 2012 State Board meeting)

• 3rd Revision to Draft S.B. 191 Appeals Rules (released April 4, 2012)

• Written Comments Submitted March 24 - 29, 2012

• 2nd Revision to Draft S.B. 191 Appeals Rules (released March 27, 2012)

• Written Comments Submitted March 2 - 23, 2012 and CDE Responses to Written Comments

• 1st Revision to Draft S.B. 191 Appeals Rules (released March 1, 2012)

• Written Comments Submitted February 8 to March 1, 2012 and CDE Responses to Written Comments

• Draft S.B. 191 Appeals Rules (initial February 8, 2012 version)

• Cover Letter and Recommendations for Rules from State Council for Educator Effectiveness (submitted February 6, 2012)

General SB 191 Rules Approved by State Board of Education in November 2011

The department presented proposed draft rules to the State Board on June 8, 2011.  After holding three rulemaking hearings and receiving written comments over the course of five months, the State Board voted to adopt final rules during its board meeting held November 9, 2011. 

• Rules for Administration of a Statewide System to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Licensed Personnel (approved by the State Board on November 9, 2011)

• Power Point Overview of State Board Approved SB 191 Rules

• Timeline for Implementation of State Board Approved SB 191 Rules (Revised March 2012)

To see how the draft rules were revised during the rulemaking process, please see the documents below:

• Comparison of Drafts of S.B. 10-191 Rules (issued November 2011)

• Draft S.B. 10-191 Rules (revised November 2011 version)

• Annotated Draft S.B. 10-191 Rules (revised September 2011 version)

• Annotated Draft S.B. 10-191 Rules (revised August 2011 version)

• Annotated Draft S.B. 10-191 Rules (initial June 2011 version)

To read the written comments that were submitted to the State Board and responses and recommendations from CDE, please see the documents below:

• Letter from State Council for Educator Effectiveness (submitted November 9, 2011)
• Written Comments Submitted October 6 to November 1, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted October 6 to November 1, 2011
• Written Comments Submitted October 5, 2011
• Written Comments Submitted September 23 to October 4, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted September 23 to October 4, 2011
• Written Comments Submitted September 14 to 22, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted September 14 to 22, 2011
• Written Comments Submitted August 25 to September 13, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted August 25 to September 13, 2011
• Written Comments Submitted July 27 to August 24, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted July 27 to August 24, 2011
• Comments Shared during June 14, 2011 Public Meeting
• Written Comments Submitted June 8 to July 26, 2011
• CDE Responses to Written Comments Submitted June 8 to July 26, 2011
• Testimony Presented at June 8, 2011 State Board Meeting (transcripts submitted)

Stay Informed

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For further information, please contact Kady Lanoha, Senior Policy Associate, at Lanoha_K@cde.state.co.us.