School finance-instructional facilitator program.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0236

ENROLLED ACT NO. 79, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
school finance; modifying required components of the instructional facilitator supplemental assistance program; accordingly modifying district and department of education reporting requirements;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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13
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335(b)
(intro),
by creating new paragraph
s
(iii
) through (v)
and
(f)
is
amended to read:

21
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335.

Supplemental financial assistance program for instructional facilitators and instructional coaches.

(b)

Each school district may apply to the department of education for financial assistance under this section on or before April 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year for which financial assistance is requested. Application shall be on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department and application review and selection shall be in accordance with the process
established by department rule and regulation
,

with priority given to programs incorporating requirements specified under paragraph
s
(iv)
and (v)
of this subsection
.
At minimum, the application shall include documentation of the following program components:

(iii)

Except for facilitators
and teachers with at least five (5) years of classroom teaching experience
employed on or before June 30, 2009,
financial assistance available under

this section will be used to employ facilitators with at least five (5) years of classroom teaching experience
and hold
either
a masters degree
or national certification by the national board for professional teaching standards
;

(i
v
)

A system
by which school administrators prioritize use of instructional facilitators based upon student achievement gains measured over time
;

(v)

In addition to paragraph (b)(iv) of this section, a program under which the facilitator is:

(A)

Recognized for instructional leader skills;

(B)

Dedicated to improving teacher instructional skills;

(C)

Delegated duties which are substantially associated with and devoted to improvement of instruction within their assigned school or grade configuration;

(D)

Not delegated or assigned to primarily
perform
other duties
or
responsibilities not related to instructional improvement
;

(E)

Not given responsibility for direct administrative supervision or for the evaluation of instructors for the purpose of making personnel decisions including contract renewal or termination.

(f)

Each district shall report to the department of education on expenditures of amounts distributed under this section together with additional information required by the department on instructional facilitation strategies employed by the district,

employment of facilitators meeting criteria specified under paragraph (b)
(iii)
of this section,
the impact of facilitation on student performance and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the facilitation strategies employed by the recipient district

as documented by data
. The department shall compile the information reported by districts under this subsection and report the compilation to the joint education interim committee.

Based upon th
is
compilation and upon data substantiating the impact of facilitation strategies on instructor
performance
and student
achievement
,
the department shall
provide recommendations to the committee on future program structure and funding in sufficient time to guide recalibration of the education resource block grant model as required under W.S. 21
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309(t) for consideration by the 2011 legislature.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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