A new law that takes effect in the coming academic year allows New York school districts to remove student standardized test scores as a metric for evaluating and sanctioning educators.
Under New York State Senate Bill 9054, signed into law in June by Gov. Kathy Hochul after both houses passed it unanimously, local districts can replace the existing performance evaluation system for teachers and principals with their own framework for annual or periodic reviews.
The measure pertains to tenured educators and new teachers or principals seeking tenure. The law requires districts to negotiate all changes with unions for teachers and principals before the start of the 2031–2032 academic year….