HB-4714, As Passed House, June 26, 2003

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4714

                                                                             A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

"The revised school code,"                                                  

by amending section 1525 (MCL 380.1525), as amended by 1995 PA              

289.                                                                        

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 1525.  (1)  Funds State and federal funds appropriated                

2   by the legislature to support professional development and                  

3   education  shall be allocated substantially as follows:                     

4       (a) Twenty percent to the department.                                       

5       (b) Fifteen percent to intermediate school districts on an                  

6   equal amount per pupil basis based on the memberships of                    

7   constituent districts.                                                      

8       (c) Sixty-five percent to school districts on an equal amount               

9   per pupil basis.                                                            

10      (2) The funds described in subsection (1)  may be used for                  

1   the following:                                                              

2       (a) Professional development programs for administrators and                

3   teachers.  These programs shall emphasize the improvement of                

4   teaching and pupils' learning of academic core curriculum                   

5   objectives, as measured by Michigan educational assessment                  

6   program and other criterion - reference assessments;                        

7   collaborative decision making; site-based management; the process           

8   of school improvement; instructional leadership; and the use of             

9   data and assessment instruments to improve teaching and learning            

10  for all pupils.                                                             

11      (b) A biennial education policy leadership institute.  The                  

12  state board shall organize and convene a biennial education                 

13  policy leadership institute for the governor, the lieutenant                

14  governor, the state board, the state superintendent, the                    

15  legislature, and the presidents of the state board approved                 

16  teacher education institutions, and the staff of each as may be             

17  considered appropriate, to examine the most current public                  

18  education policy issues and initiatives and the appropriate role            

19  of policy leaders.                                                          

20      (c) A statewide academy for school leadership established by                

21  the state board.                                                            

22  (d) A principal leadership academy.  The department, in                     

23  collaboration with statewide associations of school principals,             

24  shall establish the principal leadership academy.  The principal            

25  leadership academy shall consist of training for school                     

26  principals that is conducted by other school principals who have            

27  a record of demonstrated success in improving pupil performance.            

1   The department shall solicit input from school district                     

2   superintendents and intermediate superintendents to compile a               

3   list of successful school principals who would likely be                    

4   effective in conducting the training at the principal leadership            

5   academy and shall select school principals to conduct the                   

6   training from this list.  The training shall include all aspects            

7   of successful school leadership, including at least all of the              

8   following:                                                                  

9                                                                                (i) Strategies for increasing parental involvement.                                 

10      (ii) Strategies for engaging community support and                           

11  involvement.                                                                

12      (iii) Creative problem-solving.                                              

13      (iv) Financial decision-making.                                              

14      (v) Management rights and techniques.                                       

15      (vi) Other strategies for improving school leadership to                     

16  achieve better pupil performance.

17  (e)  (d)  Community leadership development.  The state board,               

18  in conjunction with intermediate school districts, shall conduct            

19  a leadership development training program in each school district           

20  for members of the community.                                               

21  (f)  (e)  Promotion of high educational standards.  The state               

22  board, in collaboration with the business community and                     

23  educators, shall coordinate and assist in the promotion of a                

24  statewide public education and information program concerning the           

25  need to achieve world class educational standards in the public             

26  schools of this state.                                                      

27  (g)  (f)  Sabbatical leaves.  School districts shall provide                

1   sabbatical leaves for up to 1 academic year for selected master             

2   teachers who aid in professional development.                               

3   (h)  (g)  Any other purpose authorized in the appropriation                 

4   for professional development in the state school aid act of                 

5   1979.                                                                       

6   (2)  (3)  In order to receive professional development                      

7   funding described in subsection (1), each school district and               

8   intermediate school district shall prepare and submit to the                

9   state board for approval an annual professional development                 

10  plan.                                                                       

11  (3)  (4)  The state board may disapprove for state funding                  

12  proposed professional development that the state board finds to             

13  be 1 or more of the following:                                              

14      (a) Not in furtherance of core academic curriculum needs.                   

15      (b) Not constituting serious, informed innovation.                          

16      (c) Of generally inferior overall quality or depth regardless               

17  of who sponsors or conducts the education or training.                      

18      (d) Not  complying in compliance with the requirements of                  

19  section 1526.