For immediate release: August 5, 2014
Contact: Laura Swinford; (573) 522-2592, laura.swinford@sos.mo.gov
Constitutional Amendment Relating to Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems Certified for November Ballot
Jefferson City, Mo. —– Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that one initiative petition has been certified to appear on the November 2014 ballot. A Constitutional Amendment to Article IX, Relating to Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems, 2014-024, will appear on the November 4, 2014 general election ballot as Constitutional Amendment 3.
The official ballot title reads:
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
· require teachers to be evaluated by a standards based performance evaluation system for which each local school district must receive state approval to continue receiving state and local funding;
· require teachers to be dismissed, retained, demoted, promoted and paid primarily using quantifiable student performance data as part of the evaluation system;
· require teachers to enter into contracts of three years or fewer with public school districts; and
· prohibit teachers from organizing or collectively bargaining regarding the design and implementation of the teacher evaluation system?
Decisions by school districts regarding provisions allowed or required by this proposal and their implementation will influence the potential costs or savings impacting each district. Significant potential costs may be incurred by the state and/or the districts if new/additional evaluation instruments must be developed to satisfy the proposal’s performance evaluation requirements.
One initiative petition was not certified for the November 2014 ballot due to an insufficient number of valid signatures. The constitutional amendment related to early voting had a sufficient number of valid signatures in two of the six required congressional districts.
For a petition seeking to amend the Missouri Constitution, valid signatures from registered voters equal to eight percent of the total votes cast in the 2012 governor’s election in six of the state’s eight congressional districts must be submitted.
Ballot language and full text for the issues is available on the secretary of state’s website at www.sos.mo.gov/elections .
Constitutional Amendment to Article IX
Relating to Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems,
2014-024
Congressional District 1: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 27,603
Total Signatures Submitted: 55,188
Valid Signatures: 39,635
Congressional District 2: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 32,337
Total Signatures Submitted: 50,457
Valid Signatures: 36,406
Congressional District 3: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 28,109
Total Signatures Submitted: 39,128
Valid Signatures: 33,357
Congressional District 4: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 26,030
Total Signatures Submitted: 472
Valid Signatures: 337
Congressional District 5: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 26,726
Total Signatures Submitted: 96,712
Valid Signatures: 31,945
Congressional District 6: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 27,087
Total Signatures Submitted: 37,776
Valid Signatures: 29,141
Congressional District 7: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 25,944
Total Signatures Submitted: 40,524
Valid Signatures: 29,532
Congressional District 8: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 24,398
Total Signatures Submitted: 543
Valid Signatures: 538
Constitutional Amendment to Article VIII
Relating to Early Voting, version 5
2014-066
Congressional District 1: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 27,603
Total Signatures Submitted: 65,651
Valid Signatures: 38,569
Congressional District 2: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 32,337
Total Signatures Submitted: 33,997
Valid Signatures: 29,841
Congressional District 3: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 28,109
Total Signatures Submitted: 10,934
Valid Signatures: 8,974
Congressional District 4: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 26,030
Total Signatures Submitted: 41,335
Valid Signatures: 24,050
Congressional District 5: Sufficient
Signatures Needed: 26,726
Total Signatures Submitted: 129,762
Valid Signatures: 39,090
Congressional District 6: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 27,087
Total Signatures Submitted: 27,617
Valid Signatures: 20,553
Congressional District 7: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 25,944
Total Signatures Submitted: 31,835
Valid Signatures: 23,215
Congressional District 8: Insufficient
Signatures Needed: 24,398
Total Signatures Submitted: 2,225
Valid Signatures: 1,833
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