1. (1) The governing body of each district shall adopt a plan, in a form and timeline prescribed by the commissioner, for the annual professional performance review of all of the district’s classroom teachers and building principals in accordance with the requirements of Education Law section 3012-d as amended by chapter 59 of the Laws of 2019 and this Subpart and shall submit such plan to the commissioner for approval. The commissioner shall approve or reject the plan. The commissioner may reject a plan that does not rigorously adhere to the provisions of Education Law section 3012-d as amended by chapter 59 of the Laws of 2019 and the requirements of this Subpart. Absent a finding by the commissioner of extraordinary circumstances, if any material changes are made to the plan, the district must submit the material changes by March 1st of each school year, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to the commissioner for approval. The provisions of Education Law section 3012-c(2)(k) shall only apply to the extent provided in this paragraph.
2. (2) Such plan shall be filed in the district office, as applicable, and made available to the public on the district’s website no later than September 10th of each school year, or within 10 days after the plan’s approval by the commissioner, whichever shall later occur.

3. (3) Any plan submitted to the commissioner shall include a signed certification on a form prescribed by the commissioner, by the superintendent, district superintendent or chancellor, attesting that:

   1. (i) the amount of time devoted to traditional standardized assessments that are not specifically required by State or Federal law for each classroom or program of the grade does not exceed, in the aggregate, one percent of the minimum in required annual instructional hours for such classroom or program of the grade; and

   2. (ii) the amount of time devoted to test preparation under standardized testing conditions for each grade does not exceed, in the aggregate, two percent of the minimum required annual instructional hours for such grade. Time devoted to teacher administered classroom quizzes or exams, portfolio reviews, or performance assessments shall not be counted towards the limits established by this subdivision. In addition, formative and diagnostic assessments shall not be counted towards the limits established by this subdivision and nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to supersede the requirements of a section 504 plan of a qualified student with a disability or Federal Law relating to English language learners or the individualized education program of a student with a disability.

      (b) Content of the plan.

      The annual professional performance review plan shall:

4. (1) describe the district's process for ensuring that the department receives accurate teacher and student data, including enrollment and attendance data and any other student, teacher, school, course and teacher/student linkage data necessary to comply with this Subpart, in a format and timeline prescribed by the commissioner. This process shall also provide an opportunity for every classroom teacher and building principal to verify the subjects and/or student rosters assigned to them;
5. (2) describe how the district will report to the department the individual scores and ratings for each subcomponent and category and overall rating for each classroom teacher and building principal in the district, in a format and timeline prescribed by the commissioner;
6. (3) describe the assessment development, security, and scoring processes utilized by the district. Such processes shall ensure that any assessments and/or measures used to evaluate teachers and principals under this section are not disseminated to students before administration and that teachers and principals do not have a vested interest in the outcome of the assessments they score;
7. (4) describe the details of the district’s evaluation system, which shall include, but not be limited to, whether the district chose to use each of the optional subcomponents in the student performance and observation/school visit categories and the assessments and/or measures, if any, that are used in each subcomponent of the student performance category and the observation/school visit category and the name of the approved teacher and/or principal practice rubrics that the district uses or evidence that a variance has been granted by the commissioner from this requirement;
8. (5) describe how the district will provide timely and constructive feedback to classroom teachers and building principals on their annual professional performance review;
9. (6) describe the appeal procedures that the district is using pursuant to section 30-3.12 of this Subpart; and

10. (7) include any certifications required under this Subpart.

    (c) Timeline for completing evaluations.

11. (1) The entire annual professional performance review shall be completed and provided to the teacher or the principal as soon as practicable but in no case later than September 1st of the school year next following the school year for which the teacher or principal’s performance is measured absent a finding by the commissioner of extraordinary circumstances. The teacher’s and principal’s score and rating on the observation/school visit category and in the student performance category, if available, shall be computed and provided to the teacher or principal, in writing, by no later than the last day of the school year for which the teacher or principal is being measured, but in no case later than September 1st of the school year next following the school year for which the teacher or principal’s performance is measured.
12. (2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize a teacher or principal to commence the appeal process prior to receipt of their overall rating. Districts shall ensure that there is a complete evaluation for all classroom teachers and building principals, which shall include scores and ratings on the subcomponent(s) of the student performance category and the observation/school visit category and the combined category scores and ratings, determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of Education Law section 3012-d as amended by chapter 59 of the Laws of 2019 and this Subpart, for the school year for which the teacher’s or principal’s performance is measured.

(a) Applicability.