Columbia School Board formally opposes Amendment 3
Thursday, September 18, 2014 | 6:17 p.m. CDT; updated 7:33 p.m. CDT, Thursday, September 18, 2014
COLUMBIA — The Columbia School Board voted in favor of a resolution Thursday morning opposing an amendment that would change Missouri teacher evaluations and contract lengths.
The board unanimously voted in favor of a formal resolution that opposes Amendment 3, which will be on the state's Nov. 4 ballot.
Board member Jan Mees said even though Teach Great — the organization pushing for the passage of the amendment — stopped its campaign, she believed the board needed to be persistent.
According to the board's resolution, Amendment 3 would prevent the district from hiring, promoting, compensating or dismissing teachers based on board policy and local standards.
It would also require students to take additional standardized tests and prevent the Sdistrict from using its current teacher evaluation process, according to the resolution.
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