(105 ILCS 5/Art. 24A heading) ARTICLE 24A.
EVALUATION OF
CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES
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(105 ILCS 5/24A-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-1)
Sec. 24A-1.
Purpose.
The purpose of this Article is to improve the
educational services of the elementary and secondary public schools of
Illinois by requiring that all certified school district employees be
evaluated on a periodic basis and that the evaluations result in remedial
action being taken when deemed necessary.
(Source: P.A. 84-972.)
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(105 ILCS 5/24A-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-2)
Sec. 24A-2. Application. The provisions of this Article shall apply to
all public school districts organized and operating pursuant to the
provisions of this Code, including special charter districts and
those school districts operating in accordance with Article 34, except that this Section does not apply to teachers assigned to schools identified in an agreement entered into between the board of a school district operating under Article 34 and the exclusive representative of the district's teachers in accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-510, eff. 8-28-07.)
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(105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5) Sec. 24A-2.5. Definitions. In this Article: "Evaluator" means: (1) an administrator qualified under Section 24A-3; | ||
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(2) other individuals qualified under Section 24A-3, | ||
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in item (2) of this definition, a school district operating under Article 34 of this Code may require department chairs qualified under Section 24A-3 to evaluate teachers in their department or departments, provided that the school district shall bargain with the bargaining representative of its teachers over the impact and effects on department chairs of such a requirement. "Implementation date" means, unless otherwise specified and provided that the requirements set forth in subsection (d) of Section 24A-20 have been met: (1) For school districts having 500,000 or more | ||
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(2) For school districts having less than 500,000 | ||
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(3) For the lowest performing 20% percent of | ||
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(4) For all other school districts having less than | ||
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Notwithstanding items (3) and (4) of this definition, a school district and the exclusive bargaining representative of its teachers may jointly agree in writing to an earlier implementation date, provided that such date must not be earlier than September 1, 2013. The written agreement of the district and the exclusive bargaining representative must be transmitted to the State Board of Education. "Race to the Top Grant" means a grant made by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education for the program first funded pursuant to paragraph (2) of Section 14006(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. "School Improvement Grant" means a grant made by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10; 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.) |
(105 ILCS 5/24A-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-3) Sec. 24A-3. Evaluation training and pre-qualification. (a) School
boards shall require evaluators to participate in an inservice training on the
evaluation of certified personnel
provided or approved by the State Board of Education prior to undertaking any evaluation and at least once during each certificate renewal cycle. Training provided or approved by the State Board of Education shall include the evaluator training program developed pursuant to Section 24A-20 of this Code. (b) Any evaluator undertaking an evaluation after September 1, 2012 must first successfully complete a pre-qualification program provided or approved by the State Board of Education. The program must involve rigorous training and an independent observer's determination that the evaluator's ratings properly align to the requirements established by the State Board pursuant to this Article. (Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10.) |