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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0028 Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0028 Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0028 Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning education.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
7	15		5 24-16.5, 24A-2.5, 24A-4, 24A-5, 24A-7, 24A-15, 24A-20, 34-8,
8	16		6 and 34-85c as follows:
9	17		7 (105 ILCS 5/24-16.5)
10	18		8 Sec. 24-16.5. Optional alternative evaluative dismissal
11	19		9 process for PERA evaluations.
12	20		10 (a) As used in this Section:
13	21		11 "Applicable hearing requirements" means (i) for any school
14	22		12 district having less than 500,000 inhabitants or a program of
15	23		13 a special education joint agreement, those procedures and
16	24		14 requirements relating to a teacher's request for a hearing,
17	25		15 selection of a hearing officer, pre-hearing and hearing
18	26		16 procedures, and post-hearing briefs set forth in paragraphs
19	27		17 (1) through (6) of subsection (d) of Section 24-12 of this Code
20	28		18 or (ii) for a school district having 500,000 inhabitants or
21	29		19 more, those procedures and requirements relating to a
22	30		20 teacher's request for a hearing, selection of a hearing
23	31		21 officer, pre-hearing and hearing procedures, and post-hearing
24	32		22 briefs set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection
25	33		23 (a) of Section 34-85 of this Code.
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	37	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0028 Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	40	+	Amends the School Code. In a provision regarding an optional alternative evaluative dismissal process for teacher evaluations, removes the definition of and references to "student growth components". Makes the following changes in the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article: Removes the definitions of and references to "implementation date", "Race to the Top Grant", and "School Improvement Grant". Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating teaching performance into its evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued service and teachers not in contractual continued service (now, a school district is required to incorporate student growth data and indicators as a significant factor). Makes other changes concerning student growth. Changes the components of an evaluation plan for a teacher's performance. Makes changes concerning a principal's or assistant principal's evaluation. With respect to the types of rules the State Board of Education may adopt, removes the inclusion of rules that (i) define the term "significant" factor" for purposes of including consideration of student growth in performance ratings and (ii) establish a model evaluation plan for use by school districts in which student growth shall comprise 50% of the performance rating. Allows a school district (rather than only a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants) to use an annual State assessment as a measure of student growth for purposes of teacher or principal evaluations. Removes and changes outdated provisions. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2025.
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34	68		1 "Board" means, for a school district having less than
35	69		2 500,000 inhabitants or a program of a special education joint
36	70		3 agreement, the board of directors, board of education, or
37	71		4 board of school inspectors, as the case may be. For a school
38	72		5 district having 500,000 inhabitants or more, "board" means the
39	73		6 Chicago Board of Education.
40	74		7 "Evaluator" means an evaluator, as defined in Section
41	75		8 24A-2.5 of this Code, who has successfully completed the
42	76		9 pre-qualification program described in subsection (b) of
43	77		10 Section 24A-3 of this Code.
44	78		11 "PERA-trained board member" means a member of a board that
45	79		12 has completed a training program on PERA evaluations either
46	80		13 administered or approved by the State Board of Education.
47	81		14 "PERA evaluation" means a performance evaluation of a
48	82		15 teacher after the implementation date of an evaluation system
49	83		16 for teachers, as specified by Section 24A-2.5 of this Code,
50	84		17 using a performance evaluation instrument and process that
51	85		18 meets the minimum requirements for teacher evaluation
52	86		19 instruments and processes set forth in rules adopted by the
53	87		20 State Board of Education to implement Public Act 96-861.
54	88		21 "Remediation" means the remediation plan, mid-point and
55	89		22 final evaluations, and related processes and requirements set
56	90		23 forth in subdivisions (i), (j), and (k) of Section 24A-5 of
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58	92		25 "School district" means a school district or a program of
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70	104		1 "Second evaluator" means an evaluator who either conducts
71	105		2 the mid-point and final remediation evaluation or conducts an
72	106		3 independent assessment of whether the teacher completed the
73	107		4 remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than a
74	108		5 "Proficient" rating, all in accordance with subdivision (c) of
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76	110		7 "Student growth components" means the components of a
77	111		8 performance evaluation plan described in subdivision (c) of
78	112		9 Section 24A-5 of this Code, as may be supplemented by
79	113		10 administrative rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
80	114		11 "Teacher practice components" means the components of a
81	115		12 performance evaluation plan described in subdivisions (a) and
82	116		13 (b) of Section 24A-5 of this Code, as may be supplemented by
83	117		14 administrative rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
84	118		15 "Teacher representatives" means the exclusive bargaining
85	119		16 representative of a school district's teachers or, if no
86	120		17 exclusive bargaining representatives exists, a representative
87	121		18 committee selected by teachers.
88	122		19 (b) This Section applies to all school districts,
89	123		20 including those having 500,000 or more inhabitants. The
90	124		21 optional dismissal process set forth in this Section is an
91	125		22 alternative to those set forth in Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of
92	126		23 this Code. Nothing in this Section is intended to change the
93	127		24 existing practices or precedents under Section 24-12 or 34-85
94	128		25 of this Code, nor shall this Section be interpreted as
95	129		26 implying standards and procedures that should or must be used
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106	140		1 as part of a remediation that precedes a dismissal sought
107	141		2 under Section 24-12 or 34-85 of this Code.
108	142		3 A board may dismiss a teacher who has entered upon
109	143		4 contractual continued service under this Section if the
110	144		5 following are met:
111	145		6 (1) the cause of dismissal is that the teacher has
112	146		7 failed to complete a remediation plan with a rating equal
113	147		8 to or better than a "Proficient" rating;
114	148		9 (2) the "Unsatisfactory" performance evaluation rating
115	149		10 that preceded remediation resulted from a PERA evaluation;
116	150		11 and
117	151		12 (3) the school district has complied with subsection
118	152		13 (c) of this Section.
119	153		14 A school district may not, through agreement with a
120	154		15 teacher or its teacher representatives, waive its right to
121	155		16 dismiss a teacher under this Section.
122	156		17 (c) Each school district electing to use the dismissal
123	157		18 process set forth in this Section must comply with the
124	158		19 pre-remediation and remediation activities and requirements
125	159		20 set forth in this subsection (c).
126	160		21 (1) Before a school district's first remediation
127	161		22 relating to a dismissal under this Section, the school
128	162		23 district must create and establish a list of at least 2
129	163		24 evaluators who will be available to serve as second
130	164		25 evaluators under this Section. The school district shall
131	165		26 provide its teacher representatives with an opportunity to
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142	176		1 submit additional names of teacher evaluators who will be
143	177		2 available to serve as second evaluators and who will be
144	178		3 added to the list created and established by the school
145	179		4 district, provided that, unless otherwise agreed to by the
146	180		5 school district, the teacher representatives may not
147	181		6 submit more teacher evaluators for inclusion on the list
148	182		7 than the number of evaluators submitted by the school
149	183		8 district. Each teacher evaluator must either have (i)
150	184		9 National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
151	185		10 certification, with no "Unsatisfactory" or "Needs
152	186		11 Improvement" performance evaluating ratings in his or her
153	187		12 2 most recent performance evaluation ratings; or (ii)
154	188		13 "Excellent" performance evaluation ratings in 2 of his or
155	189		14 her 3 most recent performance evaluations, with no "Needs
156	190		15 Improvement" or "Unsatisfactory" performance evaluation
157	191		16 ratings in his or her last 3 ratings. If the teacher
158	192		17 representatives do not submit a list of teacher evaluators
159	193		18 within 21 days after the school district's request, the
160	194		19 school district may proceed with a remediation using a
161	195		20 list that includes only the school district's selections.
162	196		21 Either the school district or the teacher representatives
163	197		22 may revise or add to their selections for the list at any
164	198		23 time with notice to the other party, subject to the
165	199		24 limitations set forth in this paragraph (1).
166	200		25 (2) Before a school district's first remediation
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178	212		1 district shall, in good faith cooperation with its teacher
179	213		2 representatives, establish a process for the selection of
180	214		3 a second evaluator from the list created pursuant to
181	215		4 paragraph (1) of this subsection (c). Such process may be
182	216		5 amended at any time in good faith cooperation with the
183	217		6 teacher representatives. If the teacher representatives
184	218		7 are given an opportunity to cooperate with the school
185	219		8 district and elect not to do so, the school district may,
186	220		9 at its discretion, establish or amend the process for
187	221		10 selection. Before the hearing officer and as part of any
188	222		11 judicial review of a dismissal under this Section, a
189	223		12 teacher may not challenge a remediation or dismissal on
190	224		13 the grounds that the process used by the school district
191	225		14 to select a second evaluator was not established in good
192	226		15 faith cooperation with its teacher representatives.
193	227		16 (3) For each remediation preceding a dismissal under
194	228		17 this Section, the school district shall select a second
195	229		18 evaluator from the list of second evaluators created
196	230		19 pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection (c), using
197	231		20 the selection process established pursuant to paragraph
198	232		21 (2) of this subsection (c). The selected second evaluator
199	233		22 may not be the same individual who determined the
200	234		23 teacher's "Unsatisfactory" performance evaluation rating
201	235		24 preceding remediation, and, if the second evaluator is an
202	236		25 administrator, may not be a direct report to the
203	237		26 individual who determined the teacher's "Unsatisfactory"
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214	248		1 performance evaluation rating preceding remediation. The
215	249		2 school district's authority to select a second evaluator
216	250		3 from the list of second evaluators must not be delegated
217	251		4 or limited through any agreement with the teacher
218	252		5 representatives, provided that nothing shall prohibit a
219	253		6 school district and its teacher representatives from
220	254		7 agreeing to a formal peer evaluation process as permitted
221	255		8 under Article 24A of this Code that could be used to meet
222	256		9 the requirements for the selection of second evaluators
223	257		10 under this subsection (c).
224	258		11 (4) The second evaluator selected pursuant to
225	259		12 paragraph (3) of this subsection (c) must either (i)
226	260		13 conduct the mid-point and final evaluation during
227	261		14 remediation or (ii) conduct an independent assessment of
228	262		15 whether the teacher completed the remediation plan with a
229	263		16 rating equal to or better than a "Proficient" rating,
230	264		17 which independent assessment shall include, but is not
231	265		18 limited to, personal or video-recorded observations of the
232	266		19 teacher that relate to the teacher practice components of
233	267		20 the remediation plan. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall
234	268		21 be construed to limit or preclude the participation of the
235	269		22 evaluator who rated a teacher as "Unsatisfactory" in
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237	271		24 (d) To institute a dismissal proceeding under this
238	272		25 Section, the board must first provide written notice to the
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250	284		1 remediation evaluation. The notice shall comply with the
251	285		2 applicable hearing requirements and, in addition, must specify
252	286		3 that dismissal is sought under this Section and include a copy
253	287		4 of each performance evaluation relating to the scope of the
254	288		5 hearing as described in this subsection (d).
255	289		6 The applicable hearing requirements shall apply to the
256	290		7 teacher's request for a hearing, the selection and
257	291		8 qualifications of the hearing officer, and pre-hearing and
258	292		9 hearing procedures, except that all of the following must be
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260	294		11 (1) The hearing officer must, in addition to meeting
261	295		12 the qualifications set forth in the applicable hearing
262	296		13 requirements, have successfully completed the
263	297		14 pre-qualification program described in subsection (b) of
264	298		15 Section 24A-3 of this Code, unless the State Board of
265	299		16 Education waives this requirement to provide an adequate
266	300		17 pool of hearing officers for consideration.
267	301		18 (2) The scope of the hearing must be limited as
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269	303		20 (A) The school district must demonstrate the
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271	305		22 (i) that the "Unsatisfactory" performance
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290	324		5 (iii) that the teacher failed to complete the
291	325		6 remediation plan with a performance evaluation
292	326		7 rating equal to or better than a "Proficient"
293	327		8 rating, based upon a final remediation evaluation
294	328		9 meeting the applicable standards and requirements
295	329		10 of the school district's evaluation plan; and
296	330		11 (iv) that if the second evaluator selected
297	331		12 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of
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300	334		15 assessment that the teacher completed the
301	335		16 remediation plan with a rating equal to or better
302	336		17 than a "Proficient" rating, the school district
303	337		18 must demonstrate that the final remediation
304	338		19 evaluation is a more valid assessment of the
305	339		20 teacher's performance than the assessment made by
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307	341		22 (B) The teacher may only challenge the substantive
308	342		23 and procedural aspects of (i) the "Unsatisfactory"
309	343		24 performance evaluation rating that led to the
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322	356		1 teacher challenges procedural aspects, including any
323	357		2 in applicable collective bargaining agreement
324	358		3 provisions, of a relevant performance evaluation
325	359		4 rating or the remediation plan, the teacher must
326	360		5 demonstrate how an alleged procedural defect
327	361		6 materially affected the teacher's ability to
328	362		7 demonstrate a level of performance necessary to avoid
329	363		8 remediation or dismissal or successfully complete the
330	364		9 remediation plan. Without any such material effect, a
331	365		10 procedural defect shall not impact the assessment by
332	366		11 the hearing officer, board, or reviewing court of the
333	367		12 validity of a performance evaluation or a remediation
334	368		13 plan.
335	369		14 (C) The hearing officer shall only consider and
336	370		15 give weight to performance evaluations relevant to the
337	371		16 scope of the hearing as described in clauses (A) and
338	372		17 (B) of this subdivision (2).
339	373		18 (3) Each party shall be given only 2 days to present
340	374		19 evidence and testimony relating to the scope of the
341	375		20 hearing, unless a longer period is mutually agreed to by
342	376		21 the parties or deemed necessary by the hearing officer to
343	377		22 enable a party to present adequate evidence and testimony
344	378		23 to address the scope of the hearing, including due to the
345	379		24 other party's cross-examination of the party's witnesses.
346	380		25 (e) The provisions of Sections 24-12 and 34-85 pertaining
347	381		26 to the decision or recommendation of the hearing officer do
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358	392		1 not apply to dismissal proceedings under this Section. For any
359	393		2 dismissal proceedings under this Section, the hearing officer
360	394		3 shall not issue a decision, and shall issue only findings of
361	395		4 fact and a recommendation, including the reasons therefor, to
362	396		5 the board to either retain or dismiss the teacher and shall
363	397		6 give a copy of the report to both the teacher and the
364	398		7 superintendent of the school district. The hearing officer's
365	399		8 findings of fact and recommendation must be issued within 30
366	400		9 days from the close of the record of the hearing.
367	401		10 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules regarding
368	402		11 the length of the hearing officer's findings of fact and
369	403		12 recommendation. If a hearing officer fails without good cause,
370	404		13 specifically provided in writing to both parties and the State
371	405		14 Board of Education, to render a recommendation within 30 days
372	406		15 after the hearing is concluded or the record is closed,
373	407		16 whichever is later, the parties may mutually agree to select a
374	408		17 hearing officer pursuant to the alternative procedure, as
375	409		18 provided in Section 24-12 or 34-85, to rehear the charges
376	410		19 heard by the hearing officer who failed to render a
377	411		20 recommendation or to review the record and render a
378	412		21 recommendation. If any hearing officer fails without good
379	413		22 cause, specifically provided in writing to both parties and
380	414		23 the State Board of Education, to render a recommendation
381	415		24 within 30 days after the hearing is concluded or the record is
382	416		25 closed, whichever is later, the hearing officer shall be
383	417		26 removed from the master list of hearing officers maintained by
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394	428		1 the State Board of Education for not more than 24 months. The
395	429		2 parties and the State Board of Education may also take such
396	430		3 other actions as it deems appropriate, including recovering,
397	431		4 reducing, or withholding any fees paid or to be paid to the
398	432		5 hearing officer. If any hearing officer repeats such failure,
399	433		6 he or she shall be permanently removed from the master list of
400	434		7 hearing officers maintained by the State Board of Education.
401	435		8 (f) The board, within 45 days after receipt of the hearing
402	436		9 officer's findings of fact and recommendation, shall decide,
403	437		10 through adoption of a written order, whether the teacher must
404	438		11 be dismissed from its employ or retained, provided that only
405	439		12 PERA-trained board members may participate in the vote with
406	440		13 respect to the decision.
407	441		14 If the board dismisses the teacher notwithstanding the
408	442		15 hearing officer's recommendation of retention, the board shall
409	443		16 make a conclusion, giving its reasons therefor, and such
410	444		17 conclusion and reasons must be included in its written order.
411	445		18 The failure of the board to strictly adhere to the timelines
412	446		19 contained in this Section does not render it without
413	447		20 jurisdiction to dismiss the teacher. The board shall not lose
414	448		21 jurisdiction to discharge the teacher if the hearing officer
415	449		22 fails to render a recommendation within the time specified in
416	450		23 this Section. The decision of the board is final, unless
417	451		24 reviewed as provided in subsection (g) of this Section.
418	452		25 If the board retains the teacher, the board shall enter a
419	453		26 written order stating the amount of back pay and lost
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430	464		1 benefits, less mitigation, to be paid to the teacher, within
431	465		2 45 days of its retention order.
432	466		3 (g) A teacher dismissed under this Section may apply for
433	467		4 and obtain judicial review of a decision of the board in
434	468		5 accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review
435	469		6 Law, except as follows:
436	470		7 (1) for a teacher dismissed by a school district
437	471		8 having 500,000 inhabitants or more, such judicial review
438	472		9 must be taken directly to the appellate court of the
439	473		10 judicial district in which the board maintains its primary
440	474		11 administrative office, and any direct appeal to the
441	475		12 appellate court must be filed within 35 days from the date
442	476		13 that a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was
443	477		14 served upon the teacher;
444	478		15 (2) for a teacher dismissed by a school district
445	479		16 having less than 500,000 inhabitants after the hearing
446	480		17 officer recommended dismissal, such judicial review must
447	481		18 be taken directly to the appellate court of the judicial
448	482		19 district in which the board maintains its primary
449	483		20 administrative office, and any direct appeal to the
450	484		21 appellate court must be filed within 35 days from the date
451	485		22 that a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was
452	486		23 served upon the teacher; and
453	487		24 (3) for all school districts, if the hearing officer
454	488		25 recommended dismissal, the decision of the board may be
455	489		26 reversed only if it is found to be arbitrary, capricious,
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466	500		1 an abuse of discretion, or not in accordance with law.
467	501		2 In the event judicial review is instituted by a teacher,
468	502		3 any costs of preparing and filing the record of proceedings
469	503		4 must be paid by the teacher. If a decision of the board is
470	504		5 adjudicated upon judicial review in favor of the teacher, then
471	505		6 the court shall remand the matter to the board with direction
472	506		7 for entry of an order setting the amount of back pay, lost
473	507		8 benefits, and costs, less mitigation. The teacher may
474	508		9 challenge the board's order setting the amount of back pay,
475	509		10 lost benefits, and costs, less mitigation, through an
476	510		11 expedited arbitration procedure with the costs of the
477	511		12 arbitrator borne by the board.
478	512		13 (Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11; 98-513, eff. 1-1-14.)
479	513		14 (105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5)
480	514		15 Sec. 24A-2.5. Definitions. In this Article:
481	515		16 "Evaluator" means:
482	516		17 (1) an administrator qualified under Section 24A-3; or
483	517		18 (2) other individuals qualified under Section 24A-3,
484	518		19 provided that, if such other individuals are in the
485	519		20 bargaining unit of a district's teachers, the district and
486	520		21 the exclusive bargaining representative of that unit must
487	521		22 agree to those individuals evaluating other bargaining
488	522		23 unit members.
489	523		24 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in item (2) of
490	524		25 this definition, a school district operating under Article 34
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501	535		1 of this Code may require department chairs qualified under
502	536		2 Section 24A-3 to evaluate teachers in their department or
503	537		3 departments, provided that the school district shall bargain
504	538		4 with the bargaining representative of its teachers over the
505	539		5 impact and effects on department chairs of such a requirement.
506	540		6 "Implementation date" means, unless otherwise specified
507	541		7 and provided that the requirements set forth in subsection (d)
508	542		8 of Section 24A-20 have been met:
509	543		9 (1) For school districts having 500,000 or more
510	544		10 inhabitants, in at least 300 schools by September 1, 2012
511	545		11 and in the remaining schools by September 1, 2013.
512	546		12 (2) For school districts having less than 500,000
513	547		13 inhabitants and receiving a Race to the Top Grant or
514	548		14 School Improvement Grant after the effective date of this
515	549		15 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the date
516	550		16 specified in those grants for implementing an evaluation
517	551		17 system for teachers and principals incorporating student
518	552		18 growth as a significant factor.
519	553		19 (3) For the lowest performing 20% percent of remaining
520	554		20 school districts having less than 500,000 inhabitants
521	555		21 (with the measure of and school year or years used for
522	556		22 school district performance to be determined by the State
523	557		23 Superintendent of Education at a time determined by the
524	558		24 State Superintendent), September 1, 2015.
525	559		25 (4) For all other school districts having less than
526	560		26 500,000 inhabitants, September 1, 2016.
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537	571		1 Notwithstanding items (3) and (4) of this definition, a
538	572		2 school district and the exclusive bargaining representative of
539	573		3 its teachers may jointly agree in writing to an earlier
540	574		4 implementation date, provided that such date must not be
541	575		5 earlier than September 1, 2013. The written agreement of the
542	576		6 district and the exclusive bargaining representative must be
543	577		7 transmitted to the State Board of Education.
544	578		8 "Race to the Top Grant" means a grant made by the Secretary
545	579		9 of the U.S. Department of Education for the program first
546	580		10 funded pursuant to paragraph (2) of Section 14006(a) of the
547	581		11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
548	582		12 "School Improvement Grant" means a grant made by the
549	583		13 Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to
550	584		14 Section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
551	585		15 (Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10; 97-8, eff. 6-13-11;
552	586		16 revised 7-17-24.)
553	587		17 (105 ILCS 5/24A-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-4)
554	588		18 Sec. 24A-4. Development of evaluation plan.
555	589		19 (a) As used in this and the succeeding Sections, "teacher"
556	590		20 means any and all school district employees regularly required
557	591		21 to be certified under laws relating to the certification of
558	592		22 teachers. Each school district shall develop, in cooperation
559	593		23 with its teachers or, where applicable, the exclusive
560	594		24 bargaining representatives of its teachers, an evaluation plan
561	595		25 for all teachers.
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572	606		1 (b) Until July 1, 2025 By no later than the applicable
573	607		2 implementation date, each school district shall, in good faith
574	608		3 cooperation with its teachers or, where applicable, the
575	609		4 exclusive bargaining representatives of its teachers,
576	610		5 incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth
577	611		6 as a significant factor in rating teaching performance, into
578	612		7 its evaluation plan for all teachers, both those teachers in
579	613		8 contractual continued service and those teachers not in
580	614		9 contractual continued service. The plan shall at least meet
581	615		10 the standards and requirements for student growth and teacher
582	616		11 evaluation established under Section 24A-7, and specifically
583	617		12 describe how student growth data and indicators will be used
584	618		13 as part of the evaluation process, how this information will
585	619		14 relate to evaluation standards, the assessments or other
586	620		15 indicators of student performance that will be used in
587	621		16 measuring student growth and the weight that each will have,
588	622		17 the methodology that will be used to measure student growth,
589	623		18 and the criteria other than student growth that will be used in
590	624		19 evaluating the teacher and the weight that each will have.
591	625		20 (b-5) Beginning July 1, 2025, each school district may, in
592	626		21 good faith cooperation with its teachers or, where applicable,
593	627		22 with the exclusive bargaining representatives of its teachers,
594	628		23 incorporate the use of data and indicators on student growth
595	629		24 as a factor in rating teaching performance, into its
596	630		25 evaluation plan for all teachers in contractual continued
597	631		26 service and teachers not in contractual continued service. The
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608	642		1 plan shall at least meet the standards and requirements for
609	643		2 teacher evaluations established under Section 24A-7.
610	644		3 To incorporate the use of data and indicators of student
611	645		4 growth as a significant factor in rating teacher performance
612	646		5 into the evaluation plan, the district shall use a joint
613	647		6 committee composed of equal representation selected by the
614	648		7 district and its teachers or, where applicable, the exclusive
615	649		8 bargaining representative of its teachers. If, within 180
616	650		9 calendar days of the committee's first meeting, the committee
617	651		10 does not reach agreement on the plan, then the district shall
618	652		11 implement the model evaluation plan established under Section
619	653		12 24A-7 with respect to the use of data and indicators on student
620	654		13 growth as a significant factor in rating teacher performance.
621	655		14 Nothing in this subsection (b) shall make decisions on the
622	656		15 use of data and indicators on student growth as a significant
623	657		16 factor in rating teaching performance mandatory subjects of
624	658		17 bargaining under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act
625	659		18 that are not currently mandatory subjects of bargaining under
626	660		19 the Act.
627	661		20 The provisions of the Open Meetings Act shall not apply to
628	662		21 meetings of a joint committee formed under this subsection
629	663		22 (b).
630	664		23 (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection
631	665		24 (b) of this Section, if the joint committee referred to in that
632	666		25 subsection does not reach agreement on the plan within 90
633	667		26 calendar days after the committee's first meeting, a school
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644	678		1 district having 500,000 or more inhabitants shall not be
645	679		2 required to implement any aspect of the model evaluation plan
646	680		3 and may implement its last best proposal.
647	681		4 (d) The Beginning the first school year following the
648	682		5 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
649	683		6 Assembly, the joint committee referred to in subsections
650	684		7 subsection (b) and (c) of this Section shall meet no less than
651	685		8 one time annually to assess and review the effectiveness of
652	686		9 the district's evaluation plan for the purposes of continuous
653	687		10 improvement of instruction and evaluation practices.
654	688		11 (Source: P.A. 100-768, eff. 1-1-19.)
655	689		12 (105 ILCS 5/24A-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5)
656	690		13 Sec. 24A-5. Content of evaluation plans. This Section does
657	691		14 not apply to teachers assigned to schools identified in an
658	692		15 agreement entered into between the board of a school district
659	693		16 operating under Article 34 of this Code and the exclusive
660	694		17 representative of the district's teachers in accordance with
661	695		18 Section 34-85c of this Code.
662	696		19 Each school district to which this Article applies shall
663	697		20 establish a teacher evaluation plan which ensures that each
664	698		21 teacher in contractual continued service is evaluated at least
665	699		22 once in the course of every 2 or 3 school years as provided in
666	700		23 this Section.
667	701		24 Each school district shall establish a teacher evaluation
668	702		25 plan that ensures that:
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679	713		1 (1) each teacher not in contractual continued service
680	714		2 is evaluated at least once every school year; and
681	715		3 (2) except as otherwise provided in this Section, each
682	716		4 teacher in contractual continued service is evaluated at
683	717		5 least once in the course of every 2 school years. However,
684	718		6 any teacher in contractual continued service whose
685	719		7 performance is rated as either "needs improvement" or
686	720		8 "unsatisfactory" must be evaluated at least once in the
687	721		9 school year following the receipt of such rating.
688	722		10 No later than September 1, 2022, each school district must
689	723		11 establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each
690	724		12 teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is
691	725		13 rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is evaluated at
692	726		14 least once in the course of the 3 school years after receipt of
693	727		15 the rating and implement an informal teacher observation plan
694	728		16 established by agency rule and by agreement of the joint
695	729		17 committee established under subsection (b) of Section 24A-4 of
696	730		18 this Code that ensures that each teacher in contractual
697	731		19 continued service whose performance is rated as either
698	732		20 "excellent" or "proficient" is informally observed at least
699	733		21 once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the
700	734		22 rating.
701	735		23 For the 2022-2023 school year only, if the Governor has
702	736		24 declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant
703	737		25 to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
704	738		26 a school district may waive the evaluation requirement of all
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715	749		1 teachers in contractual continued service whose performances
716	750		2 were rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" during the
717	751		3 last school year in which the teachers were evaluated under
718	752		4 this Section.
719	753		5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
720	754		6 or any other Section of this Code, a principal shall not be
721	755		7 prohibited from evaluating any teachers within a school during
722	756		8 his or her first year as principal of such school. If a
723	757		9 first-year principal exercises this option in a school
724	758		10 district where the evaluation plan provides for a teacher in
725	759		11 contractual continued service to be evaluated once in the
726	760		12 course of every 2 or 3 school years, as applicable, then a new
727	761		13 2-year or 3-year evaluation plan must be established.
728	762		14 The evaluation plan shall comply with the requirements of
729	763		15 this Section and of any rules adopted by the State Board of
730	764		16 Education pursuant to this Section.
731	765		17 The plan shall include a description of each teacher's
732	766		18 duties and responsibilities and of the standards to which that
733	767		19 teacher is expected to conform, and shall include at least the
734	768		20 following components:
735	769		21 (a) personal observation of the teacher in the
736	770		22 classroom by the evaluator, unless the teacher has no
737	771		23 classroom duties.
738	772		24 (b) consideration of the teacher's attendance,
739	773		25 planning, instructional methods, classroom management,
740	774		26 where relevant, and competency in the subject matter
741	775
742	776
743	777
744	778
745	779
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747	781
748	782
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751	785		1 taught.
752	786		2 (c) (blank). by no later than the applicable
753	787		3 implementation date, consideration of student growth as a
754	788		4 significant factor in the rating of the teacher's
755	789		5 performance.
756	790		6 (d) (blank). prior to September 1, 2012, rating of the
757	791		7 performance of teachers in contractual continued service
758	792		8 as either:
759	793		9 (i) "excellent", "satisfactory" or
760	794		10 "unsatisfactory"; or
761	795		11 (ii) "excellent", "proficient", "needs
762	796		12 improvement" or "unsatisfactory".
763	797		13 (e) on and after September 1, 2012, rating of the
764	798		14 performance of all teachers as "excellent", "proficient",
765	799		15 "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory".
766	800		16 (f) specification as to the teacher's strengths and
767	801		17 weaknesses, with supporting reasons for the comments made.
768	802		18 (g) inclusion of a copy of the evaluation in the
769	803		19 teacher's personnel file and provision of a copy to the
770	804		20 teacher.
771	805		21 (h) within 30 school days after the completion of an
772	806		22 evaluation rating a teacher in contractual continued
773	807		23 service as "needs improvement", development by the
774	808		24 evaluator, in consultation with the teacher, and taking
775	809		25 into account the teacher's ongoing on-going professional
776	810		26 responsibilities including his or her regular teaching
777	811
778	812
779	813
780	814
781	815
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783	817
784	818
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787	821		1 assignments, of a professional development plan directed
788	822		2 to the areas that need improvement and any supports that
789	823		3 the district will provide to address the areas identified
790	824		4 as needing improvement.
791	825		5 (i) within 30 school days after completion of an
792	826		6 evaluation rating a teacher in contractual continued
793	827		7 service as "unsatisfactory", development and commencement
794	828		8 by the district of a remediation plan designed to correct
795	829		9 deficiencies cited, provided the deficiencies are deemed
796	830		10 remediable. In all school districts the remediation plan
797	831		11 for unsatisfactory, tenured teachers shall provide for 90
798	832		12 school days of remediation within the classroom, unless an
799	833		13 applicable collective bargaining agreement provides for a
800	834		14 shorter duration. In all school districts evaluations
801	835		15 issued pursuant to this Section shall be issued within 10
802	836		16 days after the conclusion of the respective remediation
803	837		17 plan. However, the school board or other governing
804	838		18 authority of the district shall not lose jurisdiction to
805	839		19 discharge a teacher in the event the evaluation is not
806	840		20 issued within 10 days after the conclusion of the
807	841		21 respective remediation plan.
808	842		22 (j) participation in the remediation plan by the
809	843		23 teacher in contractual continued service rated
810	844		24 "unsatisfactory", an evaluator and a consulting teacher
811	845		25 selected by the evaluator of the teacher who was rated
812	846		26 "unsatisfactory", which consulting teacher is an
813	847
814	848
815	849
816	850
817	851
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819	853
820	854
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823	857		1 educational employee as defined in the Illinois
824	858		2 Educational Labor Relations Act, has at least 5 years'
825	859		3 teaching experience, and a reasonable familiarity with the
826	860		4 assignment of the teacher being evaluated, and who
827	861		5 received an "excellent" rating on his or her most recent
828	862		6 evaluation. Where no teachers who meet these criteria are
829	863		7 available within the district, the district shall request
830	864		8 and the applicable regional office of education shall
831	865		9 supply, to participate in the remediation process, an
832	866		10 individual who meets these criteria.
833	867		11 In a district having a population of less than 500,000
834	868		12 with an exclusive bargaining agent, the bargaining agent
835	869		13 may, if it so chooses, supply a roster of qualified
836	870		14 teachers from whom the consulting teacher is to be
837	871		15 selected. That roster shall, however, contain the names of
838	872		16 at least 5 teachers, each of whom meets the criteria for
839	873		17 consulting teacher with regard to the teacher being
840	874		18 evaluated, or the names of all teachers so qualified if
841	875		19 that number is less than 5. In the event of a dispute as to
842	876		20 qualification, the State Board shall determine
843	877		21 qualification.
844	878		22 (k) a mid-point and final evaluation by an evaluator
845	879		23 during and at the end of the remediation period,
846	880		24 immediately following receipt of a remediation plan
847	881		25 provided for under subsections (i) and (j) of this
848	882		26 Section. Each evaluation shall assess the teacher's
849	883
850	884
851	885
852	886
853	887
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855	889
856	890
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859	893		1 performance during the time period since the prior
860	894		2 evaluation; provided that the last evaluation shall also
861	895		3 include an overall evaluation of the teacher's performance
862	896		4 during the remediation period. A written copy of the
863	897		5 evaluations and ratings, in which any deficiencies in
864	898		6 performance and recommendations for correction are
865	899		7 identified, shall be provided to and discussed with the
866	900		8 teacher within 10 school days after the date of the
867	901		9 evaluation, unless an applicable collective bargaining
868	902		10 agreement provides to the contrary. These subsequent
869	903		11 evaluations shall be conducted by an evaluator. The
870	904		12 consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher
871	905		13 rated "unsatisfactory" on how to improve teaching skills
872	906		14 and to successfully complete the remediation plan. The
873	907		15 consulting teacher shall participate in developing the
874	908		16 remediation plan, but the final decision as to the
875	909		17 evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator, unless
876	910		18 an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides to
877	911		19 the contrary. Evaluations at the conclusion of the
878	912		20 remediation process shall be separate and distinct from
879	913		21 the required annual evaluations of teachers and shall not
880	914		22 be subject to the guidelines and procedures relating to
881	915		23 those annual evaluations. The evaluator may but is not
882	916		24 required to use the forms provided for the annual
883	917		25 evaluation of teachers in the district's evaluation plan.
884	918		26 (l) reinstatement to the evaluation schedule set forth
885	919
886	920
887	921
888	922
889	923
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891	925
892	926
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895	929		1 in the district's evaluation plan for any teacher in
896	930		2 contractual continued service who achieves a rating equal
897	931		3 to or better than "satisfactory" or "proficient" in the
898	932		4 school year following a rating of "needs improvement" or
899	933		5 "unsatisfactory".
900	934		6 (m) dismissal in accordance with subsection (d) of
901	935		7 Section 24-12 or Section 24-16.5 or 34-85 of this Code of
902	936		8 any teacher who fails to complete any applicable
903	937		9 remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than a
904	938		10 "satisfactory" or "proficient" rating. Districts and
905	939		11 teachers subject to dismissal hearings are precluded from
906	940		12 compelling the testimony of consulting teachers at such
907	941		13 hearings under subsection (d) of Section 24-12 or Section
908	942		14 24-16.5 or 34-85 of this Code, either as to the rating
909	943		15 process or for opinions of performances by teachers under
910	944		16 remediation.
911	945		17 (n) If After the implementation date of an evaluation
912	946		18 system for teachers in a district as specified in Section
913	947		19 24A-2.5 of this Code, if a teacher in contractual
914	948		20 continued service successfully completes a remediation
915	949		21 plan following a rating of "unsatisfactory" in an overall
916	950		22 performance evaluation received after the foregoing
917	951		23 implementation date and receives a subsequent rating of
918	952		24 "unsatisfactory" in any of the teacher's overall
919	953		25 performance evaluation ratings received during the
920	954		26 36-month period following the teacher's completion of the
921	955
922	956
923	957
924	958
925	959
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927	961
928	962
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931	965		1 remediation plan, then the school district may forgo
932	966		2 remediation and seek dismissal in accordance with
933	967		3 subsection (d) of Section 24-12 or Section 34-85 of this
934	968		4 Code.
935	969		5 (o) Teachers who are due to be evaluated in the last
936	970		6 year before they are set to retire shall be offered the
937	971		7 opportunity to waive their evaluation and to retain their
938	972		8 most recent rating, unless the teacher was last rated as
939	973		9 "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory". The school
940	974		10 district may still reserve the right to evaluate a teacher
941	975		11 provided the district gives notice to the teacher at least
942	976		12 14 days before the evaluation and a reason for evaluating
943	977		13 the teacher.
944	978		14 Nothing in this Section or Section 24A-4 shall be
945	979		15 construed as preventing immediate dismissal of a teacher for
946	980		16 deficiencies which are deemed irremediable or for actions
947	981		17 which are injurious to or endanger the health or person of
948	982		18 students in the classroom or school, or preventing the
949	983		19 dismissal or non-renewal of teachers not in contractual
950	984		20 continued service for any reason not prohibited by applicable
951	985		21 employment, labor, and civil rights laws. Failure to strictly
952	986		22 comply with the time requirements contained in Section 24A-5
953	987		23 shall not invalidate the results of the remediation plan.
954	988		24 Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
955	989		25 supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
956	990		26 lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
957	991
958	992
959	993
960	994
961	995
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963	997
964	998
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967	1001		1 Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
968	1002		2 Public Act 97-8.
969	1003		3 If the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public
970	1004		4 health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois
971	1005		5 Emergency Management Agency Act that suspends in-person
972	1006		6 instruction, the timelines in this Section connected to the
973	1007		7 commencement and completion of any remediation plan are
974	1008		8 waived. Except if the parties mutually agree otherwise and the
975	1009		9 agreement is in writing, any remediation plan that had been in
976	1010		10 place for more than 45 days prior to the suspension of
977	1011		11 in-person instruction shall resume when in-person instruction
978	1012		12 resumes and any remediation plan that had been in place for
979	1013		13 fewer than 45 days prior to the suspension of in-person
980	1014		14 instruction shall be discontinued and a new remediation period
981	1015		15 shall begin when in-person instruction resumes. The
982	1016		16 requirements of this paragraph apply regardless of whether
983	1017		17 they are included in a school district's teacher evaluation
984	1018		18 plan.
985	1019		19 (Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-729, eff. 5-6-22;
986	1020		20 103-85, eff. 6-9-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; revised 8-8-24.)
987	1021		21 (105 ILCS 5/24A-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7)
988	1022		22 Sec. 24A-7. Rules.
989	1023		23 (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt
990	1024		24 such rules as are deemed necessary to implement and accomplish
991	1025		25 the purposes and provisions of this Article, including, but
992	1026
993	1027
994	1028
995	1029
996	1030
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999	1033
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1002	1036		1 not limited to, rules:
1003	1037		2 (1) relating to the methods for measuring student
1004	1038		3 growth (including, but not limited to, limitations on the
1005	1039		4 age of usable data; the amount of data needed to reliably
1006	1040		5 and validly measure growth for the purpose of teacher and
1007	1041		6 principal evaluations; and whether and at what time annual
1008	1042		7 State assessments may be used as one of multiple measures
1009	1043		8 of student growth);
1010	1044		9 (2) (blank); defining the term "significant factor"
1011	1045		10 for purposes of including consideration of student growth
1012	1046		11 in performance ratings;
1013	1047		12 (3) controlling for such factors as student
1014	1048		13 characteristics (including, but not limited to, students
1015	1049		14 receiving special education and English Learner services),
1016	1050		15 student attendance, and student mobility so as to best
1017	1051		16 measure the impact that a teacher, principal, school and
1018	1052		17 school district has on students' academic achievement;
1019	1053		18 (4) establishing minimum requirements for district
1020	1054		19 teacher and principal evaluation instruments and
1021	1055		20 procedures; and
1022	1056		21 (5) (blank). establishing a model evaluation plan for
1023	1057		22 use by school districts in which student growth shall
1024	1058		23 comprise 50% of the performance rating.
1025	1059		24 A Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section,
1026	1060		25 such rules shall not preclude a school district may use having
1027	1061		26 500,000 or more inhabitants from using an annual State
1028	1062
1029	1063
1030	1064
1031	1065
1032	1066
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1035	1069
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1038	1072		1 assessment as a the sole measure of student growth for
1039	1073		2 purposes of teacher or principal evaluations.
1040	1074		3 (b) (Blank). The State Superintendent of Education shall
1041	1075		4 convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, which shall
1042	1076		5 be staffed by the State Board of Education. Members of the
1043	1077		6 Council shall be selected by the State Superintendent and
1044	1078		7 include, without limitation, representatives of teacher unions
1045	1079		8 and school district management, persons with expertise in
1046	1080		9 performance evaluation processes and systems, as well as other
1047	1081		10 stakeholders. The Council shall meet at least quarterly and
1048	1082		11 may also meet at the call of the chairperson of the Council,
1049	1083		12 following August 18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
1050	1084		13 100-211) until December 31, 2024. The Council shall advise the
1051	1085		14 State Board of Education on the ongoing implementation of
1052	1086		15 performance evaluations in this State, which may include
1053	1087		16 gathering public feedback, sharing best practices, consulting
1054	1088		17 with the State Board on any proposed rule changes regarding
1055	1089		18 evaluations, and other subjects as determined by the
1056	1090		19 chairperson of the Council.
1057	1091		20 (c) On July 1, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education
1058	1092		21 shall convene a Performance Evaluation Advisory Committee for
1059	1093		22 the purpose of maintaining and improving the evaluator
1060	1094		23 training and pre-qualification program in this State under
1061	1095		24 Section 24A-3. The Committee shall be staffed by the State
1062	1096		25 Board of Education. Members of the Committee shall include,
1063	1097		26 without limitation, representatives from providers of the
1064	1098
1065	1099
1066	1100
1067	1101
1068	1102
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1070	1104
1071	1105
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1074	1108		1 evaluator retraining and pre-qualification program in this
1075	1109		2 State, which include teacher unions, school district
1076	1110		3 management, including a school district organized under
1077	1111		4 Article 34, and a statewide organization representing regional
1078	1112		5 offices of education. Members of the Committee shall be
1079	1113		6 nominated by the providers and appointed by the State
1080	1114		7 Superintendent.
1081	1115		8 The Committee shall meet initially at the call of the
1082	1116		9 State Superintendent and shall select one member as
1083	1117		10 chairperson at its initial meeting. The Committee shall meet
1084	1118		11 at least quarterly and may also meet at the call of the
1085	1119		12 chairperson of the Committee.
1086	1120		13 The Committee shall advise the State Board of Education on
1087	1121		14 the continued implementation of the evaluator training and
1088	1122		15 pre-qualification program in this State, which may include the
1089	1123		16 development and delivery of the program's existing and new
1090	1124		17 administrators' academies, gathering feedback from program
1091	1125		18 instructors and participants, sharing best practices,
1092	1126		19 consulting with the State Board on any proposed rule changes
1093	1127		20 regarding evaluator training, and other subjects as determined
1094	1128		21 by the chairperson of the Committee.
1095	1129		22 (d) Prior to the applicable implementation date, the rules
1096	1130		23 shall not apply to teachers assigned to schools identified in
1097	1131		24 an agreement entered into between the board of a school
1098	1132		25 district operating under Article 34 of this Code and the
1099	1133		26 exclusive representative of the district's teachers in
1100	1134
1101	1135
1102	1136
1103	1137
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1110	1144		1 accordance with Section 34-85c of this Code.
1111	1145		2 (Source: P.A. 102-252, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
1112	1146		3 103-617, eff. 7-1-24.)
1113	1147		4 (105 ILCS 5/24A-15)
1114	1148		5 Sec. 24A-15. Development of evaluation plan for principals
1115	1149		6 and assistant principals.
1116	1150		7 (a) Each school district, except for a school district
1117	1151		8 organized under Article 34 of this Code, shall establish a
1118	1152		9 principal and assistant principal evaluation plan in
1119	1153		10 accordance with this Section. The plan must ensure that each
1120	1154		11 principal and assistant principal is evaluated as follows:
1121	1155		12 (1) For a principal or assistant principal on a
1122	1156		13 single-year contract, the evaluation must take place by
1123	1157		14 March 1 of each year.
1124	1158		15 (2) For a principal or assistant principal on a
1125	1159		16 multi-year contract under Section 10-23.8a of this Code,
1126	1160		17 the evaluation must take place by March 1 of the final year
1127	1161		18 of the contract.
1128	1162		19 The On and after September 1, 2012, the plan must:
1129	1163		20 (i) rate the principal's or assistant principal's
1130	1164		21 performance as "excellent", "proficient", "needs
1131	1165		22 improvement" or "unsatisfactory"; and
1132	1166		23 (ii) ensure that each principal and assistant
1133	1167		24 principal is evaluated at least once every school year.
1134	1168		25 Nothing in this Section prohibits a school district from
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1136	1170
1137	1171
1138	1172
1139	1173
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1145	1179		1 conducting additional evaluations of principals and assistant
1146	1180		2 principals.
1147	1181		3 For the 2022-2023 school year only, if the Governor has
1148	1182		4 declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant
1149	1183		5 to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
1150	1184		6 a school district may waive the evaluation requirement of all
1151	1185		7 principals or assistant principals whose performances were
1152	1186		8 rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" during the last
1153	1187		9 school year in which the principals or assistant principals
1154	1188		10 were evaluated under this Section.
1155	1189		11 (b) The evaluation shall include a description of the
1156	1190		12 principal's or assistant principal's duties and
1157	1191		13 responsibilities and the standards to which the principal or
1158	1192		14 assistant principal is expected to conform.
1159	1193		15 (c) The evaluation for a principal must be performed by
1160	1194		16 the district superintendent, the superintendent's designee,
1161	1195		17 or, in the absence of the superintendent or his or her
1162	1196		18 designee, an individual appointed by the school board who
1163	1197		19 holds a registered and active Professional Educator License
1164		-	20 with a principal endorsement ~~or general~~ administrative
1165		-	21 ~~endorsement Type 75 State administrative~~ certificate.
	1198	+	20 with a principal endorsement Type 75 State administrative
	1199	+	21 certificate.
1166	1200		22 The Prior to September 1, 2012, the evaluation must be in
1167	1201		23 writing and must at least do all of the following:
1168	1202		24 (1) Consider the principal's specific duties,
1169	1203		25 responsibilities, management, and competence as a
1170	1204		26 principal.
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1181	1215		1 (2) Specify the principal's strengths and weaknesses,
1182	1216		2 with supporting reasons.
1183	1217		3 (3) Align with the Illinois Professional Standards for
1184	1218		4 School Leaders or research-based standards established by
1185	1219		5 administrative rule.
1186	1220		6 Until July 1, 2025 On and after September 1, 2012, the
1187	1221		7 evaluation must, in addition to the requirements in items (1),
1188	1222		8 (2), and (3) of this subsection (c), provide for the use of
1189	1223		9 data and indicators on student growth as a significant factor
1190	1224		10 in rating performance.
1191	1225		11 Beginning July 1, 2025, the evaluation must include the
1192	1226		12 requirements in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this
1193	1227		13 subsection (c). The evaluation may provide for the use of data
1194	1228		14 and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating
1195	1229		15 performance.
1196	1230		16 (c-5) The evaluation of an assistant principal must be
1197	1231		17 performed by the principal, the district superintendent, the
1198	1232		18 superintendent's designee, or, in the absence of the
1199	1233		19 superintendent or his or her designee, an individual appointed
1200	1234		20 by the school board who holds a registered and active
1201		-	21 Professional Educator License with a principal endorsement or
1202		-	22 ~~general administrative endorsement~~ Type 75 State
1203		-	23 ~~administrative certificate. The evaluation must~~ be in writing
1204		-	24 ~~and must at least do all of~~ the ~~following:~~
1205		-	25 ~~(1) Consider the assistant principal's specific~~
1206		-	26 ~~duties, responsibilities, management, and competence as an~~
	1235	+	21 Professional Educator License with a principal endorsement
	1236	+	22 Type 75 State administrative certificate. The evaluation must
	1237	+	23 be in writing and must at least do all of the following:
	1238	+	24 (1) Consider the assistant principal's specific
	1239	+	25 duties, responsibilities, management, and competence as an
	1240	+	26 assistant principal.
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1217		-	1 assistant principal.
1218		-	2 ~~(2) Specify the assistant principal's strengths and~~
1219		-	3 ~~weaknesses~~ with ~~supporting reasons.~~
1220		-	4 ~~(3) Align with the Illinois Professional~~ Standards ~~for~~
1221		-	5 ~~School Leaders or research-based district standards~~
1222		-	6 ~~established by administrative rule.~~
1223		-	7 ~~Until July 1~~, ~~2025 On and after September 1, 2012,~~ the
1224		-	8 ~~evaluation must~~, ~~in addition to~~ the ~~requirements in items (1),~~
1225		-	9 ~~(2),~~ and ~~(3) of this subsection (c-5), provide for the use of~~
1226		-	10 ~~data and indicators on student growth as a significant factor~~
1227		-	11 ~~in rating performance.~~
1228		-	12 ~~Beginning July~~ 1, ~~2025~~, ~~the evaluation must include the~~
1229		-	13 ~~requirements in paragraphs~~ (1)~~, (2), and (3)~~ of ~~this~~
1230		-	14 ~~subsection (c-5). The evaluation may provide for the use of~~
1231		-	15 ~~data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating~~
1232		-	16 ~~performance.~~
1233		-	17 ~~(d)~~ One ~~copy of the evaluation must be included in the~~
1234		-	18 principal's or ~~assistant principal's personnel file and one~~
1235		-	19 ~~copy of the evaluation must be provided to the~~ principal or
1236		-	20 ~~assistant~~ principal.
1237		-	21 ~~(e) Failure by a district~~ to ~~evaluate a~~ principal or
1238		-	22 ~~assistant~~ principal ~~and to provide~~ the ~~principal or assistant~~
1239		-	23 ~~principal with a copy~~ of the ~~evaluation at least once during~~
1240		-	24 ~~the term of~~ the ~~principal's or assistant principal's contract,~~
1241		-	25 ~~in accordance with this Section,~~ is ~~evidence that the~~
1242		-	26 ~~principal or assistant principal is performing duties~~ and
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	1251	+	1 (2) Specify the assistant principal's strengths and
	1252	+	2 weaknesses with supporting reasons.
	1253	+	3 (3) Align with the Illinois Professional Standards for
	1254	+	4 School Leaders or research-based district standards
	1255	+	5 established by administrative rule.
	1256	+	6 Until July 1, 2025 On and after September 1, 2012, the
	1257	+	7 evaluation must, in addition to the requirements in items (1),
	1258	+	8 (2), and (3) of this subsection (c-5), provide for the use of
	1259	+	9 data and indicators on student growth as a significant factor
	1260	+	10 in rating performance.
	1261	+	11 Beginning July 1, 2025, the evaluation must include the
	1262	+	12 requirements in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this
	1263	+	13 subsection (c-5). The evaluation may provide for the use of
	1264	+	14 data and indicators on student growth as a factor in rating
	1265	+	15 performance.
	1266	+	16 (d) One copy of the evaluation must be included in the
	1267	+	17 principal's or assistant principal's personnel file and one
	1268	+	18 copy of the evaluation must be provided to the principal or
	1269	+	19 assistant principal.
	1270	+	20 (e) Failure by a district to evaluate a principal or
	1271	+	21 assistant principal and to provide the principal or assistant
	1272	+	22 principal with a copy of the evaluation at least once during
	1273	+	23 the term of the principal's or assistant principal's contract,
	1274	+	24 in accordance with this Section, is evidence that the
	1275	+	25 principal or assistant principal is performing duties and
	1276	+	26 responsibilities in at least a satisfactory manner and shall
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1253		-	1 ~~responsibilities in at least a satisfactory manner and shall~~
1254		-	2 ~~serve to automatically extend the~~ principal's ~~or assistant~~
1255		-	3 ~~principal's~~ contract ~~for a period of one year after~~ the
1256		-	4 ~~contract would otherwise expire, under~~ the ~~same terms and~~
1257		-	5 ~~conditions as~~ the ~~prior year's contract.~~ ~~The requirements in~~
1258		-	6 ~~this Section are in addition to the right of~~ a ~~school board~~ to
1259		-	7 ~~reclassify a principal or assistant principal pursuant to~~
1260		-	8 ~~Section 10-23.8b of~~ this ~~Code.~~
1261		-	9 ~~(f) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from~~
1262		-	10 ~~ordering lateral transfers~~ of ~~principals or assistant~~
1263		-	11 ~~principals to positions of similar rank and salary~~.
1264		-	12 (~~Source: P.A. 102-729, eff.~~ 5~~-6-22.~~)
1265		-	13 ~~(105 ILCS 5/~~24A-20)
1266		-	14 ~~Sec. 24A-20. State Board of Education data collection~~ and
1267		-	15 ~~evaluation assessment and support systems.~~
1268		-	16 (a) The ~~On or before the date established in subsection~~
1269		-	17 ~~(b) of this Section,~~ the ~~State Board of Education shall,~~
1270		-	18 ~~through a process involving collaboration with the Performance~~
1271		-	19 ~~Evaluation Advisory Committee Council,~~ ~~develop or contract for~~
1272		-	20 ~~the development of~~ and ~~implement all of the following data~~
1273		-	21 ~~collection~~ and ~~evaluation assessment and support systems:~~
1274		-	22 ~~(1) A system to annually collect~~ and ~~publish data by~~
1275		-	23 ~~district and school on teacher and administrator~~
1276		-	24 ~~performance evaluation outcomes.~~ ~~The system must ensure~~
1277		-	25 ~~that no teacher or administrator can be personally~~
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	1287	+	1 serve to automatically extend the principal's or assistant
	1288	+	2 principal's contract for a period of one year after the
	1289	+	3 contract would otherwise expire, under the same terms and
	1290	+	4 conditions as the prior year's contract. The requirements in
	1291	+	5 this Section are in addition to the right of a school board to
	1292	+	6 reclassify a principal or assistant principal pursuant to
	1293	+	7 Section 10-23.8b of this Code.
	1294	+	8 (f) Nothing in this Section prohibits a school board from
	1295	+	9 ordering lateral transfers of principals or assistant
	1296	+	10 principals to positions of similar rank and salary.
	1297	+	11 (Source: P.A. 102-729, eff. 5-6-22.)
	1298	+	12 (105 ILCS 5/24A-20)
	1299	+	13 Sec. 24A-20. State Board of Education data collection and
	1300	+	14 evaluation assessment and support systems.
	1301	+	15 (a) The On or before the date established in subsection
	1302	+	16 (b) of this Section, the State Board of Education shall,
	1303	+	17 through a process involving collaboration with the Performance
	1304	+	18 Evaluation Advisory Committee Council, develop or contract for
	1305	+	19 the development of and implement all of the following data
	1306	+	20 collection and evaluation assessment and support systems:
	1307	+	21 (1) A system to annually collect and publish data by
	1308	+	22 district and school on teacher and administrator
	1309	+	23 performance evaluation outcomes. The system must ensure
	1310	+	24 that no teacher or administrator can be personally
	1311	+	25 identified by publicly reported data.
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1288		-	1 ~~identified by publicly reported data.~~
1289		-	2 ~~(2) Both a teacher and principal~~ model ~~evaluation~~
1290		-	3 ~~template. The model templates must incorporate the~~
1291		-	4 ~~requirements of this Article and any other requirements~~
1292		-	5 ~~established~~ by ~~the State Board by administrative rule,~~ ~~but~~
1293		-	6 ~~allow customization by districts in a manner that does not~~
1294		-	7 ~~conflict with such requirements.~~
1295		-	8 ~~(3) An evaluator pre-qualification~~ ~~program based on~~
1296		-	9 the model ~~teacher evaluation template.~~
1297		-	10 ~~(4) An evaluator~~ training program ~~based on the model~~
1298		-	11 ~~teacher evaluation template. The~~ training ~~program shall~~
1299		-	12 ~~provide multiple~~ training ~~options that account for~~ the
1300		-	13 ~~prior~~ training ~~and experience of~~ the ~~evaluator.~~
1301		-	14 ~~(5) A superintendent training program based on the~~
1302		-	15 ~~model principal evaluation template.~~
1303		-	16 ~~(6) One or more instruments to provide feedback to~~
1304		-	17 ~~principals on the instructional environment within a~~
1305		-	18 ~~school.~~
1306		-	19 ~~(7) A State Board-provided~~ ~~or approved technical~~
1307		-	20 ~~assistance system that supports districts with the~~
1308		-	21 ~~development and implementation of teacher and principal~~
1309		-	22 ~~evaluation~~ systems.
1310		-	23 ~~(8) Web-based~~ ~~systems~~ and ~~tools supporting~~
1311		-	24 ~~implementation of the model templates~~ and ~~the evaluator~~
1312		-	25 ~~pre-qualification~~ and ~~training programs.~~
1313		-	26 ~~(9) A process for measuring~~ and ~~reporting correlations~~
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	1322	+	1 (2) Both a teacher and principal model evaluation
	1323	+	2 template. The model templates must incorporate the
	1324	+	3 requirements of this Article and any other requirements
	1325	+	4 established by the State Board by administrative rule, but
	1326	+	5 allow customization by districts in a manner that does not
	1327	+	6 conflict with such requirements.
	1328	+	7 (3) An evaluator pre-qualification program based on
	1329	+	8 the model teacher evaluation template.
	1330	+	9 (4) An evaluator training program based on the model
	1331	+	10 teacher evaluation template. The training program shall
	1332	+	11 provide multiple training options that account for the
	1333	+	12 prior training and experience of the evaluator.
	1334	+	13 (5) A superintendent training program based on the
	1335	+	14 model principal evaluation template.
	1336	+	15 (6) One or more instruments to provide feedback to
	1337	+	16 principals on the instructional environment within a
	1338	+	17 school.
	1339	+	18 (7) A State Board-provided or approved technical
	1340	+	19 assistance system that supports districts with the
	1341	+	20 development and implementation of teacher and principal
	1342	+	21 evaluation systems.
	1343	+	22 (8) Web-based systems and tools supporting
	1344	+	23 implementation of the model templates and the evaluator
	1345	+	24 pre-qualification and training programs.
	1346	+	25 (9) A process for measuring and reporting correlations
	1347	+	26 between local principal and teacher evaluations and the
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1324		-	1 ~~between local principal~~ and ~~teacher evaluations~~ and ~~the~~
1325		-	2 ~~(A) student growth in tested grades and subjects and (B)~~
1326		-	3 ~~retention rates of teachers.~~
1327		-	4 ~~(10) (Blank). A process for assessing whether school~~
1328		-	5 ~~district evaluation systems developed pursuant to this Act~~
1329		-	6 ~~and that consider student growth as~~ a ~~significant factor~~
1330		-	7 in the ~~rating~~ of ~~a teacher's and principal's performance~~
1331		-	8 ~~are valid~~ and ~~reliable, contribute to the development of~~
1332		-	9 ~~staff~~, ~~and improve student achievement outcomes. By no~~
1333		-	10 ~~later than September 1,~~ ~~2014, a research-based~~ ~~study shall~~
1334		-	11 ~~be issued assessing such systems for validity~~ and
1335		-	12 ~~reliability, contribution to the development~~ of ~~staff~~, ~~and~~
1336		-	13 ~~improvement~~ of ~~student performance and recommending~~, ~~based~~
1337		-	14 ~~on the results of this study,~~ ~~changes, if any, that need to~~
1338		-	15 ~~be incorporated into teacher and principal evaluation~~
1339		-	16 ~~systems that consider student growth as a significant~~
1340		-	17 ~~factor in the rating performance for remaining school~~
1341		-	18 ~~districts~~ to ~~be required to implement such systems.~~
1342		-	19 ~~(b) (Blank). If~~ the ~~State of Illinois receives a Race to~~
1343		-	20 ~~the Top Grant,~~ ~~the data collection and support systems~~
1344		-	21 ~~described in subsection (~~a~~) must be developed on or before~~
1345		-	22 ~~September 30, 2011. If~~ the ~~State of Illinois does not receive a~~
1346		-	23 ~~Race to the Top Grant,~~ ~~the data collection and support systems~~
1347		-	24 ~~described in subsection (a) must be developed on or before~~
1348		-	25 ~~September 30,~~ ~~2012; provided,~~ ~~however, that the data~~
1349		-	26 ~~collection and support systems set forth in items~~ (3) ~~and (4)~~
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	1358	+	1 (A) student growth in tested grades and subjects and (B)
	1359	+	2 retention rates of teachers.
	1360	+	3 (10) (Blank). A process for assessing whether school
	1361	+	4 district evaluation systems developed pursuant to this Act
	1362	+	5 and that consider student growth as a significant factor
	1363	+	6 in the rating of a teacher's and principal's performance
	1364	+	7 are valid and reliable, contribute to the development of
	1365	+	8 staff, and improve student achievement outcomes. By no
	1366	+	9 later than September 1, 2014, a research-based study shall
	1367	+	10 be issued assessing such systems for validity and
	1368	+	11 reliability, contribution to the development of staff, and
	1369	+	12 improvement of student performance and recommending, based
	1370	+	13 on the results of this study, changes, if any, that need to
	1371	+	14 be incorporated into teacher and principal evaluation
	1372	+	15 systems that consider student growth as a significant
	1373	+	16 factor in the rating performance for remaining school
	1374	+	17 districts to be required to implement such systems.
	1375	+	18 (b) (Blank). If the State of Illinois receives a Race to
	1376	+	19 the Top Grant, the data collection and support systems
	1377	+	20 described in subsection (a) must be developed on or before
	1378	+	21 September 30, 2011. If the State of Illinois does not receive a
	1379	+	22 Race to the Top Grant, the data collection and support systems
	1380	+	23 described in subsection (a) must be developed on or before
	1381	+	24 September 30, 2012; provided, however, that the data
	1382	+	25 collection and support systems set forth in items (3) and (4)
	1383	+	26 of subsection (a) of this Section must be developed by
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1360		-	1 ~~of subsection (a)~~ of ~~this Section must be developed by~~
1361		-	2 ~~September 30,~~ ~~2011 regardless of whether~~ the ~~State of Illinois~~
1362		-	3 receives a Race to the Top ~~Grant. By no later than September 1,~~
1363		-	4 ~~2011~~, if the State of Illinois ~~receives a Race to the Top~~
1364		-	5 Grant, ~~or September 1, 2012, if~~ the State of ~~Illinois does not~~
1365		-	6 ~~receive a Race to~~ the ~~Top Grant,~~ the ~~State Board of Education~~
1366		-	7 ~~must execute or contract for the execution~~ of ~~the assessment~~
1367		-	8 ~~referenced in item (10) of subsection (a) of this Section to~~
1368		-	9 ~~determine whether the school district evaluation systems~~
1369		-	10 ~~developed pursuant~~ to ~~this Act have been valid~~ and ~~reliable,~~
1370		-	11 ~~contributed to the development of staff, and improved student~~
1371		-	12 ~~performance.~~
1372		-	13 ~~(c) Districts shall submit data~~ and ~~information to the~~
1373		-	14 ~~State Board on teacher~~ and ~~principal performance evaluations~~
1374		-	15 ~~and evaluation plans in accordance with procedures and~~
1375		-	16 ~~requirements for submissions established by~~ the ~~State Board.~~
1376		-	17 ~~Such data shall include,~~ ~~without limitation,~~ ~~(i) data on the~~
1377		-	18 ~~performance rating given~~ to ~~all teachers in contractual~~
1378		-	19 continued ~~service, (ii) data on district recommendations to~~
1379		-	20 ~~renew or not renew teachers not in contractual continued~~
1380		-	21 ~~service, and (iii) data on the performance rating given to all~~
1381		-	22 ~~principals.~~
1382		-	23 ~~(d) If~~ the ~~State Board of Education does not timely~~
1383		-	24 ~~fulfill any of the requirements set forth in Sections~~ 24A-7
1384		-	25 ~~and 24A-20, and adequate and sustainable federal,~~ State~~, or~~
1385		-	26 ~~other funds are not provided~~ to ~~the State Board of Education~~
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	1394	+	1 September 30, 2011 regardless of whether the State of Illinois
	1395	+	2 receives a Race to the Top Grant. By no later than September 1,
	1396	+	3 2011, if the State of Illinois receives a Race to the Top
	1397	+	4 Grant, or September 1, 2012, if the State of Illinois does not
	1398	+	5 receive a Race to the Top Grant, the State Board of Education
	1399	+	6 must execute or contract for the execution of the assessment
	1400	+	7 referenced in item (10) of subsection (a) of this Section to
	1401	+	8 determine whether the school district evaluation systems
	1402	+	9 developed pursuant to this Act have been valid and reliable,
	1403	+	10 contributed to the development of staff, and improved student
	1404	+	11 performance.
	1405	+	12 (c) Districts shall submit data and information to the
	1406	+	13 State Board on teacher and principal performance evaluations
	1407	+	14 and evaluation plans in accordance with procedures and
	1408	+	15 requirements for submissions established by the State Board.
	1409	+	16 Such data shall include, without limitation, (i) data on the
	1410	+	17 performance rating given to all teachers in contractual
	1411	+	18 continued service, (ii) data on district recommendations to
	1412	+	19 renew or not renew teachers not in contractual continued
	1413	+	20 service, and (iii) data on the performance rating given to all
	1414	+	21 principals.
	1415	+	22 (d) If the State Board of Education does not timely
	1416	+	23 fulfill any of the requirements set forth in Sections 24A-7
	1417	+	24 and 24A-20, and adequate and sustainable federal, State, or
	1418	+	25 other funds are not provided to the State Board of Education
	1419	+	26 and school districts to meet their responsibilities under this
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1396		-	1 ~~and school districts to meet their responsibilities under this~~
1397		-	2 ~~Article,~~ the ~~applicable implementation date shall be postponed~~
1398		-	3 ~~by the number~~ of ~~calendar days equal~~ to ~~those needed by the~~
1399		-	4 ~~State Board of Education~~ to ~~fulfill such requirements and for~~
1400		-	5 ~~the adequate~~ and ~~sustainable funds to be provided to~~ the ~~State~~
1401		-	6 Board of Education ~~and school districts.~~ ~~The determination as~~
1402		-	7 ~~to whether the State Board of Education has fulfilled any or~~
1403		-	8 ~~all requirements set forth in Sections 24A-7~~ and ~~24A-20 and~~
1404		-	9 ~~whether adequate~~ and ~~sustainable funds have been provided to~~
1405		-	10 the State Board of Education ~~and school districts shall be~~
1406		-	11 ~~made by the State Board of Education in consultation with the~~
1407		-	12 ~~P-20 Council.~~
1408		-	13 ~~(e)~~ The State ~~Board of Education shall annually report~~
1409		-	14 ~~teacher evaluation data from each school in the State. The~~
1410		-	15 ~~State Board's report shall include:~~
1411		-	16 ~~(1) data from~~ the ~~most recent performance evaluation~~
1412		-	17 ~~ratings issued prior to~~ the ~~effective date of this~~
1413		-	18 ~~amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for all~~
1414		-	19 ~~nontenured teachers~~ and ~~teachers in contractual continued~~
1415		-	20 ~~service disaggregated broken down by the race~~ and
1416		-	21 ~~ethnicity of teachers;~~ ~~and~~
1417		-	22 ~~(2) data from~~ the ~~most recent performance evaluation~~
1418		-	23 ~~ratings issued prior to~~ the ~~effective date of this~~
1419		-	24 ~~amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for all~~
1420		-	25 ~~nontenured teachers and teachers in contractual continued~~
1421		-	26 ~~service disaggregated broken down by the race,~~ ~~ethnicity,~~
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	1430	+	1 Article, the applicable implementation date shall be postponed
	1431	+	2 by the number of calendar days equal to those needed by the
	1432	+	3 State Board of Education to fulfill such requirements and for
	1433	+	4 the adequate and sustainable funds to be provided to the State
	1434	+	5 Board of Education and school districts. The determination as
	1435	+	6 to whether the State Board of Education has fulfilled any or
	1436	+	7 all requirements set forth in Sections 24A-7 and 24A-20 and
	1437	+	8 whether adequate and sustainable funds have been provided to
	1438	+	9 the State Board of Education and school districts shall be
	1439	+	10 made by the State Board of Education in consultation with the
	1440	+	11 P-20 Council.
	1441	+	12 (e) The State Board of Education shall annually report
	1442	+	13 teacher evaluation data from each school in the State. The
	1443	+	14 State Board's report shall include:
	1444	+	15 (1) data from the most recent performance evaluation
	1445	+	16 ratings issued prior to the effective date of this
	1446	+	17 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for all
	1447	+	18 nontenured teachers and teachers in contractual continued
	1448	+	19 service disaggregated broken down by the race and
	1449	+	20 ethnicity of teachers; and
	1450	+	21 (2) data from the most recent performance evaluation
	1451	+	22 ratings issued prior to the effective date of this
	1452	+	23 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for all
	1453	+	24 nontenured teachers and teachers in contractual continued
	1454	+	25 service disaggregated broken down by the race, ethnicity,
	1455	+	26 and eligibility status for free or reduced-price lunch of
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1432		-	1 ~~and eligibility status for free or reduced-price~~ ~~lunch of~~
1433		-	2 ~~students~~ in ~~the school where~~ the ~~teachers work.~~
1434		-	3 The ~~report shall contain~~ data ~~in an aggregate format.~~ ~~The~~
1435		-	4 ~~report with the aggregate data~~ is ~~not confidential pursuant to~~
1436		-	5 ~~Section 24A-7~~.~~1 of this Code unless an individual teacher is~~
1437		-	6 ~~personally identifiable in~~ the ~~report. With respect to the~~
1438		-	7 ~~report,~~ the ~~underlying data and any personally identifying~~
1439		-	8 ~~information of~~ a ~~teacher shall be confidential. The State~~
1440		-	9 ~~Board shall provide the data in the report in a format that~~
1441		-	10 ~~prevents identification of individual teachers~~.
1442		-	11 (~~Source: P.A~~. ~~103-452~~, ~~eff~~. ~~1-1-24.~~)
1443		-	12 ~~(105 ILCS 5/34-8) (from Ch. 122, par~~. 34-8)
1444		-	13 ~~Sec. 34-8. Powers and duties of~~ general superintendent.
1445		-	14 The ~~general superintendent~~ of ~~schools shall prescribe~~ and
1446		-	15 ~~control~~, ~~subject to~~ the ~~approval~~ of ~~the board and to other~~
1447		-	16 ~~provisions of this Article~~, ~~the courses of study mandated by~~
1448		-	17 ~~State law, textbooks, educational apparatus~~ and ~~equipment~~,
1449		-	18 ~~discipline in and conduct of~~ the ~~schools, and shall perform~~
1450		-	19 ~~such other duties as~~ the board ~~may by rule prescribe. The~~
1451		-	20 ~~superintendent shall also notify~~ the ~~State Board of Education,~~
1452		-	21 the ~~board and~~ the ~~chief administrative official, other than~~
1453		-	22 ~~the~~ alleged perpetrator ~~himself~~, in ~~the school where the~~
1454		-	23 ~~alleged perpetrator serves,~~ ~~that any person who is employed in~~
1455		-	24 a school ~~or otherwise comes into frequent contact with~~
1456		-	25 ~~children in~~ the ~~school has been named as a perpetrator in an~~
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	1466	+	1 students in the school where the teachers work.
	1467	+	2 The report shall contain data in an aggregate format. The
	1468	+	3 report with the aggregate data is not confidential pursuant to
	1469	+	4 Section 24A-7.1 of this Code unless an individual teacher is
	1470	+	5 personally identifiable in the report. With respect to the
	1471	+	6 report, the underlying data and any personally identifying
	1472	+	7 information of a teacher shall be confidential. The State
	1473	+	8 Board shall provide the data in the report in a format that
	1474	+	9 prevents identification of individual teachers.
	1475	+	10 (Source: P.A. 103-452, eff. 1-1-24.)
	1476	+	11 (105 ILCS 5/34-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8)
	1477	+	12 Sec. 34-8. Powers and duties of general superintendent.
	1478	+	13 The general superintendent of schools shall prescribe and
	1479	+	14 control, subject to the approval of the board and to other
	1480	+	15 provisions of this Article, the courses of study mandated by
	1481	+	16 State law, textbooks, educational apparatus and equipment,
	1482	+	17 discipline in and conduct of the schools, and shall perform
	1483	+	18 such other duties as the board may by rule prescribe. The
	1484	+	19 superintendent shall also notify the State Board of Education,
	1485	+	20 the board and the chief administrative official, other than
	1486	+	21 the alleged perpetrator himself, in the school where the
	1487	+	22 alleged perpetrator serves, that any person who is employed in
	1488	+	23 a school or otherwise comes into frequent contact with
	1489	+	24 children in the school has been named as a perpetrator in an
	1490	+	25 indicated report filed pursuant to the Abused and Neglected
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1467		-	1 ~~indicated report filed pursuant to the Abused and Neglected~~
1468		-	2 ~~Child Reporting Act,~~ ~~approved June 26,~~ ~~1975, as amended.~~
1469		-	3 The ~~general superintendent may be granted the authority by~~
1470		-	4 ~~the board to hire a specific number~~ of ~~employees to assist in~~
1471		-	5 ~~meeting immediate responsibilities.~~ ~~Conditions~~ of ~~employment~~
1472		-	6 ~~for such personnel shall not be subject to the provisions of~~
1473		-	7 ~~Section 34-85.~~
1474		-	8 The ~~general superintendent may~~, ~~pursuant to a delegation~~
1475		-	9 ~~of authority by the board~~ and ~~Section 34-18, approve contracts~~
1476		-	10 ~~and expenditures.~~
1477		-	11 ~~Pursuant to other provisions of this Article~~, ~~sites shall~~
1478		-	12 ~~be selected~~, ~~schoolhouses located thereon~~ and ~~plans therefor~~
1479		-	13 ~~approved,~~ and ~~textbooks and educational apparatus and~~
1480		-	14 ~~equipment shall be adopted and purchased by~~ the ~~board only~~
1481		-	15 ~~upon the recommendation~~ of the ~~general superintendent~~ of
1482		-	16 ~~schools or by a majority vote~~ of ~~the full membership~~ of ~~the~~
1483		-	17 ~~board and, in~~ the ~~case of~~ textbooks~~, subject~~ to ~~Article 28 of~~
1484		-	18 ~~this Act. The board~~ may ~~furnish free~~ textbooks ~~to pupils and~~
1485		-	19 ~~may publish its own textbooks~~ and ~~manufacture its own~~
1486		-	20 ~~apparatus~~, ~~equipment and supplies.~~
1487		-	21 ~~In addition, in January~~ of ~~each year,~~ the ~~general~~
1488		-	22 ~~superintendent~~ of ~~schools shall report to~~ the ~~State Board of~~
1489		-	23 ~~Education the number of~~ high school ~~students in the district~~
1490		-	24 ~~who are enrolled in accredited courses (for~~ ~~which high school~~
1491		-	25 ~~credit will be awarded upon successful completion of~~ the
1492		-	26 ~~courses) at any community college, together with~~ the ~~name and~~
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	1501	+	1 Child Reporting Act, approved June 26, 1975, as amended.
	1502	+	2 The general superintendent may be granted the authority by
	1503	+	3 the board to hire a specific number of employees to assist in
	1504	+	4 meeting immediate responsibilities. Conditions of employment
	1505	+	5 for such personnel shall not be subject to the provisions of
	1506	+	6 Section 34-85.
	1507	+	7 The general superintendent may, pursuant to a delegation
	1508	+	8 of authority by the board and Section 34-18, approve contracts
	1509	+	9 and expenditures.
	1510	+	10 Pursuant to other provisions of this Article, sites shall
	1511	+	11 be selected, schoolhouses located thereon and plans therefor
	1512	+	12 approved, and textbooks and educational apparatus and
	1513	+	13 equipment shall be adopted and purchased by the board only
	1514	+	14 upon the recommendation of the general superintendent of
	1515	+	15 schools or by a majority vote of the full membership of the
	1516	+	16 board and, in the case of textbooks, subject to Article 28 of
	1517	+	17 this Act. The board may furnish free textbooks to pupils and
	1518	+	18 may publish its own textbooks and manufacture its own
	1519	+	19 apparatus, equipment and supplies.
	1520	+	20 In addition, in January of each year, the general
	1521	+	21 superintendent of schools shall report to the State Board of
	1522	+	22 Education the number of high school students in the district
	1523	+	23 who are enrolled in accredited courses (for which high school
	1524	+	24 credit will be awarded upon successful completion of the
	1525	+	25 courses) at any community college, together with the name and
	1526	+	26 number of the course or courses which each such student is
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1503		-	1 ~~number of the course or courses which each such student is~~
1504		-	2 ~~taking.~~
1505		-	3 ~~The general superintendent shall also have~~ the ~~authority~~
1506		-	4 ~~to monitor the performance of~~ attendance ~~centers~~, ~~to identify~~
1507		-	5 and ~~place an~~ attendance center ~~on remediation and probation,~~
1508		-	6 and ~~to recommend~~ to the ~~board that the attendance center be~~
1509		-	7 ~~placed on intervention~~ and ~~be reconstituted, subject to the~~
1510		-	8 ~~provisions of Sections 34-8.3 and 8.4.~~
1511		-	9 The ~~general superintendent, or his or her designee, shall~~
1512		-	10 ~~conduct an annual evaluation of each principal in~~ the ~~district~~
1513		-	11 ~~pursuant to guidelines promulgated by~~ the ~~Board and the Board~~
1514		-	12 ~~approved principal evaluation form.~~ The ~~evaluation shall be~~
1515		-	13 ~~based on factors~~, ~~including~~ the ~~following: (i) student~~
1516		-	14 ~~academic improvement,~~ ~~as defined by~~ the school ~~improvement~~
1517		-	15 ~~plan~~; (ii) ~~student absenteeism rates at the school; (iii)~~
1518		-	16 ~~instructional leadership;~~ ~~(iv) effective implementation of~~
1519		-	17 ~~programs~~, ~~policies, or strategies to improve student academic~~
1520		-	18 ~~achievement; (v) school management;~~ ~~and (vi) other factors,~~
1521		-	19 ~~including, without limitation,~~ ~~the principal's communication~~
1522		-	20 ~~skills and ability~~ to ~~create and maintain a student-centered~~
1523		-	21 ~~learning environment~~, to ~~develop opportunities for~~
1524		-	22 ~~professional development,~~ and to ~~encourage parental~~
1525		-	23 ~~involvement and community partnerships to achieve school~~
1526		-	24 ~~improvement.~~
1527		-	25 ~~The Effective no later than September 1,~~ ~~2012, the general~~
1528		-	26 ~~superintendent or his or her designee shall develop a written~~
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	1537	+	1 taking.
	1538	+	2 The general superintendent shall also have the authority
	1539	+	3 to monitor the performance of attendance centers, to identify
	1540	+	4 and place an attendance center on remediation and probation,
	1541	+	5 and to recommend to the board that the attendance center be
	1542	+	6 placed on intervention and be reconstituted, subject to the
	1543	+	7 provisions of Sections 34-8.3 and 8.4.
	1544	+	8 The general superintendent, or his or her designee, shall
	1545	+	9 conduct an annual evaluation of each principal in the district
	1546	+	10 pursuant to guidelines promulgated by the Board and the Board
	1547	+	11 approved principal evaluation form. The evaluation shall be
	1548	+	12 based on factors, including the following: (i) student
	1549	+	13 academic improvement, as defined by the school improvement
	1550	+	14 plan; (ii) student absenteeism rates at the school; (iii)
	1551	+	15 instructional leadership; (iv) effective implementation of
	1552	+	16 programs, policies, or strategies to improve student academic
	1553	+	17 achievement; (v) school management; and (vi) other factors,
	1554	+	18 including, without limitation, the principal's communication
	1555	+	19 skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
	1556	+	20 learning environment, to develop opportunities for
	1557	+	21 professional development, and to encourage parental
	1558	+	22 involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
	1559	+	23 improvement.
	1560	+	24 The Effective no later than September 1, 2012, the general
	1561	+	25 superintendent or his or her designee shall develop a written
	1562	+	26 principal evaluation plan. The evaluation plan must be in
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1539		-	1 ~~principal evaluation plan.~~ The evaluation ~~plan must be in~~
1540		-	2 ~~writing and shall supersede~~ the evaluation ~~requirements set~~
1541		-	3 ~~forth in this Section.~~ The ~~evaluation plan must do at least all~~
1542		-	4 of ~~the following:~~
1543		-	5 ~~(1) Provide for annual evaluation of all principals~~
1544		-	6 ~~employed under a performance contract by the general~~
1545		-	7 ~~superintendent or his or her designee, no later than July~~
1546		-	8 ~~1st of each year.~~
1547		-	9 ~~(2) Consider the principal's specific duties,~~
1548		-	10 ~~responsibilities, management, and competence as a~~
1549		-	11 principal.
1550		-	12 ~~(3) Specify the principal's strengths and weaknesses,~~
1551		-	13 with ~~supporting reasons~~.
1552		-	14 (4) ~~Align with research-based~~ ~~standards.~~
1553		-	15 ~~(5) Until July 1,~~ ~~2025, use Use data and indicators on~~
1554		-	16 ~~student growth as a significant factor in rating principal~~
1555		-	17 ~~performance.~~
1556		-	18 ~~Beginning July 1, 2025,~~ the ~~evaluation plan may provide~~
1557		-	19 ~~for the use of data and indicators on student growth as a~~
1558		-	20 ~~factor in rating performance~~.
1559		-	21 (~~Source: P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07; 96-861, eff. 1-15-10.~~)
1560		-	22 ~~(105 ILCS 5/~~34-85c)
1561		-	23 ~~Sec. 34-85c. Alternative procedures~~ for ~~teacher~~
1562		-	24 ~~evaluation,~~ remediation~~, and removal for cause after~~
1563		-	25 ~~remediation.~~
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	1573	+	1 writing and shall supersede the evaluation requirements set
	1574	+	2 forth in this Section. The evaluation plan must do at least all
	1575	+	3 of the following:
	1576	+	4 (1) Provide for annual evaluation of all principals
	1577	+	5 employed under a performance contract by the general
	1578	+	6 superintendent or his or her designee, no later than July
	1579	+	7 1st of each year.
	1580	+	8 (2) Consider the principal's specific duties,
	1581	+	9 responsibilities, management, and competence as a
	1582	+	10 principal.
	1583	+	11 (3) Specify the principal's strengths and weaknesses,
	1584	+	12 with supporting reasons.
	1585	+	13 (4) Align with research-based standards.
	1586	+	14 (5) Until July 1, 2025, use Use data and indicators on
	1587	+	15 student growth as a significant factor in rating principal
	1588	+	16 performance.
	1589	+	17 Beginning July 1, 2025, the evaluation plan may provide
	1590	+	18 for the use of data and indicators on student growth as a
	1591	+	19 factor in rating performance.
	1592	+	20 (Source: P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07; 96-861, eff. 1-15-10.)
	1593	+	21 (105 ILCS 5/34-85c)
	1594	+	22 Sec. 34-85c. Alternative procedures for teacher
	1595	+	23 evaluation, remediation, and removal for cause after
	1596	+	24 remediation.
	1597	+	25 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board and
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1574		-	1 ~~(a) Notwithstanding any law to~~ the ~~contrary, the board and~~
1575		-	2 ~~the exclusive representative of the district's teachers are~~
1576		-	3 ~~hereby authorized to enter into an agreement to establish~~
1577		-	4 ~~alternative procedures~~ for ~~teacher evaluation,~~ remediation,
1578		-	5 ~~and removal~~ for ~~cause after remediation,~~ ~~including an~~
1579		-	6 ~~alternative system for peer evaluation and recommendations;~~
1580		-	7 ~~provided, however,~~ ~~that no later than September 1, 2012: (i)~~
1581		-	8 ~~any alternative procedures must include provisions whereby~~
1582		-	9 ~~student performance data is a significant factor in teacher~~
1583		-	10 ~~evaluation and (ii) teachers are rated as~~ "~~excellent~~",
1584		-	11 ~~"proficient"~~, ~~"needs improvement"~~ ~~or "unsatisfactory".~~
1585		-	12 ~~Pursuant exclusively to~~ that agreement~~, teachers assigned~~ to
1586		-	13 ~~schools identified in that agreement shall be subject to an~~
1587		-	14 ~~alternative performance evaluation~~ plan and ~~remediation~~
1588		-	15 ~~procedures in lieu~~ of ~~the plan~~ and ~~procedures set forth in~~
1589		-	16 ~~Article 24A~~ of ~~this Code and alternative~~ removal ~~for cause~~
1590		-	17 ~~standards and procedures~~ in ~~lieu~~ of the ~~removal standards and~~
1591		-	18 ~~procedures set forth in Section 34-85 of this Code. To~~ the
1592		-	19 ~~extent that the agreement provides~~ a ~~teacher with~~ an
1593		-	20 ~~opportunity for a~~ hearing ~~on removal for cause before an~~
1594		-	21 ~~independent~~ hearing officer ~~in accordance with Section 34-85~~
1595		-	22 ~~or otherwise~~, ~~the hearing officer shall be governed by the~~
1596		-	23 ~~alternative performance evaluation plan~~, ~~remediation~~
1597		-	24 ~~procedures,~~ and ~~removal standards and procedures set forth in~~
1598		-	25 the ~~agreement in making findings of fact and~~ a ~~recommendation.~~
1599		-	26 ~~(a-5) If~~ the ~~Governor has declared a disaster due to a~~
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	1608	+	1 the exclusive representative of the district's teachers are
	1609	+	2 hereby authorized to enter into an agreement to establish
	1610	+	3 alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation,
	1611	+	4 and removal for cause after remediation, including an
	1612	+	5 alternative system for peer evaluation and recommendations;
	1613	+	6 provided, however, that no later than September 1, 2012: (i)
	1614	+	7 any alternative procedures must include provisions whereby
	1615	+	8 student performance data is a significant factor in teacher
	1616	+	9 evaluation and (ii) teachers are rated as "excellent",
	1617	+	10 "proficient", "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory".
	1618	+	11 Pursuant exclusively to that agreement, teachers assigned to
	1619	+	12 schools identified in that agreement shall be subject to an
	1620	+	13 alternative performance evaluation plan and remediation
	1621	+	14 procedures in lieu of the plan and procedures set forth in
	1622	+	15 Article 24A of this Code and alternative removal for cause
	1623	+	16 standards and procedures in lieu of the removal standards and
	1624	+	17 procedures set forth in Section 34-85 of this Code. To the
	1625	+	18 extent that the agreement provides a teacher with an
	1626	+	19 opportunity for a hearing on removal for cause before an
	1627	+	20 independent hearing officer in accordance with Section 34-85
	1628	+	21 or otherwise, the hearing officer shall be governed by the
	1629	+	22 alternative performance evaluation plan, remediation
	1630	+	23 procedures, and removal standards and procedures set forth in
	1631	+	24 the agreement in making findings of fact and a recommendation.
	1632	+	25 (a-5) If the Governor has declared a disaster due to a
	1633	+	26 public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois
1600	1634
1601	1635
1602	1636
1603	1637
1604	1638
1605		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 45 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1639	+	SB0028 - 45 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1606	1640
1607	1641
1608		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~- 46 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1609		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1610		-	1 ~~public health~~ emergency ~~pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois~~
1611		-	2 ~~Emergency Management Agency Act that suspends in-person~~
1612		-	3 ~~instruction, the timelines connected to the commencement and~~
1613		-	4 ~~completion of any remediation plan are paused.~~ ~~Except where~~
1614		-	5 ~~the parties mutually agree otherwise and such agreement is~~ in
1615		-	6 ~~writing, any remediation plan that had been~~ in ~~place for 45 or~~
1616		-	7 ~~more days prior to the suspension of~~ in-person instruction
1617		-	8 ~~shall resume when~~ in~~-person instruction resumes;~~ ~~any~~
1618		-	9 ~~remediation plan that had been~~ in ~~place for fewer than 45 days~~
1619		-	10 ~~prior to the suspension of in-person~~ ~~instruction shall~~
1620		-	11 ~~discontinue and a new remediation period will begin when~~
1621		-	12 ~~in-person instruction resumes.~~
1622		-	13 (a~~-10) No later than September 1, 2022, the school~~
1623		-	14 ~~district must establish a~~ teacher ~~evaluation plan that ensures~~
1624		-	15 ~~that each teacher in contractual continued service whose~~
1625		-	16 ~~performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is~~
1626		-	17 ~~evaluated at least once in the course~~ of the ~~3 school years~~
1627		-	18 ~~after receipt of the rating and establish an informal~~ teacher
1628		-	19 ~~observation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual~~
1629		-	20 ~~continued service whose performance~~ is ~~rated as either~~
1630		-	21 ~~"excellent" or "proficient" is informally observed at least~~
1631		-	22 ~~once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the~~
1632		-	23 ~~rating~~.
1633		-	24 (a~~-15) (Blank). For the 2022-2023~~ ~~school year only, if the~~
1634		-	25 ~~Governor has declared a disaster due~~ to ~~a public health~~
1635		-	26 ~~emergency pursuant to Section 7 of~~ the ~~Illinois Emergency~~
	1642	+	SB0028- 46 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1643	+	SB0028 - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1644	+	1 Emergency Management Agency Act that suspends in-person
	1645	+	2 instruction, the timelines connected to the commencement and
	1646	+	3 completion of any remediation plan are paused. Except where
	1647	+	4 the parties mutually agree otherwise and such agreement is in
	1648	+	5 writing, any remediation plan that had been in place for 45 or
	1649	+	6 more days prior to the suspension of in-person instruction
	1650	+	7 shall resume when in-person instruction resumes; any
	1651	+	8 remediation plan that had been in place for fewer than 45 days
	1652	+	9 prior to the suspension of in-person instruction shall
	1653	+	10 discontinue and a new remediation period will begin when
	1654	+	11 in-person instruction resumes.
	1655	+	12 (a-10) No later than September 1, 2022, the school
	1656	+	13 district must establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures
	1657	+	14 that each teacher in contractual continued service whose
	1658	+	15 performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is
	1659	+	16 evaluated at least once in the course of the 3 school years
	1660	+	17 after receipt of the rating and establish an informal teacher
	1661	+	18 observation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual
	1662	+	19 continued service whose performance is rated as either
	1663	+	20 "excellent" or "proficient" is informally observed at least
	1664	+	21 once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the
	1665	+	22 rating.
	1666	+	23 (a-15) (Blank). For the 2022-2023 school year only, if the
	1667	+	24 Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health
	1668	+	25 emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency
	1669	+	26 Management Agency Act, the school district may waive the
1636	1670
1637	1671
1638	1672
1639	1673
1640	1674
1641		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1675	+	SB0028 - 46 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1642	1676
1643	1677
1644		-	SB0028 Engrossed- 47 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 Engrossed - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1645		-	SB0028 Engrossed - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1646		-	1 Management Agency Act, the school district may waive the
1647		-	2 evaluation requirement of any teacher in contractual continued
1648		-	3 service whose performance was rated as either "excellent" or
1649		-	4 "proficient" during the last school year in which the teacher
1650		-	5 was evaluated under this Section.
1651		-	6 (b) The board and the exclusive representative of the
1652		-	7 district's teachers shall submit a certified copy of an
1653		-	8 agreement as provided under subsection (a) of this Section to
1654		-	9 the State Board of Education.
1655		-	10 (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-252, eff. 1-1-22;
1656		-	11 102-729, eff. 5-6-22.)
1657		-	12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
1658		-	13 2025.
1659		-	SB0028 Engrossed- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 105 ILCS 5/24-16.54 105 ILCS 5/24A-2.55 105 ILCS 5/24A-4from Ch. 122, par. 24A-46 105 ILCS 5/24A-5from Ch. 122, par. 24A-57 105 ILCS 5/24A-7from Ch. 122, par. 24A-78 105 ILCS 5/24A-159 105 ILCS 5/24A-2010 105 ILCS 5/34-8from Ch. 122, par. 34-811 105 ILCS 5/34-85c SB0028 Engrossed- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 Engrossed - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5 4 105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5 5 105 ILCS 5/24A-4 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-4 6 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 7 105 ILCS 5/24A-7 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7 8 105 ILCS 5/24A-15 9 105 ILCS 5/24A-20 10 105 ILCS 5/34-8 from Ch. 122, par. 34-8 11 105 ILCS 5/34-85c
1660		-	SB0028 Engrossed- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 Engrossed - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1661		-	SB0028 Engrossed - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1678	+	SB0028- 47 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1679	+	SB0028 - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1680	+	1 evaluation requirement of any teacher in contractual continued
	1681	+	2 service whose performance was rated as either "excellent" or
	1682	+	3 "proficient" during the last school year in which the teacher
	1683	+	4 was evaluated under this Section.
	1684	+	5 (b) The board and the exclusive representative of the
	1685	+	6 district's teachers shall submit a certified copy of an
	1686	+	7 agreement as provided under subsection (a) of this Section to
	1687	+	8 the State Board of Education.
	1688	+	9 (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-252, eff. 1-1-22;
	1689	+	10 102-729, eff. 5-6-22.)
	1690	+	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
	1691	+	12 2025.
	1692	+	SB0028- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance SB0028- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
	1693	+	SB0028- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1694	+	SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1662	1695		1 INDEX
1663	1696		2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
1664		-	3 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5
1665		-	4 105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5
1666		-	5 105 ILCS 5/24A-4 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-4
1667		-	6 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5
1668		-	7 105 ILCS 5/24A-7 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7
1669		-	8 105 ILCS 5/24A-15
1670		-	9 105 ILCS 5/24A-20
1671		-	10 105 ILCS 5/34-8 from Ch. 122, par. 34-8
1672		-	11 105 ILCS 5/34-85c
1673	1697
1674	1698
1675	1699
1676	1700
1677	1701
1678		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1702	+	SB0028 - 47 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1679	1703
1680	1704
1681	1705
1682		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1683		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1706	+	SB0028- 48 -LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1707	+	SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
1684	1708		1 INDEX
1685	1709		2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
1686		-	3 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5
1687		-	4 105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5
1688		-	5 105 ILCS 5/24A-4 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-4
1689		-	6 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5
1690		-	7 105 ILCS 5/24A-7 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7
1691		-	8 105 ILCS 5/24A-15
1692		-	9 105 ILCS 5/24A-20
1693		-	10 105 ILCS 5/34-8 from Ch. 122, par. 34-8
1694		-	11 105 ILCS 5/34-85c
1695	1710
1696	1711
1697	1712
1698	1713
1699	1714
1700		-	SB0028 ~~Engrossed~~ - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b
	1715	+	SB0028 - 48 - LRB104 07498 LNS 17542 b