Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVALUATION, RECOGNITION AND SUPERVISION
Subpart C - SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Section 1.320 - Evaluation of Licensed Educators
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
Each school district shall develop an evaluation plan (the Plan) for the evaluation of all licensed educators. Where cooperative educational programs operate between or among school districts, or are operated by regional superintendents of education, pursuant to Sections 3-15.14, 10-22.31 and/or 10-22.31a of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/3-15.14, 10 -22.31, and/or 10-22.31a], the Plan shall be developed by the administrative agent who is the fiscal and legal agent for the cooperative program, or the governing board, or the board of control of the entity. In this Section, all of these entities are included in the term "school district".
a) The Plan shall conform to the requirements of Article 24A of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 24A] and, upon the date as set forth in Section 24A-2.5 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/24A-2.5] by which the school district must implement a performance evaluation system incorporating data and indicators of student growth, meet the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 50 (Evaluation of Certified Employees under Articles 24A and 34 of the School Code). The school district shall involve teachers in the development of the Plan or, when applicable, develop the Plan in cooperation with the exclusive bargaining representatives. Development of the Plan under a performance evaluation system shall conform to the requirements of Section 24A-4 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/24A-4 ].
b) On or before July 1 of the calendar year in which a school district is required to implement a performance evaluation system incorporating data and indicators of student growth for teachers or principals and assistant principals, a school district shall execute and make available to the State Board of Education, upon request, a signed assurance specific to its principal evaluation plan and one specific to its teacher evaluation plan as to whether the Plan:
c) Consulting Teachers