105 ILCS 5/24A-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 24A - Evaluation of Certified Employees

(105 ILCS 5/24A-20)Sec. 24A-20. State Board of Education data collection and evaluation assessment and support systems.(a) On or before the date established in subsection (b) of this Section, the State Board of Education shall, through a process involving collaboration with the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, develop or contract for the development of and implement all of the following data collection and evaluation assessment and support systems:(1)  A system to annually collect and publish data by     district and school on teacher and administrator performance evaluation outcomes.  The system must ensure that no teacher or administrator can be personally identified by publicly reported data.(2)  Both a teacher and principal model evaluation     template. The model templates must incorporate the requirements of this Article and any other requirements established by the State Board by administrative rule, but allow customization by districts in a manner that does not conflict with such requirements.(3)  An evaluator pre-qualification program based on     the model teacher evaluation template.(4)  An evaluator training program based on the model     teacher evaluation template.  The training program shall provide multiple training options that account for the prior training and experience of the evaluator.(5)  A superintendent training program based on the     model principal evaluation template.(6)  One or more instruments to provide feedback to     principals on the instructional environment within a school.(7)  A State Board-provided or approved technical     assistance system that supports districts with the development and implementation of teacher and principal evaluation systems.(8)  Web-based systems and tools supporting     implementation of the model templates and the evaluator pre-qualification and training programs.(9)  A process for measuring and reporting     correlations between local principal and teacher evaluations and (A) student growth in tested grades and subjects and (B) retention rates of teachers.(10) A process for assessing whether school district     evaluation systems developed pursuant to this Act and that consider student growth as a significant factor in the rating of a teacher's and principal's performance are valid and reliable, contribute to the development of staff, and improve student achievement outcomes. By no later than September 1, 2014, a research-based study shall be issued assessing such systems for validity and reliability, contribution to the development of staff, and improvement of student performance  and recommending, based on the results of this study, changes, if any, that need to be incorporated into teacher and principal evaluation systems that consider student growth as a significant factor in the rating performance for remaining school districts to be required to implement such systems.(b)  If the State of Illinois receives a Race to the Top Grant, the data collection and support systems described in subsection (a) must be developed on or before September 30, 2011.  If the State of Illinois does not receive a Race to the Top Grant, the data collection and support systems described in subsection (a) must be developed on or before September 30, 2012; provided, however, that the data collection and support systems set forth in items (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section must be developed by September 30, 2011 regardless of whether the State of Illinois receives a Race to the Top Grant.  By no later than September 1, 2011, if the State of Illinois receives a Race to the Top Grant, or September 1, 2012, if the State of Illinois does not receive a Race to the Top Grant, the State Board of Education must execute or contract for the execution of the assessment referenced in item (10) of subsection (a) of this Section to determine whether the school district evaluation systems developed pursuant to this Act have been valid and reliable, contributed to the development of staff, and improved student performance.(c)  Districts shall submit data and information to the State Board on teacher and principal performance evaluations and evaluation plans in accordance with procedures and requirements for submissions established by the State Board.  Such data shall include, without limitation, (i) data on the performance rating given to all teachers in contractual continued service, (ii) data on district recommendations to renew or not renew teachers not in contractual continued service, and (iii) data on the performance rating given to all principals.(d)  If the State Board of Education does not timely fulfill any of the requirements set forth in Sections 24A-7 and 24A-20, and adequate and sustainable federal, State, or other funds are not provided to the State Board of Education and school districts to meet their responsibilities under this Article, the applicable implementation date shall be postponed by the number of calendar days equal to those needed by the State Board of Education to fulfill such requirements and for the adequate and sustainable funds to be provided to the State Board of Education and school districts.  The determination as to whether the State Board of Education has fulfilled any or all requirements set forth in Sections 24A-7 and 24A-20 and whether adequate and sustainable funds have been provided to the State Board of Education and school districts shall be made by the State Board of Education in consultation with the P-20 Council.  (Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10.)