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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart B - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLANS: TEACHERS › Section 50.130 - Reporting

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a) By no later than
				June 30 of each year, the State Board of Education shall identify the manner
				and timeline for the submission of data and other information relative to
				performance evaluations that each school district must submit. These data and
				information shall include, but not be limited to, data regarding the
				performance evaluation rating given to each tenured and nontenured teacher and
				data about teacher retention, as well as other information specific to the
				locally adopted performance evaluation plan that will assist the State Board of
				Education in determining whether performance evaluation systems are reliable
				and valid, improve student achievement, and contribute to the development of
				staff. (See Section 24A-20 of the School Code.)
b) A school district shall not be required to
				submit its performance evaluation plan for teachers to the State Board of
				Education for review, comment, or approval, unless specifically requested by
				the State Board of Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart C - STATE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MODEL FOR TEACHERS › Section 50.200 - Implementation Requirements

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a) A school
				district, in conjunction with the joint committee established under Section
				24A-4(b) of the School Code, shall be required to adopt those specific aspects
				of the State model contained in this Subpart C regarding data and indicators of
				student growth about which the joint committee is unable to agree within 180
				calendar days after the date on which the joint committee held its first
				meeting.
b) The first meeting of a
				joint committee shall occur no later than November 1 of the school year
				immediately preceding the school district's implementation date specified in
				Section 24A-2.5 of the School Code (see Section
				50.20 ). For
				purposes of this subsection (b), the 180-day deadline set forth in subsection
				(a) does not preclude the members of the joint committee from meeting, either
				as a committee or with other administrators and teachers, provided that the
				district representatives and the union representatives on the joint committee
				formally agree to the date on which the 180-day clock will begin.
c) The requirements of this Subpart C do not
				apply to CPS, except that the district's joint committee may meet to discuss
				student growth without triggering its 90-day clock for action, provided the
				procedures set forth in subsection (b) are followed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart C - STATE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MODEL FOR TEACHERS › Section 50.210 - Components of the State Performance Evaluation Model

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A school district shall conform to the requirements of this
				  Section for any portion of the performance evaluation plan outlined in Section
				  50.110
				  for which its joint committee could not reach agreement pursuant to Section
				  24A-4(b) of the School Code.
a) Any
				joint committee that cannot agree to the percentage of student growth that
				shall comprise the performance evaluation rating assigned shall adopt a
				performance evaluation plan in which student growth is 50 percent of the
				performance evaluation rating assigned. (See Section
				50.110(a)
				of this Part and Section 24A-7 of the School Code.)
b) Any joint committee that cannot agree upon
				one or both of the assessments required under Section
				50.110(b)(2) and (3)
				 shall employ a student learning objective
				(SLO) process to identify how student growth will be measured for the
				applicable category of teacher (e.g., career and technical education, grade 2)
				for which no agreement is reached. The SLO process shall include at least the
				information listed in Section
				50.220.
1) Teachers in the category for which
				agreement was not reached, or their representatives, shall recommend at least
				two but no more than four SLOs in response to each assessment (i.e., the
				assessment type (Type I, Type II or Type III) and specific instrument to be
				used) for which no agreement was reached. The qualified evaluator shall choose
				the SLO to be used in the performance evaluation from among the options
				presented by the teachers. The learning goal, assessment and growth expectation
				that comprise the SLO shall conform to the provisions of this subsection
				(b)(1).
A) Each learning goal of the SLO shall
				be aligned to the needs of the teacher's students or the classroom and shall be
				based on:
i) schoolwide or districtwide
				initiatives that address the content of the learning goal; and/or
ii) the school improvement plan, as the plan
				may relate to the content of the learning goal.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart C - STATE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MODEL FOR TEACHERS › Section 50.220 - Student Learning Objective Process

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The information assembled as part of the SLO process shall
				  address at least the following elements for each of the learning goals
				  identified pursuant to Section
				  50.210(b)(1).
				  The State Board of Education will make available an SLO template on its website
				  at www.isbe.net that districts may choose to use or adapt for this
				  purpose.
a) A list of the student
				population whose achievement will be measured for the purpose of determining
				student growth under the provisions of Section
				50.210(b);
b) A description of the learning goal
				established pursuant to Section
				50.210(b)(1)(A).
c) Standards associated with the learning
				goal.
d) A description of the
				assessments and scoring procedures established pursuant to Section
				50.210(b)(1)(B)
				 that measure students' understanding of the
				learning goal.
e) Identification of
				growth expectations established pursuant to Section
				50.210(b)(1)(C)
				 at the beginning of the SLO
				process.
f) Identification of
				adjustments made to the identified growth expectations at the midpoint of the
				SLO process, as applicable.
g)
				Documentation of the number or percentage of students who achieved the
				identified growth expectations.
h)
				An explanation of how the qualified evaluator translates the number or
				percentage of students who achieved the identified growth expectations into a
				final student growth rating; and
i)
				A final growth rating assigned at the conclusion of the SLO process.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart C - STATE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MODEL FOR TEACHERS › Section 50.230 - Performance Evaluation Rating

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a)
				To the extent resources permit, it is the intent of the Department to provide
				child care services to all applicants that meet the eligibility requirements
				set forth in this Section. If it is necessary to limit participation to stay
				within the amounts appropriated or resources available to the Department for
				child care services, participation will be limited to the priority service
				groups specified in subsection (c)(6) and that limitation in participation
				shall remain until such time as sufficient resources are available to serve all
				eligible applicants.
b) To be
				eligible for child care services, a child shall at the time of eligibility
				determination or redetermination:
1) be under
				13 years of age (if a child turns 13 years old during the eligibility period,
				that child shall remain eligible for CCAP for the remainder of the eligibility
				period); or
2) be under age 19 and
				under court supervision or have physical, developmental, or intellectual
				disabilities as documented by a statement from a local health provider or other
				health professional.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart D - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLANS: PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS › Section 50.300 - Plan Components Required for the Evaluation of Principals and Assistant Principals

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Each school district shall implement a performance evaluation
				  plan for its principals and assistant principals no later than September 1,
				  2012. (See Sections 24A-15 and 34-8 of the School Code.) Assistant principals
				  employed by CPS shall not be subject to the performance evaluations system
				  established under Article 24A of the School Code and this Part.
a) A school district may choose to develop
				its own performance evaluation plan or adopt or adapt the State model
				authorized under Section 24A-7 of the School Code.
1) The plan shall
consider the
				principal's or
, as applicable,
assistant principal's specific
				duties, responsibilities, management and competence as a principal or assistant
				principal
. (Sections 24A-15(c)(1) and (c-5)(1) and 34-8 of the School
				Code)
2) The plan shall consider
the principal's or
, as applicable,
assistant
				principal's
strengths and weaknesses, with supporting
				reasons
. (Sections 24A-15(c)(2) and (c-5)(2) and 34-8 of the School
				Code)
3) The plan shall consider
				the performance goals developed pursuant to Sections 10-23.8a and 34-8.1 of the
				School Code [105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a and 34 -8.1] for any principal or, as
				applicable, assistant principal who has a performance-based contract.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart D - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLANS: PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS › Section 50.310 - Student Growth Components

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Each school district shall provide for the use in the
				  performance evaluation plan
of data and indicators on student growth as
				  a significant factor in rating principal or
, as applicable,
assistant principal performance
. (Sections 24A-15 and 34-8 of
				  the School Code) For the purpose of this Subpart D, "significant factor" shall
				  represent at least 30 percent of the performance evaluation rating assigned,
				  except as otherwise provided in subsection (a).
a) Student growth shall represent at least 25
				percent of a principal's or assistant principal's performance evaluation rating
				in the first and second years of a school district's implementation of a
				performance evaluation system under Section
				50.20 (for example,
				2012-13 and 2013-14 school years for a school district with a 2012-2013
				implementation date). Thereafter, student growth shall represent at least 30
				percent of the rating assigned.
b)
				No later than October 1 of each school year, the qualified evaluator shall
				inform the principal or assistant principal of the assessments and, for the
				assessments identified, the measurement models and targets to be used. The
				qualified evaluator shall specify the weights of each assessment and target to
				be used.
1) The school district shall
				identify at least two assessments, either from Type I or Type II, which are
				able to provide data that meet the definition of student growth as set forth in
				Section
				50.30.
A) A State assessment administered under
				Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code may be one of the assessments to be used
				for determining student growth and shall be considered to be a Type I
				assessment.
B) Type III assessments
				may be used for schools serving a majority of students who are not administered
				a Type I or Type II assessment. In these situations, the qualified evaluator
				and principal may identify at least two Type III assessments to be used to
				determine student growth.
C) CPS
				may adopt the State assessments administered pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of
				the School Code
as its sole measure of student growth for purposes of
				principal evaluations
. (Section 24A-7 of the School Code) In
				circumstances in which the school district determines that the State assessment
				is not appropriate for measuring student growth, it shall identify other
				assessments to be used in the manner prescribed in this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart D - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLANS: PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS › Section 50.320 - Professional Practice Components for Principals and Assistant Principals

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Consideration of the professional practice of a principal
				  and, as applicable, assistant principal shall comprise a minimum of 50 percent
				  of the performance evaluation rating and include each of the following
				  elements.
a) Any instruments and
				rubric used to evaluate the professional practice of a principal or assistant
				principal shall align to the Illinois Standards for Principal Evaluation (see
				Appendix A).
1) The rubric shall state the
				indicators for each standard and provide a clear description of at least four
				performance levels to be considered for each indicator.
2) A school district may choose to adopt the
				rubric contained in the State performance evaluation model for principals,
				developed pursuant to Section 24A-7 of the School Code, or it may develop its
				own rubric. Any school district that uses a rubric other than the rubric
				contained in the State model shall establish a process to ensure that all
				principals, assistant principals, and principal evaluators are familiar with
				and understand the content of the rubric, the different levels of performance
				used for professional practice, and how the overall professional practice
				rating will be determined.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart D - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PLANS: PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS › Section 50.330 - Reporting

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a) By no later than
				June 30 of each year, the State Board of Education shall identify the manner
				and timeline for the submission of data and other information relative to
				performance evaluations that each school district must submit. These data and
				information shall include, but not be limited to, data regarding the
				performance evaluation ratings given to each principal and, as applicable,
				assistant principal, as well as other information specific to the locally
				adopted model that will assist the State Board of Education in determining
				whether performance evaluation systems are reliable and valid, improve student
				achievement, and contribute to the development of staff. (See Section 24A-20 of
				the School Code.)
b) A school
				district shall not be required to submit its performance evaluation plan for
				principals or assistant principals to the State Board of Education for review,
				comment, or approval, unless specifically requested by the State Board of
				Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart E - TRAINING FOR EVALUATORS › Section 50.400 - School District-Developed Prequalification Process or Retraining Program

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Section 24A-3 of the School Code requires that an individual
				  who conducts evaluations of teachers, principals, or assistant principals after
				  September 1, 2012 be prequalified before undertaking any evaluations and
				  participates in a regularly scheduled retraining program, either of which must
				  be developed or approved by the State Board of Education. In order to ensure
				  that a school district-developed prequalification process or retraining program
				  meets the rigor of the State Board of Education-developed trainings, any
				  prequalification process or retraining program developed and used by a school
				  district shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of this Subpart E. The
				  State Board will display the completion of the required training in the
				  educator's ELIS account.
a)
				Prequalification Process
1) Beginning
				September 1, 2012, an evaluator shall not conduct a performance evaluation of a
				teacher, principal, or assistant principal unless the evaluator has
				successfully completed the prequalification process and passed the
				State-developed assessment specific to rating professional practice.
2) Beginning on a school district's
				applicable implementation date, as set forth in Section
				50.20, or by an
				earlier implementation date as determined by the school district and its
				teachers, or exclusive bargaining representative, as applicable (see Section
				50.20(g)),
				an evaluator shall not conduct a performance evaluation of a teacher,
				principal, or assistant principal that addresses student growth unless the
				evaluator has successfully completed the prequalification process for student
				growth and passed the State-developed assessment specific to the consideration
				of data and indicators of student growth.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart E - TRAINING FOR EVALUATORS › Section 50.410 - Minimum Requirements for Prequalification Process and Retraining Program

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A school district-developed prequalification process or
				  retraining program shall contain each of the elements listed in this Section. A
				  school district is not required to develop both a prequalification process and
				  retraining program, nor is it required to address both teachers and principals.
				  Similarly, a locally developed prequalification process or retraining program
				  may address professional practice only, student growth only, or both. Any
				  school district not offering a unified course of study (i.e., professional
				  practice and student growth) either for teachers or principals shall ensure
				  that those individuals successfully complete the State-developed
				  prequalification process or retraining program in those areas not being covered
				  by the locally developed process or program.
a) Each individual who will present a
				prequalification process or retraining program shall complete the
				"train-the-trainer" program offered by, or on behalf of, the State Board of
				Education.
b) Individual course
				modules shall address each of the following areas:
1) Use of student growth data and indicators
				to evaluate teachers;
2) Use of
				student growth data and indicators to evaluate principals;
3) Methods and strategies for evaluating the
				professional practice of teachers; and
4) Methods and strategies for evaluating the
				professional practice of principals.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 50 - EVALUATION OF EDUCATOR LICENSED EMPLOYEES UNDER ARTICLES 24A AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart E - TRAINING FOR EVALUATORS › Section 50.420 - Competencies of Qualified Evaluators

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Any prequalification process or retraining program shall
				  ensure that a qualified evaluator demonstrates the competencies set forth in
				  this Section.
a) Evaluating Student
				Growth for Teachers
Each qualified evaluator:
1) Uses assessments and measurement models
				identified by the joint committee in determining the student growth
				attributable to individual teachers and understands how different types of
				assessments are used for measuring growth;
2) Uses data from the evaluation rubric,
				other evidence collected, and best practices relative to evaluating student
				growth to link teacher and school-level professional development plans to
				evaluation results;
3) Creates, in
				collaboration with teachers, supportive, targeted professional development
				plans that consider past results, contribute to professional growth, and assist
				teachers in aligning professional development and goal-setting to school
				improvement goals; and
4)
				Communicates evaluation outcomes and findings in constructive and supportive
				ways that enable teachers to set goals and improve practice.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 51 - DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS UNDER ARTICLE 24 AND DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 51.10 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
"Board" means the local school board and not the State Board
				  of Education.
"Day" means calendar day unless otherwise specified in this
				  Part, and the time within which any action required under this Part must occur
				  shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of the
				  Statute on Statutes [5 ILCS
				  70/1.11].
"General Superintendent" means the chief executive officer of
				  City of Chicago School District 299. (See
				  105 ILCS
				  5/34-6.)
"Parties" means the tenured teacher against whom charges are
				  brought and the school board bringing the charges.
"PERA" means the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010
				  (P.A. 96-861, effective January 15, 2010).
"School Code" or "Code" means 105 ILCS 5.
"State Board" means the Illinois State Board of
				  Education.
"Tenured Teacher" means any teacher who has entered upon
				  contractual continued service pursuant to Section 24-11 of the School Code
				  [105
				  ILCS 5/24-11] and, in school districts organized under
				  Article 34 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 34], a teacher or principal
				  (see Sections 34-84 and 34-85 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/34-84 and 34 -85]).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 51 - DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS UNDER ARTICLE 24 AND DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart B - STANDARD DISMISSAL PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLES 24 AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Section 51.20 - Applicability of this Subpart B

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This Subpart B applies to the dismissal for reason or cause
				  of a tenured teacher (see Section
				  51.10 of this Part)
				  under Section 24-12(d) or Section 34-85 of the School Code, other than a
				  tenured teacher for whom alternative procedures are established in an agreement
				  entered into pursuant to Section 34-85c of the School Code [105
				  ILCS 5/34-85c ]. That is, this Subpart B applies to
				  dismissals of tenured teachers other than honorable dismissals (i.e., those set
				  forth in Section 24-12(a) or (b) of the School Code), as follows:
a) For any tenured teacher who fails to
				complete a remediation plan with a performance evaluation rating of
				"satisfactory" or "proficient" or better or who, in accordance with Section
				24A-5(n) of the School Code, successfully completes a remediation plan but
				receives a subsequent performance evaluation rating of "unsatisfactory" anytime
				during the 36 months following the completion of the remediation plan (see
				Section 24A-5(m) and (n) of the School Code);
b) For any tenured teacher who is being
				dismissed due to conduct that the Board does not consider remediable. (See
				Sections 24-12(d) and 34-85(a) of the School Code.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 51 - DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS UNDER ARTICLE 24 AND DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart B - STANDARD DISMISSAL PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLES 24 AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Section 51.35 - Suspension without Pay

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a) For
				school districts not organized under Article 34 of the School Code, if, in the
				opinion of the Board, the interests of the school require it, the Board may
				suspend the teacher without pay, pending the hearing, but if the Board's
				dismissal or removal is not sustained, the teacher shall not suffer the loss of
				any salary or benefits, less setoffs for mitigation, by reason of the
				suspension (Section 24-12(d)(1) and (d)(8) of the School Code).
b) For a school district organized under
				Article 34 of the School Code, the general superintendent or his or her
				designee may make the determination to suspend the tenured teacher without pay
				in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board, provided that, if the teacher
				or principal charged is not dismissed based on the charges, he or she must be
				made whole for lost earnings, less setoffs for mitigation (Section 34-85(a)(2)
				of the School Code).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 51 - DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS UNDER ARTICLE 24 AND DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart B - STANDARD DISMISSAL PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLES 24 AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Section 51.40 - Qualifications and Selection of Hearing Officers; Conditions of Service

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a) Master List of
				Hearing Officers and Selection of Hearing Officers - School Districts Not
				Organized under Article 34 of the School Code
1) The State Board shall maintain a master
				list of qualified impartial hearing officers in accordance with Section
				24-12(d)(3) of the School Code. Each hearing officer on the master list
				maintained by the State Board shall possess the following qualifications:
A) The hearing officer
must be
				accredited by a national arbitration organization and have had a minimum of 5
				years of experience directly related to labor and employment relations matters
				between employers and employees or their exclusive bargaining
				representatives
(Section 24-12(d)(3) of the School Code).
B) The hearing officer must not be a resident
				of the school district involved in the hearing (see Section 24-12(d)(3) of the
				School Code).
C) The hearing
				officer must be disinterested and impartial.
D) The hearing officer must have no financial
				or personal interest in the result of the hearing.
E) Beginning on September 1, 2012, the
				hearing officer must have successfully completed the training provided or
				approved by the State Board specific
to issues generally involved in
				evaluative and non-evaluative dismissals
(Section 24-12(d)(3) of the
				School Code).
F) The hearing
				officer
must be available to commence the hearing within 75 days and
				conclude the hearing within 120 days
after
being selected as
				hearing officer
(Section 24-12(d) of the School Code).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 51 - DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS UNDER ARTICLE 24 AND DISMISSAL OF TENURED TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Subpart B - STANDARD DISMISSAL PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLES 24 AND 34 OF THE SCHOOL CODE › Section 51.55 - Pre-Hearing Procedures

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a) The
				parties and the hearing officer may agree to a location for the hearing. If
				there is a dispute as to the location of the hearing, the hearing officer shall
				fix the place of the hearing at a location within the district's
				boundaries.
b) The tenured teacher
				shall answer the bill of particulars or charges and specifications, aver any
				affirmative defenses, and update the answer and defenses, in accordance with
				the schedule set forth by the hearing officer pursuant to subsection (c) of
				this Section. (See Sections 24-12(d)(6) and 34-85(a)(5) of the School
				Code.)
c) Pre-Hearing Conference
No later than 10 days after being selected as the hearing
				  officer, the hearing officer shall convene a pre-hearing conference with the
				  parties for the purpose of, among other things, setting a schedule. The
				  schedule shall be contained in the hearing officer's order that reflects the
				  action taken at the conference and include:
1) The deadline for the tenured teacher's
				answer and any affirmative defenses to the bill of particulars or charges and
				specifications submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section and for the
				updating of that information after pre-hearing discovery;
2) A schedule for discovery, including any
				written interrogatories and requests for production of documents;
3) The deadline for initial disclosures and
				updated disclosures to be sent to the other party, which deadline may be no
				later than 10 days prior to the commencement of the hearing (see Sections
				24-12(d)(6) and 34-85(a)(5)); and
4) The dates, times and locations of any
				subsequent pre-hearing conferences, as needed.
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When a hearing is held under Section 24-12(d) of the School
				  Code, the hearing officer must,
within 30 days after the hearing is
				  concluded or the record is closed, whichever is later
, render
a final decision
as to whether the tenured teacher shall be
				  dismissed pursuant to Article 24A of the School Code(unless the school district
				  pursues the dismissal under Subpart C of this Part)
or findings of fact
				  and recommendation as to whether the teacher must be dismissed for
				  conduct
(Sections 24-12(d)(7) of the School Code). The hearing officer
				  shall provide a copy of the decision or findings of fact and recommendation
				  issued pursuant to this Section to the State Board of Education by certified
				  mail addressed to the Chief Legal Officer, Illinois State Board of Education,
				  555 W. Monroe Street, Suite 900, Chicago IL 60661.
a) Dismissal Due to Performance Pursuant to
				Article 24A of the School Code
1) In a
				dismissal hearing regarding performance pursuant to Article 24A of the School
				Code, the hearing officer shall render a decision in writing as to whether the
				tenured teacher shall be dismissed.
The hearing officer shall consider
				and give weight to all of the teacher's evaluations
, subject to their
				introduction at the hearing,
that are relevant to the issues in the
				hearing
(Section 24-12(d)(6) of the School Code).
2) A copy of the hearing officer's decision
				shall be given by certified mail to both the tenured teacher and the Board or
				their legal representatives of record.
3) The decision of the hearing officer is
				final unless reviewed under the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art.
				III], as provided in Section 24-16 of the School Code.
A) In the case of an administrative review,
				the Board shall prepare and file the record of proceedings and the parties
				shall share the cost equally of preparing and filing the record (see Section
				24-12(d)(9) of the School Code).
B)
				The record of the proceedings shall contain each of the items listed in this
				subsection (a)(2)(B).
i) All pleadings and
				exhibits (including all notices and responses), motions, and rulings.
ii) All evidence received.
iii) A statement of matters officially
				noticed.
iv) Any offers of proof,
				objections, and rulings on the proof and objections.
v) Any proposed findings and
				exceptions.
vi) A transcript of the
				hearing.
vii) The decision of the
				hearing officer.
viii) Any other
				material required under Section 10-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
				Act [5 ILCS
				100/10-35 ].
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a) This Subpart C sets forth the requirements
				for a school district, including a school district organized under Article 34
				of the School Code, to implement an optional alternative evaluative dismissal
				process authorized under Section 24-16.5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/24-16.5].
b) A school board may dismiss a tenured
				teacher using an optional alternative evaluative process if each of the
				conditions set forth in this subsection (b) are met. (See Section 24-16.5(b) of
				the School Code.)
1) The tenured teacher is
				being dismissed due to his or her failure to complete a remediation plan,
				developed pursuant to Section 24A-5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/24A-5 ], with a rating of "proficient" or
				better.
2) The "unsatisfactory"
				rating that precipitated the remediation plan resulted from a performance
				evaluation process that:
A) addressed teacher
				practice components and included data and indicators of student growth;
				and
B) was conducted on or after
				the date on which the school district was required to implement a performance
				evaluation plan incorporating data and indicators of student growth or an
				earlier date, as authorized under Section 24A-2.5 of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/24A-2.5].
3) The school district has complied with the
				requirements of Section 24-16.5(c) of the School Code and this Subpart C
				regarding the selection and use of a second evaluator during the
				pre-remediation and remediation processes.
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a) Before a school
				district's first remediation relating to a dismissal under Section 24-16.5 of
				the School Code and this Part, the school district shall establish a list of at
				least two evaluators who meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (b) of
				this Section to serve as second evaluators.
1)
				The school district shall provide written notification to the teacher
				representatives identified pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section of the
				names and qualifications of the individuals it has chosen to include as second
				evaluators.
2) The teacher
				representatives may submit in writing to the school district the names and
				qualifications of additional individuals to be included on the list of second
				evaluators, provided that they shall not submit more teacher evaluators for
				inclusion on the list than the number of evaluators submitted by the school
				district (Section 24-16.5(c)(1) of the School Code). Each individual whose name
				is submitted by the teacher representatives to serve as a second evaluator
				shall meet one of the qualifications specified in Section 24-16.5(c) of the
				School Code; that is, either:
A) holds
				certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, with
				no "unsatisfactory" or "needs improvement" performance evaluation ratings in
				his or her two most recent performance evaluations; or
B) has obtained a performance evaluation
				rating of "excellent" in two of the three most recent performance evaluations,
				with no "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory" performance evaluation ratings
				in his or her last three ratings.
3) If the teacher representatives fail to
				submit in writing any names of additional second evaluators within 21 days
				after receiving the written notification specified in subsection (a)(1) of this
				Section, then the school district may proceed with a remediation using a list
				of second evaluators that includes only those names identified by the school
				district.
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a)
				When a school district determines that it will use the optional alternative
				evaluative dismissal process for a particular tenured teacher, it shall choose
				a second evaluator using the process outlined in Section
				51.210(d)
				of this Part from the list established pursuant to Section
				51.210(a)
				of this Part, provided that:
1) the evaluator
				selected shall not be the same individual who made the determination to assign
				the affected tenured teacher a performance evaluation rating of
				"unsatisfactory" (see Section 24-16.5(c)(3) of the School Code); and
2) if the evaluator selected is an
				administrator, then the evaluator does not directly report to the individual
				who assigned the "unsatisfactory" rating to the affected tenured teacher (see
				Section 24-16.5(c)(3) of the School Code).
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In accordance with the requirements of Section 24-16.5(c)(4)
				  of the School Code, the second evaluator chosen to participate in an optional
				  alternative evaluative dismissal process of a particular tenured teacher shall
				  conduct an evaluation of that tenured teacher's performance by one of the
				  methods specified in this Section.
a)
				The second evaluator may conduct a mid-point and final evaluation of the
				tenured teacher subject to dismissal during the period of the tenured teacher's
				remediation and award a performance evaluation rating of "excellent",
				"proficient", "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory".
1) The mid-point evaluation shall assess the
				tenured teacher's performance during the time period since the completion of
				the evaluation that resulted in the "unsatisfactory" rating, and the final
				evaluation shall assess the tenured teacher's performance during the time
				period since the completion of the mid-point evaluation. (See Section 24A-5(k)
				of the School Code.)
2) The final
				evaluation shall include an overall evaluation of the tenured teacher's
				performance during the remediation period.
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In accordance with Section 24-16.5(f) of the Code, only
				  members of the Board who have successfully completed a training program
				  regarding performance evaluations administered or approved by the State Board
				  shall consider the findings of fact and recommendation and make a determination
				  as to whether the affected tenured teacher should be retained or dismissed
				  using procedures set forth in this Subpart C.
a) Training organizations, institutions,
				regional offices of education, firms, professional associations, universities
				and colleges, or individuals may apply to the State Board of Education for
				approval to conduct PERA training.
b) Each entity wishing to receive approval to
				offer PERA training shall submit an application on a form supplied by the State
				Board of Education. The application shall include, but is not limited to:
1) evidence that the entity is knowledgeable
				about PERA and the optional alternative evaluation process;
2) a description of the training to be
				provided, to address how the training activities will present participants
				with:
A) a basic foundation of
				PERA;
B) information specific to
				the components of a performance evaluation plan required under Article 24A of
				the Code; and
C) information about
				the processes and procedures (i.e., professional development plans, remediation
				plans, dismissal procedures) to take place in the event of a "needs
				improvement" or "unsatisfactory" performance evaluation rating, as defined in
				23 Ill. Adm. Code
				50.30 (Evaluation of
				Educator Licensed Employees under Articles 24A and 34 of the Code);
3) the qualifications and
				experience of the entity and of each presenter to be assigned to provide the
				PERA training, which shall include evidence of a presenter's specific skills
				and knowledge in this area; and
4)
				assurances that the requirements of subsection (c) will be met.
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A school district electing to use an optional alternative
				  evaluative dismissal process shall comply with the procedures and requirements
				  for a tenured teacher's request for a hearing, the selection of a hearing
				  officer, pre-hearing and hearing procedures, and post-hearing briefs set forth
				  in this Subpart C, and in either Section 24-12(d) or 34-85(a) of the School
				  Code, as applicable, and Subpart B of this Part. (See Section 24-16.5(a) of the
				  School Code.)
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a) A school district that meets the
				conditions set forth in Section
				51.200(b)
				of this Part that elects to use an optional alternative evaluative dismissal
				proceeding shall provide a written notice to the affected tenured teacher of
				this fact within 30 days after completion of the final remediation evaluation.
				(See Section 24-16.5(d) of the School Code.) The notice shall:
1) comply with the notice requirements set
				forth in Section
				51.30(a)
				of this Part for a school district not organized under Article 34 of the School
				Code, including the right of the affected tenured teacher to request a hearing
				before a mutually selected hearing officer or a hearing officer selected by the
				Board; or
2) comply with the notice
				requirements set forth in Section
				51.30(b)
				of this Part for a school district organized under Article 34 of the School
				Code, including the right of the affected tenured teacher to request a hearing
				before a mutually selected hearing officer or to have a hearing officer
				selected by the general superintendent, should the tenured teacher not
				participate in the selection process.
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a) School districts not organized under
				Article 34 of the School Code shall select a hearing officer in accordance with
				the requirements of Section
				51.40(a)
				of this Part.
b) School districts
				organized under Article 34 of the School Code shall select a hearing officer in
				accordance with the requirements of Section
				51.40(b)
				of this Part.
c) In addition to the
				applicable qualifications of Section
				51.40
				of this Part, each hearing officer shall have successfully completed the
				prequalification process required under Section 24A-3 of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/24A-3 ] before conducting a hearing under the
				optional alternative evaluative dismissal process.
d) In accordance with Section 24-16.5(d)(1)
				of the School Code, the State Board may waive the prequalification process
				requirements in order to provide an adequate pool of hearing officers for
				consideration.