CHAPTER 13. STAFF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
IC 20-25-13
Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations
IC 20-25-13-1
Inapplicability of staff performance evaluation law to school city
Sec. 1. IC 20-28-11 does not apply to a school city.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-2
Annual staff performance evaluation plan
Sec. 2. Each school year, a school shall develop and implement a
staff performance evaluation plan to evaluate the performance of the
school's certified employees under guidelines established by the
board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-3
Plan requirements
Sec. 3. A staff performance evaluation plan must do the
following:
(1) Provide for evaluation of the school's and the school's
educators' performance based on the school's students'
performance improvement level under IC 20-25-11, including
the following:
(A) Student achievement on assessment tests and assessment
programs.
(B) Graduation rates.
(C) Scholastic aptitude test scores.
(D) Other objective standards developed by the board for
measuring student, teacher, and administrator performance
improvement consistent with:
(i) state academic standards; and
(ii) student performance improvement levels developed
under IC 20-25-11.
(2) Provide for:
(A) the continuing professional development; and
(B) improvement of the performance;
of the individuals evaluated.
(3) Require periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the plan.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-4
Plan as basis for employment decisions
Sec. 4. A staff performance evaluation plan may provide the basis
for making employment decisions.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-5
Plan as condition for accreditation
Sec. 5. Development and implementation of a staff performance
evaluation plan for each school is a condition for accreditation for
the school under IC 20-19-2-8(a)(5).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-6
Compliance with board guidelines; approval of board
Sec. 6. A staff performance evaluation plan must:
(1) comply with guidelines established by; and
(2) be approved by;
the board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-13-7
Student improvement levels to serve as factor in teacher evaluation
Sec. 7. IC 20-28-6-4 and IC 20-28-6-5 apply to certificated
employees in the school city. A teacher's students' performance
improvement levels under the assessment tests and programs of
IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8,
IC 20-31-9, and IC 20-31-10 may be used as a factor, but not the only
factor, to evaluate the performance of a teacher in the school city.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.31;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.326.