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 astaff performance evaluation plan to evaluate the performance of theschool's certified employees under guidelines established by theboard.
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 thefollowing:
        (1) Provide for evaluation of the school's and the school'seducators' performance based on the school's students'performance improvement level under IC 20-25-11, includingthe following:
            (A) Student achievement on assessment tests and assessmentprograms.
            (B) Graduation rates.
            (C) Scholastic aptitude test scores.
            (D) Other objective standards developed by the board formeasuring student, teacher, and administrator performanceimprovement consistent with:
                (i) state academic standards; and
                (ii) student performance improvement levels developedunder 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 basisfor 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 forthe 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 certificatedemployees in the school city. A teacher's students' performanceimprovement levels under the assessment tests and programs ofIC 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 onlyfactor, 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.