IC 20-28-11
Chapter 11. Staff Performance Evaluation
IC 20-28-11-1 "Plan"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to a staff
performance evaluation plan developed under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-2 Duty to develop and implement plan
Sec. 2. Each:
(1) school corporation;
(2) school created by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;
(3) special education cooperative under IC 20-35-5; and
(4) cooperating school corporation for career and technical
education under IC 20-37-1;
shall develop and implement a plan to evaluate the performance of
each certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.108.
IC 20-28-11-3 Contents of plan
Revisor's note: P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514 required the
publication of this section as follows.
Sec. 3. Each plan:
(1) must provide for the improvement of the performance of the
individuals evaluated;
(2) must provide for the growth and development of the
individuals evaluated;
(3) must require periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the
plan;
(4) must provide that nonpermanent and semipermanent
teachers receive:
(A) an evaluation on or before December 31 each year; and
(B) if requested by that teacher, an additional evaluation on
or before March 1 of the following year;
(5) may provide a basis for making employment decisions; and
(6) if federal rules, regulations, or directives require the use of
collective program results of tests to evaluate educators in order
to qualify for those federal funds, collective program results of
tests used by any school corporation that would receive federal
funds may be used as a factor, but not the sole factor, to
evaluate educators. If collective testing results are used as a
factor in evaluations by a school corporation, they must be
applied to all educators in that school corporation.
Except as provided in subdivision (6), the plan may not provide for
an evaluation that is based in whole or in part on the ISTEP program
test scores of the students in the school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss),
SEC.320; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514.
IC 20-28-11-4 Plan as a condition of accreditation
Sec. 4. Development and implementation of a plan is a condition
of accreditation under IC 20-19-2-8(a)(5). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-5 Approval of plan
Sec. 5. Each plan must be approved by the department. However,
if an entity listed in section 2 of this chapter submits a plan to the
department that complies with the requirements set out in section 3
of this chapter, the department must approve that plan. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-6 Duties of department for plan
Sec. 6. The department shall do the following:
(1) Establish guidelines for the development and
implementation of the plan, including guidelines:
(A) for the evaluation of employees within each professional
licensing category;
(B) providing for periodic review of the performance of each
certificated employee by the appropriate supervisor using a
wide range of indicators that deal with the substance and
process of the employee's duties; and
(C) requiring the preparation of a developmental plan for
each certificated employee addressing that employee's job
related strengths and weaknesses and methods of improving
those strengths and eliminating those weaknesses.
(2) Provide technical assistance to each school corporation in
the development and implementation of the plan.
(3) Collect and disseminate information concerning local, state,
and national staff performance evaluation plans.
(4) Assist each school corporation in training staff evaluators. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-7 Adoption of rules
Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry
out this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-8 Rights; employment contracts of certificated employees
Sec. 8. This chapter does not limit the rights of a school
corporation and the exclusive representative who:
(1) before July 1, 1987; and
(2) through bargaining under IC 20-7.5 (before its repeal);
included in the employment contracts of certificated employees a
system for the periodic evaluation of certificated employees. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11
Chapter 11. Staff Performance Evaluation
IC 20-28-11-1 "Plan"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to a staff
performance evaluation plan developed under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-2 Duty to develop and implement plan
Sec. 2. Each:
(1) school corporation;
(2) school created by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;
(3) special education cooperative under IC 20-35-5; and
(4) cooperating school corporation for career and technical
education under IC 20-37-1;
shall develop and implement a plan to evaluate the performance of
each certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.108.
IC 20-28-11-3 Contents of plan
Revisor's note: P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514 required the
publication of this section as follows.
Sec. 3. Each plan:
(1) must provide for the improvement of the performance of the
individuals evaluated;
(2) must provide for the growth and development of the
individuals evaluated;
(3) must require periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the
plan;
(4) must provide that nonpermanent and semipermanent
teachers receive:
(A) an evaluation on or before December 31 each year; and
(B) if requested by that teacher, an additional evaluation on
or before March 1 of the following year;
(5) may provide a basis for making employment decisions; and
(6) if federal rules, regulations, or directives require the use of
collective program results of tests to evaluate educators in order
to qualify for those federal funds, collective program results of
tests used by any school corporation that would receive federal
funds may be used as a factor, but not the sole factor, to
evaluate educators. If collective testing results are used as a
factor in evaluations by a school corporation, they must be
applied to all educators in that school corporation.
Except as provided in subdivision (6), the plan may not provide for
an evaluation that is based in whole or in part on the ISTEP program
test scores of the students in the school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss),
SEC.320; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514.
IC 20-28-11-4 Plan as a condition of accreditation
Sec. 4. Development and implementation of a plan is a condition
of accreditation under IC 20-19-2-8(a)(5). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-5 Approval of plan
Sec. 5. Each plan must be approved by the department. However,
if an entity listed in section 2 of this chapter submits a plan to the
department that complies with the requirements set out in section 3
of this chapter, the department must approve that plan. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-6 Duties of department for plan
Sec. 6. The department shall do the following:
(1) Establish guidelines for the development and
implementation of the plan, including guidelines:
(A) for the evaluation of employees within each professional
licensing category;
(B) providing for periodic review of the performance of each
certificated employee by the appropriate supervisor using a
wide range of indicators that deal with the substance and
process of the employee's duties; and
(C) requiring the preparation of a developmental plan for
each certificated employee addressing that employee's job
related strengths and weaknesses and methods of improving
those strengths and eliminating those weaknesses.
(2) Provide technical assistance to each school corporation in
the development and implementation of the plan.
(3) Collect and disseminate information concerning local, state,
and national staff performance evaluation plans.
(4) Assist each school corporation in training staff evaluators. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-7 Adoption of rules
Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry
out this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-8 Rights; employment contracts of certificated employees
Sec. 8. This chapter does not limit the rights of a school
corporation and the exclusive representative who:
(1) before July 1, 1987; and
(2) through bargaining under IC 20-7.5 (before its repeal);
included in the employment contracts of certificated employees a
system for the periodic evaluation of certificated employees. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11
Chapter 11. Staff Performance Evaluation
IC 20-28-11-1 "Plan"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to a staff
performance evaluation plan developed under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-2 Duty to develop and implement plan
Sec. 2. Each:
(1) school corporation;
(2) school created by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;
(3) special education cooperative under IC 20-35-5; and
(4) cooperating school corporation for career and technical
education under IC 20-37-1;
shall develop and implement a plan to evaluate the performance of
each certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.108.
IC 20-28-11-3 Contents of plan
Revisor's note: P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514 required the
publication of this section as follows.
Sec. 3. Each plan:
(1) must provide for the improvement of the performance of the
individuals evaluated;
(2) must provide for the growth and development of the
individuals evaluated;
(3) must require periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the
plan;
(4) must provide that nonpermanent and semipermanent
teachers receive:
(A) an evaluation on or before December 31 each year; and
(B) if requested by that teacher, an additional evaluation on
or before March 1 of the following year;
(5) may provide a basis for making employment decisions; and
(6) if federal rules, regulations, or directives require the use of
collective program results of tests to evaluate educators in order
to qualify for those federal funds, collective program results of
tests used by any school corporation that would receive federal
funds may be used as a factor, but not the sole factor, to
evaluate educators. If collective testing results are used as a
factor in evaluations by a school corporation, they must be
applied to all educators in that school corporation.
Except as provided in subdivision (6), the plan may not provide for
an evaluation that is based in whole or in part on the ISTEP program
test scores of the students in the school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss),
SEC.320; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.514.
IC 20-28-11-4 Plan as a condition of accreditation
Sec. 4. Development and implementation of a plan is a condition
of accreditation under IC 20-19-2-8(a)(5). As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-5 Approval of plan
Sec. 5. Each plan must be approved by the department. However,
if an entity listed in section 2 of this chapter submits a plan to the
department that complies with the requirements set out in section 3
of this chapter, the department must approve that plan. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-6 Duties of department for plan
Sec. 6. The department shall do the following:
(1) Establish guidelines for the development and
implementation of the plan, including guidelines:
(A) for the evaluation of employees within each professional
licensing category;
(B) providing for periodic review of the performance of each
certificated employee by the appropriate supervisor using a
wide range of indicators that deal with the substance and
process of the employee's duties; and
(C) requiring the preparation of a developmental plan for
each certificated employee addressing that employee's job
related strengths and weaknesses and methods of improving
those strengths and eliminating those weaknesses.
(2) Provide technical assistance to each school corporation in
the development and implementation of the plan.
(3) Collect and disseminate information concerning local, state,
and national staff performance evaluation plans.
(4) Assist each school corporation in training staff evaluators. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-7 Adoption of rules
Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry
out this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-28-11-8 Rights; employment contracts of certificated employees
Sec. 8. This chapter does not limit the rights of a school
corporation and the exclusive representative who:
(1) before July 1, 1987; and
(2) through bargaining under IC 20-7.5 (before its repeal);
included in the employment contracts of certificated employees a
system for the periodic evaluation of certificated employees. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
