Indiana Code 20-28-11.5-4. Plan for annual performance evaluations; annual designations; evaluators
(b) A plan under this section must include an annual designation of each certificated employee in one (1) of the following rating categories:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-28-11.5-4
- certificated employee: includes the following:
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- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- evaluator: means an individual who conducts a staff performance evaluation. See Indiana Code 20-28-11.5-1
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- school corporation: includes :
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(2) Effective.
(3) Improvement necessary.
(4) Ineffective.
The requirements for designation in each rating category must be determined by the school corporation.
(c) The plan must:
(1) be in writing; and
(2) be explained to the governing body in a public meeting;
before the evaluations are conducted. Before explaining the plan to the governing body, the superintendent of the school corporation shall discuss the plan with teachers or the teachers’ representative, if there is one. This discussion is not subject to the open door law (IC 5-14-1.5). The plan is not subject to bargaining.
(d) The evaluator shall discuss the evaluation with the certificated employee.
(e) After a school corporation has assigned an evaluator to perform a certificated employee’s evaluation, the certificated employee may request the school corporation to assign an evaluator other than the evaluator assigned to perform the certificated employee’s evaluation.
As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.239-2015, SEC.7; P.L.275-2019, SEC.7; P.L.150-2020, SEC.1; P.L.200-2023, SEC.18.