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This bill amends the School Code to require teacher evaluation plans to include a description of the Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards and align with the Illinois Professional Educator Standards. The bill modifies existing regulations for teacher evaluations, maintaining the requirement that teachers not in contractual continued service be evaluated annually, while establishing a more flexible evaluation schedule for teachers with "excellent" or "proficient" ratings. Specifically, teachers rated as "excellent" or "proficient" can be evaluated once every three years, with an informal observation plan in the intervening years. The bill also provides some flexibility during public health emergencies, allows first-year principals to evaluate teachers, and outlines a detailed process for evaluating and potentially remediation teachers rated as "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory". The evaluation process includes classroom observations, consideration of attendance, instructional methods, and student growth, and requires specific documentation and follow-up for teachers with lower performance ratings. The goal is to create a comprehensive, fair, and supportive system for assessing teacher performance while providing opportunities for professional development and improvement.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2116&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104