PERA

School Law Issues Carrying Over

Despite these new requirements, there are also several legal changes from the last year that will be fully implemented in the 2020-2021 school year that may require changes to policy (if not already), handbooks, and practice: 

Update on Student Growth Rules

With new proposed rules for requirements for student growth (which have recently undergone proposed revisions), the Illinois State Board of Education has provided additional clarity on the implementation of student growth for schools that fail to reach agreement with their joint committees.  As the rules continue to be developed and modified, Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller Ltd. is committed to keeping you posted on the developments.

ISBE Releases New Rules for Implementation of Student Growth

With the first districts now having been notified of required compliance with full Performance Evaluation Reform Act ("PERA") student growth-based evaluations, the Illinois State Board of Education has clarified the requirements with new rules.  According to the rules, a PERA-compliant evaluation must contain a Student Learning Objective Process, which organizes evidence of student growth over a defined p

Next Steps: An Update on Principal Evaluation Plans

As discussed in our last update, and pursuant to Section 24A-15 of the Illinois School Code and 23 Ill.Admin.Code 50.300, each school district must have a PERA-compliant evaluation plan for principals and assistant principals in place no later than September 1, 2012.

November Newsletter - Joint Committee Updates, Principal and Assistant Principal Evaluation, and Reclassification

 

As we begin to work with the new laws and proposals we are seeing at the bargaining tables, we wanted to offer our thoughts about some of our changed perspectives, as well as some of the issues we have begun to see during bargaining.  As with any major change in law, the implications of PERA and the Education Reform Act and follow-up legislation are still being examined, and we continue to uncover new challenges and creative solutions for the new procedures before us.