Effective July 1, 1990, in addition to licenses required under rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, an individual employed as an administrator, supervisor, school service person, or teacher by a school district, area education agency, or community college, who conducts evaluations of the performance of individuals holding licenses under this chapter, shall possess an evaluator license. Individuals who do not directly supervise licensed teaching faculty are exempt from this section.
By July 1, 1990, the board of educational examiners shall adopt rules establishing requirements for an evaluator license including but not limited to renewal requirements, fees, and suspension and revocation of evaluator licenses. An approved program shall include provisions for determining that an applicant for an evaluator license has satisfactorily completed the program. The state board of education shall work with institutions of higher education under the state board of regents, private colleges and universities, community colleges, and area education agencies to ensure that the courses required under subsection 1 are offered throughout the state at convenient times and at reasonable cost. The requirements shall include completion of a program approved by the state board of education as follows:
1. For evaluation of teachers, the development of skills including but not limited to analysis of lesson plans, classroom observation, analysis of data, performance improvement strategies, and communication skills.
2. For evaluation of licensed employees other than teachers, the development of skills including but not limited to communication skills, analysis of employee performance, analysis of data, and performance improvement strategies.
A license is valid for a period of five years from its issuance.
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1453 ~IC87, § 260.33 ~I89 Acts, ch 265, § 17; 90 Acts, ch 1253, § 120, 121 ~IC93, § 272.33 ~I93 Acts, ch 82, § 9
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