Senate Bill 315: Student Growth Mandated to be Key Factor in Teacher and Principal Evaluations

As part of the Illinois State Board of Education’s (“ISBE”) “Race to the Top Initiative”, a major amendment to The School Code was introduced by the House of Representatives on January 11, 2010, titled “Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010”.
Just four days later, amended Senate Bill 315 was signed into law by Governor Quinn as Public Act 96‐0861…