Bill Title: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that if a principal is rated as exceeding expectations in his or her evaluation, the local school council's vote to not renew the principal's contract must be agreed to by a minimum of 90% of the council's members. Provides that if the principal is rated as meeting expectations, the vote to not renew the contract must be agreed to by a minimum of 75% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal whose school's rating rises at least 2 levels during his or her tenure at the school, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by a minimum of 90% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal whose school's rating rises one level during his or tenure at the school, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by a minimum of 75% of the council's members. Provides that in order to not renew the contract of a principal of a school that has attained the district's highest rating, the local school council's vote to not renew must be agreed to by a minimum of 70% of the council's members. Effective July 1, 2018.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4777 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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