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Evaluator Training
The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted the School Leader Evaluation Plan as the new framework for principal and assistant principal evaluation training (beginning July 1, 2024).
IPA provides ISBE-required Administrator Academies for individuals to renew their teacher and/or principal evaluator designation. Earned evaluator designations appear on an Illinois educator's Professional Educator License (PEL).
Renewing the Principal Evaluation Designation
Requirements
- Evaluator Training and Retraining for Principals and Assistant Principals (AA #4050) - two-day face-to-face training. It is anticipated that on or before July 1, 2029, a new course(s) may be developed to replace AA #4050 for retraining purposes only.
Timeline
- Must be taken in the subsequent licensure cycles following the cycle in which the initial principal evaluator designation was earned.
Principal Jones earned his initial principal evaluator designation on July 15, 2020 (his licensure cycle was July 1, 2016-June 30, 2021). Principal Jones must complete AA #4050 before the end of his current cycle (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2026).
| Previous Licensure Cycle July 1, 2016-June 30, 2021 |
Current Licensure Cycle July 1, 2021-June 30, 2026 |
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| Initial Principal Evaluator Training | Completed AA #2000 (two days) | Not required |
| Principal Retraining | Not required | Required #4050 (two-days) |
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Upcoming Trainings: AA #4050
School Leader Evaluation Plan: AA #3967 Companion Course
In addition to the required AA #4050 for initial principal designation training and retraining, IPA offers AA #3967, a one-day administrator academy for individuals seeking an overview of the evaluation plan. This course is particularly helpful for individuals who will be evaluated under the plan. This course, School Leader Evaluation: A Growth-Focused Approach, is particularly helpful for individuals who will be evaluated under the plan. While this course does not meet evaluator designation training or retraining requirements, it does offer AA or PD credit to participants.
Upcoming Trainings for AA #3967 Companion Course
