Sec. 7.5. (a) A teacher who is subject to section 8 of this chapter is not subject to this section.
(b) After June 30, 2011, a teacher who:
(1) serves under contract as a teacher in a public school corporation;
(2) has not received a rating in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5 or receives a rating of ineffective in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5;
(3) has not at any time before July 1, 2012, entered into a teaching contract for further service with the school corporation; and
(4) has not received three (3) ratings in a five (5) year period of effective or highly effective in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5;
shall be considered a probationary teacher.
(c) After June 30, 2011, a teacher who receives a rating of:
(1) effective;
(2) highly effective; or
(3) a combination of both subdivisions (1) and (2);
in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5 for at least three (3) years in a five (5) year or shorter period becomes a professional teacher by entering into a contract described in section 2 of this chapter.
(d) A professional teacher who receives a rating of ineffective in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5 shall be considered a probationary teacher but is not subject to the cancellation of the teacher's contract unless at least one (1) of the following criteria applies:
(1) The teacher receives a rating of ineffective in an evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5 in the year immediately following the teacher's initial rating of ineffective.
(2) The teacher's contract cancellation is due to a justifiable decrease in the number of teaching positions under IC 20-28-7.5-1(b)(3).
(3) The teacher's contract cancellation is due to conduct set forth in IC 20-28-7.5-1(b).
As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.29.
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