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 The Illinois State Board of Education gave
preliminary approval to rules that would require that student
performance be taken into account when evaluating public school
educators.
The rules now go out for public comment, and the board will
reconsider them for final approval after the first of the year.
Officials say the change is part of a national trend as more states
link educator performance evaluations to how students are doing.
All Illinois schools are making the change under the Performance
Evaluation Reform Act signed by Gov. Pat Quinn in 2010. The
legislation was the result of discussions between administrators,
teachers, legislators and unions.
[Associated Press]
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