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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In addition to any other requirements provided for under this act, the employment contract for a district superintendent or assistant district superintendent shall include objective performance standards mutually agreed to in writing by the board of school directors and the district superintendent or assistant district superintendent. The objective performance standards may be based upon the following:
(1) achievement of annual measurable objectives established by the school district;
(2) achievement on Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests;
(3) achievement on Keystone Exams;
(4) student growth as measured by the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System;
(5) attrition rates or graduation rates;
(6) financial management standards;
(7) standards of operational excellence; or
(8) any additional criteria deemed relevant and mutually agreed to by the board of school directors and the district superintendent or assistant district superintendent.
(b) The board of school directors shall conduct a formal written performance assessment of the district superintendent and assistant district superintendent annually. A time frame for the assessment shall be included in the contract.
(b.1) The board of school directors shall post the mutually agreed to objective performance standards contained in the contract on the school district's publicly accessible Internet website. Upon completion of the annual performance assessment, the board of school directors shall post the date of the assessment and whether or not the district superintendent and assistant district superintendent have met the agreed-to objective performance standards on the school district's publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) The State Board of Education may promulgate regulations pursuant to the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181), 1 known as the “Regulatory Review Act,” in order to implement this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 10-1073.1. Performance review - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-24-ps-education/pa-st-sect-24-10-1073-1/
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