Section 20-28-6-7.5 - Probationary teacher; professional teacher(a) A teacher who is subject to section 8 of this chapter is not subject to this section.(b) A teacher who: (1) serves under contract as a teacher in a public school corporation;(2) either:(A) receives two (2) consecutive ratings of ineffective, as determined by the school corporation, on an annual evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5; or(B) is in the teacher's first or second year of full-time teaching in a classroom; and(3) has not at any time before July 1, 2012, entered into a teaching contract for further service with the school corporation; shall be considered a probationary teacher.
(c) A teacher who: (1) is not a probationary teacher under subsection (b); and(2) enters into a contract described in section 2 of this chapter; becomes a professional teacher.
Amended by P.L. 200-2023,SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by P.L. 90-2011, SEC. 29, eff. 7/1/2011.