P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 144v
At the beginning of the school year, school directors, with the advice of school councils, shall organize evaluation committees constituted in part by teachers with tenure and vast experience. The committees shall evaluate the work of their school teaching personnel pursuant to the procedures, guidelines and objective criteria set forth by [the] Secretary, and they shall present recommendations to school directors and councils concerning professional training or continuing education programs, for the betterment of teachers in their schools.
Committee evaluations shall also be used for purposes of awarding tenure to teachers, promotions in teacher ranking, and bestow awards and acknowledgments to outstanding teachers.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 4.09.