(a) Individual educator evaluations and effectiveness ratings, observation, and value-added data collected or maintained by OSSE are not public records and shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to § 2-532.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit OSSE from:
(1) Using educator evaluations or effectiveness ratings to fulfill existing requirements of a state educational agency under applicable federal or local law; or
(2) Publicly disclosing aggregate reports and analyses regarding the results of educator evaluation data.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term “educator” means a principal, assistant principal, school teacher, assistant teacher, or a paraprofessional.
(Oct. 21, 2000, D.C. Law 13-176, § 7g [§ 7i]; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 4062, 62 DCR 10905.)
Emergency LegislationFor temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4002(c) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).