Educator evaluations. (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, § 7i; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 4062, 62 DCR 10905; July 12, 2022, D.C. Law 24-147, § 108, 69 DCR 003386.) Emergency Legislation For 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).
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