Section 51.10  Definitions

As used in this Part:

"Board" means the local school board and not the State Board of Education.

"Day" means calendar day unless otherwise specified in this Part, and the time within which any action required under this Part must occur shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of the Statute on Statutes [5 ILCS 70/1.11].

"General Superintendent" means the chief executive officer of City of Chicago School District 299. (See 105 ILCS 5/34-6.)

"Parties" means the tenured teacher against whom charges are brought and the school board bringing the charges.

"PERA" means the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010 (P.A. 96-861, effective January 15, 2010).

"School Code" or "Code" means 105 ILCS 5.

"State Board" means the Illinois State Board of Education.

"Tenured Teacher" means any teacher who has entered upon contractual continued service pursuant to Section 24-11 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/24-11] and, in school districts organized under Article 34 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/Art. 34], a teacher or principal (see Sections 34-84 and 34-85 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/34-84 and 34-85]).

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 14763, effective August 27, 2020)