(a)

1. (1) Each educational entity shall conduct a summative evaluation of each building-level administrator or district-level administrator employed by the educational entity under this part at least one (1) time every four (4) years.
2. (2) However, an educational entity may choose to conduct a summative evaluation for any leader at any time.
3. (3) Superintendents and assistant superintendents, or an individual in an equivalent role as determined by the educational entity, are excluded from this requirement unless the educational entity elects to include that role.

(b) A summative evaluation shall be based on the evaluation framework and rubric established by the Department of Education, using more than one (1) type of evidence of the building-level or district-level leader’s professional practice including:

1. (1) Direct observation;
2. (2) Indirect observation;
3. (3) Artifacts; and
4. (4) Data.