IL HB5220

Amends Illinois School Code to expand provisions addressing assistant principals' duties, contracts, reclassification, and evaluation procedures

Removes language allowing assistant principals to serve as acting principal for up to 60 school days during a principal's extended absence or leave

Extends performance-based contracts to include assistant principals, limiting terms to one year or up to 5 years with student performance and academic improvement goals

Establishes reclassification protections for assistant principals who complete 2+ years of service, requiring written notice by April 1 and procedural hearings before demotion or reduction in rank

Requires school districts to develop evaluation plans rating assistant principals' performance as "excellent," "proficient," "needs improvement," or "unsatisfactory" by September 1, 2012