Urbana School District #116

 

TITLE: Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Building Ambassadors

 

LOCATION: Urbana Early Childhood 

 

SUPERVISOR: The building principal and the Director of Human Resources

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under the direction of the Principal and the Director of Human Resources, collaborate with the building administrative team, Central Office, and teachers.


• Work collaboratively with the building principal/administrative team to lead professional development regarding Urbana School Distrtict’s PERA evaluation model.


• Communicate positively and clearly with administrators, teachers, and Central Office personnel.


• Support groups or individual teachers with questions regarding their evaluation cycle and PERA components


• Maintain the confidentiality and privacy of individual teachers.


• Attend and participate in PERA ambassador meetings that are led by either building or district administration 


• Be the point of contact for PERA questions at your building


• Be knowledgeable in all parts of the PERA handbook and evaluation components


• Collaborate with new teachers and new teacher mentors on how USD #116’s implements PERA


• Check in with teachers about their PERA timelines and help remind them of their evaluation responsibilities.


• Follow the PERA handbook


• Support the start of the year PERA presentation 


• Hold SGO "Office Hours"


• Support SGO calibration with Admin and Ambassadors

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven commitment to professional development and reflective practices


• Ability to lead professional development activities at the building level


• Ability to form strong professional relationships with colleagues


• Ability to support new teachers with all PERA requirements 


• Current USD #116 Certified Employee with three or more years of service with the Urbana School District


• Tenured teacher, preferred 

 

LICENSES/CREDENTIAL: Current Illinois Professional Educator License 

 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

• This is a stipend-position paid at the rate of pay of $1,000.


• This is at least a one-year commitment for the 2026-2027 school year.


• This is not an administrative position. 


• This stipend position does not interfere with other stipend position responsibilities.

 

START:  School Year 2026-2027

 

EVALUATION:  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel. 

 

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

CREATED:  April 2025