Common use of Advisory Phase Clause in Contracts

Advisory Phase. The Advisory Phase shall only be implemented after concerns or questions of performance have been properly documented on the Recommendation to Advisory Form, submitted to and approved by the Advisory Team. 3.06.1 The practitioner may submit evidence to the Advisory Team and/or appear before the Team to present information. 3.06.2 After reviewing the evidence, the Advisory Team shall make the final decision. a. If the recommendation is not supported, the practitioner shall be deemed to have met standards satisfactorily and shall return to the Professional Practice cycle in accordance with section 3.04.6. The End of Year Summary form shall be completed by an administrator on the PGT. b. If the Advisory Team affirms the recommendation for the practitioner to participate in the Advisory Phase, an Advisor shall be assigned to the practitioner to implement the following process: i. The Advisor shall assume the role previously held by the Facilitator with the additional responsibility of co-creating an improvement plan with the practitioner and a timeline for implementation. ii. The Advisor and the Practitioner shall meet an average of two hours per week to implement the improvement plan. iii. The Advisor and the Practitioner shall meet with the Advisory Team at least every 25 working days to provide updates on evidence of progress. iv. The Practitioner shall have the right to be represented by SJTA staff in any meeting of the Advisory Team that the practitioner is entitled to attend and shall be given reasonable opportunity to present his/her view concerning any report being made. v. During the Advisory Phase, if the site Administrator has a concern while the practitioner is working with the Advisor, the administrator shall call a meeting with the practitioner and the Advisor together to inform them of concerns. After convening such meeting, the site Administrator may choose to submit evidence to the Advisory Team during the Advisory Phase. vi. At the conclusion of 80 working days of Advisory, the Advisory Team shall determine that: a). The practitioner meets standards in all areas and shall return to the Professional Practice cycle. The End of Year Summary shall be completed in accordance with section

Advisory Phase. The Advisory Phase shall only be implemented after concerns or questions of performance have been properly documented on the Recommendation to Advisory Form, submitted to and approved by the Advisory TeamPGT. 3.06.1 The practitioner may submit evidence to the Advisory Team and/or appear before the Team to present information. 3.06.2 After reviewing the evidence, the Advisory Team shall make the final decision. a. If the recommendation is not supported, the practitioner shall be deemed to have met standards satisfactorily and shall return to the Professional Practice cycle in accordance with section 3.04.6. The End of Year Summary form shall be completed by an administrator on the PGT. b. If the Advisory Team affirms the recommendation for the practitioner to participate in the Advisory Phase, an An Advisor shall be assigned to the practitioner to implement the following process: i. a. The Advisor shall assume the role previously held by the Facilitator with the additional responsibility of co-creating an improvement plan with the practitioner and a timeline for implementation. ii. b. The Advisor and the Practitioner shall meet an average of approximately two hours per week to implement the improvement plan. iii. The c. Effective July 1, 2019, the Advisor and shall submit a written report to the Practitioner shall meet with the Advisory Team at least PGT approximately every 25 working days 6 weeks to provide updates on evidence of progress. iv. d. The Practitioner shall have the right to be represented by SJTA staff in any meeting of the Advisory Team PGT that the practitioner is entitled to attend and shall be given reasonable opportunity to present his/her view concerning any report being made. v. e. During the Advisory Phase, if the site Administrator has a concern while the practitioner is working with the Advisor, the administrator shall call a meeting with the practitioner and the Advisor together to inform them of concerns. After convening such meeting, the site Administrator may choose to submit evidence to the Advisory Team PGT during the Advisory Phase. vi. At f. Effective July 1, 2019, at the conclusion of 80 working days 18 weeks of Advisoryan Advisory Cycle, the Advisory Team PGT shall determine that: a). i. The practitioner meets standards in all areas and shall return to the Professional Practice cycle. The End of Year Summary shall be completed in accordance with sectionsection 3.04. The Advisory Recommendation Form and supporting documents shall be destroyed and shall not be placed in the practitioner’s personnel file. or ii. The practitioner is making progress and shall participate in an additional Advisory Cycle. a). During the first Advisory Cycle, the practitioner must maintain meeting standards in all areas not identified in the improvement plan. If evidence demonstrates that an area previously not identified is not meeting standards, the area(s) will be included in the improvement plan for a second Advisory Cycle. This may only occur in the first cycle of Advisory. or iii. The practitioner is not meeting one or more standards. The practitioner shall receive further assistance through referral to the PAR program. a) Requires a majority vote of the PGT. b) The Summary Advisory Form recommending referral to PAR shall be placed in the practitioner’s personnel file. 3.06.2 Disagreements regarding the procedures in preparing reports and recommendations which are used as a basis for a referral to Advisory and/or PAR, shall be subject to an expedited grievance procedure, which shall be concluded prior to the beginning of the next school year. 3.06.3 If during an Advisory Cycle, a disruption in support occurs within a cycle, the advisory timelines shall be adjusted by mutual consent. 3.06.4 In the event that a practitioner is accepted into Advisory, but the cycle cannot immediately begin, an Advisor will provide support consistent with the Advisory Phase, but will not document evidence of practice until the Advisory Cycle officially begins.