Common use of Announced Observations Clause in Contracts

Announced Observations. i. All non-PTS Educators in their first three years in the school, PTS Educators on Improvement Plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall have at least one Announced Observation. a. The Evaluator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. b. Within 5 school days of the scheduled observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a pre-observation conference. The Educator may inform the Evaluator in writing, but must review the following in the pre- observation conference: the nature of the lesson, the student population served, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator to assess performance. a. The Educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be rescheduled with the Educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. Within 5 to 7 school days of the observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a post-observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator or the Educator, but shall be rescheduled within 2-3 school days if possible. d. The Evaluator shall provide the Educator with written feedback within 5 to 7 school days of the post-observation conference. For any standard where the Educator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. Describe the basis for the Evaluator’s judgment. b. Describe actions the Educator should take to improve his/her performance. c. Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement.

Announced Observations. i. All non-PTS Educators educators in their first three years year in the school, PTS Educators educators on Improvement Plans improvement plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall have at least one Announced Observation(1) announced observation. a. The Evaluator evaluator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. b. Within 5 five (5) school days of the scheduled observation, upon request of either the Evaluator evaluator or educator, the evaluator and Educator educator shall meet for a pre-observation conference. The Educator In lieu of a meeting, the educator may inform the Evaluator evaluator in writing, but must review the following in the pre- observation conference: writing of the nature of the lesson, the student population served, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator evaluator to assess performance. a. 1. The Educator educator shall provide the evaluator with a completed copy of the Pre-Observation Data Sheet. 2. The educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be rescheduled with the Educator educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. Within 5 to 7 five (5) school days of the observation, the Evaluator evaluator and Educator educator shall meet for a post-post- observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator evaluator or the Educatoreducator, but shall be rescheduled within 2twenty-3 school days four (24) hours if possible. d. The Evaluator evaluator shall provide the Educator educator with written feedback within 5 five to 7 seven (5-7) school days of the post-observation conference. For any standard where the Educatoreducator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. 1. Describe the basis for the Evaluatorevaluator’s judgment. b. 2. Describe actions the Educator educator should take to improve his/her performance. c. Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement.

Announced Observations. i. All non-PTS Educators educators in their first three years year in the school, PTS Educators educators on Improvement Plans improvement plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall have at least one Announced Observation(1) announced observation. a. The Evaluator evaluator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. b. Within 5 five (5) school days of the scheduled observation, upon request of either the Evaluator evaluator or educator, the evaluator and Educator educator shall meet for a pre-observation conference. The Educator In lieu of a meeting, the educator may inform the Evaluator evaluator in writing, but must review the following in the pre- observation conference: writing of the nature of the lesson, the student population served, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator evaluator to assess performance. a. 1. The Educator educator shall provide the evaluator with a completed copy of the Pre-Observation Data Sheet. 2. The educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be rescheduled with the Educator educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. Within 5 to 7 five (5) school days of the observation, the Evaluator evaluator and Educator educator shall meet for a post-post- observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator evaluator or the Educatoreducator, but shall be rescheduled within 2twenty-3 school days four (24) hours if possible. d. The Evaluator evaluator shall provide the Educator educator with written feedback within 5 five to 7 seven (5-7) school days of the post-observation conference. For any standard where the Educatoreducator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. 1. Describe the basis for the Evaluatorevaluator’s judgment. b. 2. Describe actions the Educator educator should take to improve his/her their performance. c. Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement.

Announced Observations. i. All non-PTS Educators in their first three years in the school, PTS Educators on Improvement Plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall have at least one Announced Observation. a. The Evaluator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. b. Within 5 school days of the scheduled observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a pre-observation conference. The Educator may inform the Evaluator in writing, but must review the following in the pre- observation conference: the nature of the lesson, the student population served, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator to assess performance. a. . The Educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be willbe rescheduled with the Educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. Within 5 to 7 school days of the observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a post-observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator or the Educator, but shall be rescheduled within 2-3 school days if possible. d. The Evaluator shall provide the Educator with written feedback within 5 to 7 school days of the post-observation conference. For any standard where the Educator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. Describe the basis for the Evaluator’s judgment. b. Describe actions the Educator should take to improve his/her performance. c. Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement.

Announced Observations. i. All non-non PTS Educators in their first three years in the school, PTS Educators on Improvement Developing Educator Plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall will have at least one Announced Observationannounced observations. a. i. The Evaluator and Educator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. The observation shall be at least thirty minutes in duration. b. ii. Within 5 school days of the scheduled observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a pre-pre- observation conference. The Educator may shall inform the Evaluator in writing, but must review as to the following in the pre- observation conference: the nature content of the lesson, the student population servedconference, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator to assess performanceIEP plan or activity. a. iii. The Educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be rescheduled with the Educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. iv. Within 5 to 7 school days of the receipt of the observation, the Evaluator and Educator shall meet for a post-post- observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator or the Educator, but shall be rescheduled within 2-3 school days 24 hours if possible. d. v. The Evaluator shall provide the Educator with written feedback within 5 to 7 10 school days of the post-observation post conference. For any standard where the Educator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. : • Describe the basis for the Evaluator’s judgment. b. . • Describe actions the Educator should take to improve his/her performance. c. . • Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. . • State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement. vi. The Educator may request a meeting to discuss the written feedback or may opt to just sign the observation feedback. vii. The Educator may request an additional observer for an additional observation.

Announced Observations. i. All non-PTS Educators educators in their first three years year in the school, PTS Educators educators on Improvement Plans improvement plans and other educators at the discretion of the evaluator shall have at least one Announced Observation(1) announced observation. a. The Evaluator evaluator shall select the date and time of the lesson or activity to be observed and discuss with the Educator educator any specific goal(s) for the observation. b. Within 5 five (5) school days of the scheduled observation, upon request of either the Evaluator evaluator or educator, the evaluator and Educator educator shall meet for a pre-observation conference. The Educator In lieu of a meeting, the educator may inform the Evaluator evaluator in writing, but must review the following in the pre- observation conference: writing of the nature of the lesson, the student population served, and any other information that will assist the Evaluator evaluator to assess performance. a. 1. The Educator educator shall provide the evaluator with a completed copy of the Pre-Observation Data Sheet. 2. The educator will be notified as soon as possible if the Evaluator evaluator will not be able to attend the scheduled observation. The observation will be rescheduled with the Educator educator as soon as reasonably practical. c. Within 5 to 7 five (5) school days of the observation, the Evaluator evaluator and Educator shall educator will meet for a post-post- observation conference. This timeframe may be extended due to unavailability on the part of either the Evaluator evaluator or the Educatoreducator, but shall be rescheduled within 2twenty-3 school days four (24) hours if possible. The meeting will be to clarify any questions regarding the therapeutic services observed. d. The Evaluator evaluator shall provide the Educator educator with written feedback within 5 five to 7 seven (5-7) school days of the post-observation conference. For any standard where the Educatoreducator’s practice was found to be unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the feedback must: a. 1. Describe the basis for the Evaluatorevaluator’s judgment. b. 2. Describe actions the Educator educator should take to improve his/her their performance. c. Identify support and/or resources the Educator may use in his/her improvement. d. State that the Educator is responsible for addressing the need for improvement.