Annual Orientation. Once each year prior to the start of the school year, an annual orientation shall be held for new teachers. The Association shall be invited and permitted to send Association representatives (including CTA representation) to this new employee orientation. The Association’s new member access time shall include the 30 minutes of orientation immediately prior to lunch.
Annual Orientation. Each bargaining unit employee shall annually attend an orientation provided by the Union. Orientations shall be scheduled at times mutually agreeable to the parties. Employees shall be allowed up to one (1) hour during working hours with no loss of pay to attend such orientations.
Annual Orientation. Each year an orientation will be held by no later than the end of the first week of May to explain the programs and their benefits as provided under Section 2.23 below to any interested employees.
Annual Orientation. The Board of Trustees agrees to provide joint training to Educators and Evaluators beginning in August 2013, prior to the implementation of this evaluation system. Furthermore, at the start of each school year, the Superintendent shall arrange school-wide or program-level meetings for Educators and Evaluators focused on Educator Evaluation. The Superintendent and the Federation President shall determine the locations, times, and content of the meetings. At a minimum, the meetings shall: Provide an overview of the evaluation process, including goal setting and the development of Educator Plans; Provide all Educators with a copy of the rubrics and forms used to evaluate members of the bargaining unit; and Provide Educators with the opportunity to ask questions relating to the evaluation system. The parties agree that Evaluator training should be designed to make evaluations as consistent, reliable, and equitable as possible across programs, grades, subjects, and assignments.
Annual Orientation. The District shall provide the Association a mandatory annual orientation for all classified bargaining unit employees not to exceed one (1) hour if the pre-service calendar for employees permits.
Annual Orientation. At the start of each school year (on or before October 15th in the first year of this agreement), the Superintendent, principal or other evaluator shall conduct a meeting for teachers and evaluators focused substantially on educator evaluation. The Superintendent, principal or other evaluator shall:
Annual Orientation. At the start of each school year, the superintendent, principal or designee shall conduct a meeting for Educators and Evaluators focused substantially on educator evaluation. The superintendent, principal or designee shall: Provide an overview of the evaluation process, including goal setting and the educator plans. Provide all Educators with directions for obtaining a copy of the forms used by the district. These may be electronically provided. The faculty meeting may be digitally recorded to facilitate orientation of Educators hired after the beginning of the school year. Evaluation Cycle: Self-Assessment Completing the Self-Assessment The evaluation cycle begins with the Educator completing and submitting to the Primary or Supervising Evaluator a self- assessment by October 1st or within four weeks of the start of their employment at the school. The self-assessment includes: An analysis of evidence of student learning, growth and achievement for students under the Educator’s responsibility. An assessment of practice against each of the four Performance Standards of effective practice using the district’s rubric. Proposed goals to pursue: At least one goal directly related to improving the Educator’s own professional practice. At least one goal directed related to improving student learning. Proposing the goals Educators must consider goals for grade-level, subject-area, department teams, or other groups of Educators who share responsibility for student learning and results, except as provided in (ii) below. Educators may meet with teams to consider establishing team goals. Evaluators may participate in such meetings. For Educators in their first year of practice, the Evaluator or his/her designee will meet with each Educator by October 1st (or within four weeks of the Educator’s first day of employment if the Educator begins employment after September 15th) to assist the Educator in completing the self-assessment and drafting the professional practice and student learning goals which must include induction and mentoring activities. Unless the Evaluator indicates that an Educator in his/her second or third years of practice should continue to address induction and mentoring goals pursuant to 603 CMR 7.12, the Educator may address shared grade level or subject area team goals. For Educators with PTS and ratings of proficient or exemplary, the goals may be team goals. In addition, these Educators may include individual professional practice goals that addr...
Annual Orientation. At the start of each school year, the superintendent, principal or designee shall conduct a meeting for Educators and Evaluators focused substantially on educator evaluation. The superintendent, principal or designee shall: Provide an overview of the evaluation process, including goal setting and the educator plans. Provide all Educators with directions for obtaining a copy of the forms used by the district. These may be electronically provided. The faculty meeting may be digitally recorded to facilitate orientation of Educators hired after the beginning of the school year.
