Appeals and Summative Review Process Sample Clauses

Appeals and Summative Review Process. It is the desire of the parties to create procedures that encourage dialogue between a tenured teacher and his/her evaluator periodically during the entire evaluation process. This is especially true in cases involving a tenured teacher’s concern over receiving a summative rating of “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory.” The Appeals and Summative Review Process described hereunder (IV.B) is only available to tenured teachers who receive a “Needs improvement” or an “Unsatisfactory” summative evaluation. 1. The involved tenured teacher who receives a “Needs Improvement” or an “Unsatisfactory” on his/her summative evaluation is first encouraged to discuss any concerns regarding the “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory” summative evaluation with the evaluator and/or present any evidence to support observable or non-observable components that may alter the original “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory” summative evaluation. It is the hope that such discussion will resolve the matter informally. 2. If unresolved informally pursuant to IV.B.1 above, the teacher may request of the original evaluator EITHER a new observation/evaluation from the original evaluator to be considered as part of the summative evaluation OR a new observer/evaluator to conduct a new observation/evaluation to be considered as part of the summative evaluation, provided the teacher makes such a request in writing within three (3) school days following receipt of the summative rating. The original evaluator may grant or deny the request within five (5) school days of the request. 3. If the request is granted, the new classroom observation/evaluation shall be scheduled as soon as possible, but within the same school year as the summative evaluation rating that gave rise to the Appeals and Summative Review Process. The timelines in IV.A.7 above may be waived to allow for the new observation and evaluation to take place. 4. If the original evaluator denies the request for the new observation/evaluation or fails to respond within the five (5) school days response period, the teacher may request that the matter be forwarded to the Superintendent for consideration provided the teacher makes such a request in writing within three (3) school days after being informed of the evaluator’s denial or expiration of the response period. The Superintendent may approve or deny the teacher’s request.

Appeals and Summative Review Process. 1. The purpose of the appeals process is to secure, at the lowest administrative level possible, equitable and collegial solutions to disagreements which may arise related to observation/evaluation or summative ratings. 2. The appeals process is a part of the overall teacher evaluation plan, which is itself designed to ensure continuous, constructive and cooperative processes and communication among professional educators and evaluators. Most disagreements are expected to be worked out informally between evaluators and teachers. 3. The option to request an observation/evaluation appeal or to participate in a summative review is one component of the evaluation process and is available to every tenured teacher at any point in the evaluation process, pursuant to the triggers below. a. It is understood by the teacher that any disagreement(s) that may trigger an appeal for a new observation/evaluation should first be dealt with informally at the lowest level possible (i.e., with the teacher’s evaluator), and such process should be documented in writing. Only after such efforts have transpired the teacher may utilize the formal appeal process. 1) A component is rated but should not have been because the component(s) was not observed (informal observations only). 2) Teacher receives an “Unsatisfactory” on any observation/evaluation component. 3) Teacher believes that the day of any informal or formal observation occurred on an atypical day (e.g., personal circumstance or situation, adverse weather, unforeseen external circumstance, etc.). Teachers will be able to request an appeal based on this trigger no more than one time per school year. 4. All appeals documentation will be part of the observation/evaluation and summative documentation process. 5. In no case will feedback from an informal observation or a post-observation conference, and the formal or informal rating related thereto, occur later than April 15. The purpose of this deadline is to ensure that any new observation/evaluation evidence and subsequent rating will be part of that year’s summative rating. 6. Any new formal observation/evaluation, and subsequent rating, as a result of an approved appeal must be a formal observation/evaluation; likewise, any new informal observation/evaluation, and subsequent rating, as a result of an approved appeal must be an informal observation/evaluation. Furthermore, any new observation/evaluation, whether formal or informal, must occur within seven (7) teacher empl...