Appeals of Annual. Professional Performance Reviews shall be limited to only those which rate a classroom teacher as ineffective or developing. A unit member holding the position of classroom teacher may challenge only the substance of the Annual Professional Performance Review, the District’s adherence to the standards and methodologies required for such Annual Professional Performance Review, the District’s compliance with the procedures for conducting the Annual professional Performance Review, its issuance, and/or implementation of the terms of the Teacher Improvement Plan. Such challenge must be submitted in writing to the Administrator performing the Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan. There may be only one appeal submitted in relation to any particular Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan. The writing must explain in detail the specific basis for the challenge, and must provide any relevant supporting documentation. Any grounds not raised in the appeal shall be deemed waived. The appeal must be submitted within ten (10) business days of the issuance of the Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan or it is deemed waived. If the teacher elects, he/she may request his/her appeal to be presented via a meeting with the administrator responsible for the Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan. The teacher has the burden of demonstrating a clear right to the relief requested and the burden of establishing the facts upon which such relief is sought. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of the challenge, the Administrator conducting the Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan shall submit a written determination. In the absence of a timely determination by the Administrator, the District may not use the Annual Professional Performance Review or Teacher Improvement Plan until such determination is rendered. If the teacher received an “ineffective” rating and disagrees with the determination, the teacher may submit a copy of the challenge, the determination, and a written statement explaining in detail the basis for disagreement with the determination, with any relevant supporting documentation, to the Superintendent of Schools with ten (10) business days of the date of the determination. If the teacher elects, he/she may request his/her appeal to be presented via: A meeting with the Superintendent, or A panel of two (2) teachers c...
