Committee Operation a. The committee shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the Association and a committee member appointed by the Superintendent and/or his/her designee.
b. Members of the committee shall receive training in all aspects of OTES, the state adopted evaluation framework, the standards for the teaching profession, teacher of record, shared attribution, and teacher-student data linkage prior to service on the committee.
c. The committee shall establish, by mutual agreement, a meeting calendar, tasks for the committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks.
d. Committee agendas shall be developed jointly by the co-chairpersons of the committee.
e. All decisions of the committee shall be achieved by consensus.
f. At the initial committee meeting, the committee will develop the ground rules by which the committee will operate. These ground rules will be read aloud at the commencement of every meeting and will be reviewed annually.
g. At each meeting, the committee shall select an individual to act as the official scribe for that meeting.
h. Members of the committee shall receive release time for committee work and training.
i. Minutes of meetings shall be distributed to committee members, SSLTA President, and District Superintendent within seven (7) days following meetings of the committee.
j. The committee may establish sub-committees to assist with their work.
k. Sub-committees shall be jointly appointed by the Superintendent/designee and the Association President/designee.
l. The committee shall be authorized to utilize a consultant(s) (examples include, but are not limited to, educational consultants, software consultants, credentialing trainers, etc.) as it deems appropriate. The cost, if any, shall be borne by the Board.
Committee Operation a. A committee member from the association and a committee member appointed by the board shall chair the committee jointly.
b. Members of the committee shall receive training in all aspects of OTES, the state adopted evaluation framework, the standards for the teaching profession, teacher of record, shared attribution, and teacher-student data linkage prior to service on the committee. Additionally, members of the committee shall receive training on the writing of student learning objectives (SLOs), value-added (including, but not limited to, ODE SGM trainings, teacher of record, shared attribution and teacher-student data linkage) prior to beginning their work, and any other training that may become necessary for the committee. (For example: when the district approves a new vendor assessment, all committee members and the bargaining unit shall be trained on the new system and SGM application). The cost, if any, shall be borne by the board.
c. The committee shall establish by mutual agreement a meeting calendar, tasks for the committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks. Each year, the committee will set meeting dates by the first of September.
d. One task of the committee shall be to determine those conditions that would likely have an adverse impact on student growth measures (SGM), such as threshold number of authorized teacher absences, the acceptance and mentoring of student teachers, changes in teacher assignments/transfers, implementation of Common Core State Standards, student attendance, job sharing, co-teaching, etc. The committee will make recommendations as to how these conditions could be addressed.
e. The co-chairpersons of the committee shall develop committee agendas jointly.
f. All decisions of the committee shall be achieved by consensus.
g. Members of the committee shall receive release time for committee work and training.
h. Minutes of meetings shall be distributed to committee members, association President, and district Superintendent within 5 days following meetings of the committee.
Committee Operation. The Committee shall be chaired jointly by a Committee member from the Association and a committee member from Administration.
Committee Operation. 1) The Committee shall be chaired jointly by a Committee member from the Association and a Committee member from the Board.
2) Members of the Committee will receive training in all aspects of TEACHER EVALUATION, the state adopted evaluation framework, and the standards for the teaching profession prior to beginning their work.
3) The Committee will establish by mutual agreement a meeting calendar, tasks for the Committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks. Included with the calendar will be a recommendation to the Superintendent of time needed for substitute release time or the contractual hourly rate.
(a) One task of the Committee shall be to determine those conditions that would likely have an adverse impact on SGMs, such as maternity/paternity leave, long-term illness, the acceptance and mentoring of student teachers, changes in teacher assignments, implementation of the Common Core State Standards, etc. The Committee shall perform this task over the term of this agreement and shall make recommendations to inform future contract negotiations.
4) Committee agendas will be developed jointly by the co- chairpersons of the Committee.
5) All decisions of the Committee will be achieved by consensus.
6) At the initial Committee meeting, the Committee will develop the ground rules by which the Committee will operate. These ground rules will be read aloud at the commencement of every meeting and will be reviewed annually unless waived by consensus. Consensus shall be defined by the Committee.
7) At each meeting, the Committee will select an individual to act as the official recording scribe for that meeting.
8) Minutes of meetings will be distributed to Committee members, Association President and Superintendent within seven (7) days following meetings of the Committee.
9) The Committee may establish sub-committees to assist with their work.
10) Sub-committees will be jointly appointed by the Superintendent/ designee and the Association President/designee.
11) The Committee shall be authorized to utilize consultant(s) (examples include, but are not limited to, educational consultants, software consultants, credentialing trainers, etc.) as it deems appropriate. The cost, if any, shall be borne by the Board with advanced approval by the Superintendent.
Committee Operation. 1. The committee shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the Association and a committee member from the Board.
2. The committee will establish by mutual agreement a meeting calendar, tasks for the committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks.
3. All decisions of the committee will be achieved by consensus with a recommendation to the Superintendent. The recommendations of the committee shall be advisory only.
4. At each meeting, the committee will record minutes.
Committee Operation a. The committee shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the association and a committee member appointed by the board.
b. Members of the committee shall receive training in all aspects of OTES, the state adopted evaluation framework, the standards for the teaching profession, teacher of record, shared attribution, and teacher-student data linkage prior to service on the committee.
c. The committee shall establish by mutual agreement a meeting calendar, tasks for the committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks.
d. Committee agendas shall be developed jointly by the co-chairpersons of the committee.
e. All decisions of the committee shall be achieved by consensus.
f. Members of the committee shall receive release time for committee work and training.
Committee Operation. Each committee of the District Transformation Team shall be chaired jointly by the Association President or designee and the Superintendent or designee. The co- chairpersons will develop agendas jointly.
Committee Operation. 1. The committee shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the association and a committee member from administration.
2. Members of the committee will receive training on the performance evaluation component of OTES and any other training that may become necessary for the committee.
3. The committee shall establish by mutual agreement a meeting calendar, tasks for the committee to complete, and timelines for the completion of specific tasks.
4. Committee agendas will be developed jointly by the co-chairs of the committee.
5. At the initial meeting, the committee shall develop the ground rules by which the committee shall operate, review them at each meeting, and update them thereafter as needed.
6. All decisions of the committee shall be evidence-based and achieved by consensus.
7. Members of the committee shall receive release time or compensation at the extra duty hourly rate for committee meetings and trainings.
Committee Operation. The committee chairperson shall be selected by a majority vote of the committee members. The committee chair and the recorder shall be the official designees whose signatures shall designate approval and completion of an Individual's Professional Development Plan (IPDP). Decisions shall be made by a majority vote of the committee members present and voting. An administrator may request an administrative majority to review his/her IPDP. The LPDC shall have the authority to establish its operational rules, in compliance with statute. The LPDC shall not have the authority to abridge or alter terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement or an individual's employment contract.
Committee Operation a. A committee member from the Association and a committee member from the Board shall chair the committee jointly.
b. The committee will establish meeting dates and times.
c. The co-chairpersons of the committee will develop committee agendas jointly.
d. All recommendations of the committee will be achieved by consensus.
e. The committee will develop the ground rules by which the committee will operate. These ground rules will be read aloud at the commencement of the meeting.
f. The committee will select an individual to act as the official recording scribe for that meeting.
g. Committee meeting minutes will be distributed to committee members, Association President and Superintendent within ten (10) work days following meetings of the committee.
h. The committee shall be authorized to utilize consultant(s).
