Common use of Committee Operation Clause in Contracts

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. a. A The Building committees shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the association Association and a committee member appointed by the board shall chair the committee jointlyfrom Administration. 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 Building committees will 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 District approves a new vendor assessment, all committee members and the bargaining unit shall will be trained on the new system and SGM application). The cost, if any, shall be borne by the board. c. The committee Building committees 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. i. One task of the committee committees shall be to determine those conditions that likely would likely have an adverse impact on student growth measures (SGM)SGMs, other than those attributed to teacher performance responsibility, such as a threshold number of authorized teacher absences, the acceptance and mentoring of student teachers, changes in teacher assignments/transfers, implementation of Common Core State Standardsthe new standards and/or curriculum, student attendance, job sharing, etc. ii. The committees shall perform its responsibilities over the term of this Agreement and shall make recommendations to inform future contract negotiations. d. Committees agendas will be developed jointly by the co-teaching, etc. The committee will make recommendations as to how these conditions could be addressedchairs of the committee. e. The co-chairpersons of At the initial meeting, the committees shall develop the ground rules by which the committee shall develop committee agendas jointlyoperate, review them at each meeting, and update them thereafter as needed. f. All decisions of the committee committees shall be evidence-based and achieved by consensus. g. Members of the committee committees shall receive release time or compensation for work outside the contractual work day for committee work and training. h. Minutes of meetings The committees shall be distributed authorized to committee membersutilize consultant(s) (examples are, association Presidentbut not limited to, and district Superintendent within 5 days following meetings of educational consultants, software consultants, SGM trainers, etc.) as deemed appropriate. The cost, if any, shall be borne by the committeeBoard.

Committee Operation. a. A 1. The committee shall be chaired jointly by a committee member from the association and a committee member appointed by the board shall chair the committee jointlyboard. b. 2. 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. 3. AdditionallyAlso, members of the committee shall will 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 will be trained on the new system and SGM application). The costSince training is not mandated by state law, if any, shall training will be borne provided as authorized by the boardSuperintendent. c. 4. 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 shall perform its responsibilities over the committee will set meeting dates term of this agreement and shall make recommendations to the Board. 5. Committee agendas shall be developed jointly 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 jointlycommittee. f. All decisions of 6. At the initial committee meeting, the committee shall will develop the ground rules by which the committee will operate. These ground rules will be achieved by consensusreviewed at the commencement of every meeting and will be reviewed annually. g. Members of the committee shall receive release time for committee work and training. h. 7. Minutes of meetings shall be distributed to committee members, association President, and district Superintendent within 5 days following in a timely manner. 8. The committee shall meet once monthly and at other times as it may determine, but shall adopt such policies as are required by law for providing notice of meetings of committees of public bodies. All meetings of the committeecommittee shall be public. Minutes of meetings and records of the committee shall be prepared and maintained in compliance with the laws governing the operation of committees of public bodies. A quorum consists of no fewer than two TLTA appointed members and two Board-appointed members. Additional meetings may be convened by a quorum. 9. Sub-committees to assist with the work may be established and if so, shall be jointly appointed by the Superintendent/designee and the association President/designee. 10. The committee shall be able with authorization from the Superintendent 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.