Common use of Consulting Teacher Clause in Contracts

Consulting Teacher. a. The Board of Education and/or its agent(s) shall select the consulting teacher from a list in accordance with Section 24 A of the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where no consulting teacher is available in the district, the district shall request the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher who meets the requirements as listed in this document. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts of the bargaining agreement. d. The consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. f. The consulting teacher shall be informed, through conferences with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. g. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions of a consulting teacher. i. The consulting teacher shall not participate in the formal evaluation process; however, the consulting teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representative.

Consulting Teacher. a. 10.5.5.1 The Board participation of Education and/or its agent(s) shall select the consulting teacher from a list in accordance with Section 24 A of the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. 10.5.5.2 The qualified consulting teacher shall be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five (5) years of experience in teaching, and has a reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher being evaluated. Where no consulting teacher is teachers who meet these criteria are available in within the districtDistrict, the district District shall request and the State Board of Education shall supply, to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher participate in the remediation process, an individual who meets the requirements as listed in this document. these criteria. 10.5.5.3 The consulting teacher shall be governed chosen from a list developed by its relative parts of the District or, in Districts with an exclusive bargaining agent, the bargaining agreementagent may, if so chooses, supply a roster of at least five (5) qualified teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). In the event of a dispute as to qualification, the State Board shall determine qualification. d. The consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. f. The consulting teacher shall be informed, through conferences with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. g. 10.5.5.4 If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher. h. A 10.5.5.5 The consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week provide advice to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time rated as Unsatisfactory on how to which they would regularly improve teaching skills and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing to successfully complete the functions of a consulting teacherremediation plan. i. 10.5.5.6 The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the formal evaluation process; howeverrequired evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the consulting performance of the teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j under remediation. 10.5.5.7 The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about be informed, through conferences with the performance qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the remediating results of the evaluations conducted pursuant to the remediation plan in order to enable the consulting teacher to anyone other than provide assistance to the teacher him/herself or under a remediation plan. 10.5.5.8 Any teacher selected as a consulting teacher and working in conjunction with the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representative.District will be provided protection under Section 10-20.20 of the School Code as follows:

Consulting Teacher. a. The Board In order to expedite the formulation of Education and/or its agent(s) shall select the remediation plan, a consulting teacher will be selected within thirty (30) school days of receipt of an unsatisfactory rating. Consulting teachers from a list within the district will receive orientation and released time in accordance with Section 24 the remediation plan. A of the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so will be chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where no consulting teacher is available involved in the districtremediation plan as follows (from School Code 24A and Administrative Code Title 23, Section 1.320): A. Participants in the district shall request remediation plan will include the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide teacher deemed unsatisfactory, qualified administrator(s) and a consulting teacher who meets selected in accordance with the requirements following procedures. The remediation plan may include the participation of other personnel to assist in correcting areas identified as listed in this documentunsatisfactory. 1. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be governed done solely by its relative parts the administrator. 2. The participation of the bargaining agreementconsulting teacher will be voluntary. d. 3. The qualified consulting teacher shall provide advice will be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five years experience in teaching, and has knowledge relevant to and reasonable familiarity with the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance assignment of the teacher under remediation. f. 4. The consulting teacher shall will be informedmutually chosen from a list developed by the district or, through conferences with the Association, if it chooses, may supply a roster of at least five (5) qualified administrator teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). The teacher being remediated and the teacher under remediation, participating administrator or principal of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order teacher being remediated will cooperatively select the consulting teacher. In the unlikely event that the cooperative effort to continue to provide assistance to select a consulting teacher should fail, the participating administrator and/or principal who rated the teacher under unsatisfactory shall assign a remediation planconsulting teacher. g. 5. If the District is unable to identify a qualified consulting teacher from among district employees, the District will contact the Regional Office of Education (XXX) for assistance in identifying a qualified consulting teacher. 6. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall will be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall will be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacherteacher for the balance of the remediation period. h. A 7. The consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week will provide advice to perform the duties of a consulting teacherteacher rated as unsatisfactory on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. 8. A The consulting teacher shall suffer no loss will not be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. 9. The consulting teacher will be informed, through conference with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of the mid-point evaluation in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. 10. The consulting teacher will not be called to testify at any assigned preparation time hearing relating to which they would regularly employment of the teacher under remediation. Furthermore, in accordance with applicable provisions of the School Code, the Board will provide indemnification and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions protection for claims and suits against a teacher as a result of his/her role as a consulting teacher. i. The 11. If a problem develops between the remediating teacher and the consulting teacher, the remediating and/or consulting teacher will inform the participating administrator or principal of the exact nature of the problem. If deemed necessary by the participating administrator or principal, a change in the consulting teacher shall not participate in be made. The selection of the formal evaluation process; however, the new consulting teacher will be allowed to observe done in the remediating teacher's performance during same manner as the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the initial consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representativewas made.

Consulting Teacher. a. The Board ‌ In order to expedite the formulation of Education and/or its agent(s) shall select the remediation plan, a consulting teacher will be selected within thirty (30) school days of receipt of an unsatisfactory rating. Consulting teachers from a list within the district will receive orientation and released time in accordance with Section 24 the remediation plan. A of the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so will be chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where no consulting teacher is available involved in the districtremediation plan as follows (from School Code 24A and Administrative Code Title 23, Section 1.320): A. Participants in the district shall request remediation plan will include the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide teacher deemed unsatisfactory, qualified administrator(s) and a consulting teacher who meets selected in accordance with the requirements following procedures. The remediation plan may include the participation of other personnel to assist in correcting areas identified as listed in this documentunsatisfactory. 1. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be governed done solely by its relative parts the administrator. 2. The participation of the bargaining agreementconsulting teacher will be voluntary. d. 3. The qualified consulting teacher shall provide advice will be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five years experience in teaching, and has knowledge relevant to and reasonable familiarity with the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance assignment of the teacher under remediation. f. 4. The consulting teacher shall will be informedmutually chosen from a list developed by the district or, through conferences with the Association, if it chooses, may supply a roster of at least five (5) qualified administrator teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). The teacher being remediated and the teacher under remediation, participating administrator or principal of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order teacher being remediated will cooperatively select the consulting teacher. In the unlikely event that the cooperative effort to continue to provide assistance to select a consulting teacher should fail, the participating administrator and/or principal who rated the teacher under unsatisfactory shall assign a remediation planconsulting teacher. g. 5. If the District is unable to identify a qualified consulting teacher from among district employees, the District will contact the Regional Office of Education (XXX) for assistance in identifying a qualified consulting teacher. 6. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall will be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall will be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacherteacher for the balance of the remediation period. h. A 7. The consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week will provide advice to perform the duties of a consulting teacherteacher rated as unsatisfactory on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. 8. A The consulting teacher shall suffer no loss will not be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. 9. The consulting teacher will be informed, through conference with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of the mid-point evaluation in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. 10. The consulting teacher will not be called to testify at any assigned preparation time hearing relating to which they would regularly employment of the teacher under remediation. Furthermore, in accordance with applicable provisions of the School Code, the Board will provide indemnification and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions protection for claims and suits against a teacher as a result of his/her role as a consulting teacher. i. The 11. If a problem develops between the remediating teacher and the consulting teacher, the remediating and/or consulting teacher will inform the participating administrator or principal of the exact nature of the problem. If deemed necessary by the participating administrator or principal, a change in the consulting teacher shall not participate in be made. The selection of the formal evaluation process; however, the new consulting teacher will be allowed to observe done in the remediating teacher's performance during same manner as the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the initial consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representativewas made.

Consulting Teacher. a. 11.7.4.1 A Consulting Teacher is a teacher who provides assistance to a Participating Teacher pursuant to PAR. The Board Consulting Teacher will meet with participating teachers to discuss the PAR program, establish mutually agreed performance goals, develop an assistance plan, and develop a process for determining successful completion of Education and/or its agent(sthe plan. It is expressly understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance and the Consulting Teacher will play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a Participating Teacher. 11.7.4.2 The qualifications for Consulting Teachers will be set forth in the Guidelines, provided that the following will constitute minimum qualifications: 11.7.4.2.1 The Consulting Teacher shall have at least three (3) years of teaching experience in the School District; and 11.7.4.2.2 The Consulting Teacher shall demonstrate exemplary teaching ability, as indicated by, among other things, effective communication skills, subject matter knowledge, and mastery of a range of teaching strategies necessary to meet the needs of pupils in different contexts. 11.7.4.3 In order to fill a position of Consulting Teacher, a notice of vacancy which includes the qualifications for the position, will be posted in all schools and in the School District’s Central Office. The Council will select the consulting teacher Consulting Teachers from a list among qualified applicants in accordance with Section 24 A procedures set forth in the Guidelines, provided that the Council will attempt to select Consulting Teachers who reflect the diversity of the School CodeDistrict’s teachers. The Council’s selection of a Consulting Teacher will not be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure in Article IX of the Agreement. b. 11.7.4.4 The consulting teacher so chosen shall number of Consulting Teachers in any school year will be notified in writing determined by the Council based upon the number of Participating Teachers and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntarythe PAR budget. c. Where no consulting 11.7.4.4.1 Every three (3) years the Council will accept applications and select a pool of Consulting Teachers who will receive training. 11.7.4.4.2 A Consulting Teacher position will be an additional assignment to regular teaching duties. In addition to his or her regular salary and fringe benefits, a Consulting Teacher will receive an additional stipend according to Appendix B to compensate him or her for duties related to the position. A teacher is available may not be appointed to an administrative position in the districtschool district while serving as a Consulting Teacher. 11.7.4.5 The Council may remove a Consulting Teacher from the position at any time because of the specific needs of PAR, inadequate performance as a Consulting Teacher, or other cause. Prior to the effective date of such removal, the district shall request Council will provide the State Board of Education to Consulting Teacher with a written 11.7.4.6 The Council may provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher who meets the requirements as listed in this document. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts of the bargaining agreement. d. The consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. f. The consulting teacher shall be informed, through conferences with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. g. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended Guidelines for its appointment of part-time Consulting Teachers as necessary upon consultation with to meet the new consulting teacherspecific needs of PAR. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions of a consulting teacher. i. The consulting teacher shall not participate in the formal evaluation process; however, the consulting teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representative.

Consulting Teacher. a. The Board ‌ In order to expedite the formulation of Education and/or its agent(s) shall select the remediation plan, a consulting teacher will be selected within thirty (30) school days of receipt of an unsatisfactory rating. Consulting teachers from a list within the district will receive orientation and released time in accordance with Section 24 the remediation plan. A of the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so will be chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where no consulting teacher is available involved in the districtremediation plan as follows (from School Code 24A and Administrative Code Title 23, Section 1.320): A. Participants in the district shall request remediation plan will include the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide teacher deemed unsatisfactory, qualified administrator(s) and a consulting teacher who meets selected in accordance with the requirements as listed in this documentfollowing procedures. The 1. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be governed done solely by its relative parts the administrator. 2. The participation of the bargaining agreementconsulting teacher will be voluntary. d. 3. The qualified consulting teacher shall provide advice will be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five years experience in teaching, and has knowledge relevant to and reasonable familiarity with the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance assignment of the teacher under remediation. f. 4. The consulting teacher shall will be informedmutually chosen from a list developed by the district or, through conferences with the Association, if it chooses, may supply a roster of at least five (5) qualified administrator teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). The teacher being remediated and the teacher under remediation, participating administrator or principal of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order teacher being remediated will cooperatively select the consulting teacher. In the unlikely event that the cooperative effort to continue to provide assistance to select a consulting teacher should fail, the participating administrator and/or principal who rated the teacher under unsatisfactory shall assign a remediation planconsulting teacher. g. 5. If the District is unable to identify a qualified consulting teacher from among district employees, the District will contact the Regional Office of Education (XXX) for assistance in identifying a qualified consulting teacher. 6. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall will be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall will be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacherteacher for the balance of the remediation period. h. A 7. The consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week will provide advice to perform the duties of a consulting teacherteacher rated as unsatisfactory on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. 8. A The consulting teacher shall suffer no loss will not be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. 9. The consulting teacher will be informed, through conference with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of the mid-point evaluation in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. 10. The consulting teacher will not be called to testify at any assigned preparation time hearing relating to which they would regularly employment of the teacher under remediation. Furthermore, in accordance with applicable provisions of the School Code, the Board will provide indemnification and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions protection for claims and suits against a teacher as a result of his/her role as a consulting teacher. i. The 11. If a problem develops between the remediating teacher and the consulting teacher, the remediating and/or consulting teacher will inform the participating administrator or principal of the exact nature of the problem. If deemed necessary by the participating administrator or principal, a change in the consulting teacher shall not participate in be made. The selection of the formal evaluation process; however, the new consulting teacher will be allowed to observe done in the remediating teacher's performance during same manner as the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the initial consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representativewas made.

Consulting Teacher. a. A “consulting” teacher will be selected by the observer to help the teacher throughout the remediation plan. The Board of Education and/or its agent(s) observer shall select the a qualified consulting teacher from a list in accordance with Section 24 A of five (5) qualified teachers per building submitted by the School Code. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where Association. If no consulting teacher is teachers are available within the district who meet these criteria to participate in the districtremediation process, the district shall request and secure, through the State Board assistance of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board the applicable regional office of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher education, an individual who meets the requirements as listed in this document. these criteria. A. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts have received a summative rating of Excellent on his/her most recent evaluation and have a minimum of five years of experience in teaching. In addition, the consulting teacher shall have familiarity with the teaching assignment. B. The participation of the bargaining agreementconsulting teacher shall be voluntary. d. C. The consulting teacher shall participate, as soon as possible, in the development of the remediation plan and shall provide advice to the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, teacher on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. D. The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, evaluations nor be engaged asked to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. The consulting teacher shall not be compelled by either the district or the teacher under remediation to testify or make other statements in any hearing. The final decision on any evaluation shall be solely that of the participating observer. f. E. The consulting teacher shall be informed, through all evaluation conferences with the qualified administrator evaluator and the teacher under remediationteacher, of the results of formal and informal observations and the evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation planteacher. g. F. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher, the observer, and the teacher under remediation. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions of a consulting teacher. i. G. The consulting teacher will be provided release time to work with the teacher under remediation. The principal, or designee, will provide this released time, when considered necessary by the consulting teacher, and will make an attempt to arrange schedules of the two teachers so as to provide common release time. H. In the event that the consulting teacher must drive between schools to perform this duty, the teacher will be reimbursed for the mileage at the district rate and shall not participate in be exempt from the formal evaluation process; however, 30-minute supervision. I. Compensation for the consulting teacher will be allowed the same as the amount paid to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representativeteachers who serve as mentors.

Consulting Teacher. a. In order to expedite the formulation of the remediation plan, a consulting teacher will be selected within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of an unsatisfactory rating. Consulting teachers from within the district will receive orientation and released time in accordance with the remediation plan. A consulting teacher will be chosen and involved in the remediation plan as follows (from School Code 24A and Administrative Code 50.50): A. Participants in the remediation plan will include the teacher deemed unsatisfactory, qualified administrator(s) and a consulting teacher selected in accordance with the following procedures. The Board remediation plan may include the participation of Education and/or its agent(sother personnel to assist in correcting areas identified as unsatisfactory. 1. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the administrator. 2. The participation of the consulting teacher will be voluntary. 3. The qualified consulting teacher will be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five years experience in teaching, and has knowledge relevant to and reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher under remediation. 4. The consulting teacher will be mutually chosen from a list developed by the district or, the Association, if it chooses, may supply a roster of at least five (5) shall qualified teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). The teacher being remediated and the participating administrator or principal of the teacher being remediated will cooperatively select the consulting teacher. In the unlikely event that the cooperative effort to select a consulting teacher from should fail, the participating administrator and/or principal who rated the teacher unsatisfactory shall assign a list in accordance with Section 24 A of the School Codeconsulting teacher. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where 5. When no consulting teacher is available in the district, the district shall will request the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher who meets the requirements of subsection (A)(3) of this Section. The State Board of Education shall compensate any consulting teacher provided to a school district under this subsection. 6. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher will be selected in the same manner as listed in this documentthe initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan will be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher for the balance of the remediation year. 7. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts of the bargaining agreement. d. The consulting teacher shall will provide advice to the teacher, teacher rated as unsatisfactory, unsatisfactory on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. 8. The consulting teacher shall will not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. f. 9. The consulting teacher shall will be informed, through three (3) quarterly conferences with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of formal and informal observations and the first three (3) quarterly evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. g. 10. The consulting teacher will not be called to testify at any hearing relating to employment of the teacher under remediation. Furthermore, in accordance with applicable provisions of the School Code, the Board will provide indemnification and protection for claims and suits against a teacher as a result of his/her role as a consulting teacher. 11. If a problem develops between the remediating teacher and the consulting teacher, the remediating and/or consulting teacher becomes unavailable during will inform the course participating administrator or principal of a remediation planthe exact nature of the problem. If deemed necessary by the participating administrator or principal, a new change in the consulting teacher shall be selected made. The selection of the new consulting teacher will be done in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacherteacher was made. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions of a consulting teacher. i. The consulting teacher shall not participate in the formal evaluation process; however, the consulting teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representative.

Consulting Teacher. a. 1. The law provides that “ the consulting teacher” is an educational employee who has at least five (5) years of teaching experience and a reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher being evaluated and who received an “excellent” rating on his/her most recent evaluation. The Lansing Education Association will provide a roster of qualified teachers for selection of a consulting teacher. A selected consulting teacher may reject a consulting teacher assignment. If no District teachers are available and/or qualified, the District will request the Illinois State Board of Education and/or its agent(s) to supply a teacher. The teacher under remediation shall select a consulting teacher from the consultants’ roster. 2. The consulting teacher will advise the teacher rated “unsatisfactory” on how to improve and successfully complete the remediation plan. The final decision on the evaluation will be done solely by the Administrator. 3. The following provisions will be made for the remediation plan to be put into effect: a. A substitute teacher will be provided for the consulting teacher when he/she needs to be absent from a list in accordance with Section 24 A of his/her classroom for the School Coderemediating teacher. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall will maintain a log of consulting hours outside the required school day. This log will be submitted to the administrator at the end of every thirty (30) school days during the remediation period. c. All meetings will be held on school property. d. Administrators will be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where no consulting teacher is available in the district, the district shall request the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher who meets the requirements as listed in this document. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts advance of the bargaining agreement. d. The consulting teacher shall provide advice to the teacher, rated as unsatisfactory, on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation planmeeting. e. The consulting teacher shall not participate in will be paid twenty five dollars ($25.00) an hour for any of consultation time beyond the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediationschool day. f. The Meetings will be limited to one (1) hour and five (5) meetings per every thirty (30) school days. g. Additional meetings must be approved by the consulting teacher shall be informed, through conferences with the qualified administrator and the administrator. 4. It is agreed that any statement(s) made by a teacher to anyone, about a teacher under remediation, which are related to their function as a consulting teacher, are confidential and may not be used by either the Board of the results of formal and informal observations and evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to Education (or their agents) or the teacher under a remediation plan. g. If in any subsequent evaluations, conversations, hearings, etc. It is the intent of the parties that any statements made by the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during to or about the course of a teacher under remediation plan, a new consulting teacher shall be selected in the same manner as the initial consulting teacherstrict confidence. 5. The remediation plan Board of Education, District 158, shall be amended provide full legal assistance and completely hold harmless any teacher who becomes involved as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount defendant in any type of release time per week to perform the duties adjudication because of his/her involvement as a consulting teacher. A consulting Further, the Board of Education agrees to fully indemnify any such teacher for any legal costs, assessments, damages, bodily injury, etc. If the involvement in any such adjudication or bodily injury requires time off from work, the teacher shall suffer no loss of pay, any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitledleave day, seniority, fringe benefits, or job assignments. In additionFurther, they the Lansing Education Association shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing held harmless by the functions Board of a consulting teacher. i. The consulting teacher shall not participate Education for its involvement in the formal evaluation process; however, (i.e., providing a list of possible consulting teachers, working with the consulting teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose Board of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representativeEducation and/or its agents in developing an Evaluation Plan, etc.).

Consulting Teacher. a. In order to expedite the formulation of the remediation plan, a consulting teacher will be selected within thirty A. Participants in the remediation plan will include the teacher deemed unsatisfactory, qualified administrator(s) and a consulting teacher selected in accordance with the following procedures. The Board remediation plan may include the participation of Education and/or its agent(sother personnel to assist in correcting areas identified as unsatisfactory. 1. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the administrator. 2. The participation of the consulting teacher will be voluntary. 3. The qualified consulting teacher will be one who has received a rating of excellent on his or her most recent evaluation, has a minimum of five years experience in teaching, and has knowledge relevant to and reasonable familiarity with the assignment of the teacher under remediation. 4. The consulting teacher will be mutually chosen from a list developed by the district or, the Association, if it chooses, may supply a roster of at least five (5) shall qualified teachers from which the consulting teacher is to be selected, or the names of all teachers so qualified if that number is less than five (5). The teacher being remediated and the participating administrator or principal of the teacher being remediated will cooperatively select the consulting teacher. In the unlikely event that the cooperative effort to select a consulting teacher from should fail, the participating administrator and/or principal who rated the teacher unsatisfactory shall assign a list in accordance with Section 24 A of the School Codeconsulting teacher. b. The consulting teacher so chosen shall be notified in writing and such written notice shall specifically state that acceptance is voluntary. c. Where 5. When no consulting teacher is available in the district, the district shall will request the State Board of Education to provide a consulting teacher. The State Board of Education shall thereupon provide a consulting teacher who meets the requirements of subsection (A)(3) of this Section. The State Board of Education shall compensate any consulting teacher provided to a school district under this subsection. 6. If the consulting teacher becomes unavailable during the course of a remediation plan, a new consulting teacher will be selected in the same manner as listed in this documentthe initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan will be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacher for the balance of the remediation year. 7. The consulting teacher shall be governed by its relative parts of the bargaining agreement. d. The consulting teacher shall will provide advice to the teacher, teacher rated as unsatisfactory, unsatisfactory on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. e. 8. The consulting teacher shall will not participate in any of the required quarterly evaluations, nor be engaged to evaluate the performance of the teacher under remediation. f. 9. The consulting teacher shall will be informed, through three (3) quarterly conferences with the qualified administrator and the teacher under remediation, of the results of formal and informal observations and the first three (3) quarterly evaluations in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. g. 10. The consulting teacher will not be called to testify at any hearing relating to employment of the teacher under remediation. Furthermore, in accordance with applicable provisions of the School Code, the Board will provide indemnification and protection for claims and suits against a teacher as a result of his/her role as a consulting teacher. 11. If a problem develops between the remediating teacher and the consulting teacher, the remediating and/or consulting teacher becomes unavailable during will inform the course participating administrator or principal of a remediation planthe exact nature of the problem. If deemed necessary by the participating administrator or principal, a new change in the consulting teacher shall be selected made. The selection of the new consulting teacher will be done in the same manner as the initial consulting teacher. The remediation plan shall be amended as necessary upon consultation with the new consulting teacherteacher was made. h. A consulting teacher shall receive a predetermined amount of release time per week to perform the duties of a consulting teacher. A consulting teacher shall suffer no loss of any assigned preparation time to which they would regularly and ordinarily be entitled. In addition, they shall be provided clerical assistance necessary in performing the functions of a consulting teacher. i. The consulting teacher shall not participate in the formal evaluation process; however, the consulting teacher will be allowed to observe the remediating teacher's performance during the remediating teacher's regular classroom time. The sole purpose of such observations by the consulting teacher would be to provide the remediating teacher with feedback and suggestions for improvement. . j The consulting teacher shall not make any statements or comments about the performance of the remediating teacher to anyone other than the teacher him/herself or the teacher's exclusive bargaining unit representative.