Common use of DEPARTMENT/GRADE LEVEL CHAIRPERSONS, LEAD TEACHERS Clause in Contracts

DEPARTMENT/GRADE LEVEL CHAIRPERSONS, LEAD TEACHERS. The leadership team may be comprised of department, grade level or programmatic coordinator/ teachers to support the function of shared leadership. The principal will submit a list of candidates qualified for dept./grade level chairs to each department/grade level by May 1st. These positions shall be selected for the list by a vote from the teachers in the department or grade level for the two-year term. Chairpersons or lead teachers shall be required to have permanent status and a satisfactory evaluation, and at the secondary level shall be qualified to and teach in at least one of the areas of the department that he/she chairs. If no qualified permanent teachers volunteer or are available, a probationary teacher may be recommended or appointed by the principal to serve as a grade level or lead teacher. It is the preference that grade level and department chairs not be PLC facilitators or site council members. At the secondary level, each teacher who works in the department shall have one