Departmental Observations of Non-Tenured Teachers Sample Clauses

Departmental Observations of Non-Tenured Teachers i. The purpose of the departmental observation is to help non-tenured teachers attain their full profes- sional potential as educators by giving them aid, assistance and feedback. ii. Secondly, the observation and associated form will aid the appropriate building administrator in their guidance of the non-tenured teacher and in the administrator’s evaluation of the teacher regarding continued employment and the granting of tenure. The departmental observation and as- sociated form is not a formal evaluation. Formal evaluations are the sole responsibility of the building administrator. iii. The department chairperson will complete two observations for each non-tenured teacher per year. Each observation shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes. iv. The observation form will be filled out in tripli- cate with one copy given to the teacher, one to the appropriate building administrator and one retained by the department chairperson. v. The form will be signed and dated by the depart- ment chairperson and the teacher. The teacher’s signature does not indicate concurrence but merely that they have seen the completed form. vi. The teacher shall have five (5) work days from the date they received the form to respond to it, in writing, and have it as an attachment to the observation form prior to it being forwarded to the building administrator. vii. As a condition for holding the position of Department Chair, the employee must pass the Growth Through Learning training modules mandated as a requirement by the State of Illinois prior to engaging in the process.