Common use of EVALUATION AND PERSONNEL RECORDS Clause in Contracts

EVALUATION AND PERSONNEL RECORDS. 1. Evaluation procedures and criteria are contained in Appendix A, ADMINISTRATIVE EVALUATION HANDBOOK. All official observations of the work performance of an Administrator on whom formal evaluations are to be filed with the Superintendent will be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the Administrator. Administrators will be given copies of evaluation reports prepared by their superiors as required by the General Laws and will have the right to discuss such reports with their superiors. 2. There shall be only one official file for each Administrator, and this shall be maintained in the office of the Superintendent. 3. No material derogatory to an Administrator's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the file unless the Administrator has had an opportunity to read the material. The Administrator shall acknowledge by signature on the actual copy to be filed that such material has been read. Such signature does not of itself indicate agreement with the contents. 4. The Administrator shall have the right to answer any material filed and his/her answer shall be attached to the file copy. No material of anonymous authorship will be placed in an Administrator's file. 5. As per provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 42C, within a reasonable time after the request is presented by the Administrator, access to information in the Administrator's file shall be provided, while in the presence of the Superintendent or designee, and, if so desired, a representative of the Association. 6. Upon receipt of a written request, the Administrator shall be furnished a reproduction of any material in his file, with the exception of confidential material solicited by the school system from other employers or from colleges or private placement bureaus. 7. No administrators with professional status will be disciplined or formally reprimanded, reduced in rank, or compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause provided that such an administrator who desires to dispute a dismissal shall pursue his/her rights under Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws.

EVALUATION AND PERSONNEL RECORDS. 1. Evaluation procedures and criteria are contained in Appendix A, ADMINISTRATIVE EVALUATION HANDBOOK. All official observations of the work performance of an Administrator on whom formal evaluations are to be filed with the Superintendent will be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the Administrator. Administrators will be given copies of evaluation reports prepared by their superiors as required by the General Laws and will have the right to discuss such reports with their superiors. 2. There shall be only one official file for each Administrator, and this shall be maintained in the office of the Superintendent. 3. No material derogatory to an Administrator's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the file unless the Administrator has had an opportunity to read the material. The Administrator shall acknowledge by signature on the actual copy to be filed that such material has been read. Such signature does not of itself indicate agreement with the contents. 4. The Administrator shall have the right to answer any material filed and his/her the Administrator’s answer shall be attached to the file copy. No material of anonymous authorship will be placed in an Administrator's file. 5. As per provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 42C, within a reasonable time after the request is presented by the Administrator, access to information in the Administrator's file shall be provided, while in the presence of the Superintendent or designee, and, if so desired, a representative of the Association. 6. Upon receipt of a written request, the Administrator shall be furnished a reproduction of any material in his file, with the exception of confidential material solicited by the school system from other employers or from colleges or private placement bureaus. 7. No administrators with professional status will be disciplined or formally reprimanded, reduced in rank, or compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause provided that such an administrator who desires to dispute a dismissal shall pursue his/her their rights under Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws.