Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. It is agreed that meetings shall be held for the purpose of developing an evaluation procedure for all unit members. Any such procedure shall be mutually acceptable before it is activated.
Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. 1. The Committee reserves the right to evaluate the performance of paraprofessionals and/or programs annually for the purpose of making individual decisions on employment or for the purpose of determining whether the paraprofessional program should be maintained, discontinued, modified, expanded, or for any other purpose.
2. The evaluator shall meet with the paraprofessional to discuss the evaluation report and to render constructive assistance. A copy of the evaluation report shall be given to the paraprofessional. After the discussion, the paraprofessional shall sign the report, but the paraprofessional’s signature does not necessarily indicate agreement of the contents. The paraprofessional shall have the right to make a written reply which shall be attached to the evaluation report.
3. A paraprofessional not satisfied with the evaluation discussion shall be granted an appointment to discuss the report with the Superintendent of Schools or his designee. If the evaluation report is the basis for a discharge procedure, it shall be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure.
4. Effective September 1, 2005, the policy document entitled Xxxx Public Schools–Paraprofessional Performance Evaluation System, April 2005 shall be attached hereto as Appendix B and made part of this Agreement.
Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. 1. The Committee reserves the right to evaluate the performance of paraprofessionals and/or programs annually for the purpose of making individual decisions on employment or for the purpose of determining whether the paraprofessional program should be maintained, discontinued, modified, expanded, or for any other purpose.
2. The evaluator shall meet with the paraprofessional to discuss the evaluation report and to render constructive assistance. A copy of the evaluation report will be shared on a digital platform and available to review at any time. After the discussion, the paraprofessional shall sign the report, but the paraprofessional’s signature does not necessarily indicate agreement of the contents. The paraprofessional shall have the right to make a written reply which shall be attached to the evaluation report.
3. A paraprofessional not satisfied with the evaluation discussion shall be granted an appointment to discuss the report with the Superintendent of Schools or their designee. If the evaluation report is the basis for a discharge procedure, it shall be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure.
4. The policy document entitled Lynn Public Schools–Paraprofessional Performance Evaluation System, April 2005 shall be attached hereto as Appendix D and made part of this Agreement.
Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. 1. Paraprofessionals will be evaluated one time per year, unless circumstances warrant additional evaluation.
2. Paraprofessionals will receive a copy of his/her evaluation report within ten (10) working days following completion of the report.
3. A copy of the report shall be signed and returned to the evaluator to be placed in the paraprofessional’s personnel file.
4. A paraprofessional shall have the opportunity to respond to the written evaluation by the evaluator within ten (10) working days following the evaluation conference. This reply shall be in triplicate, signed by the paraprofessional, and forwarded to the evaluator. The evaluator shall sign the copies and return one copy to the paraprofessional. The other copy will be placed in the paraprofessional’s personnel file.
Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. The Board will provide all paraprofessionals with an up-to-date job description on or before November 30th each school year.
A. The Board and the Superintendent subscribe to the principle that an employee has the right to full knowledge regarding the Judgment of his/her superiors respecting the effectiveness of his/her performance and that he/she is entitled to receive such recommendations that will assist him/her in improving the effectiveness of his/her performance.
B. Supervisory Procedures shall be established so that each Paraprofessional shall receive, no later than May 15, a written evaluation.
C. The Association and the Superintendent shall jointly develop the instrument which shall form the basis for the evaluations, subject to the approval of the Board.
D. Each Paraprofessional shall sign all copies of each written evaluation attesting to the fact that the contents of the evaluation are known to him/her. No written evaluation shall become part of a Paraprofessional's file without the Paraprofessional's signature, and response, if any. Each Paraprofessional shall receive a copy of the written evaluation.
E. No sooner than two (2) days following the receipt of the written evaluation, a conference shall be arranged between the evaluator and the Paraprofessional. At such time, the Paraprofessional is entitled to have his/her response to the evaluation heard and to append a written response to the evaluation report within ten (10) school days. The evaluation conference may be waived by the mutual consent of the Paraprofessional and the evaluator.
F. Each Paraprofessional shall receive written notice prior to June 1 of each year indicating whether or not the Board intends to renew the contract for the ensuing year.
Evaluation of Paraprofessionals. 1. The Committee reserves the right to evaluate the performance of Paraprofessionals for the purpose of making individual decisions on annual reappointment, for the purpose of determining whether the Paraprofessional program should be maintained, discontinued, modified or expanded, or for any other purpose.
2. The parties will use the evaluation tool attached as Appendix C. All current paraprofessionals in the Peabody school system will be evaluated only one (1) time per year in May/June. All new paraprofessional employees hired by the District will be evaluated two (2) times per year, December/January and May/June, through their first two (2) years of employment.
3. All new evaluations are to be in writing and a copy given to a paraprofessional. The evaluator shall meet with the paraprofessional to discuss the evaluation and to render constructive assistance. By signing the evaluation report, a paraprofessional is not necessarily agreeing to the content but rather is acknowledging receipt of a copy of the report. A written rebuttal by the paraprofessional may be attached to the evaluation.
4. A Paraprofessional not satisfied with the performance evaluation shall be granted an appointment to discuss the report with the Department Head or Principal. In no event shall the evaluation report be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure except for employees with three (3) or more years of continuous service.
