Common use of EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS Clause in Contracts

EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS. Professional school counselors offer students access to high-quality services that support students’ academic, career and social/emotional development. The Board evaluates school counselors in accordance with State law and the standards-based statewide counselor evaluation framework adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE). The framework is aligned with the Ohio Standards for School Counselors. The Board directs the Superintendent/designee to implement this policy in accordance with State law. The policy becomes operative on July 1, 2017, and prevails over any conflicting provisions of collective bargaining agreements entered into or renewed with an effective date on or after July 1, 2017. Annually, the Board shall submit to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) a report regarding implementation of this policy. The name of, or any personally identifiable information about, any counselor reported in compliance with this provision cannot be required. Effectiveness Rating School counselors shall be assigned an effectiveness rating of Accomplished, Skilled, Developing or Ineffective. Each school counselor shall be evaluated based on multiple factors including performance on all areas identified by the Ohio Standards for School Counselors and the ability to produce positive student outcomes using metrics in order to determine the holistic final summative rating of effectiveness according to ODE requirements. The choice of metrics for student outcomes shall be determined by the administration and will include information from the school or school district’s report card when appropriate.

EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS. APPENDIX G Professional school counselors offer students access to high-quality services that support students’ academic, career and social/emotional development. The Board evaluates school counselors in accordance with State law and the standards-based statewide counselor evaluation framework adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE). The framework is aligned with the Ohio Standards for School Counselors. The Board directs the Superintendent/designee to implement this policy in accordance with State law. The policy becomes operative on July 1, 2017, and prevails over any conflicting provisions of collective bargaining agreements entered into or renewed with an effective date on or after July 1, 2017. Annually, the Board shall submit to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) a report regarding implementation of this policy. The name of, or any personally identifiable information about, any counselor reported in compliance with this provision cannot be required. Effectiveness Rating School counselors shall be assigned an effectiveness rating of Accomplished, Skilled, Developing or Ineffective. Each school counselor shall be evaluated based on multiple factors including performance on all areas identified by the Ohio Standards for School Counselors and the ability to produce positive student outcomes using metrics in order to determine the holistic final summative rating of effectiveness according to ODE requirements. The choice of metrics for student outcomes shall be determined by the administration and will include information from the school or school district’s report card when appropriate.