Common use of Evaluation of Teaching Clause in Contracts

Evaluation of Teaching. 1. The Association and Board encourage teachers and administrators to develop a variety of positive and effective strategies for maintaining a high level of instruction and supervision. We believe that students are best served when a high quality of classroom instruction and teaching performance is provided and maintained, and when positive encouragement of and adequate assistance for teaching performance is provided. To this end it is agreed that there shall be a system of formal information collection and evaluation and developed plans of assistance when required as provided for in this article. 2. The parties intend that the provisions of this article shall apply to all reports written on the evaluation of a teacher and no supplementary written or oral reports contrary to the intent of the reports shall be made. 3. The report shall provide an assessment of the work of the teacher and the learning situation in the teacher's class or classes during the current school year. a. Involvement or non-involvement in extra curricular activities, participation in union activities or matters not directly related to teaching duties are outside the scope of evaluating and reporting on the work of a teacher. 4. Evaluations shall be conducted on the following basis: a. At least 20 school days prior to commencing observations, the evaluator shall meet with the teacher and discuss the purposes of the evaluation, the time span, schedule of observations and criteria to be applied. b. A teacher evaluation may be conducted at any time but it is expected that a teacher new to the District will be evaluated in his/her first year of employment. Subject to Article C.22 Dismissal for Less Than Satisfactory Performance, a report on other teachers shall normally be written not more than once every five

Evaluation of Teaching. 1. The Association and Board encourage teachers and administrators to develop a variety of positive and effective strategies for maintaining a high level of instruction and supervision. We believe that students are best served when a high quality of classroom instruction and teaching performance is provided and maintained, and when positive encouragement of and adequate assistance for teaching performance is provided. To this end it is agreed that there shall be a system of formal information collection and evaluation and developed plans of assistance when required as provided for in this article. 2. The parties intend that the provisions of this article shall apply to all reports written on the evaluation of a teacher and no supplementary written or oral reports contrary to the intent of the reports shall be made. 3. The report shall provide an assessment of the work of the teacher and the learning situation in the teacher's class or classes during the current school year. a. Involvement or non-involvement in extra curricular activities, participation in union activities or matters not directly related to teaching duties are outside the scope of evaluating and reporting on the work of a teacher. 4. Evaluations shall be conducted on the following basis: a. At least 20 school days prior to commencing observations, the evaluator shall meet with the teacher and discuss the purposes of the evaluation, the time span, schedule of observations and criteria to be applied. b. A teacher evaluation may be conducted at any time but it is expected that a teacher new to the District will be evaluated in his/her their first year of employment. Subject to Article C.22 Dismissal for Less Than Satisfactory Performance, a report on other teachers shall normally be written not more than once every five