Formal Classroom Observations. Formal observations are primarily initiated by the principal or designee. Employees may, however, request a formal observation. These are not less than 30 minutes in duration and are conducted by the principal, director or his/her designee. The 30 minute time period may be shortened by mutual agreement between the principal and the affected employee. All observations of employees for the purpose of assessment shall be conducted openly with the full knowledge of the employee. A conference is conducted after each formal observation. The FPMS or other educationally sound observation instruments which may be used for formal observations.
Formal Classroom Observations. The Supervising Administrator or designee per Article
1764 9.1. B and E above, for each full-time faculty member in the department may conduct 1765 one or more classroom visitations each year. The Supervising Administrator for each 1766 library and counselor faculty may conduct one or more visitations in the faculty 1767 member’s workplace each year. The observation should be at least one contact hour in 1768 duration. No formal observation of a faculty member shall be conducted covertly or 1769 without prior notice. Faculty teaching distance learning courses will provide the 1770 Supervising Administrator with “student level” access to their course(s) upon request for 1771 evaluation purposes.
Formal Classroom Observations. The Supervising Administrator or designee per the Intent 2157 subsection of the Faculty Evaluation Article, for each full-time faculty member in the 2158 department, may conduct one or more classroom visitations each year. The Supervising 2159 Administrator for each library and counselor faculty may conduct one or more visitations in 2160 the faculty member’s workplace each year. The observation should be at least one contact 2161 hour in duration. No formal observation of a faculty member shall be conducted covertly or 2162 without prior notice. Faculty teaching distance learning courses must give permission for the 2163 Supervising Administrator to have “student level” access to their course(s) upon request for 2164 evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed seven calendar days. Faculty who teach both 2165 online and face-to-face shall be observed once face-to-face and once online for their 2166 evaluation cycle. 2167 I. Faculty Self-Evaluation Performance Review: Faculty will complete the applicable 2168 contractual responsibilities outlined in the appropriate appendix and document this review 2169 on the evaluation form.
Formal Classroom Observations a. No formal observations will occur in the first three (3) weeks or the last ten (10) student days of the year. No formal observations shall be conducted the day before or after a day of vacation. Formal observations shall be for a continuous length of time no shorter than thirty (30) minutes or longer than ninety (90) minutes.
b. During the school year of the teacher’s performance review, the principal and teacher shall mutually agree upon dates for a pre-conference, observation and post- conference. The post-conference must be no later than ten (10) days following the observation.
c. The principal’s written observation comments shall be reviewed at the post- conference. The principal shall sign and date the comments. The teachers shall sign as having been given the opportunity to review the comments and date the comment sheet. The teacher’s signature does not necessarily mean agreement with the comments. The teacher shall be provided a copy of the observation comments.
Formal Classroom Observations. For classroom teachers each formal classroom observation is to be an in- depth observation, which means at least thirty (30) minutes in length. The first observation cycle will include 1 formal Holistic classroom observation and must be completed on or before the last day of the first semester. The second observation cycle will include a formal focused classroom observation and must be completed on or before April 30, unless the bargaining unit member requests an earlier observation mutually agreed upon by both the bargaining unit member and the evaluator. Both observations will be announced. A teacher who is being considered for nonrenewal will have a third formal focused observation by May 1 which will announced. If after the second (2nd) focused formal observation, the bargaining unit member is no longer being considered for non-renewal, the Superintendent may waive the third (3rd) observation. The post-observation conference for the third formal observation, if needed, must be completed by May 10. If an improvement plan is issued to the teacher it will commence in the subsequent school year.
Formal Classroom Observations i. Formal classroom observations are defined as classroom observations that are followed by a detailed written assessment of the lesson using the Silver Strong Rubric. Written feedback will include a review of teacher effectiveness in each of the four cornerstone dimensions of the Silver Strong Rubric as well as any additional dimension(s) appropriate to the observed lesson.
Formal Classroom Observations. Two times per evaluation cycle, all teachers will receive a formal classroom observation, lasting forty-five minutes or the length of the class period. All formal classroom observations will be preceded by a pre-observation conference and followed by a post-observation conference. Formal observations shall take place no sooner than the fourth week of the first semester, the second week of the second semester with the exception of teachers assigned a new subject matter, and no later than one week prior to student final examinations. Teachers on biennial evaluation cycles shall have one formal observation per semester during the year in which they will receive a summative rating. Teachers on annual evaluation cycles shall have one formal observation per semester.
Formal Classroom Observations. At least two times per school year, once per semester, all teachers will receive a formal classroom observation, lasting forty- five (45) minutes or the length of the class period. All formal classroom observations will be preceded by a pre-observation conference and followed by a post-observation conference. Formal observations shall take place no sooner than the fourth week of a semester, and no later than four (4) weeks prior to the last day of student attendance. Each school year, an evaluator must perform at least one (1) informal observation of a teacher’s classroom prior to his/her first pre-observation conference with the teacher. This initial informal observation must be at least fifteen (15) minutes in duration. Formal observations shall not be performed during the administration of a student examination.
Formal Classroom Observations. For classroom teachers each formal classroom observation is to be an in-depth observation, which means at least thirty (30) minutes in length. The first observation cycle will include 1 formal classroom observation and must be completed on or before the last day of the first semester. The second observation cycle will include 1 formal classroom observation and must be completed on or before April 30. Both observations will be announced. A teacher who is being considered for nonrenewal will have a third formal observation by May 1 which will announced. The post-observation conference for the third formal observation, if needed, must be completed by May 10. If a remediation plan of improvement is issued to the teacher it will commence in the subsequent school year.
Formal Classroom Observations. The Supervising Administrator or designee per Article
9.1. B and F above, for each full-time faculty member in the department may conduct one or more classroom visitations each year. The Supervising Administrator for each library and counselor faculty may conduct one or more visitations in the faculty member’s workplace each year. The observation should be at least one contact hour in duration. No formal observation of a faculty member shall be conducted covertly or without prior notice. Faculty teaching distance learning courses will provide the Supervising Administrator with “student level” access to their course(s) upon request for evaluation purposes.
