Common use of Gathering of Evidence Clause in Contracts

Gathering of Evidence. a. Evidence is observed practice, products or results of the teacher's work that demonstrates knowledge and skills of the educator with respect to the four-level rating system. Both the teacher and the evaluator shall contribute evidence to the overall assessment of professional performance. Evidence shall include artifacts produced, or resulting from, the normal course of professional performance during the school year. b. An accurate evaluation requires that documented evidence reflecting upon performance be used in the evaluation of the employee. For the purposes of professional growth, fairness requires that employees be made aware in a timely manner, of the evidence that will be used in their evaluation. c. The District commits to documenting evidence of performance readily available via observations and conversations to the greatest extent possible so as to lessen the time required to compile additional artifacts. If, after completing the minimum required observations, both the teacher and evaluator agree on the score for a criterion, no additional evidence is required to be collected for that criterion. It is the intent of the parties that every effort will be made to provide and collect ample evidence of proficiency. It is the nature and quality of the evidence, not the amount that determines its rating. Principals may request evidence in areas not yet consistent with a proficient rating but may not require a specific amount of evidence or number of artifacts.

Gathering of Evidence. a. Evidence is observed practice, products or results of the teacher's work that demonstrates knowledge and skills of the educator with respect to the four-four- level rating system. Both the teacher and the evaluator shall contribute evidence to the overall assessment of professional performance. Evidence shall include artifacts produced, or resulting from, the normal course of professional performance during the school year. b. An accurate evaluation requires that documented evidence reflecting upon performance be used in the evaluation of the employee. For the purposes of professional growth, fairness requires that employees be made aware in a timely manner, of the evidence that will be used in their evaluation. c. The District commits to documenting evidence of performance readily available via observations and conversations to the greatest extent possible so as to lessen the time required to compile additional artifacts. If, after completing the minimum required observations, both the teacher and evaluator agree on the score for a criterion, no additional evidence is required to be collected for that criterion. It is the intent of the parties that every effort will be made to provide and collect ample evidence of proficiency. It is the nature and quality of the evidence, not the amount that determines its rating. Principals may request evidence in areas not yet consistent with a proficient rating but may not require a specific amount of evidence or number of artifacts.