Common use of IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS Clause in Contracts

IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESS. The Federation and District jointly affirm that individual improvement plans are an appropriate method through which to identify job-related performance areas of concern for educational assistants and a way to provide help for area(s) in which an educational assistant needs improvement. Educational assistants who are identified as needing assistance will be notified by their principal/program administrator that they are being considered for placement on an improvement plan. This notification will provide the principal/program administrator and educational assistant an informal opportunity to discuss performance issues so corrections may be made on an informal basis. If, at a date no earlier than six weeks after notification, an improvement plan is necessary, the educational assistant and principal/program administrator will meet to discuss and develop the components of the plan. The educational assistant has the right to Union representation at this meeting if he/she so chooses.