INFORMAL CAST Sample Clauses

INFORMAL CAST. Informal CAST occurs when an educator and / or his or her evaluator identifies a need for improved performance on the part of the educator. If the educator initiates the request for help, the first offer of help shall be informal CAST. Signs that informal CAST may be needed include: ● The educator has earned or is earning a GPA equivalent of 2.499 or lower in his / her work in Part I PACE (Xxxxxxx domain 1) element-use and in completion of the Part II (deliberate practice) element. ● An educator is struggling in progressing from “not-using” to “beginning” and/or “developing” in performance against observed and practiced Xxxxxxx elements / lesson strategies. ● Human Resources and the CFEA will, after an analysis of reported observational data, and by April 15 of each year, alert an educator and his/her respective evaluator that an educator’s PACE Part I and Part II scoring components signal possible low-performance on the final evaluation scale. (not using, beginning, developing, applying, innovating). ● A determination by the evaluator that the educator is not moving from the initial stages of attempting to meet the standards of element-use to the more advanced and successful application of the elements in instructional strategies and delivery. ● Pre- and post-conferences indicate that the educator would benefit from more dialogue, observation, and feedback. Performance measures may not yet be dire, and improvement is sought by both educator and evaluator through an informal process of providing closer monitoring, more frequent communication, and other support (e.g. professional development). ● An educator who finds difficulty in the regular accomplishment of one (or more) of the following: ○ Planning and delivering his / her standards-based lessons with Xxxxxxx elements that serve to stimulate and augment student learning and/or engagement in the educator’s classroom. ○ Establishing an orderly environment of clear expectations that include regular progress- monitoring feedback to students. ○ Connecting students’ prior learning, new content and knowledge, appropriate skills and strategies, and higher-order-thinking to the lesson. ○ Engaging students of diverse interests and abilities. The educator may approach any member of the administrative team to begin the informal CAST process; however, the administrator will assist in directing the educator to the member of the administrative team who may best provide the specific support and assistance, based on the...
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Related to INFORMAL CAST

  • Informal Stage An employee, with the concurrence of the Bargaining Unit, may initiate a complaint with the immediate supervisor within twenty-five (25) days from the day the cause of the grievance became known, or reasonably ought to have been known. The immediate supervisor shall answer the complaint in writing within five (5) days after the receipt of the complaint.

  • Informal Grievance 1. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the event giving rise to a grievance, the grievant shall present the grievance informally for disposition by the immediate supervisor or at any appropriate level of authority within the department.

  • Informal Review Step 1. As soon as practicable, the employee may discuss the grievance with his/her immediate supervisor and/or University representative(s). All parties may informally attempt a resolution of the matter before a formal grievance is filed. Informal resolutions, although final, shall not be precedent setting. If the grievance is not resolved through informal discussion with the immediate supervisor and/or University representative(s), the employee may file a formal grievance as set forth below.

  • Informal Meetings The Engineer shall provide technical assistance, preparation of exhibits for, and minutes of informal meetings requested by the public to discuss the pending impacts to neighborhoods and businesses due to roadway shutdowns, detours and access restrictions or as deemed necessary. This is not to be confused with the formal public meetings held during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process during schematic approval for Public Involvement. It is not anticipated that the Engineer’s participation will be needed for the NEPA process. Assistance (exhibits, attendance, etc.) may be required for a formal public meeting/hearing associated with schematic approval work.

  • Informal Conference Prior to the filing of a grievance, in an effort to resolve the issue(s), the grievant shall make reasonable attempts to initiate / discuss or an attempt to initiate / discuss the issue(s) informally with the grievant’s Principal or Supervisor.

  • Informal Hearing By mutual agreement, an employee against whom disciplinary action is being recommended may meet with the Superintendent or his/her designee prior to written notification of official charges. The employee shall be informed orally of the reasons for disciplinary action and the action to be taken and be given an opportunity to respond. The employee may be represented at the hearing by a representative of his/her choice.

  • Informal Discussion If an employee has a problem relating to a work situation, the employee is encouraged to request a meeting with his or her immediate supervisor to discuss the problem in an effort to clarify the issue and to work cooperatively towards settlement.

  • Informal Step As an informal step, the employee is encouraged to make an xxxxxxx effort to resolve the grievance directly with the management person to whom he reports. At his option, the employee may be accompanied by the Shop Xxxxxxx for the department in which the employee works.

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