Initial Conferences. It is the intention of the parties hereto to settle amicably all differences or disputes arising from this Contract by conference and negotiation. The parties hereto will first attempt to resolve any working level disputes through a Contract Management Advisory Committee which shall be composed of an equal number of representatives of the Purchaser and the Vendor. In the event that any problem or dispute is not so resolved, either party may, upon written notice to the other, request that the matter be referred to senior management officers within each respective organization with the express authority to resolve the problem or issue. Such representatives shall meet or confer at least once in good faith to negotiate a resolution. If the representatives are unable to resolve the 850681.5 -11- problem or dispute within 21 calendar days, any party may take the matter to the Dispute Resolution Procedure set forth below. No Party may institute litigation until such procedure has been completed unless, and to the extent that, doing so is necessary to avoid irreparable harm.
Initial Conferences. 9.4.1 An initial conference must be held by the primary evaluator with each bargaining unit member being evaluated that year by the end of the sixth (6th) week of the first quarter of the school year; or by the end of the sixth (6th) week of employment for the bargaining unit member. At that time, the Initial Conference Form shall be reviewed and completed by the bargaining unit member and the primary evaluator (see Appendix G).
9.4.2 At the initial conference, the bargaining unit member may enumerate specific potential conditions which she/he feels should be considered by the evaluator when making the evaluation.
9.4.3 At the initial conference, the California Standards for the Teaching Profession selected for evaluation will be determined based on the following criteria: 1st Year Nontenured 2 Standards Standards 2 and 4 2nd Year Nontenured 3 Standards Standards 1, 3 and 5 3rd Year Nontenured 2 Standards 1 Selected by Teacher 1 Selected by Evaluator Permanent Teachers 2 Standards 1 Selected by Teacher 1 Selected by Evaluator One mutually agreed upon objective may be written in each of the Standards selected. Additional individual objectives may be added by the bargaining member’s immediate supervisor and/or bargaining unit member, not to exceed one each. The bargaining member shall retain the right to make written responses in relation to these additional individual objectives.
9.4.4 Any objectives developed as per 9.4.3 above may be revised prior to March 1 by mutual consent of the bargaining unit member and the evaluator.
Initial Conferences. 1. Prior to the holding of the initial conference, the evaluatee shall select his/her CSTP standard (Appendix B-3) for evaluation along with any perceived constraints.
2. No later than December 15, the evaluator and evaluatee shall hold an initial conference to meet, discuss, and mutually agree on observable evidence for CSTP standards.
a. Each shall receive a signed worksheet copy of these agreed upon CSTP standards.
b. The initial conference deadline date shall be extended by twenty (20) calendar days due to the absence and/or unavailability of the evaluatee or evaluator. The deadline may be extended further by mutual written agreement of the parties.
3. If agreement cannot be reached between the evaluator and evaluatee on matters in the initial conference, the evaluatee and the evaluator shall confer with the Superintendent.
