Instruction and Professional Development Sample Clauses

Instruction and Professional Development. 1. Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, and then annually thereafter for the term of this Agreement, the District, in consultation with its consultant(s) and the United States, will provide training to all certificated District-level and school-based administrators regarding the District’s obligations to prevent and address gender-based discrimination; implementation of the policies, procedures, and regulations adopted under this Agreement; and best practices for creating a nondiscriminatory school environment for transgender students. The initial training will be conducted no later than March 31, 2014. Site administrators will, throughout each school year, provide this information to all faculty and staff during existing trainings, meetings, and other appropriate opportunities. No later than March 31, 2014, and by November 1 of each school year thereafter, the District will submit a plan, for the United States’ review and approval, indicating how it intends to provide this information to faculty and staff. 2. Consistent with the policies and procedures adopted in this Agreement and with applicable law, the District, in consultation with its consultant(s), will, in its bullying prevention and sexual harassment programs, provide age-appropriate instruction to all students on gender-based discrimination and will provide examples of prohibited conduct, including harassment, in various school-related contexts, including the types of conduct prohibited with respect to sex-specific facilities and elsewhere at school.

Instruction and Professional Development. A. Student Grades Employees shall maintain the right and responsibility to determine grading practices and other evaluation of students for their classrooms. No grade or evaluation shall be changed without approval of the employee except through formal action of the Board. If and when a grade is changed by formal action of the Board, the District will accept full responsibility for such change. B. Student Discipline 1. Employees shall be informed annually of the District’s policy regarding student discipline. 2. School Principals will meet with the employees annually to establish and/or review building disciplinary standards and procedures. The administration and staff will work cooperatively in an effort to achieve uniform enforcement of building standards. 3. Employees shall have the right to temporarily remove seriously disruptive students from their classroom. Prior to readmission, a conference will be held with the appropriate administrator, the employee and/or student and the parent/guardian. (If a parent/guardian is contacted and refuses to attend, the conference may be held without the parent/guardian.) A seriously disruptive student is one who is unmanageable and/or who may post a threat to the physical safety of the employee or other students. Final decision as to regular admittance to class rests with the Principal. C. Student Teachers 1. Acceptance of a student teacher supervisory assignment will be strictly voluntary. 2. Monies paid to the District by the cooperating college or university for direct student teacher supervision will be paid to the supervising teacher. The check received by the District will be given to the teacher. D. Mentor Teacher Program If a mentor program is established, the District and Association will enter into bargaining to specify conditions and compensation.

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