Joint Evaluation Plan Committee. The Board and the Association agree that the Teacher Evaluation Plan is primarily designed to improve teacher performance and, thereby, student achievement. An essential element of the teacher evaluation plan is to promote professional growth and lifelong learning based on a positive, collaborative approach among educational staff members, administrators, and other professionals within the School District. To help achieve these goals, the Teacher Evaluation Plan should be revised and updated periodically. At least twice each school year during the term of this Agreement, a Joint Evaluation Plan Committee will review and evaluate the existing teacher evaluation plan under Article 24A of the Illinois School Code, including, but not limited to, the ongoing use of data and indicators on student growth as a significant factor in the rating of teacher performance. The Joint Evaluation Plan Committee will be composed of sixteen (16) members, with eight (8) members appointed by the Superintendent and eight (8) members appointed by the Association President(s). The Committee will strive to reach consensus on all procedural and substantive issues in a manner similar to that of previous evaluation plan committees. If the Joint Evaluation Committee is unable to reach consensus on proposed changes to the existing student growth model, then the existing model shall remain in place.
