Joint Governing Panel. There shall be a Joint Governing Panel (“JGP”) composed as follows: for the 2013-2014 fiscal year there shall be 6 members, 3 appointed by the Board and 3 appointed by the Union, for the 2014-2015 fiscal year there shall be of 4 members, 2 appointed by the Board and 2 appointed by the Union, and for the 2015-2016 fiscal year there shall be 2 members, 1 appointed by the Board and 1 appointed by the Union , which is staffed by employees whose full time responsibilities are to serve on the panel. The Joint Governing Panel will: • Adopt an AU development process consistent with standards for systems of support, professional development, and professional learning communities which include evaluation systems to determine their effectiveness based on multiple measures that o Provide a continuum of teacher support based on a teacher's ability to meet teaching standards and the career stage of the teacher o Are aligned with the professional teaching standards o Focus on teachers' work with students o Use and are informed by teacher evaluation data o Are intensive and ongoing o Give teachers a say in improving the system based on regular and timely feedback o Engage with ideas and colleagues as part of the normal workday • Develop a menu of AUs for educators in all content areas and grade levels including the following categories: o Professional development activities; o Contributions to student learning; o Contributions to colleagues; and o Overall contributions to the school and district. • Assign AU coordinators to help teachers accumulate AUs. • Assign teachers who are currently BTU learning reps who will help teachers navigate the promotion process to move to Model and Lead Pathways. • Implement a system to track teachers’ accumulation of AUs • Continue to develop a menu of AU opportunities. Any AUs accumulated from July 1, 2013 2016 to June 30, 2016 2019 will be banked and applied in increments of 12 (an interval). Any AUs remaining in the bank when pathway movement occurs shall remain in the bank on the pathway in which they were earned. • Continue to develop a rubric for movement to Model and Lead Pathways to be used by the Professional Peer Review Committee to evaluate the scope and impact of professional practice • Assist the SBO waiver process and implementation
Joint Governing Panel. There shall be a Joint Governing Panel composed of 6 Unit II members, 3 appointed by the Board and 3 appointed by the Union within 30 days of ratification. Such employees will receive LUs and/or a stipend for such service. The Joint Governing Panel will: • Adopt a LU development process consistent with standards for systems of support, professional development, and professional learning communities which include evaluation systems to determine their effectiveness based on multiple measures that o Provide a continuum of support based on a Unit II member’s ability to meet standards and the career stage of the Unit II member. o Are aligned with the applicable professional standards. o Use and are informed by evaluation data. o Are intensive and ongoing.
Joint Governing Panel a. The CIT Plan shall be directed by the Joint Governing Panel. The twelve (12) member Joint Governing Panel shall be composed of six (6) members appointed by the Rochester Teachers Association and six members appointed by the Superintendent of Schools.
Joint Governing Panel. Continue to develop a menu of AU opportunities. Any AUs accumulated from July 1, 2016 2019 to June 30, 2019 2021 will be banked and applied in increments of 12 (an interval). Any AUs remaining in the bank when pathway movement occurs shall remain in the bank on the pathway in which they were earned. • Continue to develop a rubric for movement to Model and Lead Pathways to be used by the Professional Peer Review Committee to evaluate the scope and impact of professional practice • Assist the SBO waiver process and implementation
