Joint Panel. 1. A Joint Panel to oversee the Program shall be established and will be composed of
a. The Association is responsible for holding an election for classroom Unit Members to serve as joint panel members. Initially, two (2) classroom Unit Member panel members shall serve for three (3) years and one (1) shall serve for two (2) years. All subsequent terms shall be for three (3) years.
b. The Superintendent shall appoint the administrator panel members. At least one (1) administrator panel member shall be a site administrator. Initially, one (1) administrator panel member shall serve for three (3) years and one (1) shall serve for two (2) years. All subsequent terms shall be for three (3) years.
c. Panel members shall be chosen no later than October 1 of an election year.
d. Panel members will participate in training to understand PAR and BTSA program as well as formative assessment, not to exceed one day of training.
2. The Joint Panel shall meet as needed.
3. The Joint Panel shall be responsible for the following:
a. Adopt Rules and Procedures to effect the provisions of the PAR Program. Said Rules and Procedures will be consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and to the extent there is an inconsistency, the Agreement will prevail;
b. Receive necessary training to implement the PAR and BTSA Programs;
c. Select PAR and BTSA Support Providers by June 1 for the following year, depending upon need;
d. The selection process for Support Providers shall include a classroom observation of candidates;
e. The Joint Panel shall review peer review reports prepared by Consulting Teachers and make recommendations to the Board regarding Referred Teachers, including but not limited to, identifying Referred Teachers who are unable to demonstrate satisfactory improvement after sustained assistance. Only the Panel’s written recommendation shall be made available for placement in the Referred Unit Member’s personnel file. A copy of the recommendations shall be given to the Referred Participating Unit Member at the same time it is given to the Board; and
f. Evaluate annually the impact of the PAR program in order to improve the program.
4. All proceedings and materials related to evaluations, reports and all personnel matters shall be strictly confidential. Therefore, Joint Panel members and Support Providers may disclose such information only as necessary to administer this article. Each member shall annually sign a confidentiality statement.
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Joint Panel. 14.4.1.1. The PAR Program will be administered by a Joint Panel consisting of five members, three teachers selected by AEA and two administrators appointed by the superintendent or designee. Qualifications for the teacher representatives shall be the same as those for CT as set forth in Section 14.4.2.6, and they shall be selected by AEA. A Joint Panel member’s term shall be two years. Joint Panel members may be reappointed for consecutive terms. There shall be no term limits for Joint Panel members. The Joint Panel shall establish a procedure for selecting the Chairperson. The term of the Chairperson shall be one year, and the position shall alternate between AEA and the District. The Chairperson shall be a full voting member of the Joint Panel.
14.4.1.2. The Joint Panel will strive to make all decisions through consensus in the areas of appointments, reports and recommendations to the Governing Board, and PAR program plan and budget. Failing consensus, decisions will be made by a majority vote. Four of the five members will constitute a quorum for purposes of meeting and conducting business.
14.4.1.3. The Joint Panel operates in complete confidentiality. Its primary responsibilities are to establish the PAR program and PAR program budget on a yearly basis and to select and oversee the CTs. Specifically, the Joint Panel is responsible for: • Generating application forms and procedures for selecting consulting teachers; • Selecting and assigning the CTs; • Reviewing CTs’ reports on RPTs; • Evaluating the effectiveness of the CTs in their role based on the following criteria:
a) Providing assistance to improve in the specific areas identified by the evaluator, RPE, and CT;
b) Conducting multiple observations of the RPT during classroom instruction, including both pre- and post-observation conference;
c) Demonstrating teaching for the RPT or arranging opportunities for the RPT to observe other teachers;
d) Facilitating the RPT’s access to specific training in specified teaching techniques or in designated subject matter;
e) Organizing activities appropriate to the RPT’s needs and interest. • Monitoring the RPT’s progress and providing periodic feedback to the RPT for discussion and review • Coordinating with the District to provide training for the CTs, for Joint Panel members, and where appropriate, for any PTs and Evaluators; • Establishing internal operating procedures and regulations necessary to carry our title requirements of the Education Code and thi...
Joint Panel. 3.1.1 A Panel consisting of five (5) members, three (3) permanent classroom teachers selected by the Association and two (2) administrators appointed by the District will administer the Peer Review and Enrichment Program. There shall also be two (2) teacher alternates, who shall be a permanent classroom teachers, and two (2) administrator alternates both to be trained and assume Panel duties if needed in the event of a conflict of interest or if a Panel member is unable to perform his/her duties. Alternates have the right to attend all Panel meetings. The chair of the Panel shall alternate annually between the District and the Association. A Panel member shall neither participate in discussion nor vote on any matter in which he/she has professional or personal conflict of interest.
Joint Panel. The Peer Assistance and Review Program will be administered by a Joint Panel consisting of seven members, four selected by the certificated classroom teachers, and three appointed by the District. Qualifications for the teacher representatives shall be the same as those for Consulting Teacher as set forth in Section 4.2.1, and they shall be selected by the Association. A Panel member’s term shall be two years, except the first terms shall be for the teacher members two two-year terms and two three-year terms, and for the District members one two-year term and two three-year terms. The Panel shall establish a procedure for selecting the Chair. The term of the Chair shall be one year, and the position shall alternate between the Association and the District. The Chair shall be a full voting member of the panel.
Joint Panel. 1The Joint Panel shall consist of five (5) members, three (3) of whom shall be permanent certificated classroom teachers who are appointed to serve by the Evergreen Teachers Association (ETA). The other two (2) members shall be appointed by the Superintendent.
Joint Panel. 18.3.1.1 A Panel consisting of five (5) members, three (3) permanent classroom teachers selected by the Association and two (2) administrators appointed by the District will administer the Peer Review and Enrichment Program. There shall also be two (2) teacher alternates, who shall be a permanent classroom teachers, and two (2) administrator alternates both to be trained and assume Panel duties if needed in the event of a conflict of interest or if a Panel member is unable to perform his/her duties. Alternates have the right to attend all Panel meetings. The chair of the Panel shall alternate annually between the District and the Association. A Panel member shall neither participate in discussion nor vote on any matter in which he/she has professional or personal conflict of interest.
18.3.1.2 A Panel member’s term shall be three (3) years. The alternate Panel members shall serve three (3) year terms.
18.3.1.3 The parties to this agreement share a mutual interest in appointing members to the Panel who reflect grade level diversity and who have demonstrated successful professional experience in the District.
18.3.1.4 The Joint Panel will make all decisions by consensus. In the absence of consensus then a majority vote is required except as provided in Section 18.3.1.7.2. Four (4) Panel members will constitute a quorum for the purposes of meeting and conducting business. Minutes shall be required for meetings of the Panel. Confidential information about individual Participating Teachers shall not be included in the minutes.
18.3.1.5 The Joint Panel’s primary responsibilities involve recommending the annual Peer Enrichment and Review Program and budget, and selecting and overseeing the Consulting Teachers. In addition, the Panel is responsible for:
18.3.1.5.1 Submitting to the Board of Education and the Association an annual evaluation of the Program’s impact, including improvements to be made in the program, recommendations regarding Participating Teachers with unsatisfactory evaluations (as defined in this Article), and if necessary, forwarding names of individuals who, after sustained assistance, are unable to demonstrate satisfactory improvement;
18.3.1.5.2 Assigning the Consulting Teachers based on a selection process determined by the Panel;
18.3.1.5.3 Reviewing Consulting Teachers’ reports on Participating Teachers;
18.3.1.5.4 Reviewing the effectiveness of the Consulting Teachers;
18.3.1.5.5 Resolving issues and problems which may arise between the Co...
Joint Panel. 10.5.1 The PAR Program is supervised and evaluated by a Joint Panel composed of a majority of certificated classroom teachers chosen to serve by the Association and administrators chosen to serve by the District, as follows:
10.5.1.1 Three (3) administrators selected by the District.
10.5.1.2 Four (4) teachers selected by the Association.
10.5.2 The Chair of the Joint Panel alternates annually between a teacher and an administrator.
10.5.3 Panel members shall serve a term not to exceed three (3) years. All previous members of the Joint Panel must be off the Joint Panel for at least one (1) year before being re-selected to serve on the Joint Panel.
Joint Panel. 17.2.1 A Joint Panel shall be established and will be comprised of three (3) classroom teachers, two
Joint Panel. The PAR Program is supervised by the Joint Panel of seven (7) members composed of a majority of certificated classroom teachers. The four (4) teacher representatives shall be appointed by the Association’s Executive Board and Representative Council, and the three
Joint Panel. 16.3.1 A Joint Panel shall be established and will be composed of three (one K-2, one 3-5, one 6-8) classroom teachers and two administrators.
16.3.1.1 The Association is responsible for holding an election for classroom teachers to serve as joint panel members.
16.3.1.2 The Superintendent shall appoint the administrator panel members. At least one administrator panel member shall be a site administrator. Initially, one administrator panel member shall serve for three years and one shall serve for two years. All subsequent terms shall be for three years.
16.3.1.3 Panel members shall be chosen no later than October 1 of an election year. Initially, two classroom teacher panel members shall serve for three years and one shall serve for two years. All subsequent terms shall be for three years.
16.3.1.4 Panel members will participate in training to understand the PAR and BTSA program as well as formative assessment not to exceed one day of training.
16.3.2 The Joint Panel shall meet as needed.
16.3.3 The Joint Panel shall be responsible for the following:
16.3.3.1 Adopting Rules and Procedures to effect the provisions of this program. Said Rules and Procedures will be consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and to the extent there is an inconsistency, the Agreement will prevail.
16.3.3.2 Receiving necessary training to implement the PAR and BTSA program.
