Common use of MEMBER EVALUATION Clause in Contracts

MEMBER EVALUATION. Members shall be evaluated in accordance with ORS 342.850, utilizing written criteria from the District Professional Growth and Accountability (PGA) model, which shall be provided to each new employee at the time of employment. Extra copies are available, upon request, from the district office; provided, that no remedy shall be granted for the District's breach of this subsection unless the breach substantially prejudices the rights of the evaluated employee. The District may implement change(s) in existing evaluation policy after providing the Council an opportunity to provide input regarding the change(s). 9.1.1 During the length of this contract, a committee will be convened to review the necessary changes required by SB 290. If at any time thereafter a substantive change is made in the Professional Growth and Accountability model, a joint committee of equal parts CEA and District will convene to determine said changes to report to the school board. The criteria for evaluation of each member of the bargaining unit shall be clearly defined in the District Professional Growth and Accountability model. Prior to the commencement of the annual evaluation cycle members shall be informed in writing of the evaluation timeline and the criteria being used by the evaluator. The criteria may include any district/building/personal goals. Upon request by either party, individual pre-observation conferences with the evaluator shall be granted. However, the evaluator may also conduct unannounced observations. These unannounced observations are exempted from pre-observation conferences. The evaluation shall be in writing. A copy of the written evaluation shall be submitted to the member at the time of the personal conference or within a reasonable time; a copy of the evaluation shall be delivered to the member. The evaluation process shall further include a post-evaluation interview in which the results of the evaluation are discussed with the members. Evaluation reports shall be placed in the member's personnel file only after reasonable notice to the member. The personnel file shall be open for inspection by the member, the member's designees, authorized administrators, confidential employees, and District’s/Association’s attorneys. Members will not be required or asked to participate, at any level, in the evaluation of another member. Program of Assistance A Program of Assistance is defined as a written plan that will identify specific deficiencies, expectations, corrective steps, additional District resources with 51 timelines for the plan and how the success of the plan will be measured. 52 A program of assistance will be established, if one is needed, to remedy any deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1)(a) Inefficiency; (d) Neglect of duty, including duties specified by written rule; (g) Inadequate performance; and/or

MEMBER EVALUATION. Members A. The purpose of evaluation is to aid the member in making continuing professional growth and to determine the member’s performance of the teaching responsibilities. B. Each year before the end of September, the District shall provide training over the procedures, expectations, and timelines of the evaluation process. C. Probationary members shall be evaluated in accordance with ORS 342.850at least once annually. D. Contract members shall be evaluated every other year but may be evaluated on an annual basis at the supervisor’s discretion. If the supervisor determines that an employee needs to be evaluated annually, utilizing written criteria from the District Professional Growth and Accountability (PGA) model, which reasons for this need shall be provided to each new the employee at prior to the time evaluation for that year. E. The substance and judgment of employment. Extra copies evaluators are available, upon request, from neither subject to the district office; provided, that no remedy shall be granted grievance procedure nor to an unfair labor practice complaint for the District's breach of this subsection unless the breach substantially prejudices the rights of the evaluated employee. The District may implement change(s) in existing evaluation policy after providing the Council an opportunity to provide input regarding the change(s)contract. 9.1.1 During the length of this contract, a committee will be convened to review the necessary changes required by SB 290. If at any time thereafter a substantive change is made in the Professional Growth and Accountability model, a joint committee of equal parts CEA and District will convene to determine said changes to report to the school board. The criteria for evaluation of each member of the bargaining unit shall be clearly defined in the District Professional Growth and Accountability model. Prior to the commencement of the annual evaluation cycle members shall be informed in writing of the evaluation timeline and the criteria being used by the evaluator. The criteria may include any district/building/personal goals. Upon request by either party, individual pre-observation conferences with the evaluator shall be granted. However, the evaluator may also conduct unannounced observations. These unannounced observations are exempted from pre-observation conferences. The evaluation shall be in writing. F. A copy of the written evaluation and any other formal evaluation shall be submitted to the member at the time of the personal conference or within a reasonable time; a copy of the evaluation shall be delivered given to the member. The evaluation process report shall further include a post-evaluation interview be maintained in which the results personnel files of the evaluation are discussed with the members. Evaluation reports District. G. A member may make a written statement relating to any evaluation, and such statement shall be placed in his/her personnel file. H. Prior to any changes to the evaluation procedure or instrument, the District will notify the Association. At that point an evaluation review committee consisting of two Association members and two District administrators will meet to review the evaluation procedure and instruments and make recommendations to the Board. Any changes made by the Board will be provided to the Association prior to implementation. I. The parties understand and agree that the provisions of ORS 342.895(5) are hereby waived by the District for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement. That is, should a grievance or other claim of violation of applicable evaluation procedures or fundamental unfairness in a program of assistance for improvement be held by the Council, it shall be filed in a timely manner pursuant to the provisions of the grievance procedure in the collective bargaining agreement. Such a grievance shall not be held in abeyance for the timeline set forth in ORS 342.895(5). J. Plans of Assistance for Contract Members Only (Not Probationary or Temporary Contracts) 1. If the District does not extend a member's personnel file only after reasonable notice ’s contract by March 15 of the first year of the contract, the District will place the member on a plan of assistance. 2. Members have the right to representation at every step of the plan of assistance. 3. The Association shall be notified in writing by the District of all members placed on a plan of assistance at the same time the member is notified. 4. The results of performance observations shall be in writing with a copy to the member. The personnel file Where deficiencies are noted in the formal evaluation process, a member may be placed on a plan of assistance. A plan of assistance shall be open for inspection in writing and shall include the following: a. The specific deficiencies identified in observations/evaluations; b. The specific correction that is expected to take place; c. The specific assistance to be provided by the memberDistrict; d. The timeline for improvement that shall include a reasonable amount of time to complete the requirements of the program of assistance; e. Schedule of conferences with written progress reports; 5. Members shall have the right to review, the member's designees, authorized administrators, confidential employeessuggest changes to, and District’s/Association’s attorneys. Members will not be required or asked to participate, at any level, in the evaluation of another member. Program of Assistance A Program of Assistance is defined as a written plan that will identify specific deficiencies, expectations, corrective steps, additional District resources with 51 timelines request supports for the plan and how of assistance prior to its implementation. 6. Plans of assistance for improvement will identify assessment techniques to be used to measure the success of the member. K. Peer Assistance 1. In conjunction with RREA, the District will offer peer assistance to any member who is placed on a plan will be measured. 52 A program of assistance will be establishedfor performance reasons. The District may also offer peer assistance under any other circumstances it deems appropriate. 2. The member and the Association shall provide input on the selection of the person(s) from the Rogue River School District teaching/Counseling staff to provide the assistance. 3. Participation in peer assistance is voluntary. Both the member offered assistance and the member asked to provide assistance may refuse to participate, if one with no adverse consequences or penalty. 4. The District is needed, to remedy prohibited from using any deficiency specified peer observations or documents in ORS 342.865 (1)(a) Inefficiency; (d) Neglect evaluating the plan of duty, including duties specified by written rule; (g) Inadequate performance; and/orassistance progress.

MEMBER EVALUATION. Members shall be evaluated in accordance with ORS 342.850, utilizing written criteria from the District Professional Growth and Accountability (PGA) model, which shall be provided to each new employee at the time of employment. Extra copies are available, upon request, from the district office; provided, that no remedy shall be granted for the District's breach of this subsection unless the breach substantially prejudices the rights of the evaluated employee. The District may implement change(s) in existing evaluation policy after providing the Council an opportunity to provide input regarding the change(s). 9.1.1 . During the length of this contract, a committee will be convened to review the necessary changes required by SB 290. If at any time thereafter a substantive substantial change is made in the Professional Growth and Accountability model, a joint committee of equal parts CEA and District will convene the same process shall be used to determine said changes to report to the school boardfacilitate those changes. The criteria for evaluation of each member of the bargaining unit shall be clearly defined in the District Professional Growth and Accountability model. Prior to the commencement of the annual evaluation cycle members shall be informed in writing of the evaluation timeline and the criteria being used by the evaluator. The criteria may include any district/building/personal goals. Upon request by either party, individual pre-observation pre-­‐observation conferences with the evaluator shall may be granted. However, the evaluator may also conduct unannounced observations. These unannounced observations are exempted from pre-observation conferences. The evaluation shall be in writing. A copy of the written evaluation shall be submitted to the member at the time of the personal conference or within a reasonable time; a copy of the evaluation shall be delivered to the member. The evaluation process shall further include a post-evaluation post-­‐evaluation interview in which the results of the evaluation are discussed with the members. Evaluation reports shall be placed in the member's personnel file only after reasonable notice to the member. The personnel file shall be open for inspection by the member, the member's designees, authorized administrators, confidential employees, and District’s/Association’s attorneys. Members will not be required or asked to participate, at any level, in the evaluation of another member. Program of Assistance A Program of Assistance is defined as a written plan that will identify specific deficiencies, expectations, corrective steps, additional District resources with 51 timelines for the plan and how the success of the plan will be measured. 52 48 9.9.1 A program of assistance will be established, if one is needed, to remedy any 49 deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1)(a) Inefficiency; (d) Neglect of duty, including 50 duties specified by written rule; (g) Inadequate performance; and/orand/or (h) Failure to 51 comply with such reasonable requirements as the Board may prescribe to show 52 normal improvement and evidence of professional training and growth. A program 53 of assistance shall be for a minimum of forty (40) working days. 54

MEMBER EVALUATION. Members A. The performance of all members shall be evaluated in accordance with ORS 342.850, utilizing written criteria from by the District Professional Growth and Accountability (PGA) model, which in writing. All formal evaluations shall be provided to each new employee at the time of employmentperformed by qualified non-bargaining unit members. Extra copies are available, upon request, from the district office; provided, that no remedy Evaluators shall be granted trained regarding rights of members to express professional opinions in an appropriate time, place and manner. Probationary members shall be evaluated at least one (1) time during the school year and the evaluation shall be completed prior to March 1. Contract members shall be evaluated every other year, and the evaluation report shall be completed no later than five (5) working days prior to the member’s last contract day except as otherwise agreed by the parties. Criteria for evaluation of all members shall be by state statute and the District's breach of this subsection unless adopted evaluation procedures. It is understood that the breach substantially prejudices the rights adoption of the evaluated employeeevaluation procedures shall follow state statute. An Evaluation Committee will be established that consists of an equal number of District and Association members as chosen by the authorized representative(s) of each respective party. The District may implement change(sand the Association will insure that every level (elementary, middle and high school) in existing evaluation policy after providing will be represented on the Council an opportunity to provide input regarding the change(s)committee. 9.1.1 During the length of this contract, a committee will be convened to review the necessary changes required by SB 290. If at any time thereafter a substantive change is made in the Professional Growth and Accountability model, a joint committee of equal parts CEA and District will convene to determine said changes to report to the school board. The criteria for evaluation of each member of the bargaining unit shall be clearly defined in the District Professional Growth and Accountability model. Prior to the commencement of the annual evaluation cycle members shall be informed in writing of the evaluation timeline and the criteria being used by the evaluator. The criteria may include any district/building/personal goals. Upon request by either party, individual pre-observation conferences with the evaluator shall be granted. However, the evaluator may also conduct unannounced observations. These unannounced observations are exempted from pre-observation conferences. The evaluation shall be in writing. B. A copy of the written evaluation shall be submitted to the member at the time of the personal conference or within a reasonable timeten (10) days thereafter; one copy is to be signed and returned to the administration, the other is to be retained by the member. In the event that the member feels that their evaluation was improper or unfair, they may put their objections in writing and have them attached to the evaluation report, to be placed in their personnel file with a copy to the Superintendent. C. Failure to follow the procedure specified in this article is a grievable matter which may be processed up to and including arbitration, but the substance of the evaluation is not grievable or arbitrable. D. Formal observations shall be delivered to for periods of no less than the memberequivalent of a full period in the secondary schools and a full lesson period of no less than thirty minutes in the elementary schools. The evaluation process Formal observations shall further include be followed by a post-evaluation interview in which the results of the evaluation are discussed conference with the members. Evaluation reports shall be placed in member and the member's personnel file only after reasonable notice to the member. The personnel file shall be open for inspection by the member, the member's designees, authorized administrators, confidential employees, and District’s/Association’s attorneys. Members will not be required or asked to participate, at any level, in the evaluation of another member. Program of Assistance A Program of Assistance is defined as a written plan that will identify specific deficiencies, expectations, corrective steps, additional District resources with 51 timelines for the plan and how the success of the plan will be measured. 52 A program of assistance will be established, if one is needed, to remedy any deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1)(a) Inefficiency; (d) Neglect of duty, including duties specified by written rule; (g) Inadequate performance; and/orevaluator.

MEMBER EVALUATION. Section A. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a Member shall be conducted openly and with the full knowledge of the Member. Section B. The use of the public address system or any other audio system shall be strictly prohibited as an evaluation device. Section C. Members shall be evaluated in accordance given a copy of any formal evaluation report prepared by their superiors and shall have the right to discuss such a report with ORS 342.850their superiors. Section D. The policy, utilizing written criteria procedure and instrument for the evaluation of Members are attached hereto as Appendix B. Section E. The Committee and the Association agree to form an Evaluation Subcommittee which shall meet to determine which indicators from the District Professional Growth and Accountability (PGA) model, which DESE Rubric shall be provided to each new employee at the time used for evaluation purposes. Such subcommittee shall be composed of employment. Extra copies are available, upon request, equal number representatives from the district office; providedAssociation and the Committee. Section F. Upon written request given 24 hours in advance, that no remedy the Superintendent of Schools shall make available the personnel file of a Member to said Member and they shall be granted for permitted to make copies of said personnel file. A Member shall be entitled to have an appropriate representative of the District's breach of this subsection Association accompany them during such interview. Section G. No material derogatory to a Member’s conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in their personnel file unless the breach substantially prejudices the rights of the evaluated employee. The District may implement change(s) in existing evaluation policy after providing the Council Member has had an opportunity to provide input regarding review such material. The Member shall acknowledge that they have had the change(s)opportunity to review such material by affixing their signature to the copy to be filed with the express understanding that such signature in no way indicates Agreement with the contents thereof. The Member shall also have the right to submit a written answer to such material and their answer shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and attached to the file copy. 9.1.1 During Section H. Any complaints regarding a Member which form the length of this contract, a committee will be convened to review the necessary changes required by SB 290. If at any time thereafter a substantive change is made basis for an adverse entry in the Professional Growth and Accountability model, a joint committee of equal parts CEA and District will convene personnel file made to determine said changes to report to the school board. The criteria for evaluation of each any member of the bargaining unit administration by any parent, student or other person shall be clearly defined in the District Professional Growth and Accountability model. Prior promptly called to the commencement attention of the annual evaluation cycle members shall Member, and, if determined to be informed in writing of the evaluation timeline and the criteria being used meritorious by the evaluator. The criteria may include any district/building/personal goals. Upon request by either partySuperintendent, individual pre-observation conferences with the evaluator shall be granted. However, the evaluator may also conduct unannounced observations. These unannounced observations are exempted from pre-observation conferences. The evaluation shall be in writing. A copy of the written evaluation shall be submitted to the member at the time of the personal conference or within a reasonable time; a copy of the evaluation shall be delivered to the member. The evaluation process shall further include a post-evaluation interview in which the results of the evaluation are discussed with the members. Evaluation reports shall be placed in the memberMember's personnel file only after reasonable notice file. The Member shall be allowed to place a statement which shall be attached to the membercomplaint in their file and/or retains the right to challenge such judgment under Section D of this Article. The personnel In the event that the Superintendent is unable to determine that the complaint is meritorious, the complaint shall be placed, with the Member's statement if they so choose, in a special file and may be accessed only if a similar complaint is made against the Member during the next three (3) years. If no similar complaint is made, at the end of said three (3) year period, any and all copies of any and all documents related to the matter in the special-file shall be open destroyed. Section I. No Member shall be disciplined, reprimanded, reduced in compensation, suspended, discharged, or deprived of any rights or benefits provided for inspection by in this Agreement without just cause. It is agreed, however, that in matters involving the memberdecision of the Superintendent not to re-employ a Member who has not obtained professional Member status in the Weymouth Public Schools, the member's designees, authorized administrators, confidential employees, and District’s/Association’s attorneys. Members will such decision shall not be replaced by that of an arbitrator acting under the procedures cited in Article IV of this Agreement. Section J. All material added to the personnel files shall be date stamped. Upon the addition of material to personnel files, notice shall be provided to employees. Section K. The Athletic Director shall be required or asked to participate, at any level, in evaluate each head coach once per season using the attached evaluation of another member. Program of Assistance A Program of Assistance is defined as a written plan that will identify specific deficiencies, expectations, corrective steps, additional District resources with 51 timelines for the plan and how the success of the plan will be measured. 52 A program of assistance will be established, if one is needed, to remedy any deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1)(a) Inefficiency; (d) Neglect of duty, including duties specified by written rule; (g) Inadequate performance; and/orinstrument.