Modifications for Classroom Teacher Sample Clauses

Modifications for Classroom Teacher. Probation for classroom teachers under the evaluation system shall be conducted in accordance with A-F above and state law, except for the additions or amendments identified below. 1. A classroom teacher shall be placed on probation when the teacher receives a summative evaluation performance rating of Unsatisfactory, or a summative evaluation performance rating of Basic if the teacher is a continuing contract employee with more than five years experience and the Basic rating has been received for two consecutive years or for two years within a consecutive three-year time period. 2. The employee will notify the principal when a third-party independent observer is contracted by the Association. The District will notify the Association when it contracts with a third-party independent observer. 3. For employees with five or more years of experience who receive an Unsatisfactory rating without having received the support identified in Section 10.08 of these procedures, at least ninety school days (an additional thirty to the minimum sixty) are deemed necessary to complete a program for improvement and evaluate the probationer’s performance. 4. The evaluator may authorize an additional certificated employee to evaluate the probationer and to aid the employee in improving the areas of deficiency. Should the evaluator not authorize such additional evaluator, the probationer may request that an additional certificated employee evaluator become part of the probationary process and this request must be implemented by including an additional experienced evaluator assigned by the educational service district and selected from a list of evaluation specialists compiled by the ESD. 5. A classroom teacher must be removed from probation if the teacher has demonstrated improvement that results in a new summative evaluation performance rating of Basic or above for a provisional employee or a continuing contract employee with five or fewer years of experience, or Proficient or above for a continuing contract employee with more than five years of experience. Lack of necessary improvement during the established probationary period, as specifically documented in writing with notification to the probationer constitutes grounds for a finding of probable cause under RCW 28A.405.300 or 28A.405.210. 6. Pursuant to Sections 13.02.B and 5.03 of the current CBA, findings of probable cause are subject to appeal under statutory procedures and not the grievance procedures in the current co...