Observation and Evaluation during Probationary Period. In accordance with RCW 28A.405.100, during the period of probation, the employee may not be transferred from the supervision of the evaluator who served as the employee’s original evaluator. Improvement of performance or probable cause for nonrenewal must occur before and be documented by the original evaluator before any consideration of a request for transfer or reassignment is contemplated by either the individual or the school district. The employee’s evaluator shall meet with the employee at least twice monthly to supervise and make a written evaluation of the progress, if any, made by the employee. The employee shall have the right to representation from the Association at these meetings. The evaluator may authorize one additional certificated employee to evaluate the employee and to aid the employee in improving his or her areas of deficiency. Separate from this second evaluator, the Association may appoint additional experts of their own choosing to observe and evaluate the employee’s performance. The employee must be removed from probation if he or she has demonstrated improvement to the satisfaction of the principal/supervisor in those areas specifically detailed in his or her initial notice of deficiency and subsequently detailed in his or her improvement program.
