Common use of Observations and Evaluations Clause in Contracts

Observations and Evaluations. 1. Observations and evaluations shall be made in accordance with New Jersey Statutes and regulations. 2. Non-tenured teachers shall be evaluated in writing at least three times a year in accordance with Administrative Code; at least once prior to December 15 and again prior to April 30. Tenured teachers shall be evaluated in writing at least once during each year prior to May 31. 3. Observations shall take place at reasonable intervals prior to the prep- aration of the evaluation. Such reports shall be submitted to the staff member no later than ten (10) school days after the observation. All observations shall be completed before a new observation cycle may begin. Where the administration determines that repeated observa- tions are necessary before the completion of a cycle, the teacher shall be notified after the first observation and a meeting shall be initiated in which observed deficiencies are identified to the teacher and a re- medial plan shall be developed. 4. Observation/evaluations shall be coordinated for individuals who are shared between departments and/or Administrators. 5. Prior to the observation, teaching staff members shall be informed of the identity of their observers/evaluators. 6. A post conference shall follow an observation before a written docu- ment is produced. 7. A teacher has the right to a conference after receiving the initial writ- ten document of an observation/evaluation. 8. Teaching staff members shall have the right to respond in writing to observation/evaluation, which closes the report. 9. Teaching staff members shall have the right to Association represen- tation. 10. All official observation/evaluation documents, including the profes- sional improvement plans, shall be retained in the teacher’s permanent personnel file.