Peer Assistance. Both new and experienced teachers benefit from professional support provided by other classroom teachers. For the purpose of this article, peer assistance describes activities planned and implemented by the Consulting Teacher in collaboration with the Participating Teacher and the supervising administrator. The activities shall be designed to strengthen the Participating Teacher’s skill and expertise in accordance with the California Standards for the Teaching Profession in the following areas: mastery of content, instructional skills and techniques, alignment to District approved goals and objectives, classroom management, planning and designing lessons for all children, assessment of student progress toward established standards, appropriate learning environment.
Peer Assistance. Both new and experienced teachers benefit from professional 15 support provided by other classroom teachers. For the purposes of this Article, peer 16 assistance describes activities planned and implemented by the Consulting Teacher 17 in collaboration with the Participating Teacher and the supervising administrator. 18 These activities shall be designed to strengthen the Participating Teacher's skill and 19 expertise in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession: 20
Peer Assistance. A peer assistance program shall be established to assist teachers to improve their performance. At a minimum, the program shall include the following requirements:
1. Principal involvement in selection of a peer assistant and in the peer assistance process;
2. Teacher discretion to participate in program;
3. Program will operate outside of the formal evaluation process;
4. Program will not interfere with principal’s evaluation process;
5. Neither the teacher, nor the District, shall use the peer assistant as an expert witness in any grievance or court proceeding.
Peer Assistance. District or the Association may wish to have a joint committee study and make recommendations on the terms and conditions for using peer assistance with a plan of assistance and evaluation. Such a joint committee would commence upon written request by the Association or the District.
Peer Assistance. 1. The District will offer peer assistance to any employee it determines to have a deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1) (a), (d), or (h) (if applicable) or who is placed on a program of assistance for performance reasons. The District may also offer peer assistance under any other circumstances it deems appropriate.
2. The employee and the association shall jointly select the person(s) from the Grants Pass School District teaching staff to provide the assistance.
3. Participation in peer assistance is voluntary. Both the employee offered assistance and the person asked to provide assistance may refuse to participate, with no adverse consequences or penalty.
4. Except before the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, or in a probationary teacher nonrenewal hearing before a school board under ORS 342.835 both of which would require mutual consent of the district and the teacher provided with peer assistance, no witness or document relating to, or arising from peer assistance will be used for any purpose, unless the employee receiving assistance specifically authorized its use. Except for the two exceptions mentioned above, the District will not prevent the employee from using such witnesses or documents as the employee sees fit.
Peer Assistance. 9.3.1 The District will offer peer assistance to any employee who is placed on a program of assistance whenever practical and reasonable to aid employees to better meet the needs of students.
9.3.2 Participation in peer assistance is voluntary for both the employee offered assistance and the person asked to provide assistance.
9.3.3 The District may provide additional release time for both employees.
9.3.4 No witness or document relating to peer assistance will be used for any purpose, without the mutual consent of the District and the employee provided with peer assistance.
Peer Assistance. 1. The District will offer peer assistance to any employee it placed on a Plan of Assistance, unless a peer is not available. The District may, also, offer peer assistance under any other circumstances it deems appropriate.
2. The peer shall be mutually selected by the District, the LUBC/OEA Consultant, and the employee receiving the assistance.
3. Participation in peer assistance is voluntary.
4. The District will provide eight (8) hours of release time or, at the employee’s option, paid time at the curriculum rate, for both employees to be used for purposes related to peer assistance, such as observing other classrooms, to be arranged through the Principal.
5. No witness or document relating to, or arising from, peer assistance will be used for any purpose unless the employee receiving assistance and the District mutually agree to its use.
Peer Assistance. Any teacher needing assistance will select a peer mentor from the appropriate district subject area director’s formulated and approved list. This mentor will not work at the school site of the teacher needing assistance. This peer mentor will be given release time to work with the teacher when planning and observing the teacher during classroom instruction as mutually agreed upon by school site principals. The peer mentor will not be involved in the evaluation process and will help the teacher meet the goals of the Professional Improvement Plan.
Peer Assistance. In developing programs of assistance, the District will utilize peer assistance whenever practical and reasonable to aid teachers to better meet the needs of students. Peer assistance shall be voluntary and subject to the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. No witness or document related to the peer assistance or the record of peer assistance shall be admissible in any proceeding before the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board, or in a probationary teacher non-renewal hearing before a school board under ORS 342.835, nor can it be used in any evaluation document, without the mutual consent of the District and the teacher provided with peer assistance. Peers may not evaluate unit members.
Peer Assistance. 1. The District will offer peer assistance when reasonable and practicable to any teacher it determines to have a deficiency specified in ORS 342.865 (1) (a), (d), (g), or (h). The District may also offer peer assistance under any other circumstance it deems appropriate.
2. The teacher who will receive the peer assistance shall have input into the person(s) or agency who will provide the assistance.
3. Participation in peer assistance is voluntary. Both the teacher offered assistance and the person asked to provide the assistance may refuse to participate with no adverse consequences or penalty. Participants in peer assistance will be notified of available resource (i.e. release time, etc.) prior to implementation of the assistance plan.
4. Information arising from the use of peer assistance will not be used for any purpose unless the District and the teacher receiving the assistance specifically authorize its use.
