PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW Sample Clauses

PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. Section 20.1 - Participating Teachers 54 Section 20.2 - Consulting Teachers 54 Section 20.3 - Evaluator 54 Section 20.4 - Peer Assistance and Review Program Components 54 Section 20.5 - Program Process for a Referred Participating Teacher 55 Section 20.6 - Educator Support Committee 56 Section 20.7 - Consulting Teacher Requirements 58 Section 20.8 - Budget Priorities and Considerations 58 Section 20.9 - Other Provisions 58
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. 16.1 Joint Committee (JC) 16.1.1 Joint Committee shall consist of five (5) members, the majority of whom shall be certificated teachers with direct instructional responsibilities who are chosen to serve by the Association. The District shall choose the District appointed members to the Joint Committee. All actions of the Joint Committee shall be taken by a vote of at least three (3) members. 16.1.2 The Joint Committee shall establish its own meeting schedule. To meet three members of the Joint Committee must be present. Such meetings shall, generally, take place outside the regular teacher workday. Teachers who are members of the Joint Committee may be released from their regular duties to attend meetings, without loss of pay or benefits. In addition, the Joint Committee Bargaining Unit Members shall receive a base stipend of $500 per year. 16.1.3 The Joint Committee shall be responsible for the following: 16.1.3.1 The Joint Committee shall control all funds received for this program. No more than 5% shall be designated for administrative expenses. 16.1.3.1.1 The funds designated for the Peer Assistance and Review program are intended to fully support that program. An annual budget shall be prepared by the Joint Committee before October 1 of each school year. A preliminary budget will be submitted by the Joint Committee to the District Office by May 15th of the preceding year. This is a standalone program, with no encroachment costs on the general fund. The program is dependent on continued funding from the State and will be discontinued when and if the funding is discontinued. 16.1.3.1.2 In any given year 10% of the total funding may be reserved for providing ongoing, non-evaluative, support for beginning teachers, unless the number of Referred Participating Teachers is so great as to necessitate the encroachment on this New Teacher Assistance fund. This decision will be determined by the Joint Committee. The parties may meet at any time to raise this amount upon mutual agreement. 16.1.3.2 Providing annual training for the Joint Committee members.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. A. Program Components There shall be a Peer Assistance and Peer Review (PAPR) Program (hereafter referred to as 'Program") for all unit members. For the purposes of this article “review” refers to the peer coach’s review of the unit member progress in the PAPR Program. The Program shall have two distinct components:
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. The Hilmar Unified Teachers Association and the Hilmar Unified School District are continuously striving to provide the highest possible quality of education. In order for students to succeed in learning, teachers must succeed in teaching. Therefore, the parties agree to cooperate in the design and implementation of programs to improve the quality of instruction through expanded and improved professional development and peer assistance. Teachers referred to or who volunteer for the program are viewed as valuable professionals who deserve to have the best resources available provided to them in the interest of improving performance to a successful standard.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. 38 The Association and the District are continuously striving to provide the highest possible 39 quality education. In order for students to succeed in learning, teachers must succeed in 40 teaching. Therefore, the parties agree to cooperate in the design and implementation of 41 peer assistance. Teachers referred to or who volunteer for the program are viewed as 1 valuable professionals who deserve to have the best resources available provided to them 2 in the interest of improving performance to a successful standard. 4 The purpose of the Peer Assistance and Review Program is assistance, not evaluation.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND PEER REVIEW. The Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program and Council will be suspended until such time as funding is provided to implement this process (see note in Article XVI, section B).
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