PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW (PAR) PROGRAM Sample Clauses

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW (PAR) PROGRAM. The Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program has been developed to assist permanent teaching unit members who have an unsatisfactory evaluation in the areas of instructional techniques or methodology and/or subject matter knowledge. A teaching unit member who is placed in PAR is also placed on Xxxx Valley School District’s Support and Improvement Plan. A teaching unit member who seeks improvement of their already proficient performance may request participation in PAR. Such self referral shall not be subject to the PAR evaluation process. A copy of the PAR Program is available from the Human Resources Department.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW (PAR) PROGRAM. A. There shall be Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program, hereafter referred to as "Program," for all permanent bargaining unit members. The goal of Peer Assistance and Review is to improve the quality of teaching. The PAR Program provides a mechanism whereby exemplary bargaining unit members assist other bargaining unit members in one or more of the areas of subject matter knowledge, instructional strategies and teaching methodology. The Program shall have two components.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW (PAR) PROGRAM. 011 The Association and the Board of Education believe that optimum student performance can be achieved only if there is a qualified teacher in every classroom. The parties believe, further, that a peer assistance and review (PAR) program, the primary goals of which are to provide help to teachers entering the profession and to improve the performance of a veteran teacher who is not performing at an acceptable level, can significantly contribute to the attainment of this objective.
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PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW (PAR) PROGRAM. A. Support for Permanent Teachers placed on a plan of assistance due to an unsatisfactory evaluation. 1. A Referred Participating Teacher is a teacher with permanent status who is required to receive assistance to improve his/her instructional skills, classroom management, knowledge of subject, and/or related aspects of his/her teaching performance as a result of an “unsatisfactory” rating on the Formal Evaluation Summary (on the last page of the form). 2. A Consulting Teacher is a teacher who provides assistance to a Participating Teacher. Consulting Teachers shall assist Participating Teachers by demonstrating, observing, coaching, conferencing, referring, or by other activities, which in their professional judgment will assist the Participating Teacher. 3. The consulting teacher shall be selected by mutual agreement of the Superintendent/designee and the Participating Teacher. 4. Assignment as a Consulting Teacher shall be voluntary. 5. The Consulting Teacher shall meet with the Referred Participating Teacher to develop an assistance plan that addresses the Participating Teacher’s Improvement Plan Addendum to the formal evaluation. 6. A Consulting Teacher may not be released from teaching duties for more than 20% of his/her regular assignment. 7. In addition to the regular salary, a Consulting Teacher shall receive a stipend of $1,000 per Referred Participating Teacher served
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