Common use of PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM. 1. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching. 2. The PAR Program shall operate in accord with the procedures enumerated in the Teacher Evaluation Handbook. PAR operational guidelines will be established by the Panel, in accord with the Handbook. 3. The PAR Program shall be run by a PAR Panel. The Panel shall consist of at least 12 members appointed by the superintendent, an equal number being teachers recommended by MCEA, and school-based administrators recommended by MCAAP. 4. The PAR Program has consulting teachers who provide instructional support to novice teachers (teachers new to the profession) and those not performing to standard. 5. The parties agree to design and oversee jointly evaluation of the PAR Program. 6. PAR is, by definition and design, a collaborative effort between MCEA and MCPS. In the event that one of the parties determines that the PAR Program fails to live up to the purposes and collaborative principles for which it was established, the PGS Implementation Team will meet with the superintendent and the president of MCEA to review options and attempt to address concerns. If consensus cannot be reached, MCEA can discontinue its involvement in the program with 90 days’ notice. MCPS may continue to fund positions in the budget associated with the evaluation system, but it may not refer to the program as PAR.

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM. 1. a. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching. 2. b. The PAR Program shall operate in accord with the procedures enumerated in the Teacher Evaluation Handbook. PAR operational guidelines will be established by the Panel, in accord with the Handbook. 3. c. The PAR Program shall be run by a PAR Panelpanel. The Panel panel shall consist of at least 12 members appointed by the superintendent, an equal number being teachers recommended by MCEA, and school-based administrators recommended by MCAAPXXXXX. 4. d. The PAR Program has consulting teachers who provide instructional support to novice teachers (teachers new to the profession) and those not performing to standard. 5. e. The parties agree to design and oversee jointly evaluation of the PAR Program. 6. f. PAR is, by definition and design, a collaborative effort between MCEA and MCPS. In the event that one of the parties determines that the PAR Program fails to live up to the purposes and collaborative principles for which it was established, the PGS Implementation Team will meet with the superintendent and the president of MCEA to review options and attempt to address concerns. If consensus cannot be reached, MCEA can discontinue its involvement in the program with 90 days’ notice. MCPS may continue to fund positions in the budget associated with the evaluation system, but it may not refer to the program as PAR.

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM. 1. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching. 2. The PAR Program shall operate in accord with the procedures enumerated in the Teacher Evaluation Handbook. PAR operational guidelines will be established estab- lished by the Panel, in accord with the Handbook. 3. The PAR Program shall be run by a PAR Panel. The Panel shall consist of at least 12 members appointed by the superintendent, an equal number being teachers recommended by MCEA, and school-based administrators recommended by MCAAPXXXXX. 4. The PAR Program has consulting teachers who provide instructional support to novice teachers (teachers new to the profession) and those not performing to standard. 5. The parties agree to design and oversee jointly evaluation of the PAR Program. 6. PAR is, by definition and design, a collaborative effort between MCEA and MCPS. In the event that one of the parties determines that the PAR Program fails to live up to the purposes and collaborative principles for which it was established, the PGS Implementation Team will meet with the superintendent super- intendent and the president of MCEA to review options and attempt to address concerns. If consensus con- sensus cannot be reached, MCEA can discontinue its involvement in the program with 90 days’ notice. MCPS may continue to fund positions in the budget associated with the evaluation system, but it may not refer to the program as PAR.

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM. 1. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching. 2. The PAR Program shall operate in accord with the procedures enumerated in the Teacher Evaluation Handbook. PAR operational guidelines will be established estab- lished by the Panel, in accord with the Handbook. 3. The PAR Program shall be run by a PAR Panel. The Panel shall consist of at least 12 members appointed by the superintendent, an equal number being teachers recommended by MCEA, and school-based administrators recommended by MCAAP. 4. The PAR Program has consulting teachers who provide instructional support to novice teachers (teachers new to the profession) and those not performing to standard. 5. The parties agree to design and oversee jointly evaluation of the PAR Program. 6. PAR is, by definition and design, a collaborative effort between MCEA and MCPS. In the event that one of the parties determines that the PAR Program fails to live up to the purposes and collaborative principles for which it was established, the PGS Implementation Team will meet with the superintendent super- intendent and the president of MCEA to review options and attempt to address concerns. If consensus con- sensus cannot be reached, MCEA can discontinue its involvement in the program with 90 days’ notice. MCPS may continue to fund positions in the budget associated with the evaluation system, but it may not refer to the program as PAR.

PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM. 1. MCEA and MCPS agree to jointly operate a Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Program. The PAR Program is a mechanism for maintaining systemwide quality control and ensuring that all MCPS teachers responsible for teaching students are functioning at or above the high MCPS standards of performance. It provides intensive assistance for any teacher who has not yet achieved that standard or who falls below acceptable standards. Assistance and review are provided to both experienced MCPS teachers in need of significant improvement and teachers in their first year of teaching. 2. The PAR Program shall operate in accord with the procedures enumerated in the Teacher Evaluation Handbook. PAR operational guidelines will be established by the Panel, in accord with the Handbook. 3. The PAR Program shall be run by a PAR Panel. The Panel shall consist of at least 12 members appointed by the superintendent, an equal number being teachers recommended by MCEA, and school-based administrators recommended by MCAAPXXXXX. 4. The PAR Program has consulting teachers who provide instructional support to novice teachers (teachers new to the profession) and those not performing to standard. 5. The parties agree to design and oversee jointly evaluation of the PAR Program. 6. PAR is, by definition and design, a collaborative effort between MCEA and MCPS. In the event that one of the parties determines that the PAR Program fails to live up to the purposes and collaborative principles for which it was established, the PGS Implementation Team will meet with the superintendent and the president of MCEA to review options and attempt to address concerns. If consensus cannot be reached, MCEA can discontinue its involvement in the program with 90 days’ notice. MCPS may continue to fund positions in the budget associated with the evaluation system, but it may not refer to the program as PAR.