Peer Assistance & Review Program Sample Clauses

Peer Assistance & Review Program. 1.1 The Peer Assistance and Review Program (Program) allows exemplary teachers to assist certain permanent and beginning teachers in the areas of subject matter knowledge, teaching strategies, and teaching methods.
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Peer Assistance & Review Program. The PAR Program, as specifically cited by the Legislature, is intended to be a “critical feedback mechanism that allows exemplary teachers to assist veteran teachers in need of development in subject matter knowledge or teaching strategies, or both.” Effective July 1, 2000, the District and the MEA agree that the District may implement the California Peer Assistance and Review Program For Teachers (PAR Program) under California Education Code sections 44500 – 44508 consistent with the provisions in this Article in any school year. This Article does not apply to probationary or temporary classroom teachers. The District and the MEA agree that the PAR Program in any school year may be contingent upon the actual receipt by the District of adequate funding from the State specifically designated for the PAR Program and may take action so that the District does not lose any funding under the PAR Program. Pursuant to Education Code section 44506(c), the District also may expend PAR Program funds from the State for any other allowable purpose.
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Peer Assistance & Review Program. The Peer Assistance/Review Program is the program to help instructional unit members improve teaching performance. The Peer Assistance and Review Program is described in Article 27 of this Agreement.
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Peer Assistance & Review Program. If the District and the Association agree to implement a Peer Assistance Review Program for Teachers commencing with Education Code Section 44500, the results of an employee’s participation in the Peer Assistance Review shall be made available as part of the evaluation of any employee participating in the Peer Assistance Review Program.
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Peer Assistance & Review Program. The Peer Assistance and Review Program (PAR) allow exemplary teachers to assist certain permanent and beginning teachers in the areas of subject matter knowledge, teaching strategies, and teaching methods. The extent of the program’s assistance and review depends on whether the participating teacher is a beginning teacher, a volunteer permanent teacher, or a permanent teacher who has received an unsatisfactory evaluation in the areas of teaching methods and instruction. The Program’s assistance shall be provided through Consulting/Mentor Teachers as described in detail in Section 2.3 of this document. This assistance shall not involve the participation in nor the conducting of the annual evaluation of the certificated unit members as set forth in Article XIII of the Contract and Education Code 44660, et seq., except for making available to the Administrator Evaluator the results of some unit members’ participation in the Program. The Program resources shall be utilized in the following priority: first, for Participating Teachers with an unsatisfactory evaluation; second, for Beginning Teachers; third, for Voluntary Participating Teachers on evaluation cycle and finally, for other Voluntary Participating Teachers.
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Related to Peer Assistance & Review Program

  • 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.

  • Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Consulting Teachers (CT) will be assigned to all new teachers with no prior teaching experience and tenured teachers rated ineffective on the qualitative measures at the end of the previous school year and recommended by the PAR Panel. Evaluations for Probationary and Ineffective Teachers:

  • TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A. As part of the University policy to encourage staff members to further their formal education, the Tuition Assistance Program for Employees was established. Under the Tuition Assistance plan, qualified Employees will be issued vouchers which will enable them to register without paying tuition. (Incidental fees, however, must be paid by the Employee.)

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Section 1. The Employer agrees to provide to the Union the statistical and program evaluation information provided to management concerning Employee Assistance Program(s).

  • Dependent Care Assistance Program The County offers the option of enrolling in a Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) designed to qualify for tax savings under Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code, but such savings are not guaranteed. The program allows employees to set aside up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) of annual salary (before taxes) per calendar year to pay for eligible dependent care (child and elder care) expenses. Any unused balance is forfeited and cannot be recovered by the employee.

  • 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.

  • Employee Assistance Program A. The State recognizes that alcohol, nicotine, drug abuse, and stress may adversely affect job performance and are treatable conditions. As a means of correcting job performance problems, the State may offer referral to treatment for alcohol, nicotine, drug, and stress related problems such as marital, family, emotional, financial, medical, legal, or other personal problems. The intent of this section is to assist an employee's voluntary efforts to treat alcoholism, nicotine use, or a drug-related or a stress-related problem.

  • EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The District’s Educational Assistance Program will be continued during the life of this Agreement. Employees who wish to enroll in job-related and promotion oriented courses, which will improve their job knowledge, and performance will be compensated by the District for expenses as follows:

  • Training Program It is agreed that there shall be an Apprenticeship Training Program, the provisions of which are set forth in Exhibit "D", which is attached hereto and forms part of this Agreement.

  • Quality Assurance Program An employee shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her or his regularly scheduled working hours for the purpose of writing examinations required by the College of Nurses of Ontario arising out of the Quality Assurance Program.

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