Common use of Performance Standards and Ratings Clause in Contracts

Performance Standards and Ratings. An educator shall be rated on each of four performance standards and shall receive an overall rating. The four performance standards are: 1. Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment 2. Teaching All Students 3. Family and Community Engagement 4. Professional Culture There shall be four performance ratings: • Exemplary shall mean that the educator's performance consistently and significantly exceeds the requirements of a standard or overall. • Proficient shall mean that the educator's performance fully and consistently meets the requirements of a standard or overall. • Needs Improvement shall mean that the educator's performance on a standard or overall is below the requirements of a standard or overall, but is not considered to be unsatisfactory at this time. Improvement is necessary and expected. • Unsatisfactory shall mean that the educator's performance on a standard or overall has not significantly improved following a rating of needs improvement, or the educator's performance is consistently below the requirements of a standard or overall and is considered inadequate, or both. An educator must receive a proficient or higher rating on the first two (2) standards to receive a proficient or higher rating overall.

Performance Standards and Ratings. An educator Educator shall be rated on each of four performance standards and shall receive an overall rating. The four performance standards are: 1. Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment 2. Teaching All Students 3. Family and Community Engagement 4. Professional Culture There shall be four performance ratings: • Exemplary shall mean that the educatorEducator's performance consistently and significantly exceeds the requirements of a standard or overall. • Proficient shall mean that the educatorEducator's performance fully and consistently meets the requirements of a standard or overall. • Needs Improvement improvement shall mean that the educatorEducator's performance on a standard or overall is below the requirements of a standard or overall, but is not considered to be unsatisfactory at this time. Improvement is necessary and expected. • Unsatisfactory shall mean that the educatorEducator's performance on a standard or overall has not significantly improved following a rating of needs improvement, or the educatorEducator's performance is consistently below the requirements of a standard or overall and is considered inadequate, or both. An educator Educator must receive a proficient or higher rating on the first two (2) standards to receive a proficient or higher rating overall.