Common use of PERSONNEL FILES AND EVALUATIONS Clause in Contracts

PERSONNEL FILES AND EVALUATIONS. SECTION 1. Personnel Files (a) The teacher's "official personnel file" shall be made up of all of the documents and other materials which are accumulated from the beginning of a teacher's service in the New Haven Public School System. (b) Teachers shall have the right to inspect their own personnel files, to question or to comment in writing or to reproduce any material therein. The Board agrees to continue its policy of treating personnel files with the highest degree of confidence, to the extent permitted by law. (c) Before any derogatory material is placed in a teacher's personnel file, a copy will be sent to the teacher and a meeting will be arranged to discuss the contents of such material providing the teacher requests such a meeting in writing within ten (10) school days of receipt of the letter. The teacher and a Federation representative will have an opportunity to comment on the material prior to inclusion in the file. No derogatory material which concerns an incident occurring more than one (1) month previous to a file entry shall be put in a teacher's file. The teacher will have the right to answer any material filed and her/his answer will be attached to the file copy. (d) Teachers will have the right to inspect any personnel files which may be kept by administrators in the individual schools. Administrators who keep such files shall notify teachers of their existence. (e) Administrators should enclose in the file information of a positive nature indicating special competencies, achievements, performances or contributions of an academic, professional or civic nature.

PERSONNEL FILES AND EVALUATIONS. SECTION 1. Personnel Files (a) The teacher's "official personnel file" shall be made up of all of the documents and other materials which are accumulated from the beginning of a teacher's service in the New Haven Public School System. (b) Teachers shall have the right to inspect their own personnel files, to question or to comment in writing or to reproduce any material therein. The Board agrees to continue its policy of treating personnel files with the highest degree of confidence, to the extent permitted by law. (c) Before any derogatory material is placed in a teacher's personnel file, a copy will be sent to the teacher and a meeting will be arranged to discuss the contents of such material providing the teacher requests such a meeting in writing within ten (10) school days of receipt of the letter. The teacher and a Federation representative will have an opportunity to comment on the material prior to inclusion in the file. No derogatory material which concerns an incident occurring more than one (1) month previous to a file entry shall be put in a teacher's filefile except for good cause (e.g. DCF investigation). The teacher will have the right to answer any material filed and her/his their answer will be attached to the file copy. (d) Teachers will have the right to inspect any personnel files which may be kept by administrators in the individual schools. Administrators who keep such files shall notify teachers of their existence. (e) Administrators should enclose in the file information of a positive nature indicating special competencies, achievements, performances or contributions of an academic, professional or civic nature.