Common use of Professional Growth Program Clause in Contracts

Professional Growth Program. The Professional Growth Program is a form of personal evaluation in which the emphasis is on enhancements and improvements in job related skills, techniques, and abilities. The employee, with the aid of his/her supervisor, shall seek to develop a professional growth plan. The plan can cover up to a two (2) year period while the employee is on the short form process. The employee is encouraged to set goals as a part of the plan. The professional growth activity conducted by a certificated classroom teacher shall be specifically linked to one or more of the certificated classroom teacher evaluation criteria. One (1) or more of the following sources of information shall be used by the employee in developing a professional growth plan: 1. Peer review and evaluation; 2. Input by parents; 3. Input by students; 4. Personal and/or professional goals; 5. School district goals; 6. Building goals; 7. Self-assessment; 8. Personal academic records; and 9. School district observations and evaluations. The role of the supervisor is to assist the employee in developing the professional growth plan and then to assist in its implementation, particularly by making reasonable efforts to provide the resources necessary to implement it. The In-Service Committee (Section 9.04) shall serve as the Professional Growth Committee (as provided in WAC 392-192) and shall seek to enhance the District's professional growth program, particularly by linking identified professional needs with appropriate in-service, staff development, and other appropriate professional growth and instructional improvement opportunities. Materials/records/portfolios expressly developed as a result of the individual's participation in the professional growth program shall be the property of the certificated staff member participating in the program and shall not be retained in the employee's personnel file or used by the District in its formal evaluation criteria.

Professional Growth Program. The Professional Growth Program is a form of personal evaluation in which the emphasis is on enhancements and improvements in job related skills, techniques, and abilities. The employee, with the aid of his/her the employee’s supervisor, shall seek to develop a professional growth plan. The plan can cover up to a two (2) year period while the employee is on the short form process. The employee is encouraged to set goals as a part of the plan. The professional growth activity conducted by a certificated classroom teacher shall be specifically linked to one or more of the certificated classroom teacher evaluation criteria. One (1) or more of the following sources of information shall be used by the employee in developing a professional growth plan: 1. Peer review and evaluation; 2. Input by parents; 3. Input by students; 4. Personal and/or professional goals; 5. School district goals; 6. Building goals; 7. Self-assessment; 8. Personal academic records; and 9. School district observations and evaluations. The role of the supervisor is to assist the employee in developing the professional growth plan and then to assist in its implementation, particularly by making reasonable efforts to provide the resources necessary to implement it. The In-Service Committee (Section 9.04) shall serve as the Professional Growth Committee (as provided in WAC 392-192) and shall seek to enhance the District's professional growth program, particularly by linking identified professional needs with appropriate in-service, staff development, and other appropriate professional growth and instructional improvement opportunities. Materials/records/portfolios expressly developed as a result of the individual's participation in the professional growth program shall be the property of the certificated staff member participating in the program and shall not be retained in the employee's personnel file or used by the District in its formal evaluation criteria.