PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS Sample Clauses

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS. 7-1 The teaching staff will support the Professional Standards for Teachers. 7-2 The document, Professional Standards for Excellence in Teaching, defines expectations for teachers in the Pittsford Central School District. These standards reflect our commitment to the educational success of each student and to the district tradition of academic excellence. These standards outline components of professional practice in the areas of Planning and Preparation, Delivery of Instruction, Classroom Environment, and Additional Professional Responsibilities. It is our intent that these standards enhance the teaching profession by clearly defining and communicating professional expectations and by promoting accountability for all teachers in the district. 7-3 Staff members will be evaluated according to the Professional Standards. Staff members identified for a Professional Standards Improvement Plan may be subject to the withholding of salary increases until such time as their performance meets district standards. At such time, all withheld monies will be paid to the staff member.
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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS. ‌ 7-1 The teaching staff will support the Professional Standards for Teachers. 7-2 The document, Professional Standards for Excellence in Teaching, defines expectations for teachers in the Pittsford Central School District. These standards reflect our commitment to the educational success of each student and to the district tradition of academic excellence. These standards outline components of professional practice in the areas of Planning and Preparation, Delivery of Instruction, Classroom Environment, and Additional Professional Responsibilities. It is our intent that these standards enhance the teaching profession by clearly defining and communicating professional expectations and by promoting accountability for all teachers in the district. 7-3 Staff members will be evaluated according to the Professional Standards. Staff members identified for a Professional Standards Improvement Plan may be subject to the withholding of salary increases until such time as their performance meets district standards. At such time, all withheld monies will be paid to the staff member. 8-1 Evaluation Procedures‌ The District and Association agree to work on the new Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) guidelines as they become available from the state. The parties agree that they will conduct negotiations concerning APPR as soon as practicable after the adoption of regulations of the Commissioner of Education required by Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2010, or as thereafter modified to the extent necessary to comply with said regulations. The District and Association shall each appoint three members to the Professional Standards Small Group Committee who will review and negotiate terms and conditions of the APPR. 8-1-1 Evaluation procedures have been designed to: 8-2 Targets‌ In cooperation with the appropriate supervisor the teacher will develop two or more target areas each year. One of those targets will be drawn from the PCSD approved framework. Annual Target conferences will be combined with the summative assessment conferences. Certificated staff Target Appraisals forms will be submitted at the beginning of the school year by October 15. 8-2-1 In cooperation with the appropriate supervisor the teacher will develop two or more target areas each year. One of those targets will be drawn from the Professional Standards. Annual Target conferences will be combined with the summative assessment conferences. Teacher Target Appraisals forms will be submitted at the be...
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS. 17.3.1 The parties acknowledge and re-affirm the joint statement on Teacher Professionalism and Professional Standards for Teachers (Schedule 3) issued by the parties pursuant to the Department of Education Teachers’ Certified Agreement 2003 on 25 October 2005. 17.3.2 The parties agree to extend the use of the Professional Standards for Teachers in accordance with the joint statement to all teachers employed by the Department, according to timelines determined by the availability of professional development opportunities necessary for teachers to fully engage with the standards. 17.3.3 The implementation of the standards will be overseen by a joint Department/QTU Teacher Professionalism Taskforce. 17.3.4 Changes to the standards to ensure their ongoing currency and accuracy, and the introduction of additional uses for the standards, shall be by agreement between the parties.

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  • Professional Standards The Contractor agrees to maintain the professional standards applicable to its profession and to Contractors doing business in the United States Virgin Islands.

  • Ethical Standards ‌ 7.8.1 Within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, Developer shall adopt written policies establishing ethical standards of conduct for all Developer-Related Entities, including Developer’s supervisory and management personnel, in dealing with (a) IFA and the Department and (b) employment relations. Such policy shall be subject to review and comment by IFA prior to adoption. Such policy shall include standards of ethical conduct concerning the following: 7.8.1.1 Restrictions on gifts and contributions to, and lobbying of, IFA, the Department and any of their respective members, commissioners, directors, officers and employees, and elected State officials; 7.8.1.2 Protection of employees from unethical practices in selection, use, hiring, compensation or other terms and conditions of employment, or in firing, promotion and termination of employees; 7.8.1.3 Protection of employees from retaliatory actions (including discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment, pay reduction or other discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment) in response to reporting of illegal (including the making of a false claim), unethical or unsafe actions or failures to act by any Developer-Related Entity; 7.8.1.4 Restrictions on directors, members, officers or supervisory or management personnel of any Developer-Related Entity engaging in any transaction or activity, including receiving or offering a financial incentive, benefit, loan or other financial interest, that is, or to a reasonable person appears to be, in conflict with or incompatible with the proper discharge of duties or independence of judgment or action in the performance of duties, or adverse to the interests of the Project or employees; 7.8.1.5 Restrictions on use of office or job position for a purpose that is, or would to a reasonable person appear to be, primarily for the private benefit of a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person, rather than primarily for the benefit of Developer or the Project, or primarily to achieve a private gain or an exemption from duty or responsibility for a director, member, officer or supervisory or management person; and 7.8.1.6 Restrictions on directors, members, officers or employees of any Developer-Related Entity performing any of the Work if the performance of such services would be prohibited under IFA’s conflict of interest rules and policies. 7.8.2 Developer shall cause its directors, members, officers and supervisory and management personnel, and require those of all other Developer-Related Entities, to adhere to and enforce the adopted policy on ethical standards of conduct. Developer shall establish reasonable systems and procedures to promote and monitor compliance with the policy. 7.8.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 7.8, Developer has an affirmative obligation under this Agreement to disclose to IFA and to the Indiana State Ethics Commission when an interested party is or becomes an employee of IFA or the State. This obligation extends only to those facts that Developer knows or reasonably could know. For purposes of this Section 7.8.3, “interested party” means (a) the individual executing this Agreement, (b) an individual who has an interest of three percent (3%) or more of Developer, (c) any member of the immediate family of an individual specified in clause (a) or (b). For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” means the spouse and the unemancipated children of an individual.‌

  • Technical Standards The Generation System shall be installed and operated by the Interconnection Customer consistent with the requirements of this Agreement; the Technical Requirements; the applicable requirements located in the National Electrical Code (NEC); the applicable standards published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); and local building and other applicable ordinances in effect at the time of the installation of the Generation System.

  • General Standards An Assistant Professor will be competent to teach in a particular field, will be current in the literature of that field, and will seek to meet student needs in both the classroom and in non-classroom environments. However, an Assistant may be a junior member of the academic community, with little professional and/or teaching experience. Furthermore, an Assistant may have little experience in curriculum development, committee work, governance, professional and/or community service, etc. In short, an Assistant Professor generally will be new to tenure-track college teaching. For eligibility for promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor, the candidate must have served a minimum of four (4) years at the rank of Assistant Professor, and must show evidence that he/she has grown professionally and consistently has sought to meet student needs, in both the classroom and in non-classroom environments. A successful candidate for the rank of Associate Professor will have remained current in the field, and will have improved his/her teaching in some demonstrable way. He/she also will have demonstrated professional growth in one or more of the following ways: completion of additional appropriate course work (if applicable), attendance at professional conferences, service on campus and/or District committees, professional and/or community service, or, the production of some creative work. Evidence of professional growth will be drawn from a careful analysis of student evaluations and peer evaluations over a period of time, and from a critical reading of materials submitted by the candidate. For promotion from Associate to Professor, the candidate must have served a minimum of four (4) years at the rank of Associate Professor, and must show evidence that he/she has grown professionally to a point where he/she has mastered both a particular field of knowledge and the teaching of that knowledge. A successful candidate must show evidence that he/she consistently has sought to meet student needs, in both the classroom and non-classroom environments. A Professor should be a senior member of the faculty, one who has such substantial experience, knowledge, and skill that he/she could mentor junior faculty in his/her area of expertise. A Professor will have demonstrated all the same kinds of achievements and attributes necessary for promotion to the Associate Professor rank, but in addition will demonstrate that he/she is a leader in some appropriate sense. Evidence of professional growth and leadership will be drawn from a careful analysis of student evaluations and peer evaluations over a period of time, and from a critical reading of materials submitted by the candidate.

  • International Standards In determining whether an international standard, guide, or recommendation within the meaning of Articles 2 and 5 and Annex 3 of the TBT Agreement exists, each Party shall apply the principles set out in Decisions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee since 1 January 1995, G/TBT/1/Rev.8, 23 May 2002, Section IX (Decision of the Committee on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations with relation to Articles 2, 5 and Annex 3 of the Agreement), issued by the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade.

  • Service Level Standards In addition to all other requirements in this Agreement, and in accordance with the Best Claims Practices & Estimating Guidelines, Vendor shall use reasonable and good faith efforts to meet the Service Level Standards set forth below.

  • OMB Standards Unless specified otherwise within this agreement, the Subrecipient shall procure all materials, property, or services in accordance with the requirements of 24 CFR 84.40−48.

  • Safety Standards Performance of the Contract for all commodities or contractual services must comply with requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and other applicable State of Florida and federal requirements.

  • Standards for Determining Commercial Reasonableness Borrower and Silicon agree that a sale or other disposition (collectively, "sale") of any Collateral which complies with the following standards will conclusively be deemed to be commercially reasonable: (i) Notice of the sale is given to Borrower at least seven days prior to the sale, and, in the case of a public sale, notice of the sale is published at least seven days before the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is to be conducted; (ii) Notice of the sale describes the collateral in general, non-specific terms; (iii) The sale is conducted at a place designated by Silicon, with or without the Collateral being present; (iv) The sale commences at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m; (v) Payment of the purchase price in cash or by cashier's check or wire transfer is required; (vi) With respect to any sale of any of the Collateral, Silicon may (but is not obligated to) direct any prospective purchaser to ascertain directly from Borrower any and all information concerning the same. Silicon shall be free to employ other methods of noticing and selling the Collateral, in its discretion, if they are commercially reasonable.

  • Quality Standards Each Party agrees that the nature and quality of its products and services supplied in connection with the other Party's Marks will conform to quality standards set by the other Party. Each Party agrees to supply the other Party, upon request, with a reasonable number of samples of any Materials publicly disseminated by such Party which utilize the other Party's Marks. Each Party will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and customs and obtain any required government approvals pertaining to use of the other Party's marks.

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