Referred Teacher Participants. 26.4.1 The participation of a teacher in the PAR program shall be confidential, and any discussions shall be limited to those individuals directly involved with the teacher. Assistance shall be provided to the Referred Teacher Participant by the Consulting Teacher under this Article and shall be reviewed by the Advisory Panel.
26.4.2 A Referred Teacher Participant may participate in the designation of his/her Consulting Teacher; however, the Advisory Panel shall make the final assignment.
26.4.3 Consulting Teacher and site administrator are expected to establish a cooperative relationship and shall coordinate and align the assistance provided to the Referred Teacher Participant. The Site Administrator and Consulting Teacher shall meet and discuss the recommended areas of improvement and the types of assistance that might be provided by the Consulting Teacher. The Consulting Teacher's assistance and review shall focus on the specific areas recommended for improvement by the Referred Teacher Participant's Site Administrator in the improvement plan. These recommendations shall be written, aligned with student learning, clearly stated, and consistent with Education Code Section 44662. These recommendations shall be considered the performance goals required in Education Code Sections 44644(a) and 44550(b) (2).
26.4.4 The Referred Teacher Participant shall meet with the Consulting Teacher to discuss the plan for assistance.
Referred Teacher Participants. 19.5.1.1 The purpose of participation in the PAR Program is to assist permanent teachers in need of development in subject matter knowledge or teaching strategies or both. Permanent unit members shall be required to participate in the PAR Program as a result of an unsatisfactory final evaluation in any two domains of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession as provided in the evaluation article of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
19.5.1.2 The Consulting Teachers shall provide assistance to the Referred Teacher until the Consulting Teacher concludes that the teaching performance of the Referred Teacher is satisfactory, or that further assistance will not be productive, at which time the Consulting Teacher will submit a recommendation to the Joint Panel. The Referred Teacher shall have the right to submit a written response to the final report.
19.5.1.3 The Referred Participating Teacher and the Consulting Teacher shall have the right to present reasons in writing why the Consulting Teacher should be replaced. The Joint Panel shall take those reasons under consideration.
19.5.1.4 This article does not expand nor diminish the unit member’s right to grieve an evaluation pursuant to the negotiated contract between the parties.
