Common use of Remediation Plan Clause in Contracts

Remediation Plan. Tenured Teacher ● All tenured teachers receiving a rating of unsatisfactory shall be placed on a remediation plan within 30 school days of receiving the rating. ● A remediation period of at least 90 school days is provided. ● A consulting teacher who has a minimum of 5 years of experience, familiarity with assignment, and an excellent rating on his/her last evaluation will be selected by the evaluator. The association will have the option of submitting a list of qualified teachers from which the district shall choose the consulting teacher. ● The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan, but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator. The consulting teacher will provide advice on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. ● There will be a mid-point and final evaluation during the remediation period. The mid- point and final evaluation will assess the teacher’s performance during the remediation period only. ● The teacher is to be evaluated by a second evaluator doing an independent assessment for the mid-point and final evaluations. ● The second evaluator is to be selected following Section 24-16.5 of PERA. ● The plan is to be directed to the areas that are unsatisfactory and includes supports that the district will provide. ● Teachers who are rated proficient or excellent at the end of the plan will be reinstated to the normal evaluation cycle. ● If the teacher has not corrected the performance deficiencies at the end of the plan, he/she is subject to dismissal. Teacher Date of Evaluation Original Evaluator Consulting Teacher Beginning Date of Plan _ Mid-Point evaluation:

Remediation Plan. Tenured Teacher ● All Within seven school days after selection of the consulting teacher, the principal shall schedule a meeting with the consulting teacher and the tenured teachers receiving a rating teacher rated unsatisfactory in order to commence the development of unsatisfactory shall be placed on a remediation plan within 30 school days of receiving designed to correct the rating. ● A remediation period of at least 90 school days is provided. ● A consulting teacher who has a minimum of 5 years of experience, familiarity with assignment, and an excellent rating on his/her last evaluation will be selected by the evaluatorareas identified as unsatisfactory. The association will have remediation plan may include the option participation of submitting a list other personnel to assist in correcting areas identified as unsatisfactory. Said remediation plan shall become effective no later than thirty days after issuance of qualified teachers from which Form E-3 to the district shall choose the consulting unsatisfactory tenured teacher. ● 39-5.4. Evaluations. During the remediation period, the tenured teacher under remediation shall receive evaluations and ratings once every thirty days from the principal. The evaluations and ratings shall be issued at a conference in a place ensuring privacy. The consulting teacher shall participate in developing advise the tenured teacher under remediation plan, but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator. The consulting teacher will provide advice on how to improve teaching skills and how to successfully complete comply with the remediation plan. ● There will The consulting teacher shall not participate in any of the required evaluations and shall not evaluate the performance of the tenured teacher under remediation. If after any such evaluation additional remediation is provided, the tenured teacher under remediation, the principal and the consulting teacher shall confer in order to continue to provide appropriate assistance to the tenured teacher under remediation. 39-5.5. Satisfactory Completion of the Remediation Plan. Following successful completion of any remediation plan, there shall be a mid-point and final evaluation during the remediation period. The mid- point and final evaluation will assess the teacher’s performance during the remediation period only. ● The teacher is to be evaluated by a second evaluator doing an independent assessment monthly evaluations for the mid-point first six months and final evaluationsquarterly evaluations for the next six months. ● The second evaluator is to be selected following Section 24-16.5 of PERA. ● The plan is to be directed to Thereafter, the areas that are unsatisfactory and includes supports that the district will provide. ● Teachers who are rated proficient or excellent at the end of the plan will tenured teacher shall be reinstated to a schedule of annual evaluations. 39-5.6. Failure to Successfully Complete the normal Remediation Plan. Any tenured teacher who fails to complete the remediation plan with a satisfactory or better rating shall be subject to the provisions of 105 ILCS 5/24A-5. 39-5.7. Evaluation Schedule. When the evaluation cycle. ● If schedule requires an evaluation after the teacher has not corrected the performance deficiencies at the end close of the planschool year, he/she is subject but on or before July 15, such evaluation shall be scheduled to dismissaloccur no later than two weeks prior to the close of the preceding school year. Teacher Date When the evaluation schedule requires an evaluation after the close of Evaluation Original Evaluator Consulting Teacher Beginning Date of Plan _ Mid-Point evaluation:the school year, but after July 15, such evaluation shall be scheduled to occur not later than two weeks after students’ attendance commences in the following school year.

Remediation Plan. Tenured Teacher ● All tenured teachers receiving a rating of unsatisfactory shall be placed on a remediation plan within Within 30 school days after the completion of receiving a summative evaluation rating a tenured teacher “Unsatisfactory,” the ratingDistrict shall commence and develop a Remediation Plan designed to correct the deficiencies noted, provided the deficiencies are deemed remediable. ● A remediation period of at least The Remediation Plan shall call for 90 school days is providedof classroom remediation. ● A consulting Participants in the remediation plan shall include, but not be limited to, the tenured teacher who has rated “Unsatisfactory”, an evaluator and a minimum of 5 years of experience, familiarity with assignment, and an excellent rating on his/her last evaluation will be teaching coach (as defined above) selected by the evaluatorevaluator of the teacher who was rated unsatisfactory. In the event there are no teachers available in the District who meet the criteria for a teaching coach, the District shall request the name of an individual who meets the criteria from another school district. Further, the Union and the District must mutually agree upon teaching coach selection. The association will have the option of submitting a list of qualified teachers from which the district evaluator shall choose the consulting teacher. ● The consulting teacher shall participate in developing develop the remediation planplan with the participation of the teaching coach, but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator, unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides to the contrary. The consulting teacher will teaching coach shall provide advice to the teacher rated “Unsatisfactory” on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. ● There will The teacher under remediation must be a evaluated at least at the mid-point (45 days) and final evaluation during the conclusion of the remediation periodperiod (90 days). The mid- point and final Each evaluation will shall assess the teacher’s performance during the time period since the prior evaluation; provided that the last evaluation shall also include an overall evaluation of the teacher’s performance during the remediation period onlyperiod. ● A written copy of the evaluations and ratings, in which any deficiencies in performance and recommendations for correction are identified, shall be provided to and discussed with the teacher within 10 school days after the date of the evaluation. The Board shall not lose jurisdiction to dismiss a teacher in the event the evaluation is not issued within 10 days after the conclusion of the remediation period. Evaluations at the conclusion of the remediation process shall be separate and distinct from the required evaluations of teachers and shall not be subject to the guidelines and procedures relating to those annual evaluations. The evaluator may, but is not required to use the forms provided for the annual evaluation of teacher’s in this Certified Teacher Evaluation System. If the teacher completes the remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than “Proficient,” then, in the following school year, he or she shall be evaluated at least once in the school year following the receipt of the “Unsatisfactory” rating. If the teacher fails to complete the remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than “Proficient,” then he or she shall be dismissed in accordance with Section 24-12 of the School Code. In the event of a dismissal, both the District and the teacher who was under remediation are precluded from compelling the testimony of the teaching coach at the dismissal hearing, either as to the rating process or for opinions of the performances of the teacher who was under remediation. Failure to strictly comply with the time requirements set forth under this Section, or in the School Code, shall not invalidate the results of the remediation plan. Additionally, nothing shall prevent the Board from immediately dismissing a teacher for deficiencies which are deemed irremediable or for actions which are injurious to or endanger the health or person of students in the classroom or in the school. The qualified teaching coach shall: be an educational employee as defined in the Illinois Education Labor Relations Act; have received a rating of “Excellent” on his/her most recent evaluation; have a minimum of five years experience in teaching; and have reasonable familiarity with assignment of the teacher being evaluated. If for any reason the teaching coach is unable to function in that position, the Superintendent or designee shall promptly select a substitute teaching coach in the same manner as the initial teaching coach was selected. The Remediation Plan shall continue in full force and effect except that it shall be amended by a second evaluator doing an independent assessment for the substitution of the new consulting staff member. The teaching coach shall participate in the development of the Remediation Plan, but the final decision as to the structure and content of the plan as well as the evaluations shall be made by the appropriate administrator. The teaching coach shall advise the teacher under remediation as to how to improve his/her skills and successfully complete the Remediation Plan. The teaching coach shall be informed of the results of the mid-point evaluation in order to continue to provide assistance to the teacher under a remediation plan. A substitute teacher shall be provided for the consulting teacher in order to perform his or her teaching duties, and final evaluationsthe consulting teacher shall have no loss of pay or stipends because of this duty. ● Compensation for any additional time (beyond the regular school day) for this teaching coach assignment shall be paid at the hourly stipend rate as defined in the collective bargaining agreement. In the event a tenured certified staff member is honorably dismissed prior to the completion of the Remediation Plan, or prior to or during the next evaluation cycle, the District shall be under no obligation to continue with any procedures outlined hereunder. If a teacher in a contractual continued service successfully completes a remediation plan following a rating of “Unsatisfactory” and receives a subsequent rating of “Unsatisfactory” in any of the teacher’s annual or biannual overall performance evaluation ratings during the 36-month period following the teacher’s completion of the remediation plan, then the school district may forego remediation and seek dismissal in accordance with the subsection (d) of Section 21-12 or Section 34-84 of Illinois School Code 105 5/24A-5. Teacher Evaluation Plan Pre-Observation Conversation Teacher: Subject: Grade Level(s): Dates: Observer: Conversation Components Observable Components Domain 1 Planning and Preparation Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities Domain 2 Classroom Environment Domain 3 Instruction 1a- Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy 1b- Demonstrate Knowledge of Students 1c – Setting Instructional Outcomes 1d-Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources 1e-Designing Coherent Instruction 1f-Designing Student Assessments 4a-Reflection on Teaching 4b.-Maintaining Accurate Records 4c-Communcating with Families 4d-Participating in a Professional Community 4e-Growing and Developing Professionally 4f-Showing Professionalism 2a-Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport 2b-Establishing a Culture for Learning 2c-Managing Classroom Procedures 2d-Mangaging Student Behavior 2e-Organizing Physical Space 3a-Communicating with Students 3b-Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques 3c-Engaging Students in Learning 3d-Using Assessment in Instruction 3e-Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness Demonstrating Knowledge of Students (1b) • Briefly describe your students, including those with special needs. How do you plan to teach to each student’s level of understanding? Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources (1b) • When preparing this lesson, what resources did you use? (materials, collaboration, etc) Designing Coherent Instruction (1e) • How does this learning “fit” into the sequence for this class? (ex. Introducing the topic, mastering, etc) Assessment (Domain 1 and 3) • How will you know whether the students have learned what you intend? (formal and/or informal) Student Learning (Domains 2 and 3) • How will you engage students in the learning? Is objective clear to students? What will you do? What will the students be doing? Will the students work in groups/individually/large group? Bring any materials to the pre-observation conversation. List any particular teaching behavior(s) or classroom management techniques you would like the evaluator to focus on during this observation. Self-Reflection Worksheet The second evaluator self-assessment tool is designed to help you reflect on your formal observation in each of the Four Domains. Evaluate yourself as honestly as possible on each element. Refer to the Levels of Performance charts in the formal observation document to refresh your understanding of each element. Remember, this tool is for your use in determining or reflecting on your goal(s), and is to be selected following Section 24-16.5 of PERAused to facilitate discussion with the administrator conducting your evaluation. ● The plan is to be directed to the areas that are unsatisfactory and includes supports that the district will provide. ● Teachers who are rated proficient or excellent at the end of the plan will be reinstated to the normal evaluation cycle. ● If the teacher has not corrected the performance deficiencies at the end of the plan, he/she is subject to dismissal. Teacher Date of Evaluation Original Evaluator Consulting Teacher Beginning Date of Plan _ Mid-Point evaluation:Key: U = Unsatisfactory N = Needs Improvement P = Proficient E = Excellent DOMAIN 1: PLANNING AND PREPARATION DOMAIN 2: THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

Remediation Plan. Tenured Teacher ● All tenured teachers receiving If notified by the Commonwealth pursuant to section 5.4(b), the Operator must prepare a rating of unsatisfactory shall be placed on a draft remediation plan and submit that draft plan to the Commonwealth for approval within 30 school days 10 Business Days after receipt of receiving that request. A draft remediation plan prepared by the ratingOperator under section 5.5(a) must include the following information: how and the timeframe within which the Operator will address the Significant Event in the context of this Agreement and the Project, including confirmation that the implementation of the remediation plan will not in any way impact this Agreement or the Project or compliance by the Operator with its other obligations under this Agreement or otherwise at Law; how the Operator will ensure events or circumstances similar to the Significant Event do not occur again; and any other matter reasonably requested by the Commonwealth. ● A The Commonwealth must review the draft remediation period plan and may: approve the draft remediation plan; notify the Operator of at least 90 school days the details of any changes that the Commonwealth considers are reasonably required to the draft remediation plan; or reject the draft remediation plan if the Commonwealth, acting reasonably, considers that the draft remediation plan is providedunsatisfactory having regard to the nature of the Significant Event and the likelihood that the draft remediation plan could address the matters raised by the Significant Event. ● A consulting teacher who has a minimum If this applies, the Commonwealth will notify the Operator in writing of 5 years of experience, familiarity with assignmentthat fact, and an excellent rating on his/her last evaluation that the failure to provide a satisfactory remediation plan will be selected a failure to comply in a material respect with an obligation under this Agreement for the purposes of clause 22.2(e). The Operator must make any changes to the draft remediation plan reasonably requested by the evaluator. The association will have Commonwealth and resubmit the option of submitting a list of qualified teachers from which the district shall choose the consulting teacher. ● The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the draft remediation plan, but the final decision as plan to the evaluation shall be done solely Commonwealth for approval within 3 Business Days after the request unless otherwise agreed in writing by the evaluatorCommonwealth. The consulting teacher This section 5.5(d) will provide advice on how also apply to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the any resubmitted draft remediation plan. ● There The Commonwealth must review the draft resubmitted remediation plan and may: approve the draft remediation plan; notify the Operator of the details of any changes that the Commonwealth considers are reasonably required to the draft remediation plan; or reject the draft remediation plan if the Commonwealth, acting reasonably, considers that the draft remediation plan is unsatisfactory having regard to the nature of the Significant Event and the likelihood that the draft remediation plan could address the matters raised by the Significant Event. If this applies, the Commonwealth will notify the Operator in writing of that fact, and that the failure to provide a satisfactory remediation plan will be a mid-point and final evaluation during failure to comply in a material respect with an obligation under this Agreement for the purposes of clause 22.2(e). Without limiting its other obligations under this Agreement, the Operator must comply with the approved remediation periodplan or approved resubmitted remediation plan. The mid- point Operator must provide reports and final evaluation other information about the Operator's progress in implementing the approved remediation plan as reasonably requested by the Commonwealth and within the time reasonably requested by the Commonwealth. A failure by the Operator to comply with its obligations under this section 5 will assess the teacher’s performance during the remediation period only. ● The teacher is be a failure to be evaluated by comply in a second evaluator doing material respect with an independent assessment obligation under this Agreement for the mid-point and final evaluations. ● The second evaluator is to be selected following Section 24-16.5 purposes of PERA. ● The plan is to be directed to the areas that are unsatisfactory and includes supports that the district will provide. ● Teachers who are rated proficient or excellent at the end of the plan will be reinstated to the normal evaluation cycle. ● If the teacher has not corrected the performance deficiencies at the end of the plan, he/she is subject to dismissal. Teacher Date of Evaluation Original Evaluator Consulting Teacher Beginning Date of Plan _ Mid-Point evaluation:clause 22.2(e).

Remediation Plan. Tenured Teacher ● All tenured teachers receiving a rating of unsatisfactory shall be placed on a remediation plan within 30 school days of receiving the rating. ● A remediation period of at least 90 school days is provided. ● A consulting teacher who has a minimum of 5 years of experience, familiarity with assignment, and an excellent rating on his/her last evaluation will be selected by the evaluator. The association will have the option of submitting a list of qualified teachers from which the district shall choose the consulting teacher. ● The consulting teacher shall participate in developing the remediation plan, but the final decision as to the evaluation shall be done solely by the evaluator. The consulting teacher will provide advice on how to improve teaching skills and to successfully complete the remediation plan. ● There will be a mid-point and final evaluation during the remediation period. The mid- point and final evaluation will assess the teacher’s performance during the remediation period only. ● The teacher is to be evaluated by a second evaluator doing an independent assessment for the mid-point and final evaluations. ● The second evaluator is to be selected following Section 24-16.5 of PERA. ● The plan is to be directed to the areas that are unsatisfactory and includes supports that the district will provide. ● Teachers who are rated proficient or excellent at the end of the plan will be reinstated to the normal evaluation cycle. ● If the teacher has not corrected the performance deficiencies at the end of the plan, he/she is subject to dismissal. Teacher Date of Evaluation Original Evaluator Consulting Teacher Beginning Date of Plan _ _ Mid-Point evaluation: