TEACHER EVALUATION AND PROBATION Sample Clauses

TEACHER EVALUATION AND PROBATION. 16.1 The Board agrees to continue its practice for teacher evaluation as delineated in its policy statement appended to this collective agreement. The Board further agrees to consult and involve Federation representatives in any changes the Board makes to the policy document. The policy statement as appended is not a part of the collective agreement and is not grievable. 16.2 When the Principal, Vice-Principal or Superintendent keeps a copy of a performance review for specific follow-up purposes as per the practice, the teacher will be notified in writing that the copy has been retained and the purposes for which it is being retained. This copy will be returned to the teacher when the follow-up activities are completed. 16.3 When the Board initiates documentation for competence of a teacher, that teacher will be notified in writing immediately. No review for competence will continue for more than two calendar years, excluding any leaves, from the date of commencement of the documentation process. A teacher found to be competent at the end of this process shall have the teacher's personnel file purged of the documentation materials five calendar years after the documentation is signed off, if no subsequent documentation is initiated by the Board. 16.4 A teacher, or designate, shall have access during normal business hours to all of the teacher's data maintained on file by the Board or any agent of the Board. The teacher, or designate, shall have the right to make copies of any material contained in such files. 16.5 If the teacher disputes the accuracy or completeness of any materials in the teacher's personnel file, the teacher may appeal to the Superintendent of Human Resources to have it removed. Should the Superintendent decide to retain the information in the file, the teacher shall have the right to add a written statement to the file disputing the information in question. 16.6 Written performance reviews carried out by Chairs will be only for the purpose of professional growth of the teacher being reviewed. These performance reviews shall not be kept on file by the Board. Chairs will continue to assume responsibility to draw to the attention of the Principal concerns they have for the performance of teachers in their organizational unit and assist teachers in their organizational unit under the direction of the Principal as per the Act and regulations.