Teacher Observations Sample Clauses

Teacher Observations. A teacher shall be given a copy of written teacher observation reports. Either the teacher or administration may request a conference to discuss the report after it has been given to the teacher. If such a conference is requested, it shall be held prior to placing the evaluation report in the teacher’s file. A joint committee shall be formulated to review observation/evaluation procedures. The committee shall be comprised of three teachers appointed by the Association, three individuals appointed by the Board, the Superintendent of Schools, and the Association President. The committee shall have authority to make recommendations subject to the approval of the Association and the Board.
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Teacher Observations. Probationary and tenured teachers’ observations and evaluations are addressed and detailed in the District document, “Annual Professional Performance Review”. This document governs the process and contents to be used in determining a teacher’s performance. This document is revised to reflect that it governs only Section 9.01.1 of this collective bargaining agreement, and that teacher evaluations will be conducted by the designated certified administrator and/or other certified administrators.
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Teacher Observations. The District shall not view teachers’ live streamed instruction as a substitute for the completion of in-person classroom observations by District administrative staff; assuming, sufficient reasonable opportunities exist during the school year for District administrators to complete classroom observations in person. If District schools are closed due to the pandemic for a considerable time period, the District administration may observe live streamed instruction (not recorded instruction) in order to complete classroom observations, if all of the following requirements are met: a. the District shall notify the Association that school closure or election of online teaching necessitates that in-person teacher classroom observations by the administration cannot reasonably occur; b. the District administration notifies a teacher at least seven (7) school days in advance that a classroom observation of livestream instruction will occur; c. no negative inferences shall be drawn regarding a teacher’s classroom performance as a result of technology issues or problems that are not reasonably within the teacher’s control; and d. applicable District policies and rules regarding teacher observations shall be followed to the greatest extent practical.
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Teacher Observations. 6.7.1 Observations of teachers shall be conducted by the District's certified administrative staff. Anyone who makes classroom observations other than above will do so with the knowledge and approval of the teacher being observed.
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Teacher Observations. A. Teacher observations will be handled in accordance with the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plan. Unit members supervision and evaluation shall be governed by the processes and procedures described in the District and Bargaining Unit agreed upon and approved APPR plan. B. Each teacher will be notified one week in advance of the date and class period to be observed. Observation is to be conducted using forms agreed upon by the Superintendent and the Organization. Within fifteen (15) school days of the observation, there will be a post-observation meeting where the teacher will receive a written evaluation of the observation. The teacher and the observer will sign all copies in the teacher’s personnel file. The teacher has the right to offer a written response to the evaluation within ten (10) days of receipt by the teacher. C. For those teachers who are in their final year of probation, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the probation period, the Superintendent of Schools will notify the probationary teacher, in writing, that an affirmative recommendation for appointment on tenure will or will not be made. D. There will be no observation leading to formal evaluations during the first or last ten
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Teacher Observations. An evaluation rating shall be assessed based upon the following evaluation interactions: The Parties agree that once each year a teacher or the evaluation team may request an additional formal observation, with the understanding that priority is given to teachers at risk of or in the process of discipline or performance management. 1. At IHSCA, the formal observations shall be conducted only by the official school evaluator(s) as defined above. New teachers and probationary teachers will have formal observations at least two (2) times per school year, once per semester. All other IHSCA teachers will receive at least one formal observation per school year. 2. At IJLA, all teachers will have formal observations at least two (2) times per school year, once per semester.
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Teacher Observations. The administrator will make classroom observations of the tenured and non-tenured certificated employee. The administrator will follow the following procedures:
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Related to Teacher Observations

  • Informal Observations A. An informal observation is an observation that is not required to be pre-scheduled. B. An evaluator may conduct any number of informal observations. C. Observations do not have to be in the classroom. For example, department or collegial meetings may be used for informal observations. D. Informal observations may serve as an opportunity for formative feedback. If there are concerns regarding the teacher’s/educator’s level of performance based upon informal observations, the evaluator will document the concern and schedule a time to discuss with the employee.

  • Formal Observations At least two (2) formal observations per year are required for ancillary staff members in Track I, at least sixty (60) days apart. In the case of a first-year or second-year Track I ancillary staff employee, at least one (1) observation shall be made prior to the ancillary staff employee’s mid- year progress report. Annual evaluations shall include in-room observations of all aspects of the ancillary staff employee’s instructional practice. Observations shall be conducted by the ancillary staff employee’s supervisor. An observation shall be at least one (1) complete lesson, based on the lesson plans provided by the ancillary staff employee. Observations shall be scheduled at least five (5) work days in advance for a three-day window in which the observation would take place. If an observation needs to be rescheduled, the ancillary staff employee shall be notified of the date of the rescheduled observation no later than one (1) day prior to the end of the week in which the observation should have taken place, so as to accommodate lesson planning. A pre-observation conference shall be held to review the ancillary staff employee’s IDP and those areas which might be observed. All monitoring or observation of the work of the teacher shall be conducted openly and with the knowledge of the ancillary staff employee. The parties agree that during an observation every effort will be made to maintain the normal teaching-learning process. An observation shall include assessment of the ancillary staff employee’s skill and ability in the observed domains of the “Framework for Professional Practice”. A post-observation conference shall be held within five (5) work days of the observation unless the ancillary staff employee agrees in writing to extend the time to conduct the conference, not to exceed thirty (30) days. In the event the meeting does not occur as a result of administrator unavailability within thirty-five (35) days of the observation, negative comments or concerns shall be excluded from the observation. The ancillary staff employee teacher shall bring a completed Post-Observation Reflection Form to this conference, and the administrator shall bring the completed Classroom Observation Form. The ancillary staff employee teacher and the administrator shall each retain copies of both forms. As a result of this post-observation conference, identified areas of concern, together with suggested ways in which the ancillary staff employee is to improve, and identification of assistance to be given, may be addressed in the teacher’s IDP.

  • Observations The Evaluator’s first observation of the Educator should take place by November 15. Observations required by the Educator Plan should be completed by May 15th. The Evaluator may conduct additional observations after this date. The Evaluator is not required nor expected to review all the indicators in a rubric during an observation.

  • Informal Observation Additional evaluation of employees may occur through informal observations by the Employer. It may not be necessary to reduce such evaluations to writing, and a verbal discussion between the Employer and the employee concerning the informal observations may suffice. If a written evaluation is deemed necessary, Procedures C and D as outlined above shall be followed.

  • Formal Observation The instructional employee and the principal/administrator shall review using the mid-year Reflection Questions in the evaluation manual – Student Achievement Outcomes and make adjustments as needed to increase the likelihood of a positive goal outcome.

  • Observation The Town shall have the right to make reasonable engineering observations at the Developer's expense, as the Town may request. Observation, acquiescence in, or approval by any engineering inspector of the construction of physical facilities at any particular time shall not constitute the approval by the Town of any portion of the construction of such Public Improvements. Such approval shall be made by the Town only after completion of construction and in the manner hereinafter set forth.

  • Observation Services This plan covers services provided to you when you are in a hospital or other licensed health care facility solely for observation. Even though you may use a bed or stay overnight, observation services are not inpatient services. Observation services help the physician decide if you need to be admitted for care as an inpatient or if you can be discharged. These observation services may be provided in the emergency room or another area of the hospital or licensed healthcare facility. See the Summary of Medical Benefits for the amount you pay.

  • Post-Observation Conference 1. The post-observation conference between the evaluator and teacher will be held no later than five (5) days after the formal observation. 2. The purpose of the post-observation conference is to review the evaluator’s and teacher’s evidence related to the scoring criteria during the observation, and to discuss the teacher’s performance. 3. If there is an area of concern, the evaluator will identify specific concerns for the applicable criteria, collaboratively discuss and identify possible solutions to remedy the concern and summarize this in writing.

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