Common use of TEACHER SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION Clause in Contracts

TEACHER SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION. 1. Effective teacher supervision coordinates, stimulates, and guides teachers' professional growth in whatever ways are most likely to enable them to share the best of their being, their talents, and their intellects with students and to elicit, in kind, the best of these qualities from students. It seeks to uphold the educational standards established by the School Committee exemplified by maximal learning, effective and interesting teaching, democratic treatment of students, and the maintenance of an emotional climate which will maximize a student's desire and capacity to learn. 2. Material derogatory to a teacher's conduct, service, character, or personality shall not be placed in his or her personnel file in the Superintendent's office unless the teacher has been given an opportunity to review the written report of the incident in question within ten (10) school days of its having occurred. The teacher shall acknowledge that he or she has had said opportunity to review such material by affixing his or her signature to the file copy within ten (10) school days of having received a copy of the report. In the event that the teacher has refused to sign the material within ten (10) school days, an Officer of the Association shall be asked to witness that the teacher has seen the material and refused to sign it. It shall be expressly understood that the teacher’s signing of the report in no way indicates agreement with the contents thereof. The teacher shall also have the right to submit a written answer to such material and this answer shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and attached to the file copy, if such reply is made within ten (10) school days of the teacher’s having signed the report. 3. In conducting investigations into complaints brought against a teacher, School Committee policy KEB/KEB-R shall be followed. This policy established that complaints about a teacher should be directed to the teacher first. If the complaint goes to the principal/supervisor first, the teacher should be notified immediately and a meeting between the teacher and the complainant is suggested. Refer to the district website for the full policy. 4. The Evaluation Procedure and Instrument dated June 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. The parties agree that the Evaluation Committee will monitor the full and effective implementation of the evaluation system and will periodically report its findings to the Association and the School Committee. A goal of the evaluation committee will be to make recommendations for improving the evaluation process. Any recommendations of the Evaluation Committee, which involve major changes, will be returned to the parties for ratification.

TEACHER SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION. 1. Effective teacher supervision coordinates, stimulates, 18.1 See attached document: “Pioneer Central School - Annual Professional Performance Review” and guides teachers' professional growth in whatever ways are most likely to enable them to share the best of their being, their talents, and their intellects with students and to elicit, in kind, the best of these qualities from students. It seeks to uphold the educational standards established by the School Committee exemplified by maximal learning, effective and interesting teaching, democratic treatment of students, and the maintenance of an emotional climate which will maximize a student's desire and capacity to learn.Appendix I. 2. Material derogatory to a 18.2 Each teacher's conduct, service, character, or personality shall not be placed in his or her personnel file will be kept in the office of the Superintendent's office unless the . On prior written request, a teacher has been given an opportunity to may review the written report contents of his/her own personnel file except for confidential recommendations and references from educational institutions and prior employers. Such reviews shall be made in the presence of the incident in question within ten (10) school days of its having occurredSuperintendent or his/her designee. The teacher shall acknowledge sign a log indicating that he or he/she has had said opportunity reviewed the file. The teacher may submit a written, dated and signed response to review any document in his/her file and such material by affixing his or her signature to the file copy within ten (10) school days of having received a copy of the report. In the event that the teacher has refused to sign the material within ten (10) school days, an Officer of the Association response shall be asked to witness that included in his/her file. Material in a teacher's personnel file shall not be used against him/her in a proceeding involving discontinuation of his/her employment unless the teacher has seen the material and refused to sign it. It material. 18.3 No tenured teachers shall be expressly understood that the teacher’s signing disciplined, dismissed or reduced in rank without just cause. When charges have been served on such a teacher pursuant to Section 3020 (a) of the report in no way indicates agreement with Education Law (or any successor thereto), the contents thereofteacher shall have the option of waiving a hearing pursuant to that law and submitting a grievance claiming a violation of this paragraph 18.3, or demanding a hearing pursuant to Section 3020 (a) of the Education Law thereby waiving his/her right to submit a grievance claiming a violation of this paragraph 18.3, or waiving both a hearing under Education Law Section 3020 (a) or under this provision and leaving determination of the discipline to the Board of Education. The teacher shall also have make the right to submit choice in a written answer statement, signed by him/her, dated, and delivered to the Clerk of the Board within the time limit required by Education Law Section 3020 (a) and/or the Commissioner's Regulations thereunder for demanding a hearing. 18.4 Prior to June 1 of each year, the District will advise the Association in writing of any proposed changes to the document to be used for teacher evaluation for the up-coming school year. Upon written request of the Association received on or before June 15, representatives of the District will meet with representatives of the Association to discuss the proposed changes to the evaluation document. To the extent practicable, such material and this answer discussions shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and attached completed prior to the file copy, if such reply is made within ten (10) school days of the teacher’s having signed the reportAugust 1. 3. In conducting investigations into complaints brought against a teacher, School Committee policy KEB/KEB-R shall be followed. This policy established that complaints about a teacher should be directed to the teacher first. If the complaint goes to the principal/supervisor first, the teacher should be notified immediately and a meeting between the teacher and the complainant is suggested. Refer to the district website for the full policy. 4. The Evaluation Procedure and Instrument dated June 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. The parties agree that the Evaluation Committee will monitor the full and effective implementation of the evaluation system and will periodically report its findings to the Association and the School Committee. A goal of the evaluation committee will be to make recommendations for improving the evaluation process. Any recommendations of the Evaluation Committee, which involve major changes, will be returned to the parties for ratification.