Common use of Teaching Methods and Techniques Clause in Contracts

Teaching Methods and Techniques. Sec 23.1 The teaching process requires the use of methods, techniques, skills and approaches which are appropriate to the educational level of students and the subject matter or learning experiences to be taught. Teachers have a prerogative to select those methods, techniques, skills and approaches which are deemed best suited to circumstances and conditions set forth by the above-named factors. Sec 23.2 The teacher has the right to employ those methods, techniques, skills and approaches designed to fit the appropriate subject matter and to meet the needs of the class and individual students. Sec 23.3 The District retains the right to review said methods, techniques, skills and approaches. It also retains the right to call upon competent authorities who can evaluate the appropriate use and effectiveness of said methods, techniques, skills and approaches in question, if necessary. Sec 23.4 In the event of a review, the teacher shall have the opportunity to present his/her views in a hearing held for this purpose before the District, and has the right to representation of his/her own choosing. Sec 23.5 The District retains the right to establish the appropriate procedure under the law for the conduct of any such hearing(s). The decision of the District shall be final.