Tenured Unit I members. Unit I members with certificates issued prior to July 1, 1995, shall continue to be rated at least once every two years.
1) Unit I members holding a Standard Professional Certificate (SPC) issued on or after July 1, 1995, shall be rated at least once annually.
2) Unit I members holding an Advanced Professional Certificate (APC) issued on or after July 1, 1995, shall receive a rating at least twice during the validity period of each certificate. The first rating shall occur during the initial year of the certificate. The 2nd rating shall occur in the 3rd or 4th year of the rating period, determined by the birth year of the Unit I member.
3) Unit I members who receive an unsatisfactory overall rating shall be rated at least once annually until receiving a satisfactory rating.
4) Unit I members who receive an overall rating of satisfactory or better subsequent annual performance shall be considered to be satisfactory in the absence of an annual evaluation.
Tenured Unit I members. On a 3-year evaluation cycle, tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once annually in the following ways:
Tenured Unit I members. On a 3-year evaluation cycle, tenured teachers shall be evaluated at least once annually in the following ways:
1) In the first year of the evaluation cycle conducted under these regulations, tenured teachers shall be evaluated on both professional practice and student growth;
2) If in the first year of the evaluation cycle a tenured teacher is determined to be highly effective or effective then in the second year of the evaluation cycle, the tenured teacher shall be evaluated using the professional practice rating from the previous year and student growth based on the most recent available data;
3) If in the second year of the evaluation cycle a tenured teacher is determined to be highly effective or effective, then in the third year of the evaluation cycle, the tenured teacher shall be evaluated using the professional practice rating from the previous year and student growth based on the most recent available data;
4) At the beginning of the fourth year, the evaluation cycle shall begin again as described in §b
(1) (3) above; and
5) In any year, a principal may determine, or a tenured teacher may request that the evaluation be based on a new review of professional practice along with student growth.
