Common use of Third Year Clause in Contracts

Third Year. Teacher’s performance shall demonstrative of the level of “effective and/or highly effective” in a majority of the Xxxxxxxxx subcomponents in year three to be in good standing for tenure appointment. During this year the teacher shall complete the portfolio, which shall be a major source of evidence at the end of the year during the Xxxxxxxxx observation conference. o The observation schedule and process shall be the same as described for the earlier years and a higher level of performance is expected. o One of the formal observations (October or March) will be an extended-duration observation, meaning that the teacher will be observed for three consecutive hours at the elementary level, three periods with the same class at the middle level, and two (2) blocks with the same class over an 8-day cycle at the high school level. The teacher shall be encouraged to engage in activities that contribute to the school or district. Advising an extra-curricular activity, serving on a school-level or district-level committee, taking leadership in department activities, developing curriculum or new courses are all ways this expectation might be met. These contributions shall be recorded in My Learning Plan and brought to the summative conference. The teacher and the principal and/or director take part in the conference, which shall take into account the observations and conferences that occurred over the course of the year, the portfolio as completed at this point in the 3rd year, the teacher’s video, progress on local assessments used each year, their NYS growth scores, and/or results from their SLO’s plus all other knowledge of the teacher’s work. The teacher’s portfolio and evidence pertaining to work on all Domains shall be carefully reviewed prior to the conference in preparation for discussion during it. The conference will focus on the Xxxxxxxxx domains and will allow for specific commentary related to the Domains and components. The report shall conclude with a recommendation regarding continuation of employment. It is then expected that the teacher shall complete the portfolio and Domain 4 work and submit it by no later than May 30. Finally, the probationary teachers shall also meet with their administrator before the last day of teaching in June to review progress on student achievement as related to their Student Learning Objective and to complete the Teacher Rating Summary inclusive of all components. Procedures as defined in “Education Law, Section 3031,” shall be followed for teachers whose service will be discontinued or when tenure is not granted. • Professional Development –extracted from My Learning Plan • Materials from the Formal Observations: • Class Profile • Lesson Plan (in any format) • Unit Plan (Understanding by Design format: essential questions, assessments, learning experiences) • Use of instructional technology • Contributions outside the classroom • Notes from parents and/or students • Photographs, video, podcast, wikis • Xxxxxxxxx/NYS Teaching Standards crosswalk with personal notes • Instructional Artifacts • Directions or assignments that engage students in learning about the topic e.g., project guidelines, homework or class assignment, worksheet, etc. • At least three samples of student work representing the low, middle, and high range of student work on the assignment. • Assessment used within the unit or lesson, e.g., writing assignment with accompanying rubric, project with accompanying rubric, paper/pencil test with scoring key, etc., use of common assessments, evidence of Professional Learning Community work • Any other items the teacher chooses to include. A teacher in a nontraditional class (special education, speech, psychologist, counselor, and others agreed upon with supervisor) may substitute artifacts more relevant to his/her classroom experience or function within the district.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Third Year. Teacher’s performance shall demonstrative of the level of “effective and/or highly effective” in a majority of the Xxxxxxxxx subcomponents in year three to be in good standing for tenure appointment. During this year the teacher shall complete the portfolio, which shall be a major source of evidence at the end of the year during the Xxxxxxxxx observation conference. o The observation schedule and process shall be the same as described for the earlier years and a higher level of performance is expected. o One of the formal observations (October or March) will be an extended-duration observation, meaning that the teacher will be observed for three consecutive hours at the elementary level, three periods with the same class at the middle level, and two (2) blocks with the same class over an 8-day cycle at the high school level. The teacher shall be encouraged to engage in activities that contribute to the school or district. Advising an extra-curricular activity, serving on a school-level or district-level committee, taking leadership in department activities, developing curriculum or new courses are all ways this expectation might be met. These contributions shall be recorded in My Learning Plan and brought to the summative conference. The teacher and the principal and/or director take part in the conference, which shall take into account the observations and conferences that occurred over the course of the year, the portfolio as completed at this point in the 3rd year, the teacher’s video, progress on local assessments used each year, their NYS growth scores, and/or results from their SLO’s plus all other knowledge of the teacher’s work. The teacher’s portfolio and evidence pertaining to work on all Domains shall be carefully reviewed prior to the conference in preparation for discussion during it. The conference will focus on the Xxxxxxxxx domains and will allow for specific commentary related to the Domains and components. The report shall conclude with a recommendation regarding continuation of employment. It is then expected that the teacher shall complete the portfolio and Domain 4 work and submit it by no later than May 30. Finally, the probationary teachers shall also meet with their administrator before the last day of teaching in June to review progress on student achievement as related to their Student Learning Objective and to complete the Teacher Rating Summary inclusive of all components. Procedures as defined in “Education Law, Section 3031,” shall be followed for teachers whose service will be discontinued or when tenure is not granted. • Professional Development –extracted from My Learning Plan • Materials from the Formal Observations: • Class Profile • Lesson Plan (in any format) • Unit Plan (Understanding by Design format: essential questions, assessments, learning experiences) • Use of instructional technology • Contributions outside the classroom • Notes from parents and/or students • Photographs, video, podcast, wikis • Xxxxxxxxx/NYS Teaching Standards crosswalk with personal notes • Instructional Artifacts • Directions or assignments that engage students in learning about the topic e.g., e.g. project guidelines, homework or class assignment, worksheet, etc. • At least three samples of student work representing the low, middle, and high range of student work on the assignment. • Assessment used within the unit or lesson, e.g., e.g. writing assignment with accompanying rubric, project with accompanying rubric, paper/pencil test with scoring key, etc., use of common assessments, evidence of Professional Learning Community work • Any other items the teacher chooses to include. A teacher in a nontraditional class (special education, speech, psychologist, counselor, and others agreed upon with supervisor) may substitute artifacts more relevant to his/her classroom experience or function within the district.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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