Unit Members Whenever used in this Agreement, the term “Employee” shall mean all classroom teachers (pre- K-12), counselors, librarians (and/or their successor job title and/or classification), psychologists, social workers, home and hospital teachers, department heads, master teachers, academic coaches, instructional associates, instructional support teachers, educational associates, speech/language speech-language pathologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, facilitators, consulting teachers, IEP Team Associates, pupil personnel worker, teacher – mentor, teacher – staff developer, and art, music and physical education resource teachers.
Unit Member Any employee of the Board of Education who is a member of the unit, including substitutes and home and hospital teachers.
Bargaining Unit Members hired before July 1, 1995 Those Bargaining Unit Members whose current regular assigned work shift ends after 5:00 p.m. or commences before 7:30 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. and who are currently receiving a shift differential pay of five percent (5%) for time worked after 5:00 p.m. or before 7:30 a.m. shall continue to receive said differential.
Bargaining Unit Member Rights 1. When an employee is to be interviewed or questioned concerning a complaint or allegation of misconduct, the employee will be informed of, prior to the interview, the nature of the investigation and whether the employee is the subject of the investigation or a witness in the investigation. If the employee is the subject of investigation, the employee will also be informed of the specifics of each complaint or allegation against him/her.
Annual Evaluations The purpose of the annual evaluation is to assess and communicate the nature and extent of an employee's performance of assigned duties consistent with the criteria specified below in this Policy. Except for those employees who have received notice of non-reappointment pursuant to the BOT- UFF Policy on Non- reappointment, every employee shall be evaluated at least once annually. Personnel decisions shall take such annual evaluations into account, provided that such decisions need not be based solely on written faculty performance evaluations.
EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS 3. Any matter for which there is recourse under State or Federal statutes.
TEACHER EVALUATIONS The School Board and the Association recognize that evaluation of the staff is a vital function of the District. A Teacher Evaluation Review Committee consisting of six teachers, including two elementary, two middle school, and two high school teachers appointed by the Twin Falls Education Association; an elementary administrator, a middle school administrator, and an high school administrator appointed by the Twin Falls School District Administration; and three district office administrators to include the Elementary Director, the Secondary Director and the Director of Support Services. The appointment of the members of the committee will be made on or before October 1st of each year. An administrator from the district and a member appointed by the Association will co-chair the committee. The committee will meet at the call of the co-chairs. The Professional Practice portion of the evaluation will be conducted by a member of the building administrative team. The building administrator will meet individually with the teacher before the end of first quarter to discuss goals and the evaluation tool. The evaluation shall include a minimum of two (2) documented observations annually, with at least one (1) observation being completed by January 1 of each year. Teachers on the professional/advanced professional rung of the career ladder will have at least one
Student Evaluations Student evaluations shall be completed by the end of the 12th week of the fall semester.
