Volunteer Teacher Participants Sample Clauses

Volunteer Teacher Participants. 10.3.1 The purpose of voluntary participation in the PAR Program is to assist permanent unit members who seek to improve their teaching performance. Volunteers may request the Joint Panel to assign a Consulting Teacher to provide peer assistance. The Joint Panel shall have sole authority to grant or deny all voluntary requests for assistance. It is understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance, and that the Consulting Teacher shall play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a Volunteer Teacher Participant. The Volunteer Teacher shall indicate area(s) in which the unit member seeks assistance. The Volunteer Teacher may terminate their participation in the PAR Program at any time without a requirement to give a reason for said request. 10.3.2 All communication between the Consulting Teacher and a Volunteer Teacher shall be confidential, and without the written consent of the Volunteer Teacher, shall not be shared with others, including the site principal, the evaluator, or the Joint Panel.
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Volunteer Teacher Participants. 40.5.1 A permanent teacher who seeks to improve his/her teaching performance may request the PAR panel to assign a peer coach to provide peer assistance. It is understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance and that the peer coach play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a Voluntary Teacher Participant. The teacher may terminate his/her participation in the PAR program at any time without a requirement to give a reason for said request. 40.5.2 Unless requested by the teacher, information obtained by the peer coach while working with the teacher cannot be utilized in the evaluation process and or as the basis for mandatory participation in the PAR program.
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Volunteer Teacher Participants a. An experienced teacher (i.e., with at least one (1) year of service in the School District) who is experiencing teaching performance problems or seeks to improve his or her teaching performance may request the Council to assign a Consulting Teacher to work with him or her under the PAR Program (“Volunteer Teacher Participant” or “VTP”). It is expressly understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance, and the Consulting Teacher will play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a VTP. A VTP may terminate his or her participation in the PAR Program at the end of the first semester. b. The Council will assign a Consulting Teacher to work with the VTP. At the request of the VTP or the Consulting Teacher, or on its own initiative, the Council may assign a different Consulting Teacher to work with the VTP at any time during the school year. c. The Consulting Teacher will use such methods as he or she deems appropriate to help the VTP correct the job-related deficiencies and achieve a satisfactory level of teaching performance. Based upon direct classroom observations, conferences, and such other means as may be appropriate, the Consulting Teacher will assist the VTP to achieve as high a level of teaching performance as possible. Prior to December 1 and May 1, the Consulting Teacher will complete the Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form, consisting in part of a summarization of 1) discussions between the VTP and the CT; 2) a description of the CT’s observation of the VTP; 3) any relevant debriefing from the VTP’s observation of the CT; and
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Volunteer Teacher Participants. The purpose of voluntary participation in the PAR Program is to 27 assist permanent unit members who seek to improve their teaching performance. Volunteers 28 may request the Joint Panel to assign a Consulting Teacher to provide peer assistance. It is 29 understood that the purpose of such voluntary participation is to provide peer assistance, and 30 that the Consulting Teacher shall play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a
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Volunteer Teacher Participants a. A permanent Bargaining Unit Member who seeks to improve his/her teaching performance may request the PAR Council to assign a Consulting Teacher to provide peer assistance. It is understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance, and that the Consulting Teacher will play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a Volunteer Teacher Participant. The Volunteer Teacher Participant, in his/her discretion, may terminate his/her participation in the PAR Program at any time. b. Unless requested by the Volunteer Teacher, information obtained by the Consulting Teacher while working with the Volunteer Teacher cannot be utilized in the evaluation process and/or as the basis for mandatory participation in the PAR process. c. The Consulting Teacher will assist in developing an action plan for the Volunteer Teacher Participant, after consultation with the Volunteer Teacher participant.
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Volunteer Teacher Participants a. An experienced teacher (i.e., with at least one (1) year of service in the School District) who is experiencing teaching performance problems or seeks to improve his or her teaching performance may request the Council to assign a Consulting Teacher to work with him or her under the PAR Program (“Volunteer Teacher Participant” or “VTP”). It is expressly understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance, and the Consulting Teacher will play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a VTP. A VTP may terminate his or her participation in the PAR Program at the end of the first semester. b. The Council will assign a Consulting Teacher to work with the VTP. At the request of the VTP or the Consulting Teacher, or on its own initiative, the Council may assign a different Consulting Teacher to work with the VTP at any time during the school year. c. The Consulting Teacher will use such methods as he or she deems appropriate to help the VTP correct the job-related deficiencies and achieve a satisfactory level of teaching performance. Based upon direct classroom observations, conferences, and such other means as may be appropriate, the Consulting Teacher will assist the VTP to achieve as high a level of teaching performance as possible. Prior to December 1 and May 1, the Consulting Teacher will complete the Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form, consisting in part of a summarization of 1) discussions between the VTP and the CT; 2) a description of the CT’s observation of the VTP; 3) any relevant debriefing from the VTP’s observation of the CT; and 4) a synopsis of professional development programs the CT and VTP attended or plan to attend together. A copy of each Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form will be submitted to, and discussed with, the VTP. Following such discussion, a copy of the Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form will be submitted to the Council. The VTP will have the right to submit to the Council a written response to each Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form submitted by the Consulting Teacher. The Consulting Teacher will continue to provide assistance to the VTP until he or she concludes that the teaching performance of the VTP is satisfactory, or that further assistance will not be productive, at which time the Consulting Teacher will submit a written Peer Assistance and Review Documentation Form to the Council. A copy of each Peer Assistance and Review Documentation ...
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Volunteer Teacher Participants. 19.5.2.1 The purpose of voluntary participation in the PAR program is to assist teachers who seek to improve their teaching performance. Volunteers may request that the Joint Panel assign a Consulting Teacher to provide peer assistance. It is understood that the purpose of such participation is to provide peer assistance, and that the Consulting Teacher shall play no role in the evaluation of the teaching performance of a Volunteer Teacher Participant. 19.5.2.2 The Volunteer Teacher shall indicate area(s) in which they seeks assistance in their request. The Volunteer Teachers or the Joint Panel may terminate teacher participation in the PAR program at any time without giving a reason. The notification to either party must be in writing. 19.5.2.3 All communication between the Consulting Teacher and a Volunteer Participating Teacher shall be confidential. Such communication shall not be shared with any party including the site principal, the evaluator or the Joint Panel without the written consent of the Volunteer. Communication between the Consulting Teacher and the principal regarding the participation of a Voluntary Participating Teacher shall only take place with the written permission of the Voluntary Participating Teacher.
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