Common use of Volunteer Teachers Clause in Contracts

Volunteer Teachers. 6.1 Voluntary participation in the Program will be viewed positively by the District and Association. Permanent classroom teachers or those teachers new to the district with three or more years of teaching experience are eligible to be “Volunteer Teachers.” 6.1.1 Eligible teachers may submit a proposal for assistance to the Panel which describes the target areas to be addressed in peer assistance and the scope of the requested assistance. The proposal shall be submitted to the Panel no later than September 30 of the school year and shall, if approved by the Panel, be effective for that school year. 6.1.2 Eligible teachers may submit a proposal for assistance throughout the school year if space is available in the program. 6.2 The Panel will review all volunteer proposals and select proposals consistent with the staffing and budget limitations of the Program. Teachers will be notified of the Panel’s decision in a timely manner. 6.3 Approved Volunteer Teachers will be assigned a Consulting Teacher, after consultation, by the Assistant Superintendent and the Association President. 6.4 The Consulting Teacher and Volunteer Teacher shall meet regularly to address the issues identified by the Volunteer Teacher. No records will be maintained by the District regarding the progress of a Volunteer Teacher. 6.5 The Consulting Teacher may meet privately with the school principal to discuss the Volunteer Teacher only with the prior approval of the Volunteer Teacher. The principal will not discuss or share with the Consulting Teacher specific formal or informal complaints about the Volunteer Teacher. 6.6 By the last Panel Meeting of the school year, the Consulting Teacher shall prepare a final report for the Panel to review. Any records kept, or reports generated from these records, relative to the Volunteer Teacher’s participation in the Program will be only for the purpose of assessing the impact of the Program, evaluating Program personnel, or for explaining to others the nature and extent of the assistance provided. Records based upon this data will make no reference by name to individuals who were or are voluntarily involved in the Program. 6.7 Voluntary Teachers may apply for participation in the Program in the spring of the preceding school year. 6.6.1 Upon approval by the Panel, early entry Voluntary Teachers may begin working with the Consulting Teacher at the beginning of the first week of the school year.