Common use of ENTRY YEAR PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

ENTRY YEAR PROGRAM. A. The entry year teacher is a teacher in the first year (or second year in some limited instances) of employment and all teachers newly hired into the Brunswick School District, regardless of years of service. All entry year teachers must participate in the program. The PAR panel will have the authority to exclude a teacher from the program because of special job-related considerations. B. A consulting teacher will assume full responsibility for the evaluation of the entry year teacher and make recommendations to the PAR panel for employment decisions. As part of the entry year program, the consulting teacher will: 1. Meet with the entry year teacher to discuss the PAR program. 2. Act as a mentor to the entry year teacher, providing support, guidance, and formative assistance. 3. Observe the participating teacher and assess teaching performance. 4. Communicate regularly with the building principal regarding the progress of the program participant and to discuss reports. C. The PAR panel will monitor the progress of each participant by reviewing status reports and evaluations regularly submitted by PAR consultants according to a schedule developed annually by the PAR Entry Year Coordinator and the Personnel Director. D. Not later than six (6) weeks after initiation of the PAR program, the participant may request to have a new consulting teacher which may be assigned at the discretion of the PAR panel. The entry year teacher will be given notification of the deadline date in writing. E. Employment recommendations (contract renewal, non-renewal or termination) for entry year participants will be made by the PAR panel to the Superintendent. The recommendation will be for one of the following: • Positive release - participant meets performance goals and is recommended for release from the program and contract renewal. • Continuation in PAR - continue participation in program for up to one additional school year as determined by the PAR consultant and the PAR panel in order to achieve goals (with the exception of entry year teachers who, having attained tenure in another district, become eligible to be considered for tenure at the end of their second year in the District and will be evaluated by an administrator). • Termination/nonrenewal - participant does not meet goals. Consulting teacher recommends termination or nonrenewal to PAR panel. F. An entry year teacher shall be held harmless in the event that the employer fails to provide a consulting teacher. G. Entry year teachers assigned to the PAR program will retain all rights under the agreement and under Ohio Revised Code. H. The evaluation procedures set forth in Article 16 shall supersede and prevail over Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.