Instructional Rounds Sample Clauses

The Instructional Rounds clause establishes a structured process for educators or administrators to observe classroom practices and share feedback for professional development. Typically, this involves scheduled visits where participants observe teaching methods, collect data on instructional strategies, and later discuss their observations to identify areas for improvement. The core function of this clause is to promote continuous improvement in teaching quality by fostering collaborative learning and reflective practice among staff.
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Instructional Rounds. All data collected during instructional rounds which is performed by state support team staff, grant, or program representatives who are part of improvement programs will be used for research purposes only and will be not be used for any evaluation purposes.
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Instructional Rounds. See Article 32 – Professional Development 2 3 Day of School (Workday) – Any bargaining unit member’s mandatory working day 4 (presently 182 workdays in a contractual year). 5 1 ARTICLE 12
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Instructional Rounds. Instructional rounds are defined as a tool used for nonevaluative observations of a teacher by another teacher or administrator for the purpose of improving student instruction, practice and student learning. A. Instructional rounds and all other tools used for nonevaluative teacher observation shall not be used by the district and/or its agents to supplant, modify or otherwise compromise the standards, procedures and instruments for teacher evaluation recognized and contained within this Agreement. B. Instructional rounds and all other tools used for non-evaluative teacher observation shall not be used by the district and/or its agents to supplant, modify or otherwise compromise the content of any part of this Agreement. C. Any written document generated as a result of instructional rounds or any other non-evaluative teacher observation shall remain the property of the observer. Said property, whether written or verbal, should not be disclosed or attributed to any individual or classroom. This property, written or verbal, shall not become part of any teacher’s personnel file or evaluation. D. If either party wishes, the parties will meet to ensure that instructional rounds protocols are implemented in a manner consistent with the expression and spirit of this section. If con- sensus cannot be reached following this meeting, either party can issue a written notice to suspend instructional rounds until there is mutual agreement that the resumption of instructional rounds will be implemented with the expression and spirit of this section.
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Instructional Rounds. (DELETE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON PROFESSIONAL ROUNDS AND REPLACE IT WITH PROPOSED NEW 211.07.) INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS ARE DEFINED AS A TOOL USED FOR NON-EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS OF A TEACHER BY ANOTHER TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING STUDENT INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE AND STUDENT LEARNING. A. INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS AND ALL OTHER TOOLS USED FOR NON-EVALUATIVE TEACHER OBSERVATION SHALL NOT BE USED BY THE DISTRICT AND/OR ITS AGENTS TO SUPPLANT, MODIFY OR OTHERWISE COMPROMISE THE STANDARDS, PROCEDURES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR TEACHER EVALUATION RECOGNIZED AND CONTAINED WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT. B. INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS AND ALL OTHER TOOLS USED FOR NON-EVALUATIVE TEACHER OBSERVATION SHALL NOT BE USED BY THE DISTRICT AND/OR ITS AGENTS TO SUPPLANT, MODIFY OR OTHERWISE COMPROMISE THE CONTENT OF ANY PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. C. ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENT GENERATED AS A RESULT OF INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS OR ANY OTHER NON-EVALUATIVE TEACHER OBSERVATION SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE OBSERVER. SAID PROPERTY, WHETHER WRITTEN OR VERBAL, SHOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED OR ATTRIBUTED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR CLASSROOM. THIS PROPERTY, WRITTEN OR VERBAL SHALL NOT BECOME PART OF ANY TEACHER’S PERSONNEL FILE OR EVALUATION. D. IF EITHER PARTY WISHES, THE PARTIES WILL MEET TO ENSURE THAT INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS PROTOCOLS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE EXPRESSION AND SPIRIT OF THIS SECTION. IF CONSENSUS CANNOT BE REACHED FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, EITHER PARTY CAN ISSUE A WRITTEN NOTICE TO SUSPEND INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS UNTIL THERE IS MUTUAL AGREEMENT THAT THE RESUMPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE EXPRESSION AND SPIRIT OF THIS SECTION. E. BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS INVOLVED IN INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS PROTOCOLS AND ADEQUATE TIME FOR THE MEETINGS AND OBSERVATIONS TO OCCUR WITHIN THE WORK DAY. F. THE PROFESSIONAL ROUNDS TEAM SHALL INCLUDE THE SENIOR ASSOCIATION FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE OR ASSOCIATION DESIGNEE. Article 301 Class Size 301.01: Classes shall be organized and maintained in compliance with the Administrative Policy on Class Size and the class size limitations provided in such policy dated August 31, 1992, or as modified in compliance with the provisions included in such policy as shown below: Administrative Policy on Class Size Effective August 1, 1997 1. All school and grade level regular elementary classes (kindergarten and grades 1-5) will be organized in each school building on the basis of...
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  • Instructional Materials A. The Board recognizes that appropriate texts, library reference facilities, maps and globes, laboratory equipment, audio-visual equipment, art supplies, athletic equipment, current periodicals, standard tests and questionnaires, computers, and similar materials are the tools of the teaching profession. B. Efforts shall be continued to seek and use instructional materials which reflect the contribution and presence of diverse ethnic and cultural groups. C. 1. Selection of instructional materials for each school shall be made by a committee of teachers chosen by the faculty within that school.

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