Common use of NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM. 17.01 The appraisal of new teachers shall be conducted in accordance with the Education Act, Regulations and the Ministry of Education Manual for Performance of New Teachers 2008 and Inductions Elements Manual 2008. a) No member of the bargaining unit shall participate in the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers. b) The Principal shall ensure that mentors are recruited, selected and matched according to the Board’s established process. c) Upon receipt of the Summative Report Form of a Performance Appraisal of New Teachers, the new teacher may add comments to it, sign it (with the express understanding that such signature is only an acknowledgement of having received a copy thereof) and return it to the Principal for placement in the teacher’s personnel file at the Board office. Any such comments are to be returned by the teacher within six (6) working days. The timeline identified herein may be extended by mutual consent in the event that a teacher has received an unsatisfactory rating. d) Unless otherwise directed by the teacher, notification of a “development needed” or “unsatisfactory” under the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers process shall be provided to the President of the Bargaining Unit within five (5) working days of the teacher having received the unsatisfactory. e) The Board shall provide a list annually to the President of the Bargaining Unit by no later than the thirtieth (30th) instructional day of the school year identifying the names of the new teachers who have been designated to participate in the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers and the New Teacher Induction Program. f) The New Teacher Induction Program Strategy Form shall serve as a vehicle for discussion and learning as well as a means of planning, tracking and recording the NTIP induction elements. Teachers shall track their progress and upon completion of the requirements of New Teacher Induction Program shall sign it and forward it to the Principal. The principal shall sign the form when a teacher has received two satisfactory ratings on performance appraisals for new teachers and has completed the New Teacher Induction Program. The principal shall forward a copy of the NTIP strategy form to the designated NTIP Superintendent who shall forward the teachers name to the Ontario College of Teachers.

NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM. 17.01 The appraisal of new teachers shall be conducted in accordance with the Education Act, Regulations and the Ministry of Education Manual for Performance of New Teachers 2008 and Inductions Elements Manual 2008.with a) No member of the bargaining unit shall participate in the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers. b) The Principal shall ensure that mentors are recruited, selected and matched according to the Board’s established process. c) Upon receipt of the Summative Report Form of a Performance Appraisal of New Teachers, the new teacher may add comments to it, sign it (with the express understanding that such signature is only an acknowledgement of having received a copy thereof) and return it to the Principal for placement in the teacher’s personnel file at the Board office. Any such comments are to be returned by the teacher within six (6) working days. The timeline identified herein may be extended by mutual consent in the event that a teacher has received an unsatisfactory rating. d) Unless otherwise directed by the teacher, notification of a “development needed” or “unsatisfactory” under the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers process shall be provided to the President of the Bargaining Unit within five (5) working days of the teacher having received the unsatisfactory. e) The Board shall provide a list annually to the President of the Bargaining Unit by no later than the thirtieth (30th) instructional day of the school year identifying the names of the new teachers who have been designated to participate in the Performance Appraisal of New Teachers and the New Teacher Induction Program. f) The New Teacher Induction Program Strategy Form shall serve as a vehicle for discussion and learning as well as a means of planning, tracking and recording the NTIP induction elements. Teachers shall track their progress and upon completion of the requirements of New Teacher Induction Program shall sign it and forward it to the Principal. The principal shall sign the form when a teacher has received two satisfactory ratings on performance appraisals for new teachers and has completed the New Teacher Induction Program. The principal shall forward a copy of the NTIP strategy form to the designated NTIP Superintendent who shall forward the teachers name to the Ontario College of Teachers.