Common use of OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION Clause in Contracts

OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION. 1. Professional Employees: (a) The purpose of observations and evaluations is to help the professional employee. The professional employee's supervisors shall make conduct all full and mini observations, annually. (b) All observations of teaching performance shall be conducted in person. (c) All professional employees will be given a written report prepared by their Principal or the Assistant Principal within five (5) days of the observation or evaluation. In the case of the Superintendent (see 1,f), the report will be prepared within five (5) days. (d) The professional employee shall return the written formal evaluation or written observation report to the Principal within five (5) days of receipt. Signature does not necessarily signify agreement with the content of the evaluation. The professional employee shall have the right to append his/her remarks to the formal report and any and all such remarks shall also be included in the professional employee's file. (e) No such report shall be included in the professional employee's file, be sent to central administration, or otherwise be acted upon without prior conference with, and knowledge and signature of the staff member. Such conference shall be held within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the report. (f) Any professional employee who disagrees with an observation report may request an additional observation with an option of another observer to be conducted within thirty (30) days after the original observation. (g) Formal evaluations, being instruments for affecting and maintaining good teaching, should contain constructive suggestions for improving weaknesses as well as noting strengths. (h) Professional educators may, from time to time, be brought into the school by the Superintendent's office for the purpose of assisting professional employees. Such assistance shall in no way constitute evaluation. 2. Paraprofessional Employees. (a) The purpose of observations and evaluations is to help the paraprofessional employee. The principal, assistant principal or special education director shall perform evaluations with input from professional staff who work directly with the paraprofessional employee. (b) All paraprofessional employees will be given a written report prepared by the evaluator within five (5) days of the evaluation. (c) Paraprofessional employees shall return the written formal evaluation to the evaluator within five (5) days of receipt. Signature does not necessarily signify agreement with the contents of the evaluation. The paraprofessional employee shall have a right to append his/her remarks to the formal report, and any or all such remarks shall also be included in the paraprofessional employee's file. (d) No such report shall be included in the individual's file, sent to central administration, or otherwise acted upon without prior knowledge and signature of employee. (e) Paraprofessional employees shall be observed and evaluated at least once every year. Formal evaluations, being instruments for affecting and maintaining good performance, should contain constructive suggestions for improving weaknesses as well as noting strengths.

OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION. 1. Professional Employees: (a) The purpose of observations and evaluations is to help the professional employee. The professional employee's supervisors shall make conduct all full and mini observations, annually. (b) All observations of teaching performance shall be conducted in person. (c) All professional employees will be given a written report prepared by their Principal or the Assistant Principal within five (5) days of the observation or evaluation. In the case of the Superintendent (see 1,f), the report will be prepared within five (5) days. (d) The professional employee shall return the written formal evaluation or written observation report to the Principal within five (5) days of receipt. Signature does not necessarily signify agreement with the content of the evaluation. The professional employee shall have the right to append his/her remarks to the formal report and any and all such remarks shall also be included in the professional employee's file. (e) No such report shall be included in the professional employee's file, be sent to central administration, or otherwise be acted upon without prior conference with, and knowledge and signature of the staff member. Such conference shall be held within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the report. (f) Any professional employee who disagrees with an observation report may request an additional observation with an option of another observer to be conducted within thirty (30) days after the original observation. (g) Formal evaluations, being instruments for affecting and maintaining good teaching, should contain constructive suggestions for improving weaknesses as well as noting strengths. (h) Professional educators may, from time to time, be brought into the school by the Superintendent's office for the purpose of assisting professional employees. Such assistance shall in no way constitute evaluation. 2. Paraprofessional Employees. (a) The purpose of observations and evaluations is to help the paraprofessional employee. The principal, assistant principal or special education director shall perform evaluations with input from professional staff who work directly with the paraprofessional employee. (b) All paraprofessional employees will be given a written report prepared by the evaluator within five (5) days of the evaluation. (c) Paraprofessional employees shall return the written formal evaluation to the evaluator within five (5) days of receipt. Signature does not necessarily signify agreement with the contents of the evaluation. The paraprofessional employee shall have a right to append his/her remarks to the formal report, and any or all such remarks shall also be included in the paraprofessional employee's file. (d) No such report shall be included in the individual's file, sent to central administration, or otherwise acted upon without prior knowledge and signature of employee. (e) Paraprofessional employees shall be observed and evaluated at least once every year. Formal evaluations, being instruments for affecting and maintaining good performance, should contain constructive suggestions for improving weaknesses as well as noting strengths.