Common use of Observations and Conferences Clause in Contracts

Observations and Conferences. 1. Pre-observation conferences shall be scheduled with reasonable notification to the teacher. 2. Pre-observation conferences between the teacher and the evaluator shall take place no later than one week prior to the formal observation. Teachers are encouraged to complete the Pre-Conference Pro- tocol prior to the Pre-Conference. Pre- observation conferences prior to a formal observation shall be private interactive discussions between the evalua- tor-observer and the teacher at which lesson and unit plans, portfolios of student work, student is- sues, resource needs, the teacher’s identification of areas in which he or she wishes to have focused feedback from the evaluator-observer and other professional practice issues identified by the teach- er or evaluator-observer shall be discussed. 3. Evidence collected during formal or informal obser- vations shall be aligned to the CPS Framework for Teaching. In the case of observations of educators where CPS Addendums exist, no evidence shall contradict such an Addendum. 4. Each formal observation shall take place within five school days of the pre-conference and during the time that the instructional module discussed at the pre-conference is to be taught. 5. Post-conferences between the teacher and eval- uator-observer shall take place within three to ten school days following the formal observation and shall be private. Feedback after an informal obser- vation may be provided in person or electronically. The teacher may request in person feedback after an informal observation. 6. The evaluator shall provide the teacher with all the evidence, observation scoring and reflections via the BOARD’S on-line teacher evaluation data sys- tem, to which the BOARD will provide teachers un- limited access. 7. The evaluator will reschedule observations if class- room activity has been disrupted at the time of the scheduled observation (e.g., when a co-teacher is absent, if the building loses electricity, when the teacher is conducting a test, etc.)

Observations and Conferences. 1. Pre-observation conferences shall be scheduled with reasonable notification to the teacher. 2. Pre-observation conferences between the teacher and the evaluator shall take place no later than one week prior to the formal observation. Teachers are encouraged to complete the Pre-Conference Pro- tocol prior to the Pre-Conference. Pre- observation conferences prior to a formal observation shall be private interactive discussions between the evalua- torevaluator-observer and the teacher at which lesson and unit plans, portfolios of student work, student is- suesissues, resource needs, the teacher’s identification of areas in which he or she wishes to have focused feedback from the evaluator-observer and other professional practice issues identified by the teach- er teacher or evaluator-observer shall be discussed. 3. Evidence collected during formal or informal obser- vations observations shall be aligned to the CPS Framework for Teaching. In the case of observations of educators where CPS Addendums exist, no evidence shall contradict such an Addendum. 4. Each formal observation shall take place within five school days of the pre-conference and during the time that the instructional module discussed at the pre-conference is to be taught. 5. Post-conferences between the teacher and eval- uatorevaluator-observer shall take place within three threefive to ten school days following the formal observation and shall be private. Feedback after an informal obser- vation observation may be provided in person or electronically. The teacher may request in person feedback after an informal observation. 6. The evaluator shall provide the teacher with all the evidence, observation scoring and reflections via the BOARD’S on-line teacher evaluation data sys- temsystem, to which the BOARD will provide teachers un- limited unlimited access. 7. The evaluator will reschedule observations if class- room classroom activity has been disrupted at the time of the scheduled observation (e.g., when a co-teacher is absent, if the building loses electricity, when the teacher is conducting a test, etc.)

Observations and Conferences. 1. Pre-observation conferences shall be scheduled with reasonable notification to the teacher. 2. Pre-observation conferences between the teacher and the evaluator shall take place no later than one week prior to the formal observation. Teachers are encouraged to complete the Pre-Conference Pro- tocol prior to the Pre-Conference. Pre- observation conferences prior to a formal observation shall be private interactive discussions between the evalua- torevaluator-observer and the teacher at which lesson and unit plans, portfolios of student work, student is- suesissues, resource needs, the teacher’s identification of areas in which he or she wishes to have focused feedback from the evaluator-observer and other professional practice issues identified by the teach- er teacher or evaluator-observer shall be discussed. 3. Evidence collected during formal or informal obser- vations observations shall be aligned to the CPS Framework for Teaching. In the case of observations of educators where CPS Addendums exist, no evidence shall contradict such an Addendum. 4. Each formal observation shall take place within five school days of the pre-conference and during the time that the instructional module discussed at the pre-conference is to be taught. 5. Post-conferences between the teacher and eval- uator-evaluator- observer shall take place within three threefive to ten school days following the formal observation and shall be private. Feedback after an informal obser- vation observation may be provided in person or electronically. The teacher may request in person feedback after an informal observation. 6. The evaluator shall provide the teacher with all the evidence, observation scoring and reflections via the BOARD’S on-line teacher evaluation data sys- temsystem, to which the BOARD will provide teachers un- limited unlimited access. 7. The evaluator will reschedule observations if class- room classroom activity has been disrupted at the time of the scheduled observation (e.g., when a co-teacher is absent, if the building loses electricity, when the teacher is conducting a test, etc.)