Common use of Other Guidelines Clause in Contracts

Other Guidelines. 1. Upon mutual agreement of a Teacher and his/her supervisor, a request may be made for another District administrator to observe said Teacher's classroom performance. Such an observation shall follow the procedure outlined in Paragraph C of this article. 2. In case a Teacher is not recommended for tenure or is recommended for dismissal because of his/her evaluation or failure to comply with the items necessary to improve performance as determined by the evaluator, the Teacher may appeal to the Superintendent. a. The Superintendent may make his/her own investigation and make a separate evaluation of the Teacher's performance, to the extent his/her familiarity with the Teacher's performance will permit. Such an evaluation will follow the procedure outlined in C. above. b. The Superintendent will return, together with this investigation and the Principal's, a final recommendation to the Board of Education. 3. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a Teacher shall be conducted openly and with the full knowledge of the Teacher. 4. Any complaint against a Teacher by any parent, student, or other person, which is to be incorporated into the Teacher's evaluation or personnel file, shall be called to the attention of the Teacher promptly. The Teacher shall have the right to attach a response to any such complaint. The Teacher's reply shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. Any material placed in the file that is found to be inappropriate or in error shall be expunged from the file. 5. When a supervisor becomes aware of Teacher behavior that is inappropriate or improper, he/she shall notify the Teacher as soon, as is practical, in order that the behavior can be improved. A Teacher may request a written explanation of any action taken because of inappropriate or improper performance. 6. A supervisor may visit a classroom other than for formal evaluation. A Teacher may request a written evaluation report and/or a post- visitation conference of any classroom visit. When requested, the written report shall utilize the Standard Evaluation Form. 7. Observations of a Teacher by anyone not specifically authorized in C, or D(1) above shall follow the procedures below. a. A Teacher shall receive notification from the school office of the pending visit to a particular class by a parent of a member of said class. This notification shall be issued to the affected Teacher as soon as the office is aware of the parent's intention to visit. b. Observations other than parents of students shall be permitted only after the affected Teacher(s) has been notified and has agreed to said observation. The notification shall include the following: 1) The purpose of the observation. 2) The criterion to be utilized in the observation. 3) The person(s) conducting the observation and their qualifications for such an observation. 4) The function of the resulting report. c. Personnel associated with accreditation Associations or legal inspection agencies shall be permitted to enter classrooms at will. d. Such observations and resulting reports will not be a basis of evaluating the quality of a Teacher's service or fitness for retention. 8. No evaluation or observation shall unduly interfere with the normal teaching-learning process.

Other Guidelines. 1. Upon mutual agreement of a Teacher and his/her supervisorupervisor, a request may be made for another District administrator to observe said Teacher's classroom performance. Such an observation shall follow the procedure outlined in Paragraph C of this article. 2. In case a Teacher is not recommended for tenure or is recommended for dismissal because of his/her evaluation or failure to comply with the items necessary to improve performance as determined by the evaluator, the Teacher may appeal to the Superintendent. a. The Superintendent may make his/her own investigation and make a separate evaluation of the Teacher's performance, to the extent his/her familiarity with the Teacher's performance will permit. Such an evaluation will follow the procedure outlined in C. above. b. The Superintendent will return, together with this investigation and the Principal's, a final recommendation to the Board of Education. 3. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a Teacher shall be conducted openly and with the full knowledge of the Teacher. 4. Any complaint against a Teacher by any parent, student, or other person, which is to be incorporated into the Teacher's evaluation or personnel file, shall be called to the attention of the Teacher promptly. The Teacher shall have the right to attach a response to any such complaint. The Teacher's reply shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. Any material placed in the file that is found to be inappropriate or in error shall be expunged from the file. 5. When a supervisor becomes aware of Teacher behavior that is inappropriate or improper, he/she shall notify the Teacher as soon, as is practical, in order that the behavior can be improved. A Teacher may request a written explanation of any action taken because of inappropriate or improper performance. 6. A supervisor may visit a classroom other than for formal evaluation. A Teacher may request a written evaluation report and/or a post- post visitation conference of any classroom visit. When requested, the written report shall utilize the Standard Evaluation Form. 7. Observations of a Teacher by anyone not specifically authorized in C, or D(1) above shall follow the procedures below. a. A Teacher shall receive notification from the school office of the pending visit to a particular class by a parent of a member of said class. This notification shall be issued to the affected Teacher as soon as the office is aware of the parent's intention to visit. b. Observations other than parents of students shall be permitted only after the affected Teacher(s) has been notified and has agreed to said observation. The notification shall include the following: 1) The purpose of the observation. 2) The criterion to be utilized in the observation. 3) The person(s) conducting the observation and their qualifications for such an observation. 4) The function of the resulting report. c. Personnel associated with accreditation Associations or legal inspection agencies shall be permitted to enter classrooms at will. d. Such observations and resulting reports will not be a basis of evaluating the quality of a Teacher's service or fitness for retention. 8. No evaluation or observation shall unduly interfere with the normal teaching-learning process.

Other Guidelines. 1. Upon mutual agreement of a Teacher and his/her supervisorSupervisor, a request may be made for another District administrator Administrator to observe said Teacher's classroom performance. Such an observation shall follow the procedure outlined in Paragraph C B of this article. 2. In case a Teacher is not recommended for tenure or is recommended for dismissal because of his/her evaluation or failure to comply with the items necessary to improve performance as determined by the evaluator, the Teacher may appeal to the Superintendent. a. The Superintendent may make his/her own investigation and make a separate evaluation of the Teacher's performance, to the extent his/her familiarity with the Teacher's performance will permit. Such an evaluation will follow the procedure outlined in C. B. above. b. The Superintendent will return, together with this investigation and the Principal's, a final recommendation to the Board of Education. 3. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a Teacher shall be conducted openly and with the full knowledge of the Teacher. 4. Any complaint against a Teacher by any parent, student, or other person, which is to be incorporated into the Teacher's evaluation or personnel file, shall be called to the attention of the Teacher promptly. The Teacher shall have the right to attach a response to any such complaint. The Teacher's reply shall be attached to the file copy of the material in question. Any material placed in the file that is found to be inappropriate or in error shall be expunged from the file. 5. When a supervisor becomes aware of Teacher behavior that is inappropriate or improper, he/she shall notify the Teacher as soon, as is practical, in order that the behavior can be improved. A Teacher may request a written explanation of any action taken because of inappropriate or improper performance. 6. A supervisor may visit a classroom other than for formal evaluation. A Teacher may request a written evaluation report and/or a post- post visitation conference of any classroom visit. When requested, the written report shall utilize the Standard Evaluation Form. 7. Observations of a Teacher by anyone not specifically authorized in CB, or D(1) above shall follow the procedures below. a. A Teacher shall receive notification from the school office of the pending visit to a particular class by a parent of a member of said class. This notification shall be issued to the affected Teacher as soon as the office is aware of the parent's intention to visit. b. Observations by people other than parents of students shall be permitted only after the affected Teacher(s) has been notified and has agreed to said observation. The notification shall include the following: 1) The purpose of the observation. 2) The criterion to be utilized in the observation. 3) The person(s) conducting the observation and their qualifications for such an observation. 4) The function of the resulting report. c. Personnel associated with accreditation Associations or legal inspection agencies shall be permitted to enter classrooms at will. d. Such observations and resulting reports will not be a basis of evaluating the quality of a Teacher's service or fitness for retention. 8. No evaluation or observation shall unduly interfere with the normal teaching-learning process.