Common use of PAR Process Clause in Contracts

PAR Process. a. APS and ATF will present jointly to principals at a designated time at the beginning of each school year. The presentation will include, but not be limited to: 1.) Putting teachers on an Improvement Plan 2.) The PAR Program b. Principal’s responsibilities in the PAR process prior to placing an employee on an Improvement Plan are as follows: 1.) Principal notes the concern(s) in the teacher’s performance to discern if there is a pattern. Concerns regarding any of the nine teacher competencies may come about as a result of classroom observations or other evidence of teaching problems. 2.) Principal confirms the pattern with evidence from observations. 3.) Principal converses with teacher to notify him/her of the concern(s). a.) The principal addresses the specific competencies of concern with the teacher verbally and/or in writing if already addressed verbally. b.) The principal advises the teacher that communication about the competencies will continue and a follow-up is scheduled in a specified time frame. c.) The principal provides assistance to the teacher. 4.) If there is no improvement, then the principal will meet with Human Resources to review the documentation (meetings, memos, concerns, observations, etc.) and a meeting with the teacher, principal, a representative from the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, and a Human Resources Representative will be scheduled. a.) The concerns, evidence, expectations, support and a target date for improvement will be reviewed at this meeting. b.) Once the teachers is placed on an improvement plan, if there is space available in the PAR Program, a Consulting Teacher will be assigned.