Common use of Program Outline Clause in Contracts

Program Outline. 3.1 For Referred Participating Teachers on Plan 3 (RPT) 3.1.1 Any permanent teacher who has been placed on Evaluation Plan 3 because of not meeting standards in Clusters 1, 2, or 3 of the PAUSD Teaching Standards must participate in the program. 3.1.2 The Consulting Teacher’s assistance and review shall focus on the specific areas identified in the support/improvement plan developed by the RPT’s Evaluator(s) when the RPT was placed on Plan 3. 3.1.2.1 These areas for improvement shall be aligned with student learning, clearly stated, and consistent with Education Code Section 44662. These recommendations shall be considered as the performance goals required by Education Code Sections 44664(a) and 44500(b)(2). 3.1.2.2 The Principal and the Consulting Teacher assigned shall meet and discuss the recommended areas of improvement outlined by the Principal and the types of assistance that should be provided by the Consulting Teacher. 3.1.2.3 The Consulting Teacher and the Evaluator(s) are expected to establish a cooperative relationship and shall coordinate and align the assistance provided to the RPT. 3.1.2.4 The Consulting Teacher and the RPT shall meet to discuss the plan for assistance. After that meeting, the Consulting Teacher will provide the assistance set forth in Section 4.2.6, which shall also involve conducting multiple classroom observations of the RPT. 3.1.3 At the end of the time period specified in the support/improvement plan, the Consulting Teacher shall complete a written report describing the teacher’s participation in the Program. This report shall consist solely of: (1) a description of the assistance provided by the Consulting Teacher; and (2) a description of the RPT’s participation in the Program. This report shall be submitted to the Joint Panel, with copies also submitted to the RPT and the Evaluator(s). 3.1.4 The Consulting Teacher’s report (described in 3.1.3) shall be made available as part of the RPT’s annual evaluation. Either the Evaluator or the RPT may choose to have the report included in the annual evaluation. 3.1.5 After receiving the report, the Joint Panel shall determine whether the RPT will benefit from continued participation in the Program. 3.1.6 The RPT will continue participating in the Program until the Joint Panel determines that s/he will no longer benefit from participation, the RPT receives a satisfactory evaluation, or the RPT is placed on Evaluation Plan 4, whichever occurs first. The RPT’s Evaluator will determine whether s/he has been able to demonstrate satisfactory improvement. 3.1.7 The names of RPT’s who, after sustained assistance, are not able to demonstrate satisfactory improvement will be forwarded by the Joint Panel to the Governing Board.