Common use of Assessment of Teacher Performance Clause in Contracts

Assessment of Teacher Performance. Teacher performance will be evaluated during formal observations, informal observations also known as “classroom walkthroughs,” and other methods of gathering teacher performance data that shall include a pre- and post-conference with the teacher for each formal observation. Such performance, which will comprise fifty-percent (50%) of a teacher’s effectiveness rating, will be assessed by trained and credentialed evaluators based upon the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession (OTES). The Board shall utilize the measures set forth by the Ohio Department of Education’s OTES “Teacher Performance Evaluation Rubric” for instructional planning, instruction and assessment, and professionalism.