Common use of Educator Evaluation Clause in Contracts

Educator Evaluation. A. Educators shall be evaluated by personnel eligible for certification by the State Department of Education no less than the minimum required by the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) section on the Evaluation of Professionally Certified Personnel. 1. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of an educator will be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the educator. 2. Written comments shall be made concerning any observation resulting in the evaluation of the employee's work. 3. A duplicate copy of all written comments as a result of observation will be given to the employee within five (5) duty days. B. 1. A personnel file shall be maintained in the Human Resources Office of the Board of Education. Any employee shall have the right, upon request, to review the contents of the employee's personnel file, and to receive a copy, at the employee's expense, of any document contained herein, excluding letters of recommendation. Any employee shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association accompany the employee during such review. Although the Board agrees to protect the confidentiality of personal references, academic credentials, and other similar documents, it will not establish separate "confidential" files.