Common use of Evaluation Time Line Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Time Line. District administrators shall evaluate school counselors annually except as otherwise appropriate for high performing school counselors. Additionally, District Administrators may elect not to evaluate a school counselor that was on leave for fifty percent or more of the year (as calculated by the Board), or who submitted a notice of retirement that is accepted by the Board by December 1 of that school year. Annual evaluations include two formal observations of at least 30 minutes each and informal observations. Counselors will be provided with a written report of the evaluation. The Board shall evaluate school counselors receiving effectiveness ratings of Accomplished on the counselors’ most recent evaluations carried out under this policy, and whose metric of student outcomes for the most recent school year for which data is available is skilled or higher on the evaluation rubric every three years. In years when an evaluation will not take place, one observation shall be carried out and at least one conference with the counselor shall be held. The Board shall evaluate school counselors receiving effectiveness ratings of Skilled on the counselors’ most recent evaluations carried out under this policy, and whose metric of student outcomes for the most recent school year for which data is available is skilled or higher on the evaluation rubric every two years. In years when an evaluation will not take place, one observation shall be carried out and at least one conference with the counselor shall be held.