Four-tier System Sample Clauses

Four-tier System. Bargaining unit members rated under a four-tier evaluation system: a. Bargaining unit members rated Effective or Highly Effective on their annual evaluation will advance one interval each year. b. Pre-tenured bargaining unit members rated Devel- oping will advance one interval each year. 1. A pre-tenured bargaining unit member is de- fined as an employee who has never attained tenure at BCPSS or another Maryland LEA prior to employment at BCPSS. c. Tenured bargaining unit members rated Developing will advance one interval. A tenured bargaining unit member who is rated Developing in the year following a Developing rating will not advance an interval until the member receives an Effective or Highly Effective rating. d. Bargaining unit members at the highest interval on the Advanced Professional Pathway will receive a 1 salary increase for every two consecutive Effective or Highly Effective annual evaluation ratings. Ratings earned for school years 2023-2024 and prior shall not be eligible for consideration as ratings required for this increase.