Common use of Governance and Program Structure Clause in Contracts

Governance and Program Structure. 16.4.1 The Peer Assistance and Review Program will be administered by a Joint Committee consisting of three members, two selected by the Federation and one appointed by the County Superintendent. Qualifications for the teacher representatives to the Joint Committee shall be the same as those for Consulting Teacher as set forth in subsection 4. 2.1. A Committee member’s term shall be two years, except the first terms shall be one two-year term and one one-year term for the teacher members. The County Office member shall have a two- year term. The Committee shall establish a procedure for selecting the Chair, which shall be a teacher member. The Chair shall be a full voting member of the Committee. 16.4.1.1 The Joint Committee will make all decisions in the areas of appointments, reports, plan and budget and make recommendations to the Federation and County Superintendent. Decisions will be made by a majority vote. Attendance by all three members of the Joint Committee will be necessary for purposes of meeting and conducting business. 16.4.1.2 The Joint Committee’s primary responsibilities are to establish the annual Program and budget, and to select and oversee the Consulting Teachers. In addition, the Committee shall: i. Assign Consulting Teachers to the Participating Teacher, although the Participating Teacher shall have the right to present reasons in writing why a specific Consulting Teacher should be replaced with another Consulting Teacher, and to have those reasons considered by the Joint Committee; ii. Review Consulting Teachers’ reports on RPTs; iii. Establish procedures for reviewing the effectiveness of the Consulting Teachers in their role; iv. Coordinate with the County Office to provide training for Consulting Teachers, committee members and participating teachers; [Training may consist of but will not be limited to Peer Coaching, Adult Learning Theory, Professional Writing, including Factual Reporting and Articulation of Professional Judgment.] v. Send written notification regarding participation in the PAR program to the Referred Teacher, the Consulting Teacher and the Evaluator; vi. Establish internal operating procedures and regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of the Education Code and this section of the Agreement; vii. Submit to the County Superintendent recommendations regarding RPTs, including forwarding the names of any individuals who, after sustained assistance, are unable to demonstrate satisfactory improvement according to their Consulting Teacher; viii. Make an annual report to the Federation and the County Superintendent regarding the impact of the Program, its overall effectiveness, and recommendations for improvements in the Program. 16.4.1.3 Dependent on adequate funding from the State for the PAR Program, the Joint Committee shall use the following procedure for establishing the annual Program plan and budget: 16.4.1.3.1 By April 1 of each fiscal year, the Joint Committee will establish a Program and tentative budget for the succeeding year with a final budget before June 30th. The budget will include: i. the estimated state revenues for the Program; ii. the estimated expenditures, involving: iii. projected number of Participating Teachers, iv. projected number of Consulting Teachers needed, v. released time for the Committee and Consulting Teachers,