Inquiry Cycle Sample Clauses

Inquiry Cycle. 1. During each school year, all certificated employees shall be observed for the purposes of collecting evidence. a. For certificated employees on the Comprehensive Evaluation, each inquiry cycle will include a minimum of two (2) observations. b. For certificated employees on the Focused Evaluation, each inquiry cycle will include a minimum of two (2) observations. c. The total observation time for each employee during each school year shall not be less than sixty (60) minutes. 2. New employees shall be observed at least once for a total observation time for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes during the first ninety (90) calendar days of their employment period. An employee in the third year of provisional status as defined in RCW 28A.405.220 shall be observed at least three times in the performance of his or her duties and the total observation time for the school year shall not be less than ninety minutes. 3. The employee and evaluator shall meet for a pre-inquiry conference by October 31st to discuss/determine area(s) of focus and student growth goals. This can be done in a group setting with other employees. The employee and evaluator shall meet for a post-inquiry/pre-inquiry conference by February 15th. Employee and evaluator will meet for second post inquiry conference prior to the May 15th summative scoring deadline. 4. For formal observations, the principal or other evaluator shall provide documentation of the evidence observed to the employee within ten (10) working days. 5. The evaluator may conduct additional informal, unscheduled observations above and beyond these formal observations. Any significant concerns determined by the evaluator shall be communicated in writing to the employee as soon as possible or within ten (10) working days.