Common use of Long-form Evaluation Process Clause in Contracts

Long-form Evaluation Process. ‌ A. Professional Growth Goals 1. Professional Growth Goals shall be established annually for all employees on Long Form Evaluation. The Long Form goals shall be established by the evaluator with input from the employee. In the case of employees who received a Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating in any evaluation criterion on the final evaluation, Long Form goals shall be established for the next school year by the fifth (5th) day prior to the end of school when the Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating was received. Such Long Form goals shall be reviewed by the evaluator and the employee no later than October 1 of the following school year. B. Eligibility 1. The following employees shall be placed on Long Form Evaluation: a. Employees new to the profession or with no prior Washington public school experience the first four (4) years of employment in the district. b. Employees new to the district, but with experience in the public schools of Washington for the first year of employment with the district and until the employee has had four (4) years of satisfactory Long Form evaluations in the district or elsewhere in Washington. c. Employees who receive a Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating in any evaluation criterion on the final evaluation for the next school year. d. Employees who hold non-continuing contracts, except those reemployed after they have retired from District employment. Retired employees from another district and who can provide documentation of four (4) years of satisfactory evaluations in the state are eligible for PGAP after satisfactorily completing the first year on the long form evaluation process. e. Employees returning to District employment following an absence of five (5) or more years. 2. The following employees may be placed on Long Form Evaluation: a. Employees returning to District employment following an absence of two (2) or more years at the discretion of the evaluator or employee. b. Employees changing assignments such as grade, level, subject area, specialty area or building from the previous school year at the discretion of the evaluator or employee. c. Employees identified by the evaluator as having deficiencies or areas for improvement. C. Scheduled Observations 1. For all employees on Long Form Evaluation, the evaluator shall conduct at least two (2) scheduled observations during the course of the evaluation period. 2. For provisional employees, the evaluator shall make at least one (1) scheduled observation within the first ninety (90) calendar days of employment. Provisional employees in their third year of employment shall receive three (3) thirty (30)-minute observations, two (2) of which are scheduled. 3. Scheduled observations shall be conducted in accordance with law, provided that observations shall be for not less than fifteen (15) consecutive minutes, provided further that the total observation time shall total at least sixty (60) minutes including one (1) observation of at least thirty (30) minutes. 4. The evaluator will conduct two (2) observations of at least thirty (30) minutes each, one of which must be scheduled. Audio or video devices shall not be used to record any class for the purpose of evaluation. Within three (3) days following the observation, the evaluator will hold a post- observation conference with the employee. Within five (5) days following the post-observation conference, the evaluator shall provide a written report to the employee.

Long-form Evaluation Process. ‌ A. Professional Growth Goals 1. Professional Growth Goals shall be established annually for all employees on Long Form Evaluation. The Long Form goals shall be established by the evaluator with input from the employee. In the case of employees who received a Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating in any evaluation criterion on the final evaluation, Long Form goals shall be established for the next school year by the fifth (5th) day prior to the end of school when the Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating was received. Such Long Form goals shall be reviewed by the evaluator and the employee no later than October 1 of the following school year. B. EligibilityConditions 1. The following employees shall be placed on Long Form Evaluation: a. Employees new to the profession or with no prior Washington public school experience the first four (4) years of employment in the district. b. Employees new to the district, but with experience in the public schools of Washington for the first year of employment with the district and until the employee has had four (4) years of satisfactory Long Form evaluations in the district or elsewhere in Washington. c. Employees who receive a Below Average or Unsatisfactory rating in any evaluation criterion on the final evaluation -- for the next school year. d. Employees who hold non-continuing contracts, except those reemployed after they have retired from District employment. Retired employees from another district and who can provide documentation of four (4) years of satisfactory evaluations in the state are eligible for PGAP after satisfactorily completing the first year on the long form evaluation process. e. Employees returning to District employment following an absence of five (5) or more years. 2. The following employees may be placed on Long Form Evaluation: a. Employees returning to District employment following an absence of two (2) or more years at the discretion of the evaluator or employee. b. Employees changing assignments such as grade, level, subject area, specialty area or building from the previous school year at the discretion of the evaluator or employee. c. Employees identified by the evaluator as having deficiencies or areas for improvement. C. Scheduled Observations 1. For all employees on Long Form Evaluation, the evaluator shall conduct at least two (2) scheduled observations during the course of the evaluation period. 2. For provisional employees, the evaluator shall make at least one (1) scheduled observation within the first ninety (90) calendar days of employment. Provisional employees in their third year of employment shall receive three (3) thirty (30)-minute observations, two (2) of which are scheduled. 3. Scheduled observations shall be conducted in accordance with law, provided that observations shall be for not less than fifteen (15) consecutive minutes, provided further that the total observation time shall total at least sixty (60) minutes including one (1) observation of at least thirty (30) minutes. 4. The evaluator will conduct two (2) observations of at least thirty (30) minutes each, one of which must be scheduled. Audio or video devices shall not be used to record any class for the purpose of evaluation. Within three (3) days following the observation, the evaluator will hold a post- post-observation conference with the employee. Within five (5) days following the post-observation conference, the evaluator shall provide a written report to the employee.