Common use of PAR Program Clause in Contracts

PAR Program. 12 1. Referred Teacher Participants (RTP) 14 a. A Referred Teacher Participant is a teacher with permanent status who 15 receives an unsatisfactory overall rating on the year-end evaluation (related to 16 instructional skills, classroom management, knowledge of subject matter, or 17 other related aspects of teaching performance). Permanent teachers may not 18 be referred to PAR for an isolated problem with his or her teaching 19 performance if the overall evaluation is satisfactory. A teacher may not be 20 referred to PAR for attendance problems, repeated tardiness, failure to 21 complete required attendance or grade reports or to comply with other similar 22 administrative requirements or directives. The purpose of such participation 23 is to help the RTP correct the job-related deficiencies and achieve a 24 satisfactory level of teaching performance. 26 b. The PAR Committee shall make a good faith effort to assign a Consulting 27 Teacher to the RTP prior to September 1st. At the request of the RTP 28 Consulting Teacher, Director of Human Resources, or on its own initiative, 29 the Committee may assign a different Consulting Teacher to work with the 30 RTP at any time during the year. 32 c. The Consulting Teacher shall use such methods as he or she deems 33 appropriate to help the RTP correct the job-related deficiencies and achieve a 34 satisfactory level of teaching performance. The Consulting Teacher will 35 submit periodic (no less than one every three months) written Status Reports 36 to the Committee and Director of Human Resources. The Consulting Teacher 37 will continue to provide assistance to the RTP until he or she receives a 38 satisfactory evaluation. The Consulting Teacher will submit a written Final 39 Report to the Committee and Director of Human Resources. A copy of each 40 report and the Final Report of the Consulting Teacher will be submitted to, 41 and discussed with, the RTP before it is submitted to the Committee. The 42 RTP will have the right to submit to the Committee a written response to each 43 Status Report and to the Final Report of the Consulting Teacher. The RTP has 44 the right to meet with the Committee before it makes a final recommendation 45 to the Board of Education. 1 d. At all levels of the process, the RTP has the right to be represented by the 2 Association Representative of his or her choice. 4 e. After consideration by the PAR Committee, the results of the RTP’s 5 participation in the PAR Program shall be forwarded to the Board of 8 f. The results of the RTP’s participation in the program shall be placed in his or 9 her personnel file.