Common use of Permanent Teachers Clause in Contracts

Permanent Teachers. All teachers must be visited at least once every two (2) years and given copies of their evaluation report. In the year the evaluation is taking place, the first meeting and written evaluation must take place before the end of the third week of February. If the evaluation shows that the teacher's work is not found to be satisfactory, a second visit and meeting must take place within two (2) months of the first evaluation, but no later than the 15th of April. 27.01 Sufficient space must be allowed on evaluation forms in order to permit the evaluated teacher to comment on his evaluation. When a teacher disagrees with the evaluation, the contents of such an evaluation may be subject to grievance, but only if a teacher is dismissed or disciplined as a result of an unfavourable evaluation. 27.02 The written evaluation report form shall become part of the teacher's permanent professional file. (a) Each School Corporation shall have a Parity Committee with a mandate to review the evaluation procedure as a whole (including, but not restricted to the establishment of criteria for evaluation) and to submit their decision for implementation by their respective Boards by January 15. (b) A maximum of three (3) representatives from each party shall constitute the Parity Committee. (c) Majority decisions shall be the rule. (d) Until such time as the decision is reached, status quo shall be applied.