Professional Development Options. A. The District and BTA have jointly agreed to the attached Annual Professional Performance Review Plan. Within that plan 40 Points of the BTA member’s evaluation will be based on direct classroom observation. The following protocol will be followed for the direct observation process: The direct observation cycle begins with a pre-observation conference between a bargaining unit member and administrator. A pre-observation conference will be required for all bargaining unit members pri- or to each observation. The relevant Evaluation/Observation Form will be used for each bargaining unit member for the following categories: Teachers, Student Services (school counselor, psychologist, social worker, speech therapist) and Li- brary Media Specialist. During the pre-conference, the discussion will focus on review of the evaluation rubrics and process of observation/evaluation as described on the evaluation form. This conference will take place not more than five school days prior to the date of the observation. The administrator will make every effort to observe on the identified date and pe- riod. If unforeseen circumstances arise preventing this, however, the administra- tor will notify the bargaining unit member of an alternate date in the same instructional period within the next three school days. A post-observation conference will be held within five school days after the obser- vation. Both parties will tentatively complete the rubric and rate the bargaining unit member on all criteria. During the conference, the parties will discuss their responses and will collaboratively arrive at an assessment of the unit member’s performance and generate suggestions for future growth. Within five school days after the post-conference, the administrator will provide the bargaining unit member with a copy of the scoring rubric and his/her scores in each area, along with a narrative summary of the major professional goals and strategies identified in the post-conference. The bargaining unit member will be asked to sign the document and may add a statement of his/her own if desired. The completed document will be placed in the bargaining unit member’s person- nel file. Evaluations related to Student Services and Library Media Specialist have been adapted in the same rubric format as that of teachers to assure consistency in the professional evaluation responsibility. These adaptations take into considera- tion a collaborative, self-evaluative format, acknowledging the on...
