Common use of Professional Involvement Clause in Contracts

Professional Involvement. A. In order to ensure collaboration and communication, the District and the Association agree to create a committee of teachers and administrators to investigate emerging, urgent and strategic District needs; advise and make recommendations to the Director of Learning Services for the management and implementation of District instructional initiatives and policies. The Association will collaborate with the District in appointing teacher leaders, including an Association representative, to the committee whose number shall be equal to the number of administrators. Annual review of membership and charges will be subject to joint review by the District and Association. B. In accordance with RCW 28A.320.230, the Board is legally responsible for establishing a policy for approval of instructional materials used in the implementation of the District's instructional program. The District shall consult with and seek input from the Association before making any changes in administrative procedures related to the adoption of instructional materials. At a minimum, the administrative procedure shall include: 1. Appointment of non-supervisory certificated employees to the instructional materials committee (IMC) by the Superintendent after soliciting recommendations and input from the Association President; 2. At least nine (9) non-supervisory certificated employees on the IMC; 3. Ad hoc curriculum review committees with majority membership from nonsupervisory certificated employees prior to consideration of new core curricula by the IMC; 4. Consideration by curriculum review committees and the IMC for system capacity for implementation of new curricula (available instructional time; workload impacts on educators; workload impacts on students; necessary training for successful implementation; and financial resources to support the purchase and implementation); and 5. A process for soliciting feedback from educators following the first and/or second year of implementation of new core curricula.