Common use of Purpose of Program Clause in Contracts

Purpose of Program. A. This program is not to be used as a method to have teachers evaluate teachers. Evaluations are strictly the responsibility of the administration. B. Pursuant to Education Code, Section 44500, et seq, the primary purpose of the Peer Assistance and Review (PAR.) program is to address the instructional needs of permanent classroom teachers with unsatisfactory evaluations, as provided in Article XIII. A secondary purpose is to provide support to other certificated teachers through Consulting Teachers, staff development and beginning teacher assistance. C. The Oroville Union High School District and the Oroville Secondary Teachers Association are continuously striving to provide the highest quality of education for all students. In order for all students to succeed in learning, teachers must succeed in teaching. Therefore, the parties agree to cooperate in the design and implementation of the Peer Assistance and Review Program to improve the quality of instruction through expanded and improved professional development and peer assistance. Teachers who are referred to or who volunteer for the program are viewed as valuable professionals who deserve to have the best educational resources provided them in the interest of improving performance to a successful standard. D. All activities undertaken pursuant to the peer assistance and review program are focused on maintaining and improving classroom instruction in the Oroville Union High School District. All such activities are independent of the evaluation function of administration as outlined in Article XIII. Except as provided by law, all communications between Referred Participating Teachers and Consulting Teachers are confidential. E. The Oroville Union High School District and Oroville Secondary Teachers Association are committed to prioritizing the PAR Program in the following rank order, 1) to serve tenured teachers who receive unsatisfactory evaluations and 2) to fund other programs as determined by the Joint Panel as described in Ed Code 44500 and 44506.

Purpose of Program. A. This program is not to be used as a method to have teachers evaluate teachers. Evaluations are strictly the responsibility of the administration. B. Pursuant to Education Code, Section 44500, et seq, the primary purpose of the Peer Assistance and Review (PAR.) program is to address the instructional needs of permanent classroom teachers with unsatisfactory evaluations, as provided in Article XIII. A secondary purpose is to provide support to other certificated teachers through Consulting Teachers, staff development and beginning teacher assistance. C. The Oroville Union High School District and the Oroville Secondary Teachers Association are continuously striving to provide the highest quality of education for all students. In order for all students to succeed in learning, teachers must succeed in teaching. Therefore, the parties agree to cooperate in the design and implementation of the Peer Assistance and Review Program to improve the quality of instruction through expanded and improved professional development and peer assistance. Teachers who are referred to or who volunteer for the program are viewed as valuable professionals who deserve to have the best educational resources provided them in the interest of improving performance to a successful standard. D. All activities undertaken pursuant to the peer assistance and review program are focused on maintaining and improving classroom instruction in the Oroville Union High School District. All such activities are independent of the evaluation function of administration as outlined in Article XIII. Except as provided by law, all communications between Referred Participating Teachers and Consulting Teachers are confidential. E. The Oroville Union High School District and Oroville Secondary Teachers Association are committed to prioritizing the PAR Program in the following rank order, 1) to serve tenured teachers who receive unsatisfactory evaluations and 2) to fund other programs as determined by the Joint Panel as described in Ed Code 44500 and 44506.Article