Common use of Setting Expectations Clause in Contracts

Setting Expectations. 1. Understanding that during a year when the mode of teaching and leading may change quickly and multiple times, a formative stance will be most useful. 2. Recognizing that the opportunities for providing/substantiating evidence in the usual ways may be limited; the absence of evidence for an indicator or component should not be cause for lowering a score. 3. Unless otherwise specified in this MOU, all timelines, deadlines, processes and procedures pertaining to staff evaluation in our current CBA will remain in effect. 4. Acknowledging educators’ specific contexts (e.g. health concerns, children at home, temporary or unresolvable issues with connectivity/technology) when working remotely, and the impacts these contexts have on their work. 5. Honoring the importance of setting up (reasonable) expectations for educators and school leaders at the outset, and then ensuring supports are provided for them to meet these expectations.