STUDENT LEARNING GROWTH Clause Samples

STUDENT LEARNING GROWTH. Student performance is an important component of the evaluation of employees in Palm Beach County. All employees' evaluations will use student learning growth scores approved by the State. The scores will include state-mandated assessments and other assessments agreed upon by the Parties based on students assigned to the teacher, school, or district. The resulting scores will be converted to percentile rankings of all employees within the State. The District will use the following scale to determine the teacher's student learning growth rating: Highly Effective 87-100% Effective 15-86% Needs Improvement/Developing – Cat. 1A and 1B 2-14% Unsatisfactory 0-1% Other Achievement Measures: If other State approved measures, as defined in Fla. Stat. §1012.34: Section 7 are utilized, rating information will be determined, negotiated, and distributed by the District. The Parties agree that no data collected prior to the school year 2011 -2012 will be used in this process. The student learning growth scores are linked to employees from the October and February FTE count survey. Therefore, it is of great importance that when asked to verify student rosters for both of these FTE count surveys, that each employee be diligent in verifying who is and who is not a student enrolled in his/her class(es) during both FTE count surveys. The teacher will review the list and verify its accuracy by their signature. The teacher may appeal to the principal to have any student added or removed from the list based on the criteria outlined in current District Policy.