Common use of Teacher Performance Clause in Contracts

Teacher Performance. A. All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a teacher will be conducted openly and with full knowledge of the teacher. Teachers will be given a copy of an evaluation report prepared by their supervisors and will have the right to discuss such reports with their supervisors. 1. Teachers will have the right, upon written request, to review the contents of their personnel file or any other file. A teacher will be entitled to have a representative of the Association accompany him/her during such a review. 2. No material derogatory to a teacher's conduct, service, character or personality will be placed in his/her personnel file, or any other file, unless the teacher has had the opportunity to review the material. The teacher will acknowledge that he/she has had the opportunity to review such material by affixing his/her signature to the copy to be filed with the express understanding that such signature in no way indicates agreement with the contents thereof. The teacher will also have the right to submit a written answer to such material and his/her answer shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and attached to the file copy. ▇. ▇▇ administrator to whom a written or oral complaint against a teacher is made will, where appropriate, first refer the complaint to the individual about whom the complaint was made, and notify the teacher within one (1) school day. If the complaint cannot be resolved between the two individuals or if the complaint is of such a substantial nature that it should be handled by an administrator in the first instance, then, within five (5) school days, except in unusual circumstances beyond the control of the administrator(s), the administrator will notify the teacher that a complaint has been received and it will be investigated. Complaints will be handled and investigated in a timely manner. As part of any investigation, the teacher will be given the opportunity to have an Association representative present and to respond to the complaint. D. The Association recognizes the authority and responsibility of the Principal for disciplining or reprimanding a teacher for delinquency of professional performance. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded formally by a member of the Administration above the level of the Principal however, he/she will be entitled to have an appropriate representative of the Association present. E. No teacher will be disciplined, reprimanded, reduced in rank or compensation or deprived of any professional advantage without just cause. However, this section shall not prohibit the Superintendent in exercising his/her right not to renew the employment of teachers without professional teacher status. F. It shall be the responsibility of the Administrators of the various schools to evaluate all personnel performing any professional duties. G. The Superintendent and representatives of the DTA will meet to discuss any proposed changes in the procedures for evaluating teachers and except as otherwise provided for M.G.L. c. 71, s. 38, any agreed upon changes are subject to ratification by the DTA and the Committee. H. See Appendix E.