Common use of The Probationary Period Clause in Contracts

The Probationary Period. The purpose of the probationary period is to give the employee the opportunity to demonstrate improvement in his or her area(s) of deficiency. During the probation, the employee may not be transferred from the supervision of the original evaluator. Improvement of performance must occur and be documented by the original evaluator before any consideration of a request for transfer or reassignment will be considered by either the employee or the district. During the probationary period, evaluator shall observe/evaluate the employee at least twice a month. The evaluator may authorize one additional certificated evaluator to observe the employee and to aid the employee in improving his or her areas of deficiency. The provisions of this Article referring to observation and evaluation procedures will apply, unless specifically identified otherwise, to the documentation of observation and evaluation reports during the probationary period. The employee may be removed from probation if he or she has demonstrated improvement to the satisfaction of the evaluator(s) in the areas specifically detailed in his or her program of improvement.