TWO YEAR CYCLE Sample Clauses

TWO YEAR CYCLE. A. A tenured teacher who has received an “Excellent” or “Proficient” performance evaluation rating in his or her last performance evaluation must be observed at least twice during the two-year evaluation cycle, with at least one observation being formal. At the end of the two year cycle, teachers on tenured status will receive their summative evaluation by June 1. B. At the discretion of administration, provided such discretion is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonably applied, a tenured teacher may be evaluated at any time within his or her two year cycle. All teachers shall receive a minimum of 24 hours advance notice of the Formal Observation. C. The building principal has the authority and responsibility to organize and direct all evaluation activities within his or her buildings. Qualified administrators will be responsible for the evaluation of all teachers on staff. The schedule for evaluating tenured teachers will be decided by school administration. D. A tenured teacher who has received a “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory” performance evaluation rating in his or her last performance evaluation shall be observed at least three times during the school year following such evaluation rating, with at least two of the observations being formal. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ observations will follow a clinical supervision model which will include the following: 1. Pre-conference before each formal observation during which the teacher and evaluator shall agree on the lesson to be observed and review the pre- observation form. 2. The primary element in clinical supervision is the systematic observation of the teaching process. Observation and collection of evidence will be the process used by the supervisor. 3. A post-observation conference will take place within five school days after each observation. The purpose of these meetings between the teacher and evaluator will be to reconstruct the observed lesson, provide specific strengths and areas in need of improvement, and recommendations for improvement. F. Informal classroom observations, at the discretion of the administration, provided such discretion is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonably applied, may take place for any staff member during the course of the school year. If a deficiency is noted in the Informal Observation, the staff member will be notified in writing within 24 hours. Any deficient, informal observation that is to be included in an evaluation report must be documented and discussed with th...