Long-Form Evaluations Clause Samples

Long-Form Evaluations. Long-form evaluations shall be limited to the established criteria and procedures herein set forth and intended to comply with state law. Each employee shall be observed in the performance of his or her assigned duties for the purpose of evaluation at least twice during the school year and shall total not less than sixty (60) minutes. The two (2) required observations shall be conducted by a certificated administrator. Scheduled observations shall include a pre-conference at the request of the evaluator or the employee to establish and/or discuss evaluation criteria, indicators, long-term goals, or other information which may be relevant to the evaluation process but may not be readily observed in an observation session. At the request of the evaluator or the employee, these meetings can take place during a planning period. The evaluation form is to be completed and copies provided to the employee, the evaluator, and one (1) copy to the employee’s personnel file. Principals and others authorized to make evaluations or observations may make observations other than those specifically required at any time during the school year and hold conferences for the purpose of discussing job related performance not specifically noted in observations. All observations shall be identified in the evaluation report as to date, time, and length of observation and shall state in specific terms what was observed and how this relates to the negotiated criteria. Within three (3) days after the completion of an evaluation report, the employee shall be provided with a copy of the evaluation report and afforded an opportunity to confer with the evaluator at a mutually agreed upon time. The employee shall be entitled to append comments or explanations within a reasonable amount of time. In the event that any evaluation report indicates that the employee has performance deficiencies in one (1) or more areas defined in the evaluation criteria, the evaluator and the employee shall attempt to develop a mutually agreeable written plan designed to improve the employee's effectiveness in the deficient areas. If the evaluator and the employee are unable to agree on a mutually acceptable plan, the evaluator shall prepare and deliver such a plan to the employee. In connection with the development of such a plan, the employee shall be provided with a statement that will include: 8.6.1.1 Specific statements of what unsatisfactory performance was observed. 8.6.1.2 How such performance is relate...