Professional Improvement Plan. The Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) is designed to provide support through communication, discussion and collaboration in the areas of significant concern. The administrator and employee will jointly determine the strategies to be taken to overcome the deficiencies, but it is agreed that the primary responsibility for correction of the deficiencies remains with the employee. The administrator and employee will agree on a mutual timeline to improve any noted deficiencies. The purpose of a PIP is to: • improve employee performance • provide targeted, intensive assistance process • provide additional support • provide due process for possible disciplinary action • provide information to determine continuing contract recommendations Referral to PIP
Professional Improvement Plan. A recommendation for granting a fourth year of probationary status shall include an additional document in the Tenure Notebook: a Professional Improvement Plan. The Plan shall be assembled by the Probationer with the assistance of the Probationary Review Committee. The Plan shall identify specific areas of deficiency and delineate effective strategies for addressing them. All Committee members, including the Probationer, shall sign to indicate their concurrence about areas of deficiency as well as effective strategies for improvement. Year Four Recommendation: The document submitted in the fourth year to support the Committee’s recommendation for the award or denial of Tenure, unlike the third-year document, shall not be a fresh attempt to summarize the case; rather, for the sake of clarity, the fourth-year document shall review the information in the third-year document as a base and additional information and materials should focus on the candidate’s success in addressing the areas designated for improvement. Timeline: At the completion of the Probationer’s fourth year, the recommendation from the Probationary Review Committee for the award or denial of Tenure shall be submitted by January 15th of the eleventh quarter of service, unless the extension of the probationary period has been specifically designated as one (1) term or two (2); in those instances, the deadline for submission of the year four (4) recommendation shall be declared by the Board of Trustees with their decision to grant the extension. Recommendation for a Fourth Year of Tenure should occur rarely. Hiring and Tenure processes, if effective, should ensure strong preparation for Faculty and evidence for decisions.
Professional Improvement Plan. Any performance concerns should be addressed at the earliest possible time. When the PRC is made aware of areas needing improvement in the performance of a probationer, the PRC should meet without the probationer to determine whether there is a need for a professional improvement plan (PIP). If a majority of the PRC determines a PIP is needed, the PRC and the probationer will develop the PIP to improve the area(s) of concern. The PRC will review the PIP with the appropriate vice president to ensure it contains specific goals, indices, and timelines. The PDP should be adjusted to ensure that it aligns with the PIP. After consideration of input from the probationer and the appropriate vice president, the PRC will complete and submit the PIP and the PDP, if it was adjusted, to the TROC for final review to ensure alignment with the PDP before the next quarter of the probationer’s assignment. The PIP will be implemented after final authorization by the TROC.
Professional Improvement Plan. 1. If the District anticipates nonrenewing or terminating a teacher/school counselor based on performance, the teacher/school counselor will normally first be placed on an Improvement Plan so s/he has an opportunity to remedy the performance deficiencies. Nothing herein, however, shall prevent the Board from terminating a teacher / school counselor who is not on an improvement plan.
Professional Improvement Plan. 1. If a teacher receives a rating of “Ineffective” on the Teacher Performance component of the Summative or Formative Recommendation Forms (Forms #5a and #5b), the evaluator may initiate a Professional Improvement Plan for the teacher. The teacher will then be assigned a PAR Consulting Teacher. The teacher, evaluator, and PAR Consulting Teacher will work together to develop a Professional Improvement Plan (Form 6) and all provisions in the PAR Article will apply. Said improvement plan should contain, but is not limited to, the following information:
Professional Improvement Plan. A detailed, written plan collaboratively developed(Rated Developing) or evaluator directed (Rated Ineffective) between the licensed staff member and evaluator.
Professional Improvement Plan. 1. The professional improvement plan is a clearly articulated assistance program, which includes completion timelines.
Professional Improvement Plan. Occasionally a teacher’s performance level falls below acceptable standards to the degree that an individualized professional improvement plan is necessary to regain and sustain satisfactory standards. When this occurs, an improvement plan for a teacher will be initiated upon the recommendation of a building principal and/or other appropriate administrator in writing to the Superintendent of Schools or designee. The teacher’s building principal will have a conference with the teacher and any appropriate administrator to discuss the teacher’s performance and to formulate a plan designed to improve that teacher’s performance. The District must provide specific areas that need improvement by the teacher. The District shall develop a plan to address areas that need improvement. The District must provide resources and services as appropriate to implement the plan. The plan should include suggestions, examples and/or demonstrations of how to address the areas of need. This plan will be reduced to writing, will reflect the involvement, if any, of those administrators present at the meeting and will be given to all those present at that meeting, as well as the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction. The building principal will be designated as plan coordinator. The major responsibility for the improvement of performance will continue to rest with the teacher. Observations shall occur to evaluate the implementation of the plan. The Association will be notified prior to the initiation of this procedure. The Association will attend any and all meetings during this procedure at the request of the teacher.
Professional Improvement Plan. The Professional Improvement Program (P.I.P.) is detailed in Appendix B. The Plan is designed to identify that small number of individuals whose teaching performance is at a level requiring efforts to correct professional deficiencies and includes a process for developing individualized plans for professional improvement for any teachers who have been so identified. It is also recognized that in cases where assistance offered through the Professional Improvement Plan is refused or has not been effective, negotiated salary increases may be withheld. These processes shall not preclude 3020-a proceedings where such proceedings may be deemed appropriate.
Professional Improvement Plan. Teachers required to develop professional improvement plans shall have it submitted by September 15.
