Section 1. Performance Review
The Employer shall be allowed to review a teacher’s performance and take steps to provide assistance when performance is judged to be below the district standard. Due process shall be provided.
Section 2. Level 1 Awareness
The employee and supervisor/principal will engage in a conversation around professional practice concerns that have been brought to the supervisor’s/principal’s attention. This phase is neither remedial nor disciplinary but provides the teacher an opportunity to assess their performance in the context of the district’s performance standards.
Section 3. Level 2 Awareness
The principal/supervisor makes a formal contact with the teacher related to sub-standard performance using the Level 2 Awareness Notification Form. The purpose of this level of assistance is for the teacher and principal/supervisor to understand the context of the teacher’s decisions in the perceived area of sub-standard performance and for the principal/supervisor to judge whether the teacher’s performance is at district standard. If performance is judged to be below standard, the following steps will be taken:
A time frame will be established for the teacher to demonstrate performance at standard.
A method will be identified for how and what data will be collected to document performance at standard.
A follow-up meeting will be scheduled to determine if performance is at the district standard. If performance is at standard, teacher moves out of awareness phase. If it has been determined that the teacher is not meeting the district standard, they will be recommended for the assistance phase. The assistance phase is considered disciplinary and will follow the levels of discipline outlined in Article 20, Section 3.
Section 4. Assistance
The Assistance Phase involves a team of educators working directly with the teacher to assist him/her to perform at district standards. The assistance team will create a plan that includes a timeline for the teacher to return to performance at district standard. During the assistance phase, the principal/supervisor will collect data to evaluate the teacher’s performance.
Subd. 1. Documentation for the Assistance Phase of District 623 Professional Development System can be found by accessing the District Professional Development site on the District web page. Any modifications to the Assistance Phase of District 623 Professional Development System will be brought to Labor Management Committee for review.
Subd. 2. A teacher will be informed of their right to have an EM-R representative present at each level of assistance.