Know Your Contract
Teacher Evaluation
I recently received an evaluation that I believe is unfair. What can I do?
WEA Teachers:
ARTICLE 12 – Teacher Evaluation
Article 12-1-3 The evaluation process will be discussed by the administrator with the teacher so that the teacher is aware of the procedures to be followed, their purpose, the documents to be used and the persons who will be involved in the process.
Article 12-1-7 Written notice shall be provided to the teacher at the earliest possible time when performance is considered to be below District standards
Article 12-1-8 The procedures to be followed in the evaluation process shall be subject to the grievance procedure.
The procedures for evaluation include:
1. Evaluative judgments will only be made based on predetermined criteria and they will be based on factual evidence collected from identified sources.
2. The evaluation will consist of at least five observations during the three-year evaluation cycle and at least two during the summative year for a total of at least seven observations.
3. The observations should be appropriately sequenced throughout the school year and the three-year cycle.
4. The evaluation must be filed with HR on or before the last contract day.
5. Informal and formal feedback should be shared with the teacher in a timely manner.
Therefore, the evaluation can be challenged if:
1. Your evaluator did not fully inform you of the procedures and the people that were going to be involved prior to the start of the process.
2. Your evaluator failed to make all seven of the observations.
3. The observations that were made were not appropriately sequenced throughout the school year and three-year cycle.
4. The evaluation was not completed and filed with HR prior to the last day of work.
5. You did not get written notice of problems at the earliest possible time.
6. You were not given formal and informal feedback in a timely manner.
7. The adverse evaluative judgment is not based on predetermined criteria or is not supported by factual evidence.
Your building administrator is not required to inform you of your rights. It is up to you to Know Your Contract!
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