Policy
4117A
Evaluation of
Certificated Personnel
Certificate Personnel
Statement of Purpose
The Ashland-Greenwood
Board of Education is committed to providing the best educational program for
the students of Saunders County District 0001. The Board recognizes that to
facilitate this commitment, a sound program of teacher appraisal must be
established and implemented. The appraisal of teaching service shall have the
purpose of advancing:
...instructional
improvement and the provision of support services for students
...professional
growth which is supportive of district goals and objectives
...implementation
of district goals and objectives
...effective and appropriate staffing decisions.
The Board recognizes that
the teaching process is complex and that the appraisal of this process is a
difficult and technical function. Appraisal of teacher performance must be a
cooperative, continuing process designed to improve the quality of instruction.
The teacher shares with those who work with him/her the responsibility for the
development and maintenance of professional standards and attitudes regarding
the appraisal process.
The Board delegates
responsibility to the Superintendent to work with the professional staff to
develop and implement a system-wide program for evaluation of certificated
personnel.
Procedure
Evaluation instruments
shall be designed primarily for the improvement of instruction and shall
include: (1) instructional performance, (2) classroom organization and
management, (3) professional conduct, and (4) personal conduct. The standards
for measurement in each of these four areas shall be consistent with the
district's mission and instructional objectives in Board Policy 0200.
The teacher assessment
and development system shall describe the process to be used for evaluation.
Probationary teachers shall have a formal evaluation a minimum of once each
semester for at least one full instructional period. Tenured staff will have at
least one formal classroom observation at least once every year for at least
one full instructional period. All teachers will be summatively
evaluated annually. A copy of the teacher evaluation system will be made
available to certificated staff as a section in the faculty handbook. The
evaluation procedure will be reviewed annually with certificated personnel
prior to September 1st.
The teacher assessment
and development system shall also provide: (1) for documenting the evaluation,
(2) for written communication to the evaluated teacher on all noted
deficiencies, specific means for correction of the noted deficiencies, and an
adequate timeline for implementing the concrete suggestions for improvement,
(3) for the teacher to offer written response to the evaluation, and (4) that
training for evaluators be provided by the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools.
Evaluators
All evaluators shall
possess a valid Nebraska Administrative Certificate and shall be trained to use
the evaluation system employed by the district. Such training shall be provided
by the district for evaluators in the district, and/or may be provided with
assistance from ESU, qualified educational consultants or higher education
personnel, provided that the training is unique to the evaluation system used
by the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools.
The superintendent shall
recommend to the Board of Education the renewal or non-renewal of the
continuing contract personnel within the provision of state statutes. These
recommendations and subsequent actions will be governed by the appropriate
State of
Legal Reference: R.R.S.
79-824-842
Adopted: August 16,1993
Revised and Adopted: July
16, 2001