File:  GCO-R-2 - EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF TEACHERS

To bring a desirable degree of consistency and uniformity to the evaluation process, the following procedures will be observed:

1.  Evaluations may be initiated by the Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendents, principals, assistant principals, and department heads or coordinators. These personnel will have the privilege of observing a teacher at any time.

2.  It is the teacher's responsibility to request assistance; the evaluator's responsibility to give assistance. A program designed to bring about needed improvement should be developed by the teacher and the evaluator.

3.  The evaluation process will be subject to periodic revision.

1.  The substance of the teacher's evaluation will be based on the basic function of the teacher as it is understood by the School Committee. Specifically, the teacher must institute and direct learning activities compatible with the philosophy of the school system. These learning activities should lead to the acquisition of knowledge and promote the maximum development of desirable behavior, skills, habits, attitudes, appreciations, beliefs, and standards.

Adopted April 25, 1996

LEGAL REFS.:  Collective Bargaining Agreement