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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5140 Evaluation of Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders PERSONNEL 5140 Page 1 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders EVALUATION OF CERTIFICATED STAFF MEMBERS Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is firmly committed to an objective and uniform system to evaluate the effectiveness of all District certificated staff members The primary purpose of evaluation is to guide educators in continuously improving the effectiveness of their instruction and services to students. The Board of Trustees expects all personnel to be treated with respect, dignity, and consideration throughout the evaluation process, fostering a collaborative and collegial approach. 1. Objectives The formal performance evaluation system is designed to establish and maintain a high standard of professional efficacy and effective instruction and support for students through the following objectives: A. Ensuring that all teachers consistently use effective and evidence-based practices in their instruction, B. Ensuring that students are provided with appropriate and effective support services, C. Providing certificated staff members with systematic feedback to guide individual plans for professional learning and improvement, D. Evaluating certificated staff members’ impact on student learning outcomes, E. Ensuring that certificated staff members fulfill contractual duties and responsibilities, F. Providing opportunities for certificated staff members and supervisors to collaboratively discuss concerns, interests, progress, and professional growth. G. Informing recommendations to the Board of Trustees for contract renewals, salary schedule advancement, and potential formal improvement actions, including placement on probation. 2. Evaluation Criteria A. All certificated staff members shall be evaluated according to the criteria established in relevant Idaho Administrative (IDAPA) rules. B. Evaluations for all certificated staff members will be based on two general criteria: i. Professional practice ratings will constitute the majority of the evaluation ratings. ii. Student achievement ratings, as defined in Idaho Code §33 -1001, will comprise the balance of the educator’s evaluation ratings. C. The Superintendent is authorized to create procedures that differentiate between PERSONNEL 5140 Page 2 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders certificated instructional personnel and pupil service personnel in accordance with IDAPA rule as follows: i. Instructional Staff a. The Bonneville Evaluation System for Teaching (BEST) shall be the formal system to determine the professional practice rating for all instructional personnel. b. The BEST is organized into three domains, aligned with the Idaho state framework components identified in IDAPA rule: 1. Domain 1: Professional Responsibilities and Collaborating in a Professional Learning Community. This domain aligns with components identified in Domains 1 and 4 of the Idaho State Framework that evaluates teachers’ attention to professional responsibilities and their engagement in collaborative work to foster student success. 2. Domain 2: Classroom Environment: This domain aligns with components identified in Domain 2 of the Idaho state framework that indicate teachers’ effectiveness in managing classroom routines, establishing a positive learning climate, and appropriately responding to student behavior. 3. Domain 3: Instruction and Use of Assessment: This domain aligns with components identified in Domain 3 of the Idaho state framework that indicate teachers’ effectiveness in delivering instruction and assessing students’ learning progress. c. Student achievement ratings will be reported using the Student Learning Objectives model that shows the growth on specific learning outcomes aligned to the District’s continuous improvement plan for students assigned to individual teachers or teacher teams. ii. Pupil Service Staff a. Professional practice of pupil service personnel shall be evaluated according to observable indicators aligned to applicable national standards for their profession. b. Student achievement ratings will be reported using the Student Learning Objectives model that shows the growth on specific learning outcomes for students assigned to that school. 3. Evaluators A. The Superintendent / designee is responsible for administering the evaluation program fairly, efficiently, and consistently. B. Certificated staff members assigned at the school level will be evaluated by the PERSONNEL 5140 Page 3 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders school principal / designee. Certified staff assigned at the district level will be evaluated by the Superintendent / designee. C. Before conducting evaluations, all assigned evaluators will first receive training in evaluating teacher performance and conducting observations by completing the BEST training for new administrators. i. The Superintendent / designee shall ensure that the training provided to evaluators meets the requirements identified in IDAPA Rule 08.02.02.015.08 and Idaho Code 33-1204. ii. Evaluators must continue to participate in ongoing training by completing the BEST evaluation training every five (5) years. 4. Sources of Data A. The Professional Practice rating will be determined through classroom observations and collected evidence of educator effectiveness. i. Two unscheduled formal observations will be conducted using the BEST classroom observation forms. . a. Instructional staff members will be observed in their classroom during normal instruction. Instructional observations should take between 30 minutes and 60 minutes. b. Pupil services staff members will be observed during meetings scheduled to address student progress. Such meetings may include IEP meetings, 504 plan meetings, or other similar types of meetings about students. c. In conjunction with formal observations, documented informal observations may also be used to provide feedback to educators. ii. A portfolio of evidence will be collected and evaluated using the indicators from the BEST Domain 1: Professional Responsibilities and Engaging in Professional Learning Communities to assess educator effectiveness in areas not directly observable. a. This portfolio will be evaluated during an interview between the educator and supervisor using the BEST portfolio evaluation form. B. School or district-wide student achievement data will be used in the evaluation ratings of non-instructional certified staff. Student success indicators, as defined in Idaho Code §33-1001, may be used for the evaluation ratings of pupil services personnel in place of student achievement data with the approval of the Superintendent / designee. C. The Superintendent / designee is responsible to develop and communicate specific procedures for evaluations, including timelines for observations and professional learning plan development. PERSONNEL 5140 Page 4 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders 5. Frequency of Evaluations A. Each certificated staff member who is hired prior to the first day of March will receive an annual performance evaluation. i. Evaluations for certificated staff members shall be completed before June 1 of each year. ii. All evaluations will be comprised of at least two documented classroom observations using BEST forms and procedures. iii. At least one documented observation will be completed before January 1 unless the staff member is hired after December 1. a. This requirement may be met with either formal or informal observations that have been documented and communicated with the educator. B. For certificated staff with Advanced Professional endorsements and at least three years of continuous employment in the District, principals may allow portfolio submissions once every three years. i. The evaluation form will report their most recent Domain 1 scores from a portfolio submitted within the previous three years. C. The advanced professional compensation rung performance criteria as outlined in Idaho Code § 33-1001 include: i. An overall rating of effective or highly effective (3 or 4); ii. Rating of highly effective in either Domain 2: Classroom Environment or Domain 3: Instruction and Use of Assessment, or equivalent for pupil service staff; iii. No components rated as either not effective or minimally effective; and, iv. Demonstration that 75% or more of students have met measurable student achievement targets. 6. Communication of Results A. The evaluator will schedule a professional development meeting with the educator within ten (10) days of receiving the Final Classroom Observations Report. B. The evaluator and certificated staff member will collaboratively review the report, assess progress on the current Individual Professional Learning Plan (IPLP), and collaboratively identify new annual goals based on classroom observation results. 7. Personnel Actions A. Evaluations indicating less than effective performance may inform personnel actions, including recommendations to the Board of Trustees for probation or PERSONNEL 5140 Page 5 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders contract nonrenewal. B. Should any action be taken as a result of an evaluation to not renew an individual’s contract, the District will comply with the requirements and procedures established pursuant to Idaho Code 33-513 through 33-515. 8. Appeals A. Within ten (10) school days of the professional development meeting, certificated staff members who disagree with any portion of their evaluation reports may: i. Attach a written statement to their evaluation stating their concerns ii. Submit a request for the Superintendent or designee to review the evaluation report, iii. Submit a request for another report of formal classroom observations to be conducted by an alternative evaluator. B. The Superintendent or designee will have the discretion to: i. Deny the request for a second evaluation, or ii. Approve a plan to monitor educator progress on specific indicators for at least six weeks, updating scores based on documented observations, or iii. Grant the request for another administrator to conduct a second evaluation comprised of two formal classroom observations, a. The Superintendent or designee shall assign another evaluator to complete the second evaluation, b. The most recent evaluation will be reported as the official evaluation, regardless of whether the results are higher, lower, or the same as the initial evaluation. C. Certificated staff members may appeal decisions regarding their evaluations according to the procedures outlined Board Policy U-4110 Public Complaints and Grievances (d93.org/U-41110). 9. Professional Development and Training A. The District will i. Annually review results from educator evaluations to inform plans for professional development. a. This review will be considered part of District and individual school needs assessments. ii. Provide administrators, teachers, and other certified staff training on the PERSONNEL 5140 Page 6 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders District’s evaluation standards and the BEST evaluation process. iii. The District will continue to dedicate funding to support this professional development and provide resources to support teachers’ professional development in the domains and components of the Idaho state framework for teaching a. Additional training may be required for educators whose evaluation ratings are less than effective. B. Evaluators will i. Complete a three (3)-credit, forty-five (45)-hour course in evaluating teacher performance and conducting observations. a. This course will include the BEST training for new administrators, field experiences consisting of evaluating teacher performance through video and paired observations, and study of the Idaho state framework domains and components. ii. Complete the BEST evaluation renewal certification every five (5) years or as otherwise required in Idaho state law or IDAPA rule to maintain ongoing training. C. Educators will i. Complete an annual orientation to District evaluation standards, the Idaho state framework for teacher evaluations, and the BEST evaluation process. ii. Develop and follow Individual Learning Plans for professional improvement and learning based on their Feedback Report and comprehensive evaluation. 10.Personnel Records A. Permanent records of each performance evaluation will be maintained in the educator’s personnel file at the District Office. i. Records will be kept confidential within the parameters identified in federal and state regulations regarding the right to privacy. ii. Pursuant to Idaho Code 33-1210, upon request from a hiring school district, all information relating to job performance or conduct including personnel, investigative, and other files, shall be made available. B. The District shall annually report individual certificated personnel evaluation rankings to the State Department of Education for State and Federal reporting purposes. PERSONNEL 5140 Page 7 of 7 Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Evaluation of Certified Educators and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders 11.Evaluation System Approval A. Any significant changes to the District’s evaluation plan shall be submitted to the State Department of Education for approval. Adopted: 10-12-2005 Reviewed: Revised: 09-14-2011 07-11-2012 09-10-2014 04-08-2015 08-10-2016 09-13-2017 06-11-2025 Cross Reference: Professional Development #2820 Requesting Employment Records #5075 Requesting Employment Records Procedures #5075P Personnel Records #5500 Legal Reference: Idaho Code § 33-513 Professional Personnel Idaho Code § 33-514 Issuance of Annual Contract – Support programs – Categories of Contracts – Optional Placement – Written Evaluation Idaho Code § 33-514A Issuance of Limited Contract Idaho Code § 33-515 Issuance of Renewable Contracts Idaho Code § 33-518 Employee Personnel Files Idaho Code §33-1210 Information on past job performance IDAPA 08.02.02.120 Local District Evaluation Policy