Definition of Effectiveness and Ineffectiveness Non-tenured teachers shall generally be deemed effective if the educator receives at least two sequential summative ratings, one of which must be earned in the fourth year of a Accomplished beginning teacher’s career. A rating may be permitted in the first year of a novice Not Demonstrated teacher’s career, assuming a pattern of growth of in year two and two sequential Developing ratings in years three and four. Accomplished Superintendents offer a contract to any educator deemed effective at the end of year four. This shall be accomplished through the specific issuance to that effect. A post-tenure educator shall generally be deemed effective if said educator receives summative ratings and the observation of practice for the school year is rated Two Accomplished Accomplished. summative ratings or one summative rating at any time would deem Developing Not Demonstrated the educator Ineffective. If after one formal classroom observation a post-tenure teacher is rated an additional Developing, observation may be provided. By mid-year the teacher will receive intensive support and will create a mutually-developed individualized plan for improvement if the classroom observation score remains Developing.
Definition of Effectiveness and Ineffectiveness Non-tenured teachers shall generally be deemed effective if the educator receives at least two sequential Accomplished summative ratings, one of which must be earned in the fourth year of a beginning teacher’s career. A Not Demonstrated rating may be permitted in the first year of a novice teacher’s career, assuming a pattern of growth of Developing in year two and two sequential Accomplished ratings in years three and four. Superintendents offer a contract to any educator deemed effective at the end of year four. This shall be accomplished through the specific issuance to that effect. A post-tenure educator shall generally be deemed effective if said educator receives summative Accomplished ratings and the observation of practice for the school year is rated Accomplished. Two summative Developing ratings or one summative Not Demonstrated rating at any time would deem the educator Ineffective. If after one formal classroom observation a post-tenure teacher is rated Developing, an additional observation may be provided. By mid-year the teacher will receive intensive support and will create a mutually-developed individualized plan for improvement if the classroom observation score remains Developing.
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