Archive: September 2001

Evaluation Objectives
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

14.3.2.1 "The evaluator and the evaluatee shall mutually determine the objectives, the assessment techniques to be used for evaluation and whether the evaluation is to be conducted under Sections 14.3.1.1 or 14.3.1.2." (emphasis is mine)

Shall is a mandatory word. This language means you cannot dictate our evaluation objectives to your administrator and your administrator cannot dictate your evaluation objectives to you.

14.3.2.2 The contract requires at the elementary level "one objective in an academic area (language arts, reading, or mathematics) and objective in another subject area. At least one of these objectives shall reflect district/site goals."

At the secondary level unit members "shall select at least one objective, which reflects site goals in a subject area within their major or minor teaching field or teaching assignment."

Non-classroom employees should be "…focusing upon primary job responsibilities as contained in the job description, as well as specific school needs assessments…"

The assessment method for these objectives is also to be mutually determined.

So, what happens if you cannot reach agreement with your evaluator? Section 14.4 sets forth a process for resolution. Section 14.4.1 and 14.4.2 describe a process where a third party is selected. Selection of this third party should be mutually determined but if this is not possible, "the matter shall be referred to the evaluator's supervisor who shall select an appropriate third party." The third party for counselors, nurses, speech pathologists, or psychologists "shall be credentialed in the same area as the evaluatee." The third party "shall make recommendations to the evaluatee and the evaluator."

If there is still no mutual agreement, the evaluator's supervisor, in consultation with the Contract Administration Committee, shall make the final decision after considering the recommendations of the third party, and if requested, meeting with the evaluator and the evaluatee. Section 14.4.3