Archive: October 2007

Observations and Evaluation Remediation Plans
By Steve Kaplan, UniServe Field Organizer

"Whenever the evaluator determines that any aspect of an evaluatee's
evaluation may be less than satisfactory..." (14.6.3.1)

• A conference shall be scheduled and you shall receive both verbally and in writing specific objectives and criteria (14.6.3.1)
  
• The remediation plan shall contain specific areas where improvement is necessary, resources to be made available, the evaluator's role in assisting, a timeline for monitoring performance (14.6.3.2)
  
• This year this shall occur by February 6 at year-round schools and by February 11 at traditional calendar schools (14.6.3.3) except for probationary two unit members. In their case the dates are October 30, 2007 for year-round schools and November 14, 2007 at traditional calendar schools.

A remediation plan must be based on the results of one or more
observations. An observation must be prescheduled and you must be
notified of who will observe and the method of observation.
(14.6.2.1) The section uses the word "should". However, you are
required to provide a brief outline of the lesson to be observed
(14.6.2.2). This is only possible if you are notified of the coming
observation.

Whenever the evaluator is going to use such an observation as the
basis for a remediation plan they are required to have provided you
with a "written statement concerning each observation being used as
an observation technique." This must occur within approximately ten
workdays. (14.6.2.3)

For additional detail you can read Sections 14.6.2 and 14.6.3 in the Contract.

If you have reason to believe you may receive a remediation plan contact your site Association Representative. Your AR will work with you and SDEA staff to ensure your rights are protected and you receive all necessary support.