It is the belief of the Valley Central professional community that all professionals have a desire to continuously improve their performance. Observers who give feedback provide assistance and promote this characteristic. Patterns of effective teacher behavior can be identified and promoted. The ultimate goal of the evaluation process, the promotion of student growth, can be achieved in a climate characterized by professional trust.
The purposes of professional staff evaluations are to enrich and develop
effective classroom teaching.
The purpose of the performance appraisals are:
- to improve the instructional program;
- to assist the classroom teacher in improving and upgrading teaching performance;
- to assist the Superintendent in properly evaluating employees; and
- to provide a formal procedure for communication between the teacher and the administrator regarding the instructional program and student progress.
The procedures and guidelines for formal and informal observations and evaluations of teachers shall be those agreed to with the employee organization representing the teaching staff and set forth in the Annual Performance Review of Professional Teaching Staff and any applicable terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Ref:
- Education Law §3031
- Public Officers Law §§87 et seq.
- 8 NYCRR §100.2(o)(1)
Adoption date: May 27, 1997
Reviewed: February 27, 2017