Peer Assistance and Review

Peer Assistance and Review

Directions for Site Administrators

I.  Mandatory PAR

1)  For a unit member to be referred to mandatory PAR they must receive a majority of unsatisfactory marks in two standards. If there are 5 subcategories in a standard 3 must be rated unsatisfactory. If there are 6 subcategories 4 must be rated unsatisfactory. Two overall standards must be rated unsatisfactory before a unit member can be referred to PAR. One of the unsatisfactory standards must be in standards 1-5.

2)  A referred to PAR must be indicated on their evaluation.

3)  Referred unit members must be submitted to the BTSA/PAR office no later than April 1.

4)  The PAR Panel will match the Participating Teacher (PT) with a PAR Consulting Teacher (CT) by May 15th.

5)  On or before the 4th week of the start of the school year, the CT and PT will write a plan with consultation from the site administrator addressing the areas of growth identified in the unsatisfactory evaluation.

14.9.1.4 On or before the 4th week of the Participating Teacher’s school year, the Consulting Teacher shall meet with the Participating Teacher and his/her evaluator to discuss the specific teaching/instructional areas identified as unsatisfactory and an assistance plan shall be developed between the Consulting Teacher and the Participating Teacher in consultation with the Participating Teacher’s

evaluator.

14.9.1.4.1 The assistance plan shall include a statement of areas needing improvement, the objectives to be met to achieve improvement and a monitoring schedule. The assistance plan shall include, but not be limited to, specific training activities and classroom observation in the teaching/instructional areas identified as unsatisfactory in the final evaluation.

14.7.3 The evaluator and the unit member will collaborate to take affirmative action to act upon cited recommendations. Such action shall include specific recommendations for improvement, assistance in implementing such recommendations (provision of additional resources and training), use of constructive techniques to measure improvement, and implementation of a timeline to monitor improvement. Improvement and correction of deficiencies and adherence to the implementation of recommendations and established timelines will be noted in the final written evaluation.

6)  The participating teacher will make regular reports to the evaluator not to exceed once a month. Reports can be made in a variety of ways

i.  Oral

ii. Written

iii.  Journal

iv.  Email

7)  A mid-point report (end of fall semester for a 1 year plan, at the end of the first quarter for a semester plan) will be written by the CT and submitted to both the evaluator and PAR Panel.

8)  The CT will make a final report to the PAR Panel that will be made available to the evaluator and PT prior to April 1st that will assist the PAR Panel’s recommendation to the Madera Unified School District School Board for continuing or exiting PAR for the following school year.

II.  Voluntary PAR

1)  Unit members who have several needs improvements are ideal candidates.

2)  Unit members who just need help due to an unusually tough assignment, a change in grade level, a change in curriculum, or are having difficulty adjusting to ever changing best practices are also great voluntary candidates.

3)  Voluntary PAR is just that; voluntary. A PT may stop participation at any time.

4)  Member units wishing to participate must submit an application outlining the help needed.

5)  Communication between the PT and CT is to be kept confidential with the exception of contact logs submitted to the BTSA/PAR office monthly.

14.9.2.1 A Volunteer Participating Teacher is a teacher with permanent status who volunteers to participate in the PAR Program. The purpose of participation in the PAR Program for the Volunteer Participating Teacher is for peer assistance only and the Consulting Teacher shall not participate in a performance review of the Volunteer Participating Teacher. The Volunteer PT may terminate his/her participation in the PAR Program at any time.

6)  Upon acceptance into the program, the PT will be given a list of trained and highly qualified CTs and will choose one.

7)  It is highly recommended that unit members submit their application into the program prior to the start of the school year to gain maximum benefit.