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5240 Evaluation of Staff

EVALUATION OF STAFF

The board recognizes that the professional growth and evaluation of employees is important to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the school district. Staff is expected to perform the duties identified in their contracts and job descriptions in addition to any additional responsibilities that may be assigned or directed by their supervisor.

Certificated Classroom Teachers, Principals, and Assistant Principals

  • Evaluations for classroom teachers and principals will be in compliance with the requirements of chapter 28A.405 RCW and applicable collective bargaining agreements or memoranda negotiated pursuant to chapter 41.59 RCW.  The primary purpose of such evaluations will be to enhance and improve an employee’s performance so as to improve student learning.
  • Evaluation results for certificated classroom teachers and principals will be used as one of multiple factors in making human resource and personnel decisions. Human resource decisions include, but are not limited to: Staff assignment, including the consideration of an agreement to an assignment by an appropriate teacher, principal, and superintendent; and reduction in force. 

Certificated Support Personnel

"Certificated support personnel" and “certificated support person” means a certificated employee who provides services to students and holds one or more of the education staff associate (ESA) certificates pursuant to WAC 181-79A-140(5). ESA certification includes authorize service in the following roles: school speech pathologists or audiologists, school counselors, school nurses, school occupational therapists, school physical therapists, school psychologists, and school social workers.

Certificated support personnel are considered non-classroom teachers for purposes of the Professional Growth and Evaluation System and are not subject to the four-level rating system. The performance of certificated support personnel will be evaluated consistent with state law and applicable collective bargaining processes.  The purpose of such evaluations will be to improve the employee’s performance and alert the employee to any performance deficits or concerns.

Other Administrative Staff

The performance of administrative staff other than principals and assistant principals as referenced in the section above will be evaluated at least once per year.  The purpose of such evaluations will be to improve the employee’s performance and alert the employee to any performance deficits or concerns.

Classified Staff

The performance of classified staff will be annually evaluated by his/her supervisor consistent with the applicable collective bargaining processes.  The purpose of such evaluations will be to improve the employee’s performance and alert the employee to any performance deficits or concerns.

 

Cross References:

  • 5280 Separation from Employment

Legal References:

  • RCW 28A.400.100 Principals and vice principals - Employment of - Qualifications - Duties
  • RCW 28A.405.100 Minimum criteria for evluation of certificated employees - Revised four level evaluation systems for classroom teachers and for principals-Procedures-Steering committee-Models-Implementation-Reports
  • RCW 28A.405.220 Conditions and contracts of employment—Non-renewal of provisional employees—Notice--Procedure
  • RCW 28A.405.300 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee—Determination of probable cause—Notice—Opportunity for hearing
  • RCW  28A.405.110 Evaluations — Legislative findings
  • RCW  28A.405.120 Training for evaluators
  • RCW  28A.405.130 Training in evaluation procedures required
  • RCW 28A.405.140 Assistance for teacher may be required after evaluation
  • WAC 181-79A-140 Types of certificates
  • WAC 392-191A Professional Growth and Evaluation of School Personnel
  • SHB 1346 Nurses in Schools—Authority—Supervision 

Management Resources:

  • Policy & Legal News, April/May 2013  TPEP: Revisions to Professional Growth and Evaluation of School Personnel
  • Policy & Legal News, February 2013     TPEP: Professional Growth and Evaluation of School Personnel
  • Policy & Legal News, December 2015
  • Policy & Legal News, July 2017

 

 

 

Adoption Date:  12.89

Stanwood-Camano School District

Revised:  6.17.03; 11.19.13; 5.16; 5.03.22