2. The principal/supervisor shall inform the educator/employee by conference and in writing, using the Professional Assistance Form, concerning the reason (s) for Professional Assistance. Upon receipt of the signed form, the educator/employee shall be on Professional Assistance for up to thirty (30) classroom days. A copy of the Professional Assistance Form will be sent to the local employee’s association if permission is given by the contract employee. 3. Professional assistance may be terminated by mutual consent during the thirty (30) classroom days or extended by mutual consent not to exceed sixty (60) classroom days. 4. The principal shall assist the educator/employee with professional assistance that includes but is not limited to: access to proper training, workshops, in-service, mentors, exemplary teaching demonstrations or visits to other programs. 5. The principal/supervisor and educator/employee shall meet at least three (3) times during the first thirty (30) days to discuss principal/supervisor observations and educator/employee’s performance. Each time they meet, the Professional Assistance Form will be updated and a copy given to the educator/employee. 6. No part of the Professional Assistance Form shall be filed in an educator/employee personnel file. 7. At the end of thirty (30) classroom days, unless the professional assistance was terminated due to mutual consent, the principal/supervisor shall make the final decision regarding the results of the professional assistance. The principal/supervisor shall inform the educator/employee of the final decision by conference and give the educator/employee an updated version of the Professional Assistance Form. 8. The educator/employee remains responsible to improve his/her performance by using the resources identified and demonstrating acceptable levels of improvement in the designated areas of deficiencies.
3.0731.03 REMEDIATION COMMITTEE Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 11/14/19
If a principal/supervisor determines that professional assistance has been unsuccessful with a career or provisional educator/employee, remediation shall be initiated. A remediation committee shall be established. The remediation committee shall be composed of three (3) members to be chosen in the following manner: (a) the educator/employee shall designate one member; (b) the principal or supervisor shall designate one member and (c) the two staff members so chosen shall then, together, designate a third member. The remediation committee shall provide a written document that clearly identifies his/her deficiencies, the available resources for improvement and a recommended course of action that will improve the educator/employee’s performance. The educator/employee is responsible for improving his/her performance by using resources identified by the District or committee and must demonstrate acceptable levels of improvement in the designated areas of deficiencies. The purpose of the three-member committee is to assist the administration and the staff member with the remediation process. This includes such areas as: 1. Identification and enumeration of areas of concern. 2. Ascertaining whether or not state administrative concerns of the staff member’s performance are valid. 3. Hearing and weighing the staff member’s response to administrative concerns.
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