Peer Assistance and Review Chart for Rochester, NY

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Rochester City School District. 131 West Broad Street. Rochester, NY 14614. (716) 262-8518
Rochester Teachers Association. 30 North Union Street. Rochester, NY 14607. (716) 546-2681

Car! O'Connell
Mentor Program Coordinator

1-716-262-~1»'11

CESMO@aol.com

PEER ASSISTANCE and REVIEV'I in ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Sections 55 and 56 of collective bargaining Agreement


I.
GOVF~rnance by Career in Teachj'ng Joint Governing Panel:
6 teachers appointed by the RTA president
6 acilninistralors d:):)(';ntp,d by the district supen}itEi\1dent
Th~ f:E.r:Q.f9§§iQD.~~ !::xpGctanQD.fi-Pedagogy, Sehooi Quality, Content, Home involvement.
Pr0teb~iona' DevelopI11e'1t, HlJman Development/Social CC'ntext, Community
F~f)18,ti()m~hips; Management, and Responsibility to the Profession

U.
~ee,' P.s~~stan(.~'3 and Review for Non~Tenured TeachNs:
Melltcr!htArn Program(since 1986-87)
• Lvad TeacherlMellto;s seleIJ18j to induct (lew teachers to the district
Advocate~-he:!J Interns with lesson plan~; classroom management, etc.
,EvalY9.tors-observations and written status reports to ~IT Panel
• CIT Panel makes recommendations to the district rega:-ding continued employment
• Intern Appeals Process-appeal to thl? Pa.nElI and/or grievance
III. Peor
Assi~(ance and 'Review for Tenured Teachers:
Teacher EVA.!uatir,mSelection-2 choices
• Performance Appraisal Review for Teachers(PART}/Summative
~1 year process with peer review of the plan a.nd work
3rd year 8ummativ.eJ~eview with structured interview with 2 tAachers and
immediate administrator

• Administrative
Revic-:lw-annual "tranitional" review by observation/evaluation via
administrator
• Professional Support-any teacher may volunteer for confidential assistance via
the Mentor Program
IV.
Intervention; formal process for tenured teachers having serious difficulties with
delivery of instruction(section 56 of CBA)
Recommendation by either administration or teacher contingent of School-Based Planning
Committee meeting separately

CIT Panel makes determination as to whether to offer or not offer Intervention services
A teacher may volunteer for Intervention if offered
See reverse side for due process regarding Intervention


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Tenured

Teacher

f-t.

with
serious
instruct10nal
problems

Due Process.
Recommendat.10n
CIT Panel


Investf gat10n .


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I NTERVENTlON

Voluntary·
acceptance of
intervention

(Mentor
assigned)

CIT.
Panel
dete rm1nes'


Interve~tlon

':lot

successful'

01sirict
m:oves '
to

'dismiss

.~

Uncontested

.. 3020 A

'or
Arbitration

Introduction
of
Intervention
Record

'dismissal
Shift of
Burden of
Proof
to
Teacher

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