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C. EVALUATION STRANDS AND SCHEDULES FOR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES

All Certified Staff will be evaluated under a practice of progressive evaluation through the Non-tenured Strand, the Formal Structured Strand, or the Informal Collaborative Strand according to the following schedules:

1. Non-Tenured Strand

Date	Activity
By October 1	Review of expectations Confirmation of Evaluative Process No formal goal setting is done in the Non-tenured Strand until the third year of employment.
By December 1	At least one formal observation and feedback conference
By March 1	Second Formal Observation and feedback conference Additional formal and informal observations may also be scheduled at the discretion of the evaluator or evaluatee
No less than 45 days before the end of the official school year	Summative evaluative conference and written narrative

2. Formal Structured Strand

Date	Activity
In spring of the year prior to formal evaluation or fall of the evaluation year.	Review the following: · Five District expectations · Areas of concern and possible goal(s) · Professional resources and options available for professional support If a goal is agreed upon at the spring conference, both parties will sign off on the goal-setting document.
Onset and /or Ongoing	If areas of concern arise, written notice will be given to the evaluatee in sufficient time to address and improve identified concerns. If there is a deficiency in performance expectations identified, an improvement plan must be developed by the evaluator and evaluatee to address the deficiency. If the evaluatee refuses to collaborate in developing an improvement plan, or if sufficient progress is not evidenced to the evaluator, then the evaluator will develop and implement an improvement plan.
By October 1	Mutually agree upon goal(s) and method of communicating and documenting attainment
By December 1	At least one formal observation Additional formal and informal observations may also be scheduled at the discretion of the evaluator or evaluatee
No less than 30 days before the end of the official school year	Summative evaluation conference and written narrative

3. Informal Collaborative Strand

Date	Activity
In spring of the year prior to formal evaluation or fall of the evaluation year.	Informal dialog regarding goal identification If a goal is agreed upon at the spring conference, both parties will sign off on the goal-setting document.
Onset and/or Ongoing	Informal observations and interaction between the evaluator and evaluatee Continuous informal visits, dialog, or exchange of information related to goal attainment and five District expectations If areas of concern arise, written notice will be given to the evaluatee in sufficient time to address and improve identified concerns. If there is a deficiency in performance expectations identified, an improvement plan must be developed by the evaluator and evaluatee to address the deficiency. If the evaluatee refuses to collaborate in developing an improvement plan, or if sufficient progress is not evidenced to the evaluator, then the process will move to the formal structured strand.
By the following October 1	Mutually agree upon goal(s) and method of communicating and documenting attainment
No less than 30 days before the end of the official school year of the evaluation cycle	Summative evaluation conference and written narrative

Pekin Public Schools District 108
501 Washington Street
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309.477.4740
Fax: 309.477.4701