Governance & Leadership Update

January 2, 2024

pam.schwartz@seattlearch.org

 

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a restful break! As you begin the new calendar year, it’s a good time to ensure you are on schedule with your teacher and staff evaluations. Here are some important things to remember:

• All teachers should be evaluated formatively in their first year, summatively in their second and third years, and no less than every three years thereafter.
• Newly assigned teachers (i.e., new to the school or new to a position) should be evaluated twice within the first year of their assignment: once within the first 60 school days of their assignment and again before May 15.
• Non-certificated staff should be evaluated annually.
• All employees should be given a written copy of their evaluation, and a signed copy should be placed in their official personnel file.
• If you are considering not renewing a teacher’s covenant for next year (due to performance concerns), you must put the teacher on an improvement plan no later than March 15^th. Ensure that you have documentation to support the need for an improvement plan, including written observation feedback. Please reach out to me if you wish to put a teacher on an improvement plan. Thank you!

*Refer to Policy 3.58 and 3.61 for additional information.

 

Wishing you all a smooth first week back to school!

 

Sincerely,

Pam Schwartz