Observation and conferencing. The evaluator or evaluators of each teacher or administrator shall conduct a pre-observation conference during which the teacher or administrator shall provide the evaluator or evaluators with relevant information. A teacher shall provide information concerning the planning of the lesson to be observed as well as any other information the teacher considerspertinent. The observation shall occur at a time and place established in advance,shall be of sufficient duration to provide meaningful data which, in the case of a teacher, shall be not less than the duration of one complete lesson. In the case of a teacher, the observation shall be conducted using the components of effective teaching, as well as any additional local board criteria included in the job description. (page 13, lines 27-30 and page 14, lines 1-6 of Act 54 0f 2010)
- You must be given a pre and post observation conference
- You must be evaluated for an entire lesson
- You must be given a post observation conference within 10 days of the observation
- You must be given a copy of the paperwork
- You and the evaluator must both sign and date the paperwork
- You always have a right to a rebuttal, regardless of the score
- You have 15 working days to respond to your evaluation
- Your rebuttal must remains affixed to your evaluation
- You have a right to request another evaluation (under certain conditions)
- You have the right to request another evaluator (under certain conditions)
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