MICHIGAN’S EDUCATOR EVALUATION RULES, REGULATIONS, RIGHTS . . . .OH MY . . . WHAT EVERY NEW TEAC HER NEEDS TO KNOW! February 28, 2014 – CMU French Auditorium Kathy Stewart, Associate Superintendent for Instruction Gratiot Isabella RESD [email protected]Twitter: @kstew_giresd
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MICHIGAN’S EDUCATOR EVALUATION
RULES, REGULATIONS, RIGHTS . . . .OH MY . . . WHAT EVERY NEW TEACHER NEEDS TO KNOW!
February 28, 2014 – CMU French Auditorium
Kathy Stewart, Associate Superintendent for InstructionGratiot Isabella [email protected]
380.1248 Personnel decisions resulting in elimination of position; policies; collective bargaining agreement; expiration; action brought by teacher; remedy.
1248(1)(a) the board shall NOT adopt, implement, maintain, or comply with a policy that provides that length of service or tenure status is the primary or determining factor in personnel decisions when conducting a staffing or program reduction or any other personnel determination resulting in the elimination of a position
Revised School Code Act 451
Individual performance SHALL be the
majority factor in making personnel
decisions.
Revised School Code Act 451
380.1248 Personnel decisions resulting in elimination of position; policies; collective bargaining agreement; expiration; action brought by teacher; remedy.
Personnel decisions based on the following factors: Student growth Pedagogical skills, subject area
knowledge, classroom management, checking for and building higher level understanding, maximizing instructional time
Rapport with teachers and parents Attendance and disciplinary record Significant, relevant contributions Relevant special training
Revised School Code Act 451
If all factors are equal, then length of service or tenure status is a
Sec. 1: (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and section 3b of this article, a teacher is in a probationary period during his or her first 5 full school years of employment.
Tenure/Probation
38.83b Successful completion of probationary period; conditions.
Sec. 3b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a teacher shall not be considered to have successfully completed the probationary period unless the teacher has been rated as effective or highly effective on his or her 3 most recent annual year-end performance evaluations under section 1249 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1249, and has completed at least 5 full school years of employment in a probationary period.
Tenure/Probation
38.83b Successful completion of probationary period; conditions.
Sec. 3b. (2) If a teacher has been rated as highly effective on 3 consecutive annual year-end performance evaluations under section 1249 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1249, and has completed at least 4 full school years of employment in a probationary period, the teacher shall be considered to have successfully completed the probationary period.
Tenure/Probation
Jessica has been teaching at XYZ elementary for five years. During her probationary period she received the following ratings for her annual year-end evaluations:
Jack is a teacher at ABC High School. During his first two years Jack taught in his major area: Mathematics. During his third year he was assigned to his minor area: Chemistry. During years four and five, Jack was back to teaching math. Following are his annual year-end evaluation determinations:
Assigned to teach English Language Arts at 123 Middle School, Bryan receives the following status on his annual year end evaluations during his first four years of service:
Probationary Period Completed Year 4Tenure Granted
Changes for ALL Teachers
Mandatory
Dismissal
Ineffective Rating for
three consecutive
years
Parent Notificati
onBeginning 15-
16 school year, districts
required to notify parents
of students assigned to a teacher rated as ineffective on two most recent year-
end evaluations.
Student Growth Factor
13-14: 25%14-15: 40%15-16: 50%
Changes for All Teachers
38.101 Teacher on continuing tenure; discharge, demotion, or retirement; continuation of contracts of teachers over retirement age.
Sec. 1. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 1a of this article, discharge or demotion of a teacher on continuing tenure may be made only for a reason that is not arbitrary or capricious and only as provided in this act.
NOT logical or reasonableNOT based on reason or evidence