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d) if desired, educator’s performance against the four Performance Standards.

vy. Both Formative Assessment Reports and Formative Assessment Evaluations provide written
feedback and ratings to the educator about their progress towards attaining goals set forth in the
educator plan, performance on Performance Standards and overall, or both.

vi. No less than one week before the due date specified in the educator plan, the evaluator and the
educator shall meet to discuss the Formative Assessment Report or Formative Assessment
Evaluation.

vii. Within five school days of the above meeting, the evaluator shall complete and sign the Formative
Assessment Report or Formative Assessment Evaluation and provide a copy to the educator in
person, by email, in the educator’s mailbox, or mailed to the educator’s home.

viii. |The educator shall sign the Formative Assessment Report or Formative Assessment Evaluation
within five school days of receipt. The signature indicates that the educator received the document
in a timely fashion. The signature does not indicate agreement or disagreement with its contents.

ix. The educator may reply in writing to the Formative Assessment Report or Formative Assessment
Evaluation within five school days of receipt.

x. The evaluator may change the activities in the educator plan as a result of the Formative
Assessment Report or Formative Assessment Evaluation.

xi. If the rating in the Formative Assessment Report or Formative Assessment Evaluation differs from
the educator’s last summative rating, the evaluator may place the educator on a different educator
plan, appropriate to the new rating.

12. Summative Evaluation

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For all educators, the evaluation cycle concludes with a Summative Evaluation, in which the evaluator
determines a rating for each of the four Performance Standards and an overall rating of educator
performance based on:

i. the evaluator’s professional judgment;
ii, an examination of evidence of the educator’s performance against the standards; and,

iii, an examination of evidence of the attainment of the educator plan goals.

The summative evaluation rating must be based on multiple categories of evidence. MCAS growth scores
shall not be the sole basis for a summative evaluation rating.

To be rated Proficient overall, the educator shall, at a minimum, have been rated at least Proficient on
Standard I: Curriculum, Planning and Assessment and Standard IJ: Teaching All Students.

By the fourth Friday in April (and for PTS educators on two-year plans, April of the second year of the
two-year plan), the educator shall provide the evaluator with evidence of

e) family outreach and engagement;

f) fulfillment of professional responsibility and growth;

&) progress toward attaining professional practice and student learning goals; and,
h) if desired, educator’s performance against the four Performance Standards.

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The evaluator shall meet with the educator discuss the Summative Evaluation. The meeting shall occur no
later than the third Friday in May.

Upon mutual agreement, the evaluator and PTS educators with an overall rating of Proficient or Exemplary
who will be placed on Two-Year Self-Directed Growth Plans may develop that plan for the following
during the Summative Evaluation Report meeting.

The Summative Evaluation should recognize areas of strength, as well as identify recommendations for
professional growth.

The evaluator shall complete and sign the Summative Evaluation and provide a copy to the educator in
person, by email, in the educator’s mailbox, or mailed to the educator’s home by the first Friday in June.

The educator shall sign the final Summative Evaluation within five school days of receipt. The signature
indicates that the educator received the Summative Evaluation in a timely fashion. The signature does not
indicate agreement or disagreement with its contents.

The educator shall have the right to respond in writing to the Summative Evaluation; that response shall
become part of the final Summative Evaluation.

A copy of the signed final Summative Evaluation report shall be placed in the educator’s personnel file.

13. Developing Educator Plan

A.
B.

For all PrePTS educators, and, at the discretion of the evaluator, PTS educators in new assignments

The educator shall be evaluated at least annually.

14. Self-Directed Growth Plans

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For PTS educators with an overall rating of Proficient or Exemplary in their last evaluation cycle
The Educator develops the plan.
Plan duration is one or two years, based on the evaluator’s professional judgment.

For educators placed on a One-Year Self-Directed Growth Plan:

i. The educator and evaluator shall analyze any discrepancies in practice and student performance
and seek to determine the cause(s) of such discrepancies.

ii. The educator and evaluator shall discuss any aspects of practice that should be the focus of the
plan.

iii. The plan may include a goal related to examining elements of practice that contributed to the
evaluator's decision to assign the educator to a one-year plan.

iv. The educator shall receive a Summative Evaluation at the end of the period determined in the plan,
but at least annually.

15. Directed-Growth Plans

A. For PTS educators with an overall rating of Needs Improvement in their last evaluation cycle

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. Developed by the educator and the evaluator
Duration of one year or less

Goals in Directed-Growth Plans must address areas the evaluator has identified as needing improvement.

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The evaluator shall complete a Summative Evaluation at the end of the period determined by the evaluator
and specified in the plan.

F. Ifthe educator’s overall rating is Proficient or Exemplary, the evaluator shall place the educator on a Self-
Directed Growth Plan for the next evaluation cycle.

G. Ifthe educator’s overall rating not at least Proficient, the evaluator shall rate their performance as
Unsatisfactory and shall place the educator on an Improvement Plan for the next evaluation cycle.

16. Improvement Plans
A. For PTS Educators with an overall rating of Unsatisfactory in their last evaluation cycle.

B. The evaluator shall complete a Summative Evaluation at the end of the period determined by the evaluator
and specified in the plan.

C. The parties agree that in order to provide students with the best possible instruction, it may be necessary at
times to place an educator with an Unsatisfactory rating on an Improvement Plan of no fewer than thirty
school days and no more than one school year. If an educator receives a rating of Unsatisfactory near the
end of the school year, the Improvement Plan may include activities that occur during the summer before
the next school year begins.

D. An educator on an Improvement Plan shall be assigned a Supervising Evaluator, who is responsible for
providing the educator with guidance and assistance in accessing the resources and professional
development outlined in the Improvement Plan. The Primary Evaluator may be the Supervising Evaluator.

E. The process of establishing the Improvement Plan shall include the following steps:

i. The evaluator shall notify the educator that they are being placed on an Improvement Plan and will
remind the educator that the educator has a right to inform the CTA.

ii, The evaluator shall schedule a meeting with the educator to discuss the Improvement Plan; the
meeting shall take place within ten school days of the notification of plan placement.

iii. If the educator consents, the evaluator shall inform the CTA that the educator has been placed on an
Improvement Plan.

iv. A representative of the CTA will attend the meeting upon the request of the educator.

vy. The evaluator shall develop the Improvement Plan.

vi. The evaluator shall provide the educator with a signed copy of the plan. The educator’s signature
indicates that the educator received the Improvement Plan in a timely fashion. The signature does
not indicate agreement or disagreement with its contents.

E. The Improvement Plan shall include:
i. a description of the problem(s) of practice identified through observations and evaluation;

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ii. improvement goals related to the Performance Standard(s) and/or student learning outcomes that
the educator must meet;

iii, a list of activities and work products the educator must complete as a means of improving
performance;

iv. the measurable outcomes the evaluator will accept as evidence of improvement;

y. atimeline for completion of each component of the plan, including at minimum a mid-cycle
Formative Assessment Report;

vi. adescription of the specific assistance the district will make available to the educator;

vii. names of the staff, including at minimum the Supervising Evaluator, assigned to assist the
educator;

viii. the signatures of the educator and Supervising Evaluator.

F. Decision on the educator’s status at the conclusion of the Improvement Plan
i. The Primary Evaluator shall make one of four decisions at the conclusion of the Improvement
Plan, no later than the second Friday in May:
a) The evaluator shall place the educator on a Self-Directed Growth Plan if the evaluator
determines that the educator has improved their practice to the level of Proficient.

b) The evaluator shall place the educator on a Directed-Growth Plan if the evaluator determines
that the educator is making substantial progress towards the level of Proficient and the
educator’s plan prior to the Improvement Plan had been a Directed-Growth Plan.

c) The evaluator shall recommend to the Superintendent that the educator be dismissed if the
evaluator determines that the educator is not making substantial progress towards the level of
Proficient and the educator’s plan prior to the Improvement Plan had been a Directed-
Growth Plan.

d) The evaluator shall recommend to the Superintendent that the educator be dismissed if the
evaluator determines that the educator’s practice remains at the level of Unsatisfactory.

17. Evidence Used in Evaluations °

A. The following categories of evidence shall be used in evaluating each educator:

i. For educators responsible for direct instruction: Multiple measures of student learning, growth,
and achievement, which shall include:

a) measures of student progress on classroom assessments that are aligned with the MA
Curriculum Frameworks or other relevant frameworks and are comparable within grades or
subjects in a school;

b) measures of student progress toward learning goals set between the educator and evaluator
for the school year or some other period of time established in the educator plan;

c) statewide growth measure(s), where available, including the MCAS Student Growth
Percentile and the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment; and,

d) common assessments of student learning, growth, and achievement.

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ii. For educators whose primary role is not as a classroom teacher: Appropriate measures, as
mutually agreed upon by the educator and the evaluator, of the educator’s contribution to student
learning, growth, and achievement, based on the educator’s role and responsibility.

iii, | Judgments based on observations and artifacts of practice including, unannounced observations of
practice of no less than ten minutes

iv. Additional evidence relevant to one or more Performance Standards, including but not limited to:
a) evidence compiled and presented by the educator, including:
1, evidence of fulfillment of professional responsibilities and growth, such as self-
assessments, educator work products, student work samples, peer collaboration,

professional development linked to goals and/or educator plans, or contributions to
the school community and professional culture;

2. evidence of active outreach to and ongoing engagement with families;
3. evidence of progress towards professional practice goal(s);

4. student feedback collected by the district, with safeguards to protect student
confidentiality; the CTA and the Canton School Committee agree to continue
refining student feedback instruments so that they are age-appropriate; and,

b) any other relevant evidence from any source that the evaluator shares with the educator;
other relevant evidence could include information provided by other administrators, such as
the Superintendent.

B. Evidence and professional judgment shall inform the evaluator’s ratings of Performance Standards and
overall educator performance

18. Career Advancement

A. In order to attain Professional Teacher Status, the educator should achieve ratings of Proficient or Exemplary on
each Performance Standard being assessed and overall. A Principal recommending to the Superintendent an
employment decision that would lead to PTS for any educator who has not been rated Proficient or Exemplary
on each performance standard and overall on the most recent evaluation shall confer with the Superintendent by
May 1. The Principal's recommendation is subject to review and approval by the Superintendent.

19. General Provisions
A. Only educators who are licensed may serve as Primary Evaluators of educators.

B. Evaluators shall not make negative comments about the educators’ performance in the presence of students,
parents, or other staff, except in the unusual circumstance where the evaluator concludes that they must
immediately and directly intervene. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit an administrator's ability
to investigate a complaint or secure assistance to support an educator.

C. The Superintendent shall ensure that evaluators have training in supervision and evaluation, including
DESE regulations, the Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice, and the evaluation
standards and procedures established in this agreement.

D. Should there be serious disagreement between an educator and evaluator regarding an overall summative
performance rating of Unsatisfactory, the educator may meet with the evaluator’s supervisor to discuss the

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disagreement. Should the educator request such a meeting, the evaluator’s supervisor must meet with the
educator. The evaluator may attend any such meeting at the discretion of the Superintendent.

E. Violations of the Educator Evaluation Contract Language are subject to grievance and arbitration
procedures.

F. Both parties reserve the right to revisit this process based on feedback they may receive from DESE.

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Timeline: Developing Educator Plans***
PrePTS Educators in first three years of practice

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‘| Superintendent, Principal, or designee meets with all evaluators and educators to explain |
.| evaluation process.

Third Friday in Sept.

:| Goals and plan development

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submits self-assessment and proposed goals to evaluator. | Second Friday in Oct. |
Alternative for PrePTS educator in second and third years of practice: Establish educator plan i
| at Summative Evatuation meeting of prior school year.

Evaluator completes and shares educator plan with educator. | First Friday in Nov.

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Evaluator completes first observation (announced or unannounced). : Second Friday in Nov.

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Evaluator provides written feedback to educator.

|| Evaluator completes second and third unannounced mini-observations, at minimum, Third Friday in Jan.

|| Evaluator completes second full-period observation (announced or unannounced). First Friday in Feb.

Evaluator completes any remaining required observations. (Evaluator may complete additional

observations after this date.) First Friday in May

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*PrePTS in second or third years of practice or second or third years in school will have at least three unannounced observations.

***Every effort will be made by administration to meet these deadlines and any extensions to deadlines will be subject to the approval of the CTA
and the Superintendent or designee.

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Timeline: Self-Directed Growth Plans: 1 Year***
PTS Educators with rating of Proficient or Exemplary

Annual overview |
uperintendent, Principal, or designee meets with evaluators and educators to explain | Third Friday in Sept.

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*PTS educators on Self-Directed Growth Plans of one or two years must have at least one unannounced observation per cycle.
***Every effort will be made by administration to meet these deadlines and any extensions to deadlines will be subject to the approval of the CTA
and the Superintendent or designee.

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Timeline: Self-Directed Growth Plans: 2 Years***
PTS Educators with rating of Proficient or Exemplary

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i; Superintendent, Principal, or designee meets with evaluators and educators to explain | Years 1 and 2: Third Friday in Sept.
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*PTS educators on Self-Directed Growth Plans of one or two years must have at least one unannounced observation per cycle.
*** Every effort will be made by administration to meet these deadlines and any extensions to deadlines will be subject to the approval of the CTA
and the Superintendent or designee.

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Improvement: PTS educators with rating of Unsatisfactory

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any type of plan with a duration of less than one year. The educator plan will outline the timeline for all |
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Observations: Minimum number, per evaluation cycle

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Overall rating of Unsatisfactory and
Improvement Plan of six months or fewer***

*Observations take place as outlined in Directed-Growth Plan, with minimum of two unannounced observations.

**Observations take place as outlined in Improvement Plan, with minimum of one announced and four
unannounced observations.

**Observations take place as outlined in Improvement Plan, with minimum of one announced and two
unannounced observations.

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Evaluators for Unit A Roles*

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