ü assess staff strengths so they can
be fully utilized and acknowledged.
ü help determine where support
and professional development is needed
ü to facilitate more effective
teaching
·
will be the responsibility of the principal.
·
the management team will be responsible for
implementing the appraisal system.
·
staff appraisal will be ongoing in personal formation and whole school
development.
·
staff appraisal will be resourced from the staff
development budget.
·
staff appraisal is an agreed
process between appraiser and appraisee
·
staff appraisal will have formal interviews at least twice a year
·
staff must have specific guidelines on areas of appraisal
and how it will take place.
·
staff appraisal is supportive.
·
the procedures for staff appraisal will be listed in the Procedures and
Practices of the school
·
the Board of Trustees will be responsible for the appraisal of the
principal
·
staff appraisal is confidential to the appraisee,
appraiser and the principal.
·
a review process is available.
·
training will be made available for syndicate leaders to
carry out appraisals.
·
this policy will be reviewed biannually.
Review
Review
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Procedures
for Staff Appraisal
1. Syndicate leaders will
appraise syndicate members.
2. Job descriptions will be
negotiated by the end of February each year.
3. Teachers will meet with
appraiser by the end of March to determine at least one objectives and
indicators of the objectives being achieved in the areas of :
Teaching strategies;
Motivation of students;
classroom management;
curriculum delivery;
contribution to teaching team
activities;
contribution to non - classroom
activities.
Teachers
and the appraiser will also agree on the objective focusing on an improvement
in teaching performance and the support and assistance required to achieve that objective. The forms appraisal 1 & 2
will be used.
4 Syndicate leaders, in consultation with the
principal,. will select one
area from the following :
professional
leadership
team
management
administration
student/
community relationships
The
management appraisal form will be used.
5 Formal interviews will take place in each
half year. The recording of information from each interview will be dated and
recorded on the appropriate sheet and forwarded to the principal and appraisee.
Information will be stored in Principals file. When a teacher leaves the school
their file will be given to them.
6 The appraisal of the principal will follow
the guidelines in the Board of Trustee management plan for the principal.
7 A
review process is available for those who are :
uncomfortable
with their appraiser; or
dissatisfied
with the results of their appraisal.
The
first provides the opportunity for a different appraiser to undertake the
evaluation than the one nominated, while the second provides the opportunity
for the appraisal to be carried out a second time by a different appraiser.
8 The policy will be reviewed against the procedures
biannually.
9 The principal will report to the Board of Trustees
after the first half year, and second half year, appraisal interviews. This
report will inform the Board where the appraisal cycle is at.
Reviewed April 2001
April 2003
May 2004