Less than a month before Bluffton-Harrison students receive their final grades for the 2011-2012 school year, members of the district’s school board started discussing how teachers will receive their first grades in the 2013-2014 school year.
Through observation, documentation and student test scores, school administrators will assign scores to teachers, and through those scores, assign teachers into four categories: highly effective, effective, improvement needed or ineffective.
Though these categories will impact salaries, they can also impact hiring and dismissal decisions:
Tenure Categories – New Teacher Tenure Categories begin July 1, 2012
A. Probationary Teacher (IC 20-28-6-7.5) – A teacher who has not received a rating (newly hired) or an established/professional teacher who receives a rating of ineffective or an established/professional teacher who receives two consecutive ratings of improvement necessary.
B. Established Teacher (IC 20-28-6-8) – A teacher who serves under contract before July 1, 2012, and enters into another contract before July 1, 2012. All current teachers become established teachers on July 1, 2012.
C. Professional Teacher (IC 20-28-6-7.5) – A teacher who receives a rating of effective or highly effective for at least 3 years in a 5-year (or shorter) period. A professional teacher becomes probationary if he/she receives a rating of ineffective or 2 consecutive ratings of improvement necessary.
Contract Cancellation Grounds (IC 20-28-7.5-1)
A. Probationary Teacher
1. One (1) ineffective rating
2. Two (2) consecutive years of improvement necessary
3. Justifiable decrease in teaching positions – After June 20, 2012, RIF’s in positions must be based on performance and not seniority Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District
4. Any reason considered relevant to the school’s interest
B. Established/Professional Teacher
1. Justifiable decrease in positions – After June 30, 2012, RIF’s in positions must be based on performance and not seniority
2. Immorality
3. Insubordination
4. Incompetence
a. Two (2) consecutive years of ineffective ratings; or
b. Ineffective or improvement necessary in three (3) years of any 5-year period
5. Neglect of duty
6. Certain felony convictions
7. Other good and just cause
Through observation, documentation and student test scores, school administrators will assign scores to teachers, and through those scores, assign teachers into four categories: highly effective, effective, improvement needed or ineffective.
Though these categories will impact salaries, they can also impact hiring and dismissal decisions:
Tenure Categories – New Teacher Tenure Categories begin July 1, 2012
A. Probationary Teacher (IC 20-28-6-7.5) – A teacher who has not received a rating (newly hired) or an established/professional teacher who receives a rating of ineffective or an established/professional teacher who receives two consecutive ratings of improvement necessary.
B. Established Teacher (IC 20-28-6-8) – A teacher who serves under contract before July 1, 2012, and enters into another contract before July 1, 2012. All current teachers become established teachers on July 1, 2012.
C. Professional Teacher (IC 20-28-6-7.5) – A teacher who receives a rating of effective or highly effective for at least 3 years in a 5-year (or shorter) period. A professional teacher becomes probationary if he/she receives a rating of ineffective or 2 consecutive ratings of improvement necessary.
Contract Cancellation Grounds (IC 20-28-7.5-1)
A. Probationary Teacher
1. One (1) ineffective rating
2. Two (2) consecutive years of improvement necessary
3. Justifiable decrease in teaching positions – After June 20, 2012, RIF’s in positions must be based on performance and not seniority Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District
4. Any reason considered relevant to the school’s interest
B. Established/Professional Teacher
1. Justifiable decrease in positions – After June 30, 2012, RIF’s in positions must be based on performance and not seniority
2. Immorality
3. Insubordination
4. Incompetence
a. Two (2) consecutive years of ineffective ratings; or
b. Ineffective or improvement necessary in three (3) years of any 5-year period
5. Neglect of duty
6. Certain felony convictions
7. Other good and just cause
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