5.7.2 Educator and Principal Evaluation Policy

POLICY TYPE: 5.0 Educational Program Policies \ 5.7 Educator Specific
EFFECTIVE DATE: 2018-10-24	LAST REVISED: 2023-11-18
THIS POLICY APPLIES TO: Contractors – Individuals engaged to provide services under a contract with SelfDesign Learning Foundation Support Providers – Individuals engaged under a contract or agreement with SelfDesign Learning Foundation to provide services for a specific learner Families – Learners and parents(s)/guardian(s) of learners participating in SelfDesign Learning Foundation’s programs Volunteers – Individuals providing goods/services under the terms of an agreement with SelfDesign Learning Foundation Board Members – Members of the Board of Directors for SelfDesign Learning Foundation and the Foundation for SelfDesign (FSD)

Policy Statement

SelfDesign Learning Foundation (SDLF) is committed to educator excellence.

Definitions

None

Policy

SelfDesign Learning Foundation will a) at least annually, evaluate educator performance with respect to the impact on learner learning and the meeting of the criteria outlined in the educator’s contract and b) establish performance criteria for the principal of SelfDesign Learning Community, and shall review these criteria on an annual basis.

Protocol

Educator Standards and Process of Evaluation

Standards

Educators will endeavour to uphold, to the best of their professional capacity, the standards of the teaching profession in B.C. as detailed by the Teacher Regulation Branch of the Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Educators will agree to meet, to the best of their professional capacity, the standards and contents of the Online Learning Interim Procedures Guide and the contract between SelfDesign Learning Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Child Care, where these standards apply to the professional activities of certified teachers.
Educators are evaluated on an ongoing basis by the use of the Self & Support Check system, keyed to the requirement in their educator contract. These are reviewed regularly, and their work is spot checked.
Educators have on-going formative reviews of their work.

Process of Evaluation

As noted within the standards, there will be ongoing, annual Self & Support Checks composed of self reflection and peer/Foundation contact reflections formatively and summatively, including a review of work. When necessary, individual meetings will be held.

Principal Process of Evaluation

The Board of Directors will review the developed performance criteria on an annual basis with the principal in a joint interview between the Board Chair, other board members as designated, and the school principal. This review will be within two months of the end of a contract year. The school principal will be invited to submit a self-reflection on the work of the year as a basis for the review.