Master Agreement 2005 - State Employment Relations Board

ence, such teacher shall be accepted into the intervention
phase ofthePARProgram.Thefinaldetermination
of whether to admit a teacher with five (5) or
less years of continuous Columbus teaching experience
to the PAR Program will be made by the PAR
Panel.
D. Teachers who have all successful ratings on their most
recent evaluation form shall not be recommended for
PAR Intervention by an administrative-initiated
referral unless the following has been provided:
1. A serious concern(s) has been identified by the
principal or evaluating supervisor and a conference
has beenheld with the affected teacher where the
serious concern(s) is identified and discussed with
said teacher.
2. The principal or evaluating supervisor has provided
suggestions and/or assistance to the affected
teacher to correct the serious concern(s).
3. If the serious concern(s) has not been resolved, a
follow-up conference has been held with the
affected teacher to so inform said teacher and, if it
is the intention of the principal or evaluating
supervisor to recommend the teacher for PAR
Intervention, to so informtheteacher during this
conference.
4. A teacher shall not be represented or accompanied
by a representative ofanyemployeeorganization in
any conferences required in 401.14(D) above.
401.15 In theevent ateacher performs work under the
supervision of more than one (1) supervisor, one (1)
supervisor shall be designated as the evaluating supervisor.
401.16 Teachers eligible for continuing service status shall
be those teachers qualified as to certification/license,
who within the last five years have taught for at least
three years in the District, and those teachers who, having
attainedcontinuingcontractstatus elsewhere, have
served two years in the District, but the Board upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent, may at the time
of employment or at any time within such two-year
period, declare any of the latterteacherseligible. Continuing
contracts shall be granted only to a teacher with the
following certification or licensure status:
A. Any teacher holding a professional, permanent or life
teaching certificate;
B. Anyteacher holding a professional educator license
who has completed the applicable one of the following:
1. If the teacher did not hold a master’s degree at the
time of initially receiving a teaching certificate
under former law or an educator license, thirty
(30) semester hours of coursework in the area of
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