Letter of Agreement
TPEP Evaluation Transition
The Bremerton School District and the Bremerton Education Association agree to the
following transition plan required by RCW 28A.405.100(7)(c).
1. For the 2013-14 school year, all provisional teachers and teachers who are on
probation will be transitioned to the new evaluation system. This group will be
referred to as the initial transition group. In subsequent school years, teachers in
the initial transition group will receive a comprehensive or focused evaluation, as
allowed by law. All other classroom teachers, including teachers on leave
replacement contracts, will be on a PGP model, as described in Section 6.G of the
collective bargaining agreement for the 2013-14 school year.
2. Prior to January 15, 2014, the placement of all other classroom teachers on the
implementation schedule will be determined by building lottery. Teachers will be
placed into Cohorts A, B, C and D. In each school year, classroom teachers on
probation or in provisional status will be placed in the new evaluation model on a
comprehensive evaluation.
3. For the 2014-15 school year, all classroom teachers in Cohort A will receive a
comprehensive evaluation. Classroom teachers in Cohort B will receive a focused
evaluation. All classroom teachers in Cohorts C and D will be on a PGP model, as
described below.
4. For the 2015-16 school year, all classroom teachers in Cohorts B will receive a
comprehensive evaluation. Classroom teachers in Cohort A will receive a
comprehensive or focused evaluation, as allowed by law. All classroom teachers
in Cohorts C and D will receive a focused evaluation.
5. For the 2016-17 school year, all classroom teachers in Cohorts A and B will receive
a comprehensive or focused evaluation as allowed by the law; and all classroom
teachers in Cohort C will receive a comprehensive evaluation; and all classroom
teachers in Cohort D will receive a focused evaluation.
6. For the 2017-18 school year, all classroom teachers in Cohorts A, B, and C will
receive a comprehensive or focused evaluation, as allowed by the law; and all
classroom teachers in Cohort D will receive a comprehensive evaluation.
7. If an administrator wants to evaluate an employee using the comprehensive
evaluation process and that employee has not already been designated to receive
a comprehensive evaluation, the administrator must document performance
deficiencies and notify the employee in writing (with copies to the Association
President and the Director of Personnel).
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8. The comprehensive and focused evaluations referenced above shall be conducted
in accordance with the statutory requirements in RCW 28A.405.100.
9. The PGP evaluation referenced above shall include a teacher self-reflection that
uses a state evaluative criterion or the instructional framework to help identify
professional goals related to the same. Classroom teacher shall establish one or
more professional goals to support a state evaluative criterion or the instructional
framework. The classroom teacher and evaluator shall meet by October 31 st to
discuss and submit the Level 3 professional goals worksheet. The classroom
teacher and evaluator shall meet for a mid-year check, preferably by February 15th.
10. The term “classroom teacher” used in this agreement means a certificated
employee who provides academically focused instruction to the students and holds
one or more of the certificates pursuant to WAC 181-79A-140(1) through (3) and
(6)(a) through (e) and (g). This shall not include elementary interventionists,
counselors, library/media specialists, TOSAs, ESAs and dean of students, who
shall remain on the previous evaluation system.
11. For classroom teachers transitioned to the new system, the provisions of this letter
of agreement and the letter of agreement regarding the evaluation procedures
shall replace evaluation language in Article VI of the bargaining agreement.
12. This Agreement shall expire at the end of the 2017-18 school year when all cohorts
have completed a comprehensive evaluation. The parties agree to revisit this
Agreement annually to review and refine the evaluation process.
Transition Schedule
Year
Comprehensive
Focused
2013-2014
Provisional & Probationary
N/A
2014-2015
Provisional & Probationary
Cohort A
Provisional & Probationary
Cohort B
Provisional & Probationary
Cohort C
Provisional & Probationary
Cohort D
Cohort B
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
Cohorts
A, C, D
Cohorts
A, B, D
Cohorts
A, B, C
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PGP
All others
PGPs require a CEL 5D+ focus
Cohorts C & D
N/A
N/A
N/A
2013-2014
Cohorts
2014-2015
2015-2016
Provisional
& Probationary on
Comprehensive*;
Remainder
on PGP
A
B
C
D
Comprehensive
Focused
Focused
PGP
PGP
Comprehensive
Focused
Focused
2016-2017
Focused
Focused
Focused
Focused
Comprehensive Focused
Comprehensive
Focused
BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 100-C
/s/ Aaron Leavell
Aaron Leavell, Ed.D., Superintendent
and Secretary to the Board of Directors
9-19-2013
Date
BREMERTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
/s/ Tina Mahaney
Tina Mahaney, President
9-26-2013
Date
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2017-2018