The marginal teacher : a step-by-step guide to fair procedures for identification and dismissal / C. Edward Lawrence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence, C. Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Rating of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Dismissal of--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 206 p.) : ill. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2005.

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying disc: For Windows or Macintosh.

Summary:

'The Marginal Teacher' offers solutions to the problem of unproductive teachers, illustrating the proper actions that headteachers should integrate into the evaluation processes to gather documentation to help improve or terminate an ineffective teacher.

Contents:

Preparing for the teacher evaluation process

Understanding misconduct and the teacher appraisal process

Describing the marginal and good teacher

Starting the new school year

Organizing the unsatisfactory evaluation binder

Observing all teachers

Implementing an intensive assistance plan

Getting prepared for the school-level dismissal meeting

Conducting the school level dismissal meeting

Presenting before an impartial hearing officer/body

Resource A. Support letters

Resource B. Calendar with suggested action time lines

Resource C. State-by-state summary chart of teacher evaluation statutes

Resource D. Unsatisfactory teacher evaluation documentation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452210964

1452210969

9781483329161

148332916X

OCLC:

875378291