A. The parties agree to meet and modify the time lines of this provision as necessary and mutually agreed to.

B. The Peer Assistance and Review Program shall be implemented July 1, 2000.

C. The PAR program shall begin for a referred participating teacher at the beginning of his/her next school year (September for traditional schools).

D. In its inaugural year, the Peer Review Panel (Panel) Members shall be appointed no later than August 1, 2000.  Thereafter, joint panel members shall be appointed no later than October 1.

E.All application materials for potential Consulting Teachers shall be turned in to the District office on or before December 1 for consideration for the next school year.

F. The Consulting Teacher shall issue to the Panel a final report in the assistance and review year not later than 35 duty days before the end of the Referral Participating Teachers’ instructional year.

G.The Panel shall by majority vote select Consulting Teachers no later than May 1.

H. The Panel shall send a list of Consulting Teachers to each Referred Participating Teacher by May 17.

I. Evaluators shall refer Participating Teachers to the Panel by May 15.

J. The Referred Participating Teacher shall submit his or her Consulting Teacher preferences by May 20.

K. The Panel shall assign each Referred Participating Teacher a Consulting Teacher by May 25.

L. The Panel shall review applications of voluntary permanent teachers and approve their participation in the PAR Program or refer them to other appropriate District programs.

A. The Peer Review Panel shall consist of seven (7) members, four (4) of whom shall be certificated classroom teachers who are chosen to serve by the Association.  They shall possess equal or greater qualifications than Consulting Teachers and shall represent elementary (2), intermediate (1), and high school (1) levels.  The District shall choose the three (3) administrators on the Panel.  Initially, two (2) classroom teacher Panel Members shall serve three (3) years; the other two (2) for two (2) years, and thereafter all terms are to be two (2) years.  In the event of an absence or a resignation of a classroom teacher from the Panel, the Association may immediately appoint an alternate.  Panel Members may not serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms.  Less than 75% of a term served as a result of a resignation or absence shall not be part of the two (2) consecutive terms.

B. The Panel shall establish its own meeting schedule.  To form a quorum, a majority of the Panel Members present shall be SAEA-appointed classroom teachers and there shall be at least one administrator.  Such meetings shall take place outside the duty day.  PAR Panel members shall receive $200 for each meeting attended.  Members of the Panel shall be released from their regular duties to receive training subject to the approval of the Associate Superintendent, Human Resources or designee without loss of pay or benefits.  The parties agree to evaluate this process and pay arrangement on an annual basis and make adjustments accordingly to meet the needs of the PAR Program and Panel members.

C. Panel members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary mileage expenses directly related to the performance of Panel duties utilizing the established mileage rate of the District.

D. Panel members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties directly related to the PAR Program.

E. The Peer Review Panel shall be responsible for the following:

1. Participating in annual training for Panel members.

2. Establishing its own Rules of Procedure for effectuating the provisions of this Article.  Said rules and procedures shall be consistent with the provisions of the Agreement, and to the extent that there is an inconsistency, the Agreement and ultimately the law shall prevail.  Based upon legislative modification or deletion of PAR, the Association and the District agree to renegotiate the PAR Program.

3. Selecting the panel of Consulting Teachers.

4. Developing and providing in-service training for Panel members and Consulting Teachers shall be done jointly by the Association and the District.

5. Notifying in writing the Referred Participating Teacher, Consulting Teacher, and site principal of their participation in the PAR Program.

6. Making available the list of the panel of Consulting Teachers to the Participating Teacher.

7. Sending a copy of the adopted Rules and Procedures to any bargaining unit member or administrator upon request.

8. Establishing a procedure for application as a Consulting Teacher.

9. Determining the number of Consulting Teachers in any school year, based upon participation in PAR Program, the budget available, and other relevant considerations.

10. Make recommendations to the Governing Board through the Superintendent no later than May regarding referred participants in the program including forwarding the names of teachers who, after one (1) year of sustained assistance, have not demonstrated satisfactory performance.  The Panel based upon extenuating circumstances may recommend to the Board of Education through the Superintendent an extension of this period of time.

11. Evaluating annually the impact of the PAR program in order to improve the program and remit a written Report of their findings to the Board and Association.

12. Developing all Application Forms for the Consulting Teachers and Voluntary Participating Teachers.

13. Developing all Consulting Teacher and Peer Review Panel Report Forms.

F. All panel proceedings and material related to personal matters shall be confidential.  Conversations and supporting data collected/generated by the Consulting Teacher shall not be used in the evaluator’s final evaluation of the Referred Participating Teacher.

G. Panel Members and Consulting Teachers shall be provided the same liability coverage contained in the Education Code and Government Code as provided administrators and others acting on behalf of the District.  This includes District-paid legal defense and settlement awards, if any.  If a conflict of interest exists between the Panel Member or Consulting Teacher and the District, the Panel Member or Consulting Teacher may select his/her own attorney.  The District shall pay reasonable and necessary legal costs and fees in such actions.

H. Members of the Panel shall be provided reasonable release time for performing duties which require them to visit classrooms and/or for in-service training.  If in-service training takes place outside of work hours, these teachers shall be paid their daily or prorated per diem rate of pay.

I. Functions performed pursuant to the Article by bargaining unit employees shall not constitute either management or supervisory functions.

A. Permanent classroom teachers, who receive an unsatisfactory evaluation, shall be referred to and shall participate in the Peer Assistance and Review Program.  For the purposes of this Article, an unsatisfactory evaluation is defined as three (3) or more boxes checked in column 3 (unsatisfactory) for sections 1.0 – 4.0 of the current evaluation form.

B.Other permanent classroom teachers may volunteer at any time to participate.  Participation by a Volunteer Participating Teacher shall be kept confidential except on a needs-to-know basis.  A Volunteer Participating Teacher may discontinue his or her participation in this program at any time.  A Volunteer Participating Teacher’s participation is for peer assistance only and shall not continue for more than one school year or the balance thereof.  The Consulting Teacher shall not participate in the evaluation of the Volunteer Participating Teacher.  The Panel shall review Volunteer Participating Teacher applications to approve participating in the Program or refer them to the District for consideration to participate in another District-approved program.

C. A Referred Participating Teacher may prioritize up to three Consulting Teacher choices from a panel of available Consulting Teachers.  The Panel shall assign a Consulting Teacher from this list in the order of the Referred Participating Teacher preference as the Consulting Teacher selections are available.  The Referred Participating Teacher may appeal to the Panel for a different Consulting Teacher.

D. The Referred Participating Teacher has the right to be represented at all formal conferences and meetings.

E. All Participating Teachers shall receive up to $250 reimbursement for instructional supplies and materials for participation in the Program with the concurrence of the Consulting Teacher.

A. A Consulting Teacher is a teacher who provides assistance to a Participating Teacher pursuant to the PAR Program.  The qualifications for the Consulting Teacher shall be set forth in the Rules of Procedure, provided that the following shall constitute the minimum set of qualifications:

1. A Consulting Teacher shall be a classroom teacher with permanent status.

2. A Consulting Teacher shall have held at least a clear California teaching credential for at least three (3) years.

3. A Consulting Teacher shall have at least five (5) years’ classroom teaching experience in SAUSD.

4. A Consulting Teacher shall demonstrate exemplary teaching ability, as indicated by, among other things, effective communication skills, subject matter knowledge, and mastery of a range of teaching strategies necessary to meet the needs of pupils in different contexts.

B. In filling a position of Consulting Teacher, each applicant is required to submit three (3) references.

C. Applications and references shall be treated with confidentiality.

D. Consulting Teachers shall be selected by a majority vote of the Panel after candidates have had classroom observations by the Panel.

E. A Consulting Teacher shall be provided reasonable release time.  The term of the Consulting Teacher shall be three (3) years.  In the first two (2) years of the PAR Program, the Panel may choose to stagger the length of the initial Consulting Teacher terms.

F. Functions performed pursuant to this Article by bargaining unit employees shall not constitute either management or supervisory functions.  The Consulting Teacher shall be entitled to all rights of bargaining unit members.

G. The Consulting Teacher shall assist a Participating Teacher by demonstrating, observing, coaching, conferencing, and referring to other activities which, in their professional judgment, shall assist the Participating Teacher.

1. During the school year a Consulting Teacher can be either assigned to not more than one (1) Referred Participating Teacher or up to two (2) Volunteer Participating Teachers.

2. A Consulting Teacher who is assigned a Referred Participating Teacher will receive a stipend of $4,000.

3. Consulting Teachers who are assigned to Volunteer Participating Teachers will receive a stipend of $2,000 per Volunteer Participating Teacher.

4. Consulting Teachers who provide services for less than a full year shall have their stipends prorated accordingly.

5. A Consulting Teacher who is approved but not assigned to a Participating Teacher shall be referred for consideration of other teacher support activities determined by the Joint committee as established in the Memorandum of Understanding.

H. Consulting Teachers shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties directly related to the PAR Program.

I. The Consulting Teacher shall meet with the Referred Participating Teacher and the evaluator of the Referred Participating Teacher to receive and discuss the Referred Participating Teacher’s previously-established performance objectives as per Article V, section 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of the SAEA/SAUSD contract.

J. The Consulting Teacher shall conduct multiple observations of the Participating Teacher during classroom instruction and shall have both pre-observation and post-observation conferences.

K. The Consulting Teacher shall monitor the progress of the Referred Participating Teacher and shall submit to, and discuss with, the Referred Participating Teacher at least two (2) written Reports.

L. Consulting Teacher shall prepare a Final Peer Review Report on the Referred Participating Teacher he/she assists.  This Report shall be submitted to the Peer Review Panel, the designated evaluator of the Participating Teacher, and the Participating Teacher.  The Referred Participating Teacher may attach a written response to the Consulting Teacher’s Report and request a meeting with the Peer Review Panel to discuss the Report within 20 duty days.  The Referred Participating Teacher has the right to an Association representative of his or her choice at this meeting.  A copy of the Consulting Teacher’s Report shall be submitted to, and discussed with, the Referred Participating Teacher to receive his or her signature before it is submitted to the Panel.  The Participating Teacher’s signing of the Report does not necessarily mean agreement, but rather that he or she has received a copy of the Report.

M. The Final Report of the Referred Participating Teacher’s participation in the PAR Program shall be made available for placement in his or her personnel file and may be used as part of the evaluation of the Referred Participating Teacher conducted during participation in the program.

N. Consulting Teachers shall be provided reasonable release time for performing duties which require them to visit classroom and/or for in-service training.  If in-service training takes place outside of work hours, these teachers shall be paid their daily or prorated per diem rate of pay.

O. A cooperative relationship between the consulting teacher and the principal shall be expected and strongly encouraged by the Association and the District.  The designated evaluator shall retain the responsibility for the evaluation.

A. Peer Assistance and Review Budget

1. The Peer Review Panel shall develop and recommend a budget to the Governing Board through the Superintendent or through the regular budget development process.

2. This article shall be in compliance with the Education Code requirements covering Peer Assistance and Review Programs.

A. The Santa Ana Educators’ Association (SAEA) and the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) shall through a committee comprised of four (4) members appointed by SAEA and four (4) members appointed by SAUSD:

1. Develop new teacher training and support programs pursuant to Education Code section 44506 (c)(5). (Assembly Bill No. 1x, First Extraordinary Session, 1999).

2. Develop professional development for all teachers pursuant to Education Code section 44506(c)(4).  (Assembly Bill No. 1x, First Extraordinary Session, 1999).

B. The SAEA and the District shall also jointly develop a budget annually utilizing the AB IX funding not budgeted for the Peer Assistance and Review Program, to develop and implement new teacher training and support programs and staff development for all teachers.

C. Such programs and budget shall be recommended to the Governing Board for consideration and adoption pursuant to its annual budgeting process.

D. SAEA appointees shall receive $200 for each meeting attended.  Meetings shall occur outside the normal duty day.  The parties agree to evaluate this process and pay arrangement on an annual basis and make adjustments accordingly, to meet the needs of the PAR program and joint committee members.