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OSSTF District 11- Thames Valley
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District 11 Office |
Education Matters Online
Feature
Volume 4, Issue 2: December 12, 2005
Support Staff Performance AppraisalsSubmitted by Nancy McDougall, Federation Services Officer |
The Coordinator or Supervisor directly responsible for PSSP members will be the one who completes the Performance Appraisal Report but he/she may seek input from school Principals in accordance with the Program Services document “Principal Input on Program Services School-Based System Support Staff”. The PSSP Executive in District 11 is currently lobbying the Board to make significant changes to the Principal input document in order to make Principals more accountable for their comments and to ensure that information from Principals is shared with members directly and prior to the information being forwarded to that member’s coordinator/supervisor.
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the Continuing Education Instructors, only the Principal, Vice-Principal or
Coordinator may complete Performance Appraisals. Lead Instructors are also
OSSTF members and therefore have no role in conducting performance
appraisals. In accordance with OSSTF policy, Lead Instructors may have a
supportive or mentorship role but may not evaluate fellow members.
PSSP and Con Ed Instructor members’ Performance Appraisals occur on a
biannual basis. Members will be involved in the goal setting process one
year and the next year in the Performance Appraisal Process. It is our
belief that a two year rotation is too frequent and so we are attempting to
convince the Board that Performance Appraisals should occur at intervals of
three years (same as the teachers) but may be performed sooner if requested
by either the member or the Board.
Members are reminded that it is their right to have union representation
present at all meetings with the Board where their conduct (how you act at
work) or competence (how capable you are at your job) are being discussed.
Your union representative may be your job class representative, site
representative, a member of your bargaining union executive or a Federation
Services Officer from the District Office.
REMEMBER, if you are given an “unsatisfactory” rating on a Performance
Appraisal, call the District Office immediately for advice.
