The Board of Education recognizes the importance of a program of evaluation of all support staff members, including supervisors, for the purpose of determining how each employee's capabilities may best be used, as well as targeting areas of improvement. Supervisors shall make every effort to assist employees in the remediation of deficiencies disclosed by evaluations. It is the expectation of the Board that an evaluation program will be developed and implemented. The Superintendent shall delegate the responsibility for implementing this program to the Assistant Superintendent for Business.

All service personnel will undergo such evaluation twice yearly, in cooperation with his/her immediate supervisor.

The purpose of support staff evaluations are:

1. to provide an objective basis for employee improvement;
2. to maintain salaries commensurate with job requirements and responsibilities; and
3. to recognize qualified employees.

In accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Commission of Dutchess County, all persons appointed for a probationary period shall be evaluated within two weeks prior to the end of the probationary term. To meet this rule the Board requires the following evaluation procedure be employed with regard to permanent appointments from an open-competitive list:

Weeks Following Start	Administrative Action Required
4 weeks	Informal evaluation by supervisor;
8 weeks	Formal written evaluation by supervisor, shared with probationer; copy to Assistant Superintendent for Business;
12 weeks	Informal evaluation by supervisor;
16 weeks	Formal written evaluation by supervisor, shared with probationer; copy to Assistant Superintendent for Business;
20 weeks	Formal written evaluation by supervisor, shared with probationer; copy to Assistant Superintendent for Business. Recommendation by Assistant Superintendent for Business for appointment or termination of probationer;
22 weeks	Recommendation by Assistant Superintendent for Business to Superintendent and Board of Education for appointment or termination of probationer;
23-24 weeks	Written notice to probationer if he/she is to be terminated. Exit interview with Board or representative before termination; and
24-26 weeks	Action by Board on recommendation to terminate probationer.

If requested by the Civil Service Department, the district will keep and report performance ratings of civil service employees prior to making a permanent appointment. For those support staff members who are members of a collective bargaining unit, permanent appointments will be made as per negotiated agreement(s).

Adoption date

November 12, 1992

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