Tuesday, June 3, 2008

When/ how should ProComp be changed?

Just to set the record straight-

Here's the language from the ProComp Agreement that talks about when ProComp should be changed, and that it shall be based on data. The complete ProComp Agreement is on the website at:
https://webmail.coloradoea.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.dpsk12.org/manila/programs/denverprocomp/ProCompAgreementrev12008.pdf

4.3 The District and Association Shall Jointly Commission Both an Annual Internal Evaluation and an Evaluation by an Independent, Third Party Evaluator of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers. In addition to the items specified below, both internal and external evaluations shall examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of all guidelines, rules, policies and procedures specified by this agreement or otherwise created for the implementation and administration of ProComp.

4.3.1 Internal Evaluation. The Department of Human Resources shall develop or commission the development of measures of performance of the elements of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers to be used in the annual evaluation and recommend them to the District, the Association and the Trust Board. This evaluation shall include analysis of the implementation of the system and its effectiveness at achieving District and Association mission and goals and in keeping with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the ballot language approved by the voters in the mill levy override election, and the goals and elements of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers. Based on this annual evaluation, the Transition Team shall review and approve findings and recommendations for improvement to the Board of Education, the DCTA Board of Directors and the Trust Board. The evaluation shall be completed annually no later than November of each school year.

4.3.2 Third Party Evaluation. According to District procurement procedures, the District and Association shall jointly charge an independent, third party evaluation of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers. This evaluation shall examine the implementation of the system and its effectiveness at achieving District and Association mission and goals and in keeping with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the ballot language approved by the voters in the mill levy override election, and the goals and elements of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers. This evaluation shall offer findings and recommendations for improvement of the system. This evaluation shall be presented to the Board of Education, the DCTA Board of Directors and the Trust Board in November 2009, prior to when the District and Association commence negotiations on the Professional Compensation System for Teachers, thus ensuring that those negotiations shall be supported by data.

4.3.2.1 The Transition Team of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers shall recommend the evaluator to the District and Association no later than April of 2008.
4.3.2.2 The Department of Human Resources shall develop measures of performance of the elements of the Professional Compensation System for Teachers to be used in their evaluation. The Transition Team will review these measures and, once approved, recommend them to the evaluator.

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