| A draft Performance Review School Policy, which has been agreed by Management Side and Teachers’ Side of the Teachers Negotiating Committee has been sent to Chairpersons of Board of Governors and Principals of Controlled Primary, Secondary, Nursery and Special Schools this week.
Relevant matters in connection with the construction of a school policy will be addressed in the training programme on PRSD that is being provided for principals.
A copy of the model school policy can be downloaded here (99Kb Word format).
Boards of Governors are asked to study the model policy carefully. It is recommended that consultation on the policy with teachers should follow the training programme for PRSD that will be provided for them. Following this training, teachers will have a fuller understanding of the aims of PRSD and thus be better placed to contribute to the consultation process.
The model policy in general should prove suitable for adoption in the majority of schools.
However, all schools will need to insert school specific information in the following areas:
Paragraph 2 – the school Vision/Aims;
Stage 2 (i) – arrangements for monitoring progress of principal;
Paragraph 7 – timetable for the review process in the school;
Pro-forma for lesson/classroom observation – these are offered as exemplars only; many schools will already have their own already developed or may wish to adapt these to suit their specific needs.
It is important that a school performance review policy is fully in accord with the PRSD Scheme and is adopted by the Board of Governors before 1 st September 2005.
Further advice can be obtained by contacting
Mrs M Maguire, Adviser Post Primary,telephone 028 3751 2411, or
Mr B J McConville, Education Officer – Nursery and Primary,telephone 028 3751 2410.
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