(a) A teacher may submit a written response or rebuttal
at the following times:
(1) for Domain I or Alternate Domain I, Domain II,
and Domain III, as identified in §150.1002(a) of this title (relating
to Assessment of Teacher Performance), after receiving a written observation
summary or any other written documentation related to the ratings
of those three domains; or
(2) for Domain IV, as identified in §150.1002(a)
of this title, and for the performance of teachers' students, as defined
in §150.1001(f)(2) of this title (relating to General Provisions),
after receiving a written summative annual appraisal report.
(b) Any written response or rebuttal must be submitted
within 10 working days of receiving a written observation summary,
a written summative annual appraisal report, or any other written
documentation associated with the teacher's appraisal. A teacher may
not submit a written response or rebuttal to a written summative annual
appraisal report for the ratings in Domain I or Alternate Domain I,
Domain II, and Domain III, as identified in §150.1002(a) of this
title, if those ratings are based entirely on observation summaries
or written documentation already received by the teacher earlier in
the appraisal year for which the teacher already had the opportunity
to submit a written response or rebuttal.
(c) A teacher may request a second appraisal by another
certified appraiser at the following times:
(1) for Domain I or Alternate Domain I, Domain II,
and Domain III, as identified in §150.1002(a) of this title,
after receiving a written observation summary with which the teacher
disagrees; or
(2) for Domain IV, as identified in §150.1002(a)
of this title, and for the performance of teachers' students, as defined
in §150.1001(f)(2) of this title, after receiving a written summative
annual appraisal report with which the teacher disagrees.
(d) The second appraisal must be requested within 10
working days of receiving a written observation summary or a written
summative annual appraisal report. A teacher may not request a second
appraisal by another certified appraiser in response to a written
summative annual appraisal report for the ratings of dimensions in
Domain I or Alternate Domain I, Domain II, and Domain III, as identified
in §150.1002(a) of this title, if those ratings are based entirely
on observation summaries or written documentation already received
by the teacher earlier in the appraisal year for which the teacher
already had the opportunity to request a second appraisal.
(e) A teacher may be given advance notice of the date
or time of a second appraisal, but advance notice is not required.
(f) The second appraiser shall make observations and
walk-throughs as necessary to evaluate the dimensions in Domain I
or Alternate Domain I, Domain II, and Domain III or shall review the
Goal-Setting and Professional Development Plan for evidence of goal
attainment and professional development activities, when applicable.
Cumulative data may also be used by the second appraiser to evaluate
other dimensions.
(g) Each school district shall adopt written procedures
for determining the selection of second appraisers. These procedures
shall be disseminated to each teacher at the time of employment and
updated annually or as needed.
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