The purpose of this manual is to inform school boards, supervisory officers, principals, vice-principals, and teachers about the requirements of the provincial Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) system for new and experienced teachers. This manual replaces the Performance Appraisal of Experienced Teachers: Technical Requirements Manual and Approved Forms and Guidelines (2009) and the Manual for Performance Appraisal of New Teachers (2009). This manual has been designed as a resource to guide users in applying the TPA requirements. The legislative and regulatory requirements are set out in the Education Act, Part X.2, “Teacher Performance Appraisal”, and in Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 98/02, O. Reg. 99/02, and O. Reg. 266/06. In the event of any legal issues arising from the interpretation of these requirements set out in this manual, boards should consult their legal counsel. This manual also provides samples of mandatory and optional TPA-related forms in the appendices, as follows: Mandatory Provincial Forms; Summative Report Form for New Teachers; Summative Report Form for Experienced Teachers; Sample Templates for Required Processes; Enrichment Plan for New Teachers; Improvement Plan for New Teachers; Improvement Plan for Experienced Teachers; Annual Learning Plan (ALP) for Experienced Teachers; Sample Templates for Optional Processes; Log of Teaching Practice for New Teachers; Log of Teaching Practice for Experienced Teachers. The most up-to-date versions of these forms are available online in accessible formats at www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/appraise.html. .

Electronic reproduction. Available online at: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teacher/pdfs/TPA_Manual_English_september2010l.pdf.

Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. “New” and “Experienced” Teachers -- 1.2 Employees Not Covered by the TPA -- 2. Learning Communities -- 2.1. Promoting a Growth-Oriented Performance Appraisal Context -- 2.2. The Role of Learning Communities in Supporting Continuous Growth and Development -- 3. The Performance Appraisal Framework -- 3.1 Key Components -- 3.2 Application of TPA Components to New and Experienced Teachers -- 4. Roles and Responsibilities -- 4.1. Overview -- 4.2 Principals -- 4.3. Teachers -- 4.4 Boards -- 5. Competencies -- 5.1. Purpose -- 5.2. Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession -- 5.3. Requirements: Competency Statements -- 6. Scheduling Requirements -- 6.1. Purpose -- 6.2. Requirements -- 6.2.1 Frequency -- 6.2.2. Additional Performance Appraisals -- 6.2.3. Experienced Teachers Continuously Employed by a Board -- 6.2.4 Experienced Teachers New to a Board -- 6.2.5 When a Teacher Is Seconded to Another Board -- 6.2.6. Effect of Certain Absences on the Teaching Period -- 2.7. Timing of Appraisal When a Teacher Returns From an Extended Leave -- 6.2.8 Extension of 24-Month New Teaching Period -- 6.2.9 Delegation of a Principal’s TPA Responsibilities -- 6.2.10 Impact of the Absence of a Principal or Supervisory Officer -- 7 Participation in the New Teacher Induction Program -- 7.1 Purpose -- 7.2 Requirements -- 8 The Annual Learning Plan for Experienced Teachers -- 8.1 Purpose -- 8.2 Requirements -- 8.2.1. Process During a Teacher’s Evaluation Year -- 8.2.2 Process During a Teacher’s Non-Evaluation Years -- 9. Gathering Parental and Student Input -- 10. Performance Appraisal Procedures -- 10.1. Purpose -- 10.2. Requirements -- 10.2.1 Overview of Performance Appraisal Steps -- 10.2.2 The Pre-observation Meeting -- 10.2.3. The Classroom Observation -- 10.2.4 The Post-observation Meeting -- 10.2.5. The Summative Report -- 10.2.6. Additional Requirements That Boards May Establish -- 11. Performance Rating -- 11.1. Purpose -- 11.2. Rating Systems for New and Experienced Teachers -- 11.3. Requirements -- 12. Procedures Following a Performance Rating --12.1 Purpose -- 12.2. Procedural Requirements Following New Teachers’ Performance Ratings -- 12.2.1. Procedural Requirements Following Specific Appraisal Outcomes -- 12.2.2 Time Between the First and Second Appraisals -- 12.3. Procedural Requirements Following Experienced Teachers’ Performance Ratings -- 12.3.1 Following a Satisfactory Rating -- 12.3.2 Following an Unsatisfactory Rating -- 13 Review Status -- 13.1. Requirements for Placing a Teacher on Review Status -- 13.2. Principals’ Responsibilities -- 13.3. Timing of the Next Appraisal -- 14. Terminating a Teacher’s Employment -- 14.1 Purpose -- 4.2 Recommendation to Terminate Employment --14.3 Termination While on Review Status Without an Additional Appraisal -- 14.4 Procedures Regarding a Recommendation to Terminate a Teacher’s Employment -- 14.5 Arbitration -- 15. Documentation Requirements -- 15.1 Purpose -- 15.2 Requirements -- 15.2.1 Record Keeping -- 15.2.2 Exchange of Information Among Schools and Boards -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Summative Report Form for New Teachers -- Appendix B: Summative Report Form for Experienced Teachers -- Appendix C: Enrichment Plan for New Teachers -- Appendix D: Improvement Plan for New Teachers -- Appendix E: Improvement Plan for Experienced Teachers -- Appendix F: Log of Teaching Practice for New Teachers -- Appendix G: Log of Teaching Practice for Experienced Teachers -- Appendix H: Annual Learning Plan (ALP) for Experienced Teachers.