Introduction
As part of the federal requirements for states' receiving funding under Phase 2 of the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Program, all school districts in New Jersey are providing information to the public on the procedures they use to evaluate teachers and principals. The information presented below will help you understand the Camden County Technical School District's policies and procedures for evaluating teachers and educational specialists such as librarians and counselors.
Section 1. Description of Teacher Evaluation System
Effective evaluation is essential to the achievement of the educational goals of this district and New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. The purpose of evaluations is to promote professional excellence and improve the professional skills; improve pupil learning and growth; and provide a basis for the review of staff performance.
The superintendent has developed job descriptions for each certificated position and evaluation criteria for said positions based directly upon the job description. The job description shall be concise, stating major responsibilities as briefly as possible. All job descriptions are board approved.
All certified staff members shall be evaluated against criteria which evolve logically from instructional priorities and program objectives as specified in the job description for his/her position.
Criteria must include but need not be limited to consideration of pupil progress; instructional skills; subject knowledge; professional conduct and growth; human relations skills; classroom management skills. These criteria shall also apply to requirements for continuing education and shall be incorporated into each teacher's professional growth. The individual professional improvement plans shall be aligned to professional development standards for teachers.
Tenured certified staff shall be observed and evaluated at least once each year by properly certified persons. Non-tenured certified staff members shall be observed and evaluated at least three times each year by properly certified district staff.
The evaluation procedures shall provide continuous, constructive, cooperative interaction and communication between the certified staff member and his/her supervisor/evaluator, thus ensuring a valid basis for performance review. All procedures for the evaluation shall be in compliance with law and regulation.
For evaluative purposes, a teacher has fulfilled his/her professional improvement plan when his/her students have demonstrated satisfactory progress toward achievement of the curriculum standards, as well as the educational goals of the district. Following a classroom observation, a conference between the teaching staff member and the supervisor/evaluator shall take place. Annually, an annual written performance evaluation shall take place for all certified staff. The preparation by the supervisor of this report which shall include the annual evaluation, an individual professional growth
plan developed by the staff member and the supervisor (or specified by the supervisor if the teacher and supervisor cannot reach agreements on the content of the professional improvement plan), and a summary of the results of the formal and informal assessment of his/her pupils along with a statement of how these indicators relate to the effectiveness of the overall program and the performance of the staff member; the preparation of individual professional growth plans that include specific guidance to the teacher on activities that would contribute to his/her obtaining and maintaining the knowledge and skills essential to student achievement of the state's core curriculum standards. The annual evaluation documents the required 100 hours per five year cycle of professional development as well. The new five year cycle commences September 1, 2010.
Section 2. Evaluation Outcomes Tables
Camden County Technical School District does not assign a single, overall rating or level on a single scale for a teacher's annual summative evaluation.
[Camden County Technical School District]: TEACHER EVALUATION RESULTS
SY 2009-2010
| Number of teachers meeting the district's criteria for acceptable performance |
Number of teachers in district |
Percent of teachers in district meeting these criteria |
183 |
194 |
94% |
[CCTS- Gloucester Township Campus]: TEACHER EVALUATION RESULTS
SY 2009-2010
| Number of teachers meeting the district's criteria for acceptable performance |
Number of teachers in school |
Percent of teachers in district meeting these criteria |
120 |
127 |
94.5% |
[CCTS- Pennsauken Campus]: TEACHER EVALUATION RESULTS
SY 2009-2010
| Number of teachers meeting the district's criteria for acceptable performance |
Number of teachers in school |
Percent of teachers in district meeting these criteria |
63 |
67 |
94% |
| Principal Evaluation System |
Introduction
As part of the federal requirements for states' receiving funding under Phase 2 of the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Program, all school districts in New Jersey are providing information to the public on the procedures they use to evaluate teachers and principals. The information presented below will help you understand Camden County Technical School's policies and procedures for evaluating principals and assistant principals.
Section 1. Description of Principal Evaluation System
Effective evaluation is essential to the achievement of the educational goals of this district and New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. The purpose of evaluations is to promote professional excellence and improve the professional skills; improve pupil learning and growth; and provide a basis for the review of staff performance.
The superintendent has developed job descriptions for principal and evaluation criteria for said position based directly upon the job description. The job description shall be concise, stating major responsibilities as briefly as possible. All job descriptions are board approved
Criteria must include but need not be limited to consideration of pupil progress; instructional skills; subject knowledge; professional conduct and growth; human relations skills; management skills. These criteria shall also apply to requirements for continuing education and shall be incorporated into each principal's professional growth. The individual professional growth plans shall be aligned to professional development standards for school administrators.
Tenured principals shall be observed and evaluated at least once each year by the Superintendent. Non-tenured principals shall be observed and evaluated at least three times each year by the Superintendent
The evaluation procedures shall provide continuous, constructive, cooperative interaction and communication between the principal and superintendent, thus ensuring a valid basis for performance review. All procedures for the evaluation shall be in compliance with law and regulation.
Camden County Technical Schools: PRINCIPAL EVALUATION RESULTS
SY 2009-2010
Since we have fewer than 10 principals, we cannot publicly report this information.
| Mission Statement |
| Our mission is to assure all students are proficient in the New Jersey CORE Curriculum Content Standards, to prepare all students for a viable career, and to provide a safe, secure, and caring environment. |
Board Approved: August 31, 1993 Revised: June 29, 2007 Revised: May 21, 2008 |
| Affirmative Action |
The Board of Education of Camden County Technical Schools declares it to be the policy of this district to provide an equal opportunity for all students regardless of age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, sex, marital status, disability, ancestry, affectional or sexual orientation, familial status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or nationality. For more information, contact Kathryn Hartford, Affirmative Action officer at (856)-767-7000 Ext.5414. |
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Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
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OPRA was enacted to provide greater public access to government records maintained by public agencies. OPRA provides an entitlement to examine or obtain copies of public records, when properly requested, that are not subject to exemption from disclosure. The school district's OPRA official is Dr Monillas., superintendent, (856) 767 7000 ext. 5401. |
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| Title IX |
"Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 provides that no person shall be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of the programs or activities of the Camden County Technical Schools on the basis of sex." The district Title IX coordinator is Kathy Hartford, and her office is located in building #12 at the Gloucester Township Campus. Her phone number is 767-7000, ext. 5414. |
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| Section 504 |
Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal funds. Section 504 provides: "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States... shall solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..." The district 504 Officer is Mary Jane Gretzula, Director of Special Education, Gloucester Township Campus. Her phone number is (856) 767-7000 Ext. 5301. |
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| State School Report Card |
One of the major goals of the Department of Education is to increase school- and district-level accountability for educational progress by communicating useful information to members of the public to be used in measuring how well their schools are doing. The New Jersey School Report Card has provided the public with information about every school in New Jersey since 1995 when the Legislature mandated the annual accountability report.
School Report Card-Gloucester Twp. Campus
School Report Card-Pennsauken Campus
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