005.01 The ESU
board shall employ a chief administrator who shall hold a Nebraska
Administrative Certificate endorsed as a superintendent pursuant to 92 NAC
21.
005.02 All ESU staff who have
teaching responsibilities for students shall hold valid Nebraska teaching or
administrative certificates pursuant to 92 NAC 21.
005.02A Computed on a full-time equivalency
basis, a minimum of 90 percent of the ESU teaching assignments shall be in
areas for which assigned teachers hold certificates having appropriate
endorsements pursuant to 92 NAC 24.
005.03 Special service certificate holders
shall be limited to providing those services specified on their Nebraska
Special Services Certificate.
005.04 Evaluation Policies and Procedures for
Certificated Staff
The ESU shall have written board policies and procedures for
the evaluation of certificated employees that are filed with the Department and
approved by the Commissioner or his or her designee.
005.04A The policies and procedures shall
include, but are not limited to, the following:
005.04A1 Annual written communication of the
evaluation process to those being evaluated;
005.04A2 A description of the duration and
frequency of observations and written evaluations for probationary and
permanent certificated employees;
005.04A3 Specific ESU-defined evaluation
criteria, which include, at the minimum:
005.04A3a Instructional performance
(applicable to teachers only),
005.04A3b Classroom organization and
management (applicable to teachers only), and
005.04A3c Personal and professional
conduct.
005.04A4
Provision for written communication and documentation to the evaluated
certificated employee specifying all noted deficiencies, specific means for the
correction of the noted deficiency, and an adequate timeline for implementing
the concrete suggestions for improvement;
005.04A5 Provision for the certificated
employee to offer a written response to the evaluation; and
005.04A6 A description of the ESU plan for
training evaluators.
005.04B The Commissioner or his or her
designee shall approve the policies and procedures if they are in compliance
with the requirements in Sections
005.04A1 through
005.04A6 and shall
notify the ESU of approval in writing. Such approval shall remain in effect
until there is a change in the policies or procedures by the ESU, or an
amendment of state law or regulations relating to such approval.
005.04C In the event an ESU changes, or is
required by law or regulation to change, its approved policies or procedures
for certificated employee evaluation, it shall resubmit the revised policies
and procedures to the Commissioner or his or her designee for
reapproval.
005.04D If the
Commissioner or his or her designee determines that the policies and procedures
of the ESU are out of compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, the
Commissioner or his or her designee shall notify the ESU in writing. The ESU
may resubmit amended policies and procedures or may appeal such determination
to the Board pursuant to the procedures set forth in 92 NAC 61.
005.05 All evaluators, with the
exception of the ESU board when it evaluates the administrator, shall possess a
valid Nebraska Administrative Certificate and shall be trained to use the
evaluation system used in the ESU.
