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2/19/90 <br />ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br />CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />CAREER STATUS REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS <br />Career Status P /ICP To be eligible for Career Status a new employee must complete a <br />minimum of three years teaching. The employee shall be formally <br />observed a minimum of four times per year. Two of these will be <br />announced, and two will be unannounced. These observations will be <br />done by the principal or his designee and a trained Evaluator. A <br />consensus summative is required. The performance of the employee <br />will be "at standard" or higher in all function areas. <br />Career Status I <br />(Application) An employee who has three years minimum teaching experience (not <br />necessarily in Orange County Schools or North Carolina) may apply <br />for Career Status I upon initial employment. The employee shall be <br />formally observed at least three times. These observations will be by <br />the principal or his designee and by a trained Evaluator. One of these <br />observations will be announced and two will be unannounced. A <br />consensus summative will be required. The performance of the <br />employee will be "at standard" or higher in all function areas as <br />defined in the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument. <br />Career Status I <br />(Maintenance) To maintain Career Status I an employee has the option of a consensus <br />summative or will be formally observed a minimum of two times the <br />first year consisting of one announced and one unannounced <br />observation as outlined in the waiver. The performance of the <br />* employee will be "at standard" or higher in all functions as defined in <br />the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument. <br />' In the second year of Career Status I an employee shall have three <br />formal observations. One of these will be announced and two <br />unannounced. These observations will be by the principal or his <br />' designee or a trained Evaluator. A consensus summative will be <br />required. If an employee desires not to apply for a higher level, the <br />cycle continues for subsequent years (as outlined above, two <br />' observations /three observations). A person with less than two <br />years experience must spend three years at Career Status I. <br />1 <br />