28 • the resources to be utilized (such as but not limited to peer coaching, additional training, assignment of a mentor, opportunities for visitation and modeling/demonstration and appropriate print/non-print resources) 4. Progress monitoring date(s) and an end or re-evaluation date (with a minimum of a midpoint monitoring meeting) 5. Signatures of the employee and appropriate administrator(s) Rating of Certificates Teachers' certificates by law shall be of two classes: First Class and Second Class. All teachers' certificates issued by the State Superintendent of Schools shall, when issued, be of the second class, and shall be subject to classification by the county superintendent. The certificates of all the teachers employed shall be classified by the county superintendent, not less than once in two years. In determining the class of the certificate of a particular teacher, the following points are to be considered: Scholarship Executive Ability Personality Teaching Efficiency The county superintendent may add such other requirements as are approved by the superintendent of public education. The county superintendent shall keep a record of the kind, grade and class of certificate held by each teacher employed in the county. ('6-103 Annotated Code of Maryland) The second class rating of a tenured teacher is an indication that the teacher's performance is ineffective as determined by the administrative/supervisory staff of the school system. If the teacher is rated second class, the opportunity to correct existing deficiencies should be provided. After a reasonable period of time, if there is marked improvement in the teacher's performance, the teacher may be reinstated to an effective status. Procedure for Rating Teachers Second Class If there is sufficient evidence that the teacher's performance is ineffective, a conference will be held with the teacher and the appropriate administrative/supervisory staff of the school system. During this conference, the teacher must be given reasons for the ineffective rating. Specific recommendations will be made which should help the teacher improve. The teacher shall be informed that a recommendation for a second class rating will be made if improvement does not occur. A written record of this conference will become a part of the teacher's personnel file. Included in this record will be a list of the ineffective practices and the recommendations made. This document will be signed by the appropriate administrative/ supervisory personnel and the teacher. The teacher's signature is required to provide documentation that the teacher has read the document; however, the signature does not imply that the teacher agrees with its content. If the teacher desires, a written response to the evaluation may be placed in the teacher's personnel file. Should the teacher
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