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First Name LARRY
Last Name BROWN
Decision Date 5/5/1987
Docket Number 54-86-262-1
ALJ NK
Respondent WOOD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Employment Type PROF
Job Title SCIENCE TEACHER (JUNIOR HIGH)
Topics IMPROVEMENT PLAN; EVALUATION
Primary Issues Improper evaluation and plan of improvement caused by grade distribution.
Outcome DENIED
Statutes Policy 5310, Policy 5311
Related Cases 286 S.E.2D 682 (W.VA. 1981), DUNLEAVY V. KANAWHA
Keywords EVALUATION, IMPROVEMENT PLAN, STANDARDS, GRADING, DISCRETION
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court Grievant appealed to Kanawha County, Civil Action #87-AA-143, Affirmed 5/18/89
Supreme Court S.Ct. ALJ affirmed in part at 400 S.E.2D 213 (1990)
Synopsis r alleges he was improperly evaluated when his principal cited his grade distribution and a plan of improvement to give less D's and F's. CONCLUSION: Policy 5311 permits the inclusion of indicators such as teacher grading for review by an evaluator. School officials comply with the open and honest provisions of Policy 5300 when a teacher has had ample notice of a particular deficiency problem relating to his teaching which may be used as an indicator for a performance standards. The ESEGB will not intrude into evaluations unless there is evidence of abuse of discretion.

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