Evaluation - Why this workshop is important

"Effective Evaluation of the Problem Teacher"

Why This Workshop is Important

When a teacher is not performing satisfactorily, the administration has to deliver the message so that the teacher can be held accountable, whether the teacher likes it or not. If the message does not achieve the primary objective of improving the teacher’s performance, then the message has to be clear enough to be enforceable in a disciplinary proceeding.

This workshop will review the practical skills and legal standards for observing, evaluating, counseling and warning teachers when they are performing unsatisfactorily or when they have committed misconduct. It will offer specific options and techniques for clearly documenting teacher performance and the administration’s expectations. Participants will learn how to avoid common mistakes and learn practical skills both for writing and speaking to problematic teachers.

Workshop Faculty

Wayne A. Vander Byl, Esq.

Mr. Vander Byl has been advising and representing New York school districts in labor and employment matters since 1979. He has represented districts in discipline and dismissal proceedings under section 3020-a, section 75, and contractual just cause provisions. Wayne is an active member and director of the New York State Association of School Attorneys and a member and former chair of the School Attorneys Committee of the Monroe County Bar Association. He has been a program chair and presenter at law conferences sponsored by both organizations. Mr. Vander Byl is an adjunct instructor of Education Law for SUNY College at Brockport. He is known for the clarity of his presentations and the practicality of his advice and recommendations.

Workshop Administrator
James M. Merrins, Ed.D.

Dr. Merrins is Executive Program Administrator for the Greater Southern Tier BOCES. He administers the statewide Superintendent Development Program, and numerous fiscal workshops for superintendents and senior school administrators, including Fiscal Navigation for Superintendents, Everything is Negotiable, At the Table Negotiating Skills, Total Executive School Leadership, and the School Business Officials Training and Support Program. Jim has 35 years experience in school administration, including 16 years as a Superintendent in Fredonia and Honeoye, New York. Dr. Merrins is NYS certified as a School Business Administrator. Dr. Merrins taught school finance and school law at SUNY colleges for several years.

Workshop Sponsors

sponsored by
Oswego State University
Department of Educational Administration
Greater Southern Tier BOCES (LEA)
Superintendent Support Programs