EVALUATION/PERSONNEL FILE
All faculty will be evaluated each year. This process will include both summative and formative evaluations. The evaluations will be based principally upon formal observations in the classroom and interviews with the faculty or staff member. Observations and opinions of third parties (parents, other staff members, individual board members, etc.) may only be taken into account if the faculty or staff member being evaluated is given an opportunity to respond to the questions/concerns raised prior to the finalization of the evaluation.

All staff shall be subject to regular evaluations that are fair, transparent, and developmentally focused. Evaluation will be conducted by the designated supervisor and will assess performance in key areas relevant to the employee's role and responsiblities. 

The evaluation will be considered finalized when the faculty or staff member being evaluated and the one responsible for the evaluation both acknowledge by signature that the evaluation has been discussed in detail. When the evaluation is finalized, the designated administrator will place it in that faculty or staff member’s personnel file. Other appropriate inclusions in the personnel file would include letters of commendation or reprimand as well as any responses, comments, or relevant data the faculty or staff member may wish to include.

Under no conditions will a faculty or staff member’s personnel file be made public to anyone outside LCS’ line of authority. The personnel file may be used by an authorized representative of LCS to draft a letter of recommendation to prospective employers. The file is only to be used for purposes of refreshing the memos, and it is not to be reproduced for the prospective employer.