D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1306
Official performance evaluation ratings for all employees of the Board of Education shall be inclusive of work performed through June 30th, unless otherwise specified in this section.
Ratings shall reflect the level of competence of employees who have worked for the same supervisor for at least ninety (90) days without change in position prior to the end of rating the period.
Employees supervised by members of the Board of Education shall be evaluated through procedures established by the Board, to include an appropriate appeal process.
Employees in grades ET 6-15 shall be evaluated each semester by the appropriate supervisor and rated annually, prior to the end of the school year, under procedures established by the Superintendent.
The Superintendent shall develop procedures for the evaluation of employees in the EB schedule, EG schedule, and ET 2 through 5, except as provided in § 1306.3.
Each performance rating plan shall provide for the following ratings:
Outstanding and unsatisfactory ratings shall be approved by the Superintendent or his or her designee.
Employees shall have the right to appeal below average or unsatisfactory performance evaluations.
Except as provided in § 1306.3, appeal of a performance rating of "below average" or "unsatisfactory" shall be made in writing to the Superintendent of Schools within thirty (30) days of receipt of the contested evaluation.
An appeal shall set forth the reasons for the appeal. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Superintendent may establish an Impartial Review Board consisting of three persons.
The Impartial Review Board shall be responsible for reviewing, on behalf of the Superintendent, the information available concerning performance of the individual.
The Superintendent of Schools shall advise the employee, in writing, of the disposition of the contested evaluation.
Any further appeal from the decision of the Superintendent by the employee shall be to the D.C. Office of Employee Appeals, pursuant to procedures established by that office.
The terms of any negotiated agreement pertaining to performance evaluation shall take precedence over the provisions of this section.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E1306