Peer Assistance and Review (PAR)
Peer Assistance and Review - Administration
Contact | Phone / Address | Position / Responsibility |
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Ryan Ung |
997-8000 ext 2967 |
PAR Coordinator |
Peer Assistance and Review - Staff
Contact | Phone / Address | Position / Responsibility |
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April Gutierrez |
(562)997-8000 x 2967 |
Office Staff Secretary |
Peer Assistance and Review Overview
Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) is a teacher support program that allows a highly effective teacher to support a peer demonstrating less than satisfactory performance, to become proficient in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. PAR incorporates important principles such as: collaborative lesson planning, sharing instructional strategies and pedagogical content knowledge, reviewing best practices with classroom management techniques, coaching consultations with problem of practice, and ample opportunities to observe peers. A Participating Teacher is a teacher who has achieved permanent status and who, as a result of either an interim or a final evaluation in which one or more ratings of unsatisfactory or multiple developing have been earned, demonstrates a need for assistance to improve his/her competencies in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. This assistance and support shall be designed to strengthen the Participating Teacher’s instructional skills, classroom management, knowledge of subject matter, and other aspects of his/her teaching performance aligned to the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
Upcoming PAR Panel Meetings
September 30, 2021
October 28, 2021
November 18, 2021
January 27, 2022
February 24, 2022
March 24, 2022
April 28, 2022
May 26, 2022
June (TBD)
Helpful Links and Resources
Department Info
Department Address
Teacher Resource Center - Rm 5
1399 East 32nd Street
Signal Hill, Ca 90755
Department Phone
(562) 997-8000, ext. 2900