Janette Duffin

Please specify the reviewee’s job title/role (e.g., Grade 4 Teacher, School Counselor, Principal).

Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher

How effectively does this teacher communicate important information or updates to leadership?

How well does this teacher align with and demonstrate the school’s mission, values, and goals in their daily work?

How effectively does this teacher implement instructional strategies that engage students and promote learning?

How well does this teacher collaborate with colleagues to support student success and contribute to the school community?

How effectively does this teacher manage the classroom environment, ensuring positive behavior and student engagement?

How committed is this teacher to their own professional growth and development, including seeking and applying feedback?

How well does this teacher support the social, emotional, and academic well-being of students?

Overall, how effective do you feel this teacher is in their role?

What do you appreciate most about this teacher’s approach to teaching and supporting students?

At this stage there is little to commend. Any prior classroom organization or lesson delivery is overshadowed by a serious lapse in judgment that resulted in a verified incident of student harm. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. This was due to the fact that the teacher had no classroom management skills and expected the students to be well-behaved from the get-go. A professional educator’s first responsibility is to safeguard students’ physical and emotional well-being; this teacher failed in that basic duty.

What areas of growth do you believe this teacher could focus on to enhance their effectiveness and impact?

1. Immediate safeguarding and supervision training. Before returning to classroom duties, the teacher must complete certified child-protection and trauma-informed practice courses. 2. Ethical decision-making and duty of care. Rebuild professional judgment to ensure no disciplinary action places students at physical risk again. 3. Transparency and communication. Develop consistent, timely reporting to leadership and parents when incidents occur. 4. Professional reflection. Accept guided coaching and performance monitoring for at least one academic term to demonstrate genuine behavioral change. 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 “𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱. This inaction represented a breakdown in leadership accountability and should be reviewed at the Board level to prevent recurrence.

Can you share an example of how this teacher positively or negatively impacted student learning and/or the school environment?

𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. This incident caused emotional distress among classmates, eroded parent trust, and forced the school to re-evaluate its supervision and safeguarding procedures. It stands as a clear example of how one teacher’s poor judgment can undermine an entire community’s sense of safety.