Recognizing its responsibility to provide the best possible educational services to its students, the Light of Christ RCSSD holds the following statement of beliefs:

1.       Teacher  effectiveness  is  the  most  important  in-school  determinant  of student learning.

2.       The  improvement  of  teaching  effectiveness  is  a  shared  responsibility between individual staff members and the Light of Christ RCSSD.

3.       Supervision practice and procedures should reflect current research as applicable to local needs, conditions, and Light of Christ RCSSD priorities.

4.       One means of ensuring teaching effectiveness is a program of teacher supervision and evaluation.

5.       The primary purpose of the program of supervision and evaluation is to provide a basis for decisions regarding retention, re-assignment or termination (summative evaluation).