Common use of Evaluation Components Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Components. 8.3.1 Contract faculty are expected to go through a four year tenure process. At the end of the fourth year, a decision to grant or not grant tenure must be made. In exceptional cases, tenure may be recommended in fewer than four years. 8.3.2 The supervising administrator, under direction of the appropriate vice-president, is responsible for overseeing the evaluation process on behalf of the Board. The supervising administrator will oversee the collection of all evaluation materials and will prepare the annual evaluation report, which will include a recommendation regarding the continued employment of the faculty member. 8.3.3 The evaluation record will include the following components: 1. A Self Evaluation: Strengths and Areas for Improvement 2. Student Evaluation Surveys: Numerical Data and Typed Written Comments 3. Classroom observations by the supervising administrator and two tenured faculty peers (selected by the department chair, or, if necessary, in consultation with the academic senate) 4. Colleague surveys (which must include all members of the department, plus other appropriate faculty, administrators and/or staff recommended by the peer evaluators and selected by the administrator): Numerical Data and Typed Written Comments 5. Administrative Summary Evaluation Report/Administrative Recommendation (by the supervising administrator) 6. A Performance Improvement Plan if necessary (see 8.8.5) 7. Additional evaluations if necessary (see 8.17) 8.4 SELF-EVALUATION - PORTFOLIO 8.4.1 The probationary faculty member will compile a self-evaluation portfolio to be kept in the supervising administrator’s office which will include a written self-evaluation indicating her/his perceived strengths and/or areas for improvement, appropriate class materials (syllabi, sample assignments, etc.), and other pertinent documents (copies of publications, verification of staff development completion, awards, etc.)

Evaluation Components. 8.3.1 Contract faculty are expected to go through a four four-year tenure process. At the end of the fourth year, a decision to grant or not grant tenure must be made. In exceptional cases, tenure may be recommended in fewer than four years. 8.3.2 The supervising administrator, under direction of the appropriate vice-president, is responsible for overseeing the evaluation process on behalf of the Board. The supervising administrator will oversee the collection of all evaluation materials and will prepare the annual evaluation report, which will include a recommendation regarding the continued employment of the faculty member. 8.3.3 The evaluation record will include the following components: 1. A Self Evaluation: Strengths and Areas for Improvement 2. Student Evaluation Surveys: Numerical Data and Typed Written Comments 3. Classroom observations by the supervising administrator and two tenured faculty peers (selected by the department chair, or, if necessary, in consultation with the academic senate) 4. Colleague surveys (which must include all members of the department, plus other appropriate faculty, administrators and/or staff recommended by the peer evaluators and selected by the administrator): Numerical Data and Typed Written Comments 5. Administrative Summary Evaluation Report/Administrative Recommendation (by the supervising administrator) 6. A Performance Improvement Plan if necessary (see 8.8.5) ) 7. Additional evaluations if necessary (see 8.17) 8.4 SELF-EVALUATION - PORTFOLIO 8.4.1 The probationary faculty member will compile a self-evaluation portfolio to be kept in the supervising administrator’s office which will include a written self-evaluation indicating her/his perceived strengths and/or areas for improvement, appropriate class materials (syllabi, sample assignments, etc.), and other pertinent documents (copies of publications, verification of staff development completion, awards, etc.)