Evaluation of Non-Tenured Faculty. A comprehensive evaluation of all non-tenured faculty shall be conducted each year in accordance with the tenure procedure adopted by the Board of Trustees which may include the following elements: A. Class observations by the appropriate Coordinator, Division Head, Xxxx, or Director shall be conducted between the fifth and twelfth week of the semester. The faculty member shall be notified of said observation at least two weeks in advance. A copy of the observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved within one month of the observation, and s/he shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be part of the evaluation file. No more than two (2) observations shall be required annually. If desirable, additional observations may be arranged between observer and faculty member by mutual agreement. B. Class observations by a peer of the faculty member may be conducted. A peer is defined as a faculty member who has two (2) years’ teaching experience at the College and, if possible, has previously taught the same or a similar course. The peer observer shall be agreeable to the faculty member being observed and his or her supervisor. A copy of this observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved who shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be a part of the evaluation file. C. Student evaluations of every non-tenured faculty member shall be conducted at least once per year. The student evaluation shall be conducted in each section taught by the faculty member and shall take place between the fifth and the eleventh week of instruction. The College shall select an appropriate Administrator to be responsible for distributing and collecting the evaluation forms completed by students. The President shall select an appropriate Xxxx to summarize the results of the student evaluation forms and forward a copy of these results to the faculty member for his/her comments. The actual forms shall be made available to the faculty member at the appropriate division office upon submission of final grades. The summary of comments shall be made a part of the evaluation file. Faculty members shall have the right to examine the evaluation forms completed by the students after grades have been submitted to the College. These evaluations shall be kept secure and not be subjected to scrutiny by anyone other than the appropriate administrators.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Evaluation of Non-Tenured Faculty. A comprehensive evaluation The purpose of all this policy is to improve the learning process, to apprise instructional staff of their strengths, weaknesses, progress and overall status, to determine the desirability of tenure when an individual is eligible, and to provide information for use in making personnel decisions with respect to non-tenured faculty shall be conducted each year members in accordance with the tenure procedure adopted by the Board 110 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 805/3B. The Vice President of Trustees which may include the following elements:
A. Class observations by the appropriate Coordinator, Division Head, XxxxEducational Affairs, or Director shall be conducted between the fifth and twelfth week of the semester. The faculty member shall be notified of said observation at least two weeks in advance. A copy of the observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved within one month of the observationhis/her designee, and s/he shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be part of the evaluation file. No more than two (2) observations shall be required annually. If desirable, additional observations may be arranged between observer and faculty member by mutual agreement.
B. Class observations by a peer of the faculty member may be conducted. A peer is defined as a faculty member who has two (2) years’ teaching experience at the College and, if possible, has previously taught the same or a similar course. The peer observer shall be agreeable to the faculty member being observed and his or her supervisor. A copy of this observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved who shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be a part of the evaluation file.
C. Student evaluations of every responsibility for evaluating in writing each non-tenured faculty member shall be conducted at least once per yearduring each school year that he/she is employed as a full-time faculty member. The student Following each written evaluation, the person making the evaluation shall be conducted in each section taught by will hold an individual conference with the non- tenured faculty member and shall take place between the fifth and the eleventh week of instruction. The College shall select an appropriate Administrator to be responsible for distributing and collecting the evaluation forms completed by students. The President shall select an appropriate Xxxx to summarize discuss the results of the student evaluation. The written evaluation forms and forward for non-tenured faculty members whose continuous full- time employment commenced with the start of the fall semester shall be completed on or before February 1, except for extenuating circumstances. The written evaluation for non-tenured faculty members whose continuous full-time employment commenced with the start of the spring semester shall be completed on or before October 1, except for extenuating circumstances. The purpose of this timetable for evaluations is to enable the Board to decide at least sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable, whether or not a copy full-time non-tenured faculty member’s appointment should be renewed. The written evaluations shall be submitted to the College President who, in turn, shall submit his/her recommendations to the Board. It shall be the responsibility of these results the Board to decide at least sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable, whether or not a full-time non-tenured faculty member’s appointment should be renewed. If the Board decides not to renew a non-tenured faculty member for the ensuing school year or term, the Board shall give notice thereof to the faculty member for his/her commentsnot later than sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable. The actual forms specific reasons for the non-renewal shall be made available confidential but shall be issued to the faculty member at teacher upon request. In addition to the appropriate division office upon submission of final grades. The summary of comments shall be made a part formal written evaluations specified above, the performance and qualifications of the evaluation file. Faculty faculty members shall have the right to examine the evaluation forms completed by the students after grades have been submitted may be assessed in other ways, including, but not limited to, self-evaluations, student evaluations, work habits, observance of College policies and extracurricular contributions to the College. These evaluations shall be kept secure While general adherence to the evaluation procedure and not be subjected to scrutiny by anyone other than timetable set forth above is desirable, the appropriate administratorsBoard may make personnel decisions irrespective of the procedural steps set forth herein.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Evaluation of Non-Tenured Faculty. A comprehensive a. During the first three (3) years of employment, the College President shall cause an annual evaluation to be made of all non-tenured faculty. If the faculty member teaches in multiple modalities, the Xxxx may choose the modality to be evaluated; the faculty member will choose the course. The evaluation shall be performed by the non-tenured faculty shall be conducted each year member’s xxxx/supervisor in accordance with the tenure procedure adopted procedures prescribed by the Board of Trustees which may include the following elements:
A. Class observations by the appropriate Coordinator, Division Head, Xxxx, or Director shall be conducted between the fifth and twelfth week of the semester. The faculty member shall be notified of said observation at least two weeks in advance. A copy of the observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved within one month of the observation, and s/he shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be part of the evaluation file. No more than two (2) observations shall be required annually. If desirable, additional observations may be arranged between observer and faculty member by mutual agreementFaculty Evaluation Handbook.
B. Class observations b. The Elgin Community College Board, at its option, may extend the probationary period for one (1) additional academic year by a peer of giving the faculty member may be conducted. A peer is defined as a faculty member who has two (2) years’ teaching experience at the College and, if possible, has previously taught the same or a similar course. The peer observer shall be agreeable to the faculty member being observed and his or her supervisor. A copy of this observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved who shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be a part of the evaluation file.
C. Student evaluations of every non-tenured faculty member notice not later than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the semester.
c. In the event it is determined by the College President that the evaluation of the performance and qualifications of a non-tenured faculty member should result in the Board considering the dismissal of the faculty member, the College President shall promptly advise the Board and shall give notice to the faculty member according to the following guideline:
i. Notification about non-renewal of contracts shall be conducted given no later than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the semester.
ii. The foregoing guideline shall not apply to reduction-in-force, to matters which arise or become known subsequent to the notification date, or to instances in which the affected faculty member shall agree to an alternate notification date.
d. Evaluation of Tenured Faculty. Tenured faculty will be formally evaluated at least once per yeareach three (3) years according to criteria, procedures, deadlines and forms as specified in the Faculty Evaluation Handbook. The student evaluation If the faculty member teaches in multiple modalities, the Xxxx may choose the modality to be evaluated; the faculty member will choose the course. If formally evaluated more frequently, the faculty member’s xxxx/supervisor shall be conducted in each section taught by discuss the reasons with the faculty member and Association representative (at the faculty member’s option) prior to such formal evaluation.
i. Tenured teaching faculty members shall take place between facilitate submission of student evaluations to the fifth and Office of Institutional Research (IR) for all classes every semester. Aggregate data reports shall only include identifiers down to the eleventh week of instructioncourse level. The College Data on courses taught by just one faculty member shall select an appropriate Administrator to not include individual course identifiers but rather shall be responsible for distributing and collecting the evaluation forms completed reported in a single aggregate category by studentsdivision.
ii. The President For tenured faculty members undergoing triennial evaluation, IR shall select an appropriate Xxxx to summarize the results of the tabulate student evaluation forms data for all classes taught during the two semesters prior to the triennial review.
iii. Student evaluations may be used for the purpose of improvement of instruction and forward a copy may be compiled in the aggregate to meet accreditation and other assessment of these results learning accountability measures. No punitive action may be taken against faculty based upon student evaluations.
iv. Tenured faculty shall not be required to participate in formal peer evaluation of other tenured faculty.
v. Each year the faculty member for hiswill submit a self-evaluation, including a professional growth plan, to the xxxx/her commentssupervisor. The actual forms shall be made available to forms, procedure and deadlines for this evaluation are specified in the faculty member at the appropriate division office upon submission Faculty Evaluation Handbook. See Letter of final grades. The summary of comments shall be made a part of the evaluation file. Agreement Regarding Faculty members shall have the right to examine the evaluation forms completed by the students after grades have been submitted to the College. These evaluations shall be kept secure and not be subjected to scrutiny by anyone other than the appropriate administratorsEvaluation Handbook, Appendix C-1.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Evaluation of Non-Tenured Faculty. A comprehensive evaluation The purpose of all this policy is to improve the learning process, to apprise instructional staff of their strengths, weaknesses, progress and overall status, to determine the desirability of tenure when an individual is eligible, and to provide information for use in making personnel decisions with respect to non-tenured faculty shall be conducted each year members in accordance with the tenure procedure adopted by the Board of Trustees which may include the following elements:
A. Class observations by the 110 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 805/3B. The appropriate Coordinator, Division Head, XxxxVice President, or Director shall be conducted between the fifth and twelfth week of the semester. The faculty member shall be notified of said observation at least two weeks in advance. A copy of the observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved within one month of the observationtheir designee, and s/he shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be part of the evaluation file. No more than two (2) observations shall be required annually. If desirable, additional observations may be arranged between observer and faculty member by mutual agreement.
B. Class observations by a peer of the faculty member may be conducted. A peer is defined as a faculty member who has two (2) years’ teaching experience at the College and, if possible, has previously taught the same or a similar course. The peer observer shall be agreeable to the faculty member being observed and his or her supervisor. A copy of this observation report shall be given to the faculty member involved who shall have an opportunity to comment upon said report. The observation report and the comments shall be a part of the evaluation file.
C. Student evaluations of every responsibility for evaluating in writing each non-tenured faculty member shall be conducted at least once per yearleastonce during each school year that they are employed as a full-time faculty member. The student Following each written evaluation, the person making the evaluation shall be conducted in each section taught by will hold an individual conference with the non-tenured faculty member and shall take place between the fifth and the eleventh week of instruction. The College shall select an appropriate Administrator to be responsible for distributing and collecting the evaluation forms completed by students. The President shall select an appropriate Xxxx to summarize discuss the results of the student evaluation. The written evaluation forms and forward for non-tenured faculty members whose continuous full- time employment commenced with the start of the fall semester shall be completed on or before February 1, except for extenuating circumstances. The written evaluation for non-tenured faculty members whose continuous full-time employment commenced with the start of the spring semester shall be completed on or before October 1, except for extenuating circumstances. The purpose of this timetable for evaluations is to enable the Board to decide at least sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable, whether or not a copy full-time non-tenured faculty member’s appointment should be renewed. The written evaluations shall be submitted to the College President who, in turn, shall submit their recommendations to the Board. It shall be the responsibility of these results the Board to decide at least sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable, whether or not a full-time non-tenured faculty member’s appointment should be renewed. If the Board decides not to renew a non-tenured faculty member for the ensuing school year or term, the Board shall give notice thereof to the faculty member for his/her commentsnot later than sixty (60) days before the end of the school year or term, whichever is applicable. The actual forms specific reasons for the non-renewal shall be made available confidential but shall be issued to the faculty member at teacher upon request. In addition to the appropriate division office upon submission of final grades. The summary of comments shall be made a part formal written evaluations specified above, the performance and qualifications of the evaluation file. Faculty faculty members shall have the right to examine the evaluation forms completed by the students after grades have been submitted may be assessed in other ways, including, but not limited to, self-evaluations, student evaluations, work habits, observance of College policies and extracurricular contributions to the College. These evaluations shall be kept secure While general adherence to the evaluation procedure and not be subjected to scrutiny by anyone other than timetable set forth above is desirable, the appropriate administratorsBoard may make personnel decisions irrespective of the procedural steps set forth herein.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement