Evaluation Procedures for NTT Faculty. a. No NTT Faculty member shall be evaluated until she or he has completed at least one full semester of service at the University. Thereafter, the Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall complete a written annual review for each NTT Faculty member in his/her unit on or on track for a continuing appointment on or before May 15 of each academic year. b. NTT Faculty shall be evaluated against the workload assignment. The evaluation of an NTT Faculty member shall consist of a written review by the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designee. If requested, before or after such review is completed, a meeting shall be held between the Chair/Director, or designee, and the NTT Faculty member being reviewed. The review shall consider, but not be limited to: 1) student course evaluations of all courses and/or other evaluation instruments of instructional activities/primary duties for NTT Faculty during their years in the bargaining unit; 2) any materials that may be required by the Department policy (e.g. peer review observations) in the area of teaching; The Chair/Director, or designee, may also consider any other materials s/he deems appropriate, including other material the NTT Faculty member submits. 1) The evaluation shall state whether the NTT Faculty member’s effectiveness in teaching and other assigned duties needs improvement, meets standards or exceeds standards. 2) If the Chair/Director or designee intends to issue an evaluation which indicates that an employee’s overall performance needs improvement, the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall provide the employee with a draft evaluation and an opportunity to discuss prior to finalizing the evaluation. After the discussion, the Chair/Director or designee shall issue a final evaluation. If that evaluation indicates a need for improvement, then the Chair/Director or designee shall provide written recommendation for improvement. 3) A copy of the evaluation shall be sent to the NTT Faculty member. The NTT Faculty member may submit a written response to the evaluation statement within ten (10) working days of receiving it for inclusion in her or his personnel file. 4) Following the completion of an evaluation under section 11.02.c.2, the employee shall have sixty calendar days to submit to the Xxxx a written appeal of the evaluation. The appeal must include specific points of disagreement with the evaluation and must include documentation in support of the claim. Following receipt of the appeal, the Xxxx (or designee) shall request a written response to the appeal from the chair/designee who completed the evaluation. The chair/designee shall have 5 working days to submit a response. The appeal will be heard by an independent panel chaired by the Xxxx (or designee). The panel shall be chosen from the complainant's College. The Xxxx (or designee) and the faculty member shall each choose two members of the panel. The panel shall have access to all materials pursuant to the evaluation. The members of the panel shall familiarize themselves with the evaluation materials. Then, the panel shall meet separately with the faculty member and the Chair/designee who performed the evaluation for purpose of discussing the evaluation. After meeting with both parties to the appeal, the panel shall issue a decision binding on both parties. The panel may uphold or reject the original evaluation. If the evaluation is rejected, the panel shall complete a new and independent evaluation that supersedes the original evaluation.
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Evaluation Procedures for NTT Faculty.
a. No NTT Faculty member shall be evaluated until she or he has completed at least one full semester of service at the University. Thereafter, the Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall complete a written annual review for each NTT Faculty member in his/her unit on or on track for a continuing appointment on or before May 15 of each academic year.
b. NTT Faculty shall be evaluated against the workload assignment. The evaluation of an NTT Faculty member shall consist of a written review by the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designee. If requested, before or after such review is completed, a meeting shall be held between the Chair/Director, or designee, and the NTT Faculty member being reviewed. The review shall consider, but not be limited to:
1) student course evaluations of all courses and/or other evaluation instruments of instructional activities/primary duties for NTT Faculty during their years in the bargaining unit;
2) any materials that may be required by the Department policy (e.g. peer review observations) in the area of teaching; The Chair/Director, or designee, may also consider any other materials s/he deems appropriate, including other material the NTT Faculty member submits.
1) The evaluation shall state whether the NTT Faculty member’s effectiveness in teaching and other assigned duties needs improvement, meets standards or exceeds standards.
2) If the Chair/Director or designee intends to issue an evaluation which indicates that an employee’s overall performance needs improvement, the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall provide the employee with a draft evaluation and an opportunity to discuss prior to finalizing the evaluation. After the discussion, the Chair/Director or designee shall issue a final evaluation. If that evaluation indicates a need for improvement, then the Chair/Director or designee shall provide written recommendation for improvement.
3) A copy of the evaluation shall be sent to the NTT Faculty member. The NTT Faculty member may submit a written response to the evaluation statement within ten (10) working days of receiving it for inclusion in her or his personnel file.
4) Following the completion of an evaluation under section 11.02.c.2, the employee shall have sixty calendar days to submit to the Xxxx a written appeal of the evaluation. The appeal must include specific points of disagreement with the evaluation and must include documentation in support of the claim. Following receipt of the appeal, the Xxxx (or designee) shall request a written response to the appeal from the chair/designee who completed the evaluation. The chair/designee shall have 5 working days to submit a response. The appeal will be heard by an independent panel chaired by the Xxxx (or designee). The panel shall be chosen from the complainant's College. The Xxxx (or designee) and the faculty member shall each choose two members of the panel. The panel shall have access to all materials pursuant to the evaluation. The members of the panel shall familiarize themselves with the evaluation materials. Then, the panel shall meet separately with the faculty member and the Chair/designee who performed the evaluation for purpose of discussing the evaluation. After meeting with both parties to the appeal, the panel shall issue a decision binding on both parties. The panel may uphold or reject the original evaluation. If the evaluation is rejected, the panel shall complete a new and independent evaluation that supersedes the original evaluation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Evaluation Procedures for NTT Faculty.
a. No NTT Faculty member shall be evaluated until she or he has completed at least one full semester of service at the University. Thereafter, the Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall complete a written annual review for each NTT Faculty member in his/her unit on or on track for a continuing appointment on or before May 15 of each academic year. Such annual evaluation shall cover the NTT Faculty member’s performance during the preceding 12 month period.
b. NTT Faculty shall be evaluated against the workload assignment. The evaluation of an NTT Faculty member shall consist of a written review by the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designeedesignee as defined in 11.01. If requested, before or after such review is completed, a meeting shall be held between the Chair/Director, or designee, and the NTT Faculty member being reviewed. The review shall consider, but not be limited to:
1) student course evaluations of all courses and/or other evaluation instruments of instructional activities/primary duties for NTT Faculty during their years in the bargaining unit;
2) any materials that may be required by the Department policy (e.g. peer review observations) in the area of teaching; ;
a. When formal peer review observations are utilized, unless otherwise defined by the appropriate operating paper, the Chair/Director shall determine the peer reviewer(s) following consultation with the candidate to develop a list of qualified potential peer reviewers. The Chair/Director, or designee, may also consider any other materials s/he deems appropriate, including other material the NTT Faculty faculty member submits.
c. The evaluation shall be provided to the faculty member.
1) The evaluation shall state whether the NTT Faculty member’s effectiveness in teaching and other assigned duties needs improvement, meets standards or exceeds standards.
2) If the Chair/Director or designee intends to issue an evaluation which indicates that an employee’s overall performance needs improvement, the Department Chair/Unit Director, or designee, shall provide the employee with a draft evaluation and an opportunity to discuss prior to finalizing the evaluation. After the discussion, the Chair/Director or designee shall issue a final evaluation. If that evaluation indicates a need for improvement, then the Chair/Director or designee shall provide written recommendation for improvement.
3) A copy of the evaluation shall be sent to the NTT Faculty member. The NTT Faculty member may submit a written response to the evaluation statement within ten (10) working days of receiving it for inclusion in her or his personnel file. If the Chair/Director (or designee) does not provide a written evaluation to an NTT Faculty member, then both parties agree the NTT Faculty shall be considered as having met standards for the evaluation period in question.
4) Following the completion of an evaluation under section 11.02.c.2, the employee shall have sixty calendar days to submit to the Xxxx a written appeal of the evaluation. The appeal must include specific points of disagreement with the evaluation and must include documentation in support of the claim. Following receipt of the appeal, the Xxxx (or designee) shall request a written response to the appeal from the chair/designee who completed the evaluation. The chair/designee shall have 5 working days to submit a response. The appeal will be heard by an independent panel chaired by the Xxxx (or designee). The panel shall be chosen from the complainant's College. The Xxxx (or designee) and the faculty member shall each choose two members of the panel. The panel shall have access to all materials pursuant to the evaluation. The members of the panel shall familiarize themselves with the evaluation materials. Then, the panel shall meet separately with the faculty member and the Chairchair/designee director (or designee) who performed the evaluation for purpose of discussing the evaluation. After meeting with both parties to the appeal, the panel shall issue a decision binding on both parties. The panel may uphold or reject the original evaluation. If the evaluation is rejected, the panel shall complete a new and independent evaluation that supersedes the original evaluation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
