Common use of Merit Review Clause in Contracts

Merit Review. The department chair shall conduct an annual evaluation of every bargaining unit faculty member in accordance with the department's bargaining unit faculty member evaluation criteria established pursuant to Subsection (A). 1. In preparation for the chair's evaluation, all members of the bargaining unit will submit to the chair a report of their teaching, scholarship, and service during the preceding academic year. For the purposes of merit review only, the academic year is defined as beginning on the first (1st) day of the first summer session and concluding with the day prior to the first day of the following year’s first summer session. Bargaining unit faculty hired to begin either summer or fall semester of the preceding academic year shall be eligible for raise pools as outlined in Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this article. Bargaining unit faculty hired to begin in the spring semester shall be eligible for only the across-the-board raise pool if he/she is reappointed for the coming year. A three (3) year rolling average may be the basis for the evaluation, if appropriate. In addition to any materials required by this Agreement, by department merit criteria, or by the department chair, bargaining unit faculty may include whatever material will provide evidence of successful teaching, scholarship or service. 2. For each area -- teaching, scholarship, and service -- the Chair will provide a written evaluation and assign a ranking of "unsatisfactory," "satisfactory," "meritorious," "outstanding," or "extraordinary." 3. After conducting the evaluations, the department chair/director shall send to each member of the bargaining unit a copy of his or her evaluation before or simultaneously with submission to the xxxx. 4. Any member who disagrees with the chair's evaluation may send a written response to the chair. This rebuttal shall be attached to the original evaluation and forwarded to the college xxxx for resolution. The xxxx shall provide a copy of his or her decision to the member and department chair. 5. Merit evaluation shall not be grievable unless the bargaining unit faculty member has been rated less than meritorious and then only as to procedural error and/or inadequate consideration in the review process. A bargaining unit faculty member may appeal a merit evaluation with which they disagree to the Xxxxxxx.

Merit Review. The department chair shall conduct an annual evaluation of every bargaining unit faculty member in accordance with the department's bargaining unit faculty member evaluation criteria established pursuant to Subsection (A). 1. In preparation for the chair's evaluation, all members of the bargaining unit will submit to the chair a report of their teaching, scholarship, and service during the preceding academic year. For the purposes of merit review only, the academic year is defined as beginning on the first (1st) day of the first summer session and concluding with the day prior to the first day of the following year’s first summer session. Bargaining unit faculty hired to begin either summer or fall semester of the preceding academic year shall be eligible for raise pools as outlined in Sections 14, 25, 6, and 3 7 of this article. Bargaining unit faculty hired to begin in the spring semester shall be eligible for only the across-the-board raise pool if he/she is reappointed for the coming year. A three (3) three-year rolling average may be the basis for the evaluation, if appropriate. In addition to any materials required by this Agreement, by department Department merit criteria, or by the department chair, bargaining unit faculty may include whatever material will provide evidence of successful teaching, scholarship or service. 2. For each area -- teaching, scholarship, and service -- the Chair will provide a written evaluation and assign a ranking of "unsatisfactory," "satisfactory," "meritorious," "outstanding," or ", and "extraordinary." 3. After conducting the evaluations, the department chair/director chair shall send to each member Member of the bargaining unit a copy of his or her evaluation before or simultaneously with submission to the xxxxevaluation. 4. Any member Member who disagrees with the chair's evaluation may send a written response to the chair. This rebuttal shall be attached to the original evaluation and forwarded to the college xxxx for resolution. The xxxx shall provide a copy of his or her decision to the member Member and department chair. 5. Merit evaluation shall not be grievable unless the bargaining unit faculty member has been rated less than meritorious and then only as to procedural error and/or inadequate consideration in the review process. A bargaining unit faculty member may appeal a merit evaluation with which they disagree to the Senior Vice President and Xxxxxxx.