Common use of Periodic Review of Department Chairs Clause in Contracts

Periodic Review of Department Chairs. a. To accomplish a department Faculty assessment of the performance of the Department Chair, the Xxxx shall institute a performance review during the Spring semester of the third year of a Chair's service of a renewable four (4) year term in office. The Chair may choose not to seek appointment to another term or may, without prejudice, withdraw at any time during the review process. In either event, the review shall be canceled. Where the review is instituted pursuant to Section 8.B.1, the Chair shall complete the remainder of the current term. Where the review is instituted pursuant to Section 8.B.2, the Chair will not serve beyond the end of the academic year, provided that at least thirty (30) days shall elapse between the Xxxx'x notice of final decision to the Faculty and the Chair and the effective date of the action. Should thirty (30) days not be available before the conclusion of the academic year, the decision shall become effective thirty (30) days after formal notice has been given. In either event, the Xxxx shall proceed with the selection of a new or an Interim Chair in accordance with part A of this Section.