Common use of Procedures for Annual Evaluation Clause in Contracts

Procedures for Annual Evaluation. (a) The proposed written annual evaluation, including the faculty member’s annual assignment which was furnished pursuant to Section 9.3, shall be provided to the faculty member within thirty (30) days after the end of the academic term during which such evaluation will be made. The faculty member shall be offered the opportunity to discuss the evaluation with the evaluator prior to it being finalized and placed in the faculty members' evaluation file. The evaluation shall be signed and dated by the person performing the evaluation, and by the person being evaluated who may attach a concise comment to the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the faculty member. The faculty member may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the evaluation which were not resolved in previous discussions with the evaluator. (b) The university department/unit shall develop and maintain procedures by which to evaluate each faculty member according to criteria specified in Section 10.4. These procedures will include the method for the distribution of salary increase funds specified in Section 23.6 based on said annual evaluation. The faculty of each department/unit, who are eligible to vote in department/unit governance, shall participate in the development of these procedures and shall recommend implementation by vote of a majority of at least a quorum of those faculty member. 1. The proposed procedures, or revisions thereof, shall be reviewed by the President or representative to ensure that they are consistent with the mission and goals of the university and that they comply with this agreement. 2. If the president or representative determines that the recommended procedures do not meet the conditions in Section 10.3(b) above, the proposal shall be referred to the department/unit for revision with a written statement of reasons for non-approval. No merit salary increase funds shall be provided to a department/unit until its procedures have been approved by the President or representative. 3. Approved procedures, and revisions thereof, shall be kept on file in the department/unit office. Faculty members in each department/unit shall be provided a copy of that department’s/unit’s current procedures for annual evaluation. (c) The University is committed to providing assistance to any faculty member seeking improvement of his/her assignment performance. Therefore, upon written request from the faculty member, the persons responsible for supervising and evaluating a faculty member shall endeavor to assist the faculty member in correcting any major performance deficiencies reflected in the faculty member’s annual evaluation. A faculty member receiving an unsatisfactory annual evaluation in any area shall be responsible to demonstrate improvement in the area found to be unsatisfactory. (d) Sustained Performance Evaluations. 1. The sustained performance evaluation program shall provide that: a. Only elected faculty may participate in the development of applicable procedures. Such procedures shall ensure involvement of both peers and administrators at the department and higher levels in the evaluation and shall ensure that a faculty member may attach a concise response to the evaluation; b. The university shall provide for an appeals process to accommodate instances when the faculty member and the supervisor cannot agree upon the elements to be included in the performance improvement plan; and c. The proposed procedures for the sustained performance evaluation shall be available to faculty members and to UFF for review prior to final approval. 2. Faculty member annual evaluations, including the documents contained in the evaluation file shall be the sole basis for the sustained performance evaluation. a. A faculty member who received satisfactory annual evaluations during the previous six years shall not be rated below satisfactory in the sustained performance evaluation nor subject to a performance improvement plan. b. A performance improvement plan shall be developed for those faculty members whose performance is identified through the sustained performance evaluation as being consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties. The performance improvement plan shall be developed by the faculty member, in concert with his/her supervisor, and include specific performance targets and a time period for achieving the targets. The performance improvement plan shall be approved by the President or representative. Specific resources identified in an approved performance improvement plan shall be provided by the university. The supervisor shall meet periodically with the faculty member to review progress toward meeting the performance targets. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to attain the performance targets specified in the performance improvement plan.

Procedures for Annual Evaluation. (a) The proposed written annual evaluation, including the faculty f a c u l t y member’s 's annual assignment which was furnished pursuant to Section 9.3, shall be provided to the faculty f a c u l t y member within thirty (30) days after the end of the academic term during which such evaluation will be made. The faculty member shall be offered the opportunity to discuss the evaluation with the evaluator prior to it being finalized and placed in the faculty members' evaluation file. The evaluation shall be signed and dated by the person performing the evaluation, and by the person being evaluated who may attach a concise comment to the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the faculty member. The faculty member may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the evaluation which were not resolved in previous discussions with the evaluator. (b) The university department/unit shall develop and maintain procedures by which to evaluate each faculty member according to criteria specified in Section 10.4. These procedures will include the method for the distribution of salary increase funds specified in Section 23.6 based on said annual evaluation. The faculty of each department/unit, who are eligible to vote in department/unit governance, shall participate in the development of these procedures and shall recommend implementation by vote of a majority of at least a quorum of those faculty membermembers. (1. ) The proposed procedures, or revisions thereof, shall be reviewed by the President or representative to ensure that they are consistent with the mission and goals of the university University and that they comply with this agreement. (2. ) If the president or representative determines that the recommended procedures do not meet the conditions in Section 10.3(b) above, the proposal shall be referred to the department/unit for revision with a written statement of reasons for non-approval. No merit salary increase funds shall be provided to a department/unit until its procedures have been approved by the President or representative. (3. ) Approved procedures, and revisions thereof, shall be kept on file in the department/unit office. Faculty members in each department/unit shall be provided a copy of that department’sdepartment's/unit’s 's current procedures for annual evaluation. (c) The University is committed to providing assistance to any faculty member seeking improvement imp rov e ment of his/her his /her assignment performance. Therefore, upon written request from the faculty member, the persons responsible for supervising and evaluating a faculty member shall endeavor to assist the faculty member in correcting any major performance deficiencies reflected in the faculty member’s 's annual evaluation. A faculty member receiving an unsatisfactory annual evaluation in any area shall be responsible to demonstrate improvement in the area found to be unsatisfactory. (d) Sustained Performance Evaluations. 1. The sustained performance evaluation program shall University will provide that: a. Only elected faculty may participate in the training and development of applicable procedures. Such procedures shall ensure involvement of both peers and administrators at the department and higher levels in the evaluation and shall ensure that a faculty member may attach a concise response to the evaluation; b. The university shall provide for an appeals process to accommodate instances when the faculty member and the supervisor cannot agree upon the elements to be included in the performance improvement plan; and c. The proposed procedures for the sustained performance evaluation shall be available to faculty members and to UFF for review prior to final approval. 2. Faculty member annual evaluations, including the documents contained in the evaluation file shall be the sole basis for the sustained performance evaluation. a. A faculty member who received satisfactory annual evaluations during the previous six years shall not be rated below satisfactory in the sustained performance evaluation nor subject to a performance improvement plan2016-17 year. b. A performance improvement plan shall be developed for those faculty members whose performance is identified through the sustained performance evaluation as being consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties. The performance improvement plan shall be developed by the faculty member, in concert with his/her supervisor, and include specific performance targets and a time period for achieving the targets. The performance improvement plan shall be approved by the President or representative. Specific resources identified in an approved performance improvement plan shall be provided by the university. The supervisor shall meet periodically with the faculty member to review progress toward meeting the performance targets. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to attain the performance targets specified in the performance improvement plan.

Procedures for Annual Evaluation. (a) The proposed written annual evaluation, including the faculty memberemployee’s annual assignment which was furnished pursuant to Section 9.3, shall be provided to the faculty member employee within thirty (30) days after the end of the academic term during which such evaluation will be made. The faculty member employee shall be offered the opportunity to discuss the evaluation with the evaluator prior to it its being finalized and placed in the faculty members' employee’s evaluation file. The evaluation shall be signed and dated by the person performing the evaluation, and by the person being evaluated who may attach a concise comment to the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the faculty memberemployee. The faculty member employee may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the evaluation which were not resolved in previous discussions with the evaluator. (b) The university department/unit shall develop and maintain procedures by which to evaluate each faculty member employee according to criteria specified in Section 10.4. These procedures will include the method for the distribution of salary increase funds specified in Section 23.6 based on said annual evaluation. The faculty employees of each department/unit, who are eligible to vote in department/unit governance, shall participate in the development of these procedures and shall recommend implementation by vote of a majority of at least a quorum of those faculty memberemployees. 1. The proposed procedures, or revisions thereof, shall be reviewed by the President or representative to ensure that they are consistent with the mission and goals of the university and that they comply with this agreement. 2. If the president or representative determines that the recommended procedures do not meet the conditions in Section 10.3(b) above, the proposal shall be referred to the department/unit for revision with a written statement of reasons for non-approval. No merit salary increase funds shall be provided to a department/unit until its procedures have been approved by the President or representative. 3. Approved procedures, and revisions thereof, shall be kept on file in the department/unit office. Faculty members Employees in each department/unit shall be provided a copy of that department’s/unit’s current procedures for annual evaluation. (c) The University is committed to providing assistance to any faculty member seeking improvement of his/her assignment performance. Therefore, upon written request from the faculty memberemployee, the persons responsible for supervising and evaluating a faculty member an employee shall endeavor to assist the faculty member employee in correcting any major performance deficiencies reflected in the faculty memberemployee’s annual evaluation. A faculty member An employee receiving an unsatisfactory annual evaluation in any area shall be responsible to demonstrate improvement in the area found to be unsatisfactory. (d) Sustained Performance Evaluations. 1. The sustained performance evaluation program shall provide that: a. Only elected faculty may participate in the development of applicable procedures. Such procedures shall ensure involvement of both peers and administrators at the department and higher levels in the evaluation and shall ensure that a faculty member may attach a concise response to the evaluation; b. The university shall provide for an appeals process to accommodate instances when the faculty member and the supervisor cannot agree upon the elements to be included in the performance improvement plan; and c. The proposed procedures for the sustained performance evaluation shall be available to faculty members and to UFF for review prior to final approval. 2. Faculty member annual evaluations, including the documents contained in the evaluation file shall be the sole basis for the sustained performance evaluation. a. A faculty member who received satisfactory annual evaluations during the previous six years shall not be rated below satisfactory in the sustained performance evaluation nor subject to a performance improvement plan. b. A performance improvement plan shall be developed for those faculty members whose performance is identified through the sustained performance evaluation as being consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties. The performance improvement plan shall be developed by the faculty member, in concert with his/her supervisor, and include specific performance targets and a time period for achieving the targets. The performance improvement plan shall be approved by the President or representative. Specific resources identified in an approved performance improvement plan shall be provided by the university. The supervisor shall meet periodically with the faculty member to review progress toward meeting the performance targets. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to attain the performance targets specified in the performance improvement plan.

Procedures for Annual Evaluation. (a) The proposed written annual evaluation, including the faculty member’s annual assignment which was furnished pursuant to Section 9.3, shall be provided to the faculty member within thirty (30) days after the end of the academic term during which such evaluation will be made. The faculty member shall be offered the opportunity to discuss the evaluation with the evaluator prior to it being finalized and placed in the faculty members' evaluation file. The evaluation shall be signed and dated by the person performing the evaluation, and by the person being evaluated who may attach a concise comment to the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the faculty member. The faculty member may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the evaluation which were not resolved in previous discussions with the evaluator. (b) The university University department/unit shall develop and maintain procedures by which to evaluate each faculty member according to criteria specified in Section 10.4. These procedures will include the method for the distribution of salary increase funds specified in Section 23.6 based on said annual evaluation. The faculty of each department/unit, who are eligible to vote in department/unit governance, shall participate in the development of these procedures and shall recommend implementation by vote of a majority of at least a quorum of those faculty member. 1. The proposed procedures, or revisions thereof, shall be reviewed by the President or representative to ensure that they are consistent with the mission and goals of the university University and that they comply with this agreement. 2. If the president or representative determines that the recommended procedures do not meet the conditions in Section 10.3(b) above, the proposal shall be referred to the department/unit for revision with a written statement of reasons for non-approval. No merit salary increase funds shall be provided to a department/unit until its procedures have been approved by the President or representative. 3. Approved procedures, and revisions thereof, shall be kept on file in the department/unit office. Faculty members in each department/unit shall be provided a copy of that department’s/unit’s current procedures for annual evaluation. (c) The University is committed to providing assistance to any faculty member seeking improvement of his/her assignment performance. Therefore, upon written request from the faculty member, the persons responsible for supervising and evaluating a faculty member shall endeavor to assist the faculty member in correcting any major performance deficiencies reflected in the faculty member’s annual evaluation. A faculty member receiving an unsatisfactory annual evaluation in any area shall be responsible to demonstrate improvement in the area found to be unsatisfactory. (d) Sustained Performance Evaluations. 1. The sustained performance evaluation program shall provide that: a. Only elected faculty may participate in the development of applicable procedures. Such procedures shall ensure involvement of both peers and administrators at the department and higher levels in the evaluation and shall ensure that a faculty member may attach a concise response to the evaluation; b. The university shall provide for an appeals process to accommodate instances when the faculty member and the supervisor cannot agree upon the elements to be included in the performance improvement plan; and c. The proposed procedures for the sustained performance evaluation shall be available to faculty members and to UFF for review prior to final approval. 2. Faculty member annual evaluations, including the documents contained in the evaluation file shall be the sole basis for the sustained performance evaluation. a. A faculty member who received satisfactory annual evaluations during the previous six years shall not be rated below satisfactory in the sustained performance evaluation nor subject to a performance improvement plan. b. A performance improvement plan shall be developed for those faculty members whose performance is identified through the sustained performance evaluation as being consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties. The performance improvement plan shall be developed by the faculty member, in concert with his/her supervisor, and include specific performance targets and a time period for achieving the targets. The performance improvement plan shall be approved by the President or representative. Specific resources identified in an approved performance improvement plan shall be provided by the university. The supervisor shall meet periodically with the faculty member to review progress toward meeting the performance targets. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to attain the performance targets specified in the performance improvement plan.

Procedures for Annual Evaluation. (a) The proposed written annual evaluation, including the faculty member’s annual assignment which was furnished pursuant to Section 9.3, shall be provided to the faculty member within thirty (30) days after the end of the academic term during which such evaluation will be made. The faculty member shall be offered the opportunity to discuss the evaluation with the evaluator prior to it being finalized and placed in the faculty members' evaluation file. The evaluation shall be signed and dated by the person performing the evaluation, and by the person being evaluated who may attach a concise comment to the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the faculty member. The faculty member may request, in writing, a meeting with an administrator at the next higher level to discuss concerns regarding the evaluation which were not resolved in previous discussions with the evaluator. (b) The university department/unit shall develop and maintain procedures by which to evaluate each faculty member according to criteria specified in Section 10.4. These procedures will include the method for the distribution of salary increase funds specified in Section 23.6 based on said annual evaluation. The faculty of each department/unit, who are eligible to vote in department/unit governance, shall participate in the development of these procedures and shall recommend implementation by vote of a majority of at least a quorum of those faculty membermembers. (1. ) The proposed procedures, or revisions thereof, shall be reviewed by the President or representative to ensure that they are consistent with the mission and goals of the university and that they comply with this agreement. (2. ) If the president or representative determines that the recommended procedures do not meet the conditions in Section 10.3(b) above, the proposal shall be referred to the department/unit for revision with a written statement of reasons for non-approval. No merit salary increase funds shall be provided to a department/unit until its procedures have been approved by the President or representative. (3. ) Approved procedures, and revisions thereof, shall be kept on file in the department/unit office. Faculty faculty members in each department/unit shall be provided a copy of that department’s/unit’s current procedures for annual evaluation. (c) The University is committed to providing assistance to any faculty member seeking improvement of his/her assignment performance. Therefore, upon written request from the faculty member, the persons responsible for supervising and evaluating a faculty member shall endeavor to assist the faculty member in correcting any major performance deficiencies reflected in the faculty member’s annual evaluation. A faculty member receiving an unsatisfactory annual evaluation in any area shall be responsible to demonstrate improvement in the area found to be unsatisfactory. (d) Sustained Performance Evaluations. 1. The sustained performance evaluation program shall provide that: a. Only elected faculty may participate in the development of applicable procedures. Such procedures shall ensure involvement of both peers and administrators at the department and higher levels in the evaluation and shall ensure that a faculty member may attach a concise response to the evaluation; b. The university shall provide for an appeals process to accommodate instances when the faculty member and the supervisor cannot agree upon the elements to be included in the performance improvement plan; and c. The proposed procedures for the sustained performance evaluation shall be available to faculty members and to UFF for review prior to final approval. 2. Faculty member annual evaluations, including the documents contained in the evaluation file shall be the sole basis for the sustained performance evaluation. a. A faculty member who received satisfactory annual evaluations during the previous six years shall not be rated below satisfactory in the sustained performance evaluation nor subject to a performance improvement plan. b. A performance improvement plan shall be developed for those faculty members whose performance is identified through the sustained performance evaluation as being consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties. The performance improvement plan shall be developed by the faculty member, in concert with his/her supervisor, and include specific performance targets and a time period for achieving the targets. The performance improvement plan shall be approved by the President or representative. Specific resources identified in an approved performance improvement plan shall be provided by the university. The supervisor shall meet periodically with the faculty member to review progress toward meeting the performance targets. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to attain the performance targets specified in the performance improvement plan.