Common use of Procedures for the Evaluation Process Clause in Contracts

Procedures for the Evaluation Process. All tenured professors will be engaged in a 5-year evaluation process outlined in Article 5 of this contract. The procedure will include evaluation and observation tools developed by the College and approved by the Federation. The process will take place between the tenured professor and their designated administrator. Each professor must complete a comprehensive self-reflection every five years that incorporates information from the following: • Student evaluations from a minimum of three classes during the five-year cycle. • Peer observations conducted by at least three members of the tenured professor’s Teaching Excellence Community (TEC) within the five-year cycle. • Data analysis and trends related to course and/or program student success outcomes over the five-year cycle. • Learning insights based on goals outlined in the annual professional development plan (PDP) during the five-year cycle. Administrators will evaluate the tenured professor’s performance, including instruction, service work, professional development, and other contributions to the college at the end of the five-year cycle. The administrator will include their observation of one of the professor’s classes. The professor will meet with their administrator and review the administrator’s evaluations. The professor may respond to the end-of-cycle evaluation in writing for the personnel record. The five- year self-reflection and administrator evaluation, with professor response if added, will be placed in the tenured professor’s personnel file at the conclusion of the five- year cycle. An annual check-in with the professor’s administrator is required to ensure that the professor is meeting professional development goals and receiving support from peers and college administration. They will also discuss plans for evaluations and observations the following year. The evaluation and observation forms gathered for the administrator and self- reflection process will be kept in the supervisor’s administrative file for a maximum of five years. The five-year cycle schedule will be maintained by the administrator’s staff and reviewed annually by the faculty and administrator as part of the year-end work review and planning process.