Common use of Professional Improvement Plan Clause in Contracts

Professional Improvement Plan. A recommendation for granting a fourth year of probationary status shall include an additional document in the Tenure Notebook: a Professional Improvement Plan. The Plan shall be assembled by the Probationer with the assistance of the Probationary Review Committee. The Plan shall identify specific areas of deficiency and delineate effective strategies for addressing them. All Committee members, including the Probationer, shall sign to indicate their concurrence about areas of deficiency as well as effective strategies for improvement. Year Four Recommendation: The document submitted in the fourth year to support the Committee’s recommendation for the award or denial of Tenure, unlike the third-year document, shall not be a fresh attempt to summarize the case; rather, for the sake of clarity, the fourth-year document shall review the information in the third-year document as a base and additional information and materials should focus on the candidate’s success in addressing the areas designated for improvement. Timeline: At the completion of the Probationer’s fourth year, the recommendation from the Probationary Review Committee for the award or denial of Tenure shall be submitted by January 15th of the eleventh quarter of service, unless the extension of the probationary period has been specifically designated as one (1) term or two (2); in those instances, the deadline for submission of the year four (4) recommendation shall be declared by the Board of Trustees with their decision to grant the extension.

Professional Improvement Plan. A recommendation for granting a fourth year of probationary status shall include an additional document in the Tenure Notebook: a Professional Improvement Plan. The Plan shall be assembled by the Probationer with the assistance of the Probationary Review Committee. The Plan shall identify specific areas of deficiency and delineate effective strategies for addressing them. All Committee members, including the Probationer, shall sign to indicate their concurrence about areas of deficiency as well as effective strategies for improvement. Year Four Recommendation: The document submitted in the fourth year to support the Committee’s recommendation for the award or denial of Tenure, unlike the third-year document, shall not be a fresh attempt to summarize the case; rather, for the sake of clarity, the fourth-year document shall review the information in the third-year document as a base and additional information and materials should focus on the candidate’s success in addressing the areas designated for improvement. Timeline: At the completion of the Probationer’s fourth year, the recommendation from the Probationary Review Committee for the award or denial of Tenure shall be submitted by January 15th of the eleventh quarter of service, unless the extension of the probationary period has been specifically designated as one (1) term or two (2); in those instances, the deadline for submission of the year four (4) recommendation shall be declared by the Board of Trustees with their decision to grant the extension. Recommendation for a Fourth Year of Tenure should occur rarely. Hiring and Tenure processes, if effective, should ensure strong preparation for Faculty and evidence for decisions.