Teaching Observations Clause Samples

Teaching Observations. The Administration and the Chapter agree that observations of teaching may provide valuable information for both the faculty member and administration. 3.1 Pre-Tenure Observations. Faculty on probationary status shall have at least one observation per year by either a faculty colleague or an administrator. The probationary faculty member and his/her chair shall determine for each observation, by mutual agreement, who the observer shall be. If the faculty member and department chair are unable to reach agreement, the department personnel/tenure committee shall work with the faculty member and chair to facilitate the process. In the event that, after facilitation, there is still no agreement, the matter will be referred to the Director of Academic Labor Relations and the Chapter’s Contract Administrator for resolution. The observer may be a department colleague, the department chair, or a faculty member or administrator outside of the faculty member’s department, but within the institution. The date/time of each observation shall be determined, by mutual agreement, between the faculty member and his/her chair. There shall be no unscheduled observations.

Teaching Observations a. Observations of teaching may take place at any time during the Fall or Spring Semester (see Section D-Frequency of Evaluation for specific dates for faculty in their first three years of employment). b. The observer and faculty member jointly establish the faculty member's evaluation calendar within the first 30 days of each semester with the faculty member submitting three possible observation dates/times. The observation dates may be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. (Per faculty resource guide: Faculty being evaluated are expected to submit three possible observation dates/times to their assigned observer. Prior to those three dates, lesson plans are also to be submitted to the observer). The observer and faculty member will also have the option to jointly identify one or more faculty peer(s) and/or industry partner(s) to participate in the observation process. The role of the faculty peer(s) and/or industry partner(s) is to provide their insight and perspective to the observer. Faculty peer(s) and/or industry partner(s) will evaluate faculty using the same criteria and standards used by the observer. c. Observations will be conducted by the direct supervisor, VPSS (CAO), or President and in co-operation with one or more faculty peer(s) and/or industry partners if applicable. d. The observer prepares a written report of the observation and provides a copy of the report to the instructor no later than ten (10) working days after the visit. If the instructor desires a meeting, a conference will be scheduled within ten ( 10) working days of receiving the report to discuss the observation report. The instructor can provide written comments that can be included as part of the completed signed observation report. The faculty member and observer sign the evaluation as acknowledgement of the evidence of completion of the evaluation process. e. Persons in the faculty member's direct chain of command have access to evaluation results and may be involved in the evaluation process. f. The faculty evaluation documents, including any faculty member's written response, bearing original signatures become part of the faculty member's personnel file maintained by the Human Resources Department. g. The faculty member's personnel file remains in the Human Resources Department.

Teaching Observations. Teaching observations shall be conducted every three (3) 4 years by a program director. Extension Lecturers are expected to “meet expectations”.

Teaching Observations. Amend Article 18.2 (b) 2. e) to provide that effective the Fall 2008 semester, where an adjunct’s continuous appointments are immediately followed by an appointment to a Substitute full-time position on the instructional staff with no break in service, and the period of Substitute service is immediately followed by continuous appointment to an adjunct title with no break in service, the period of adjunct service immediately preceding the Substitute appointment will be added to the continuous adjunct service immediately following the Substitute service, as though there were no break in adjunct service, for the purpose of determining eligibility for teaching observation at the request of the chairperson or the adjunct.