Work of the divisional evaluator Sample Clauses

Work of the divisional evaluator a. The DEs will conduct the preliminary evaluation for the rehiring, tenure, promotion or conversion case for which they were appointed. b. The preliminary evaluation will consist of reading the file, meeting with the evaluatee, meeting with the divisional chair and writing a preliminary divisional report. c. The DEs will meet with each evaluatee before they write the preliminary divisional report. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues that arose in the reading of the file by the DEs and to obtain information that might help the DEs contextualize and clarify these issues as they write the preliminary divisional report. Both DEs must be present at the meeting of the DEs with the evaluatee. d. The DEs will meet with the divisional chair of the evaluatee’s primary division before they write the preliminary divisional report. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss both issues of substance that arise in the file and divisional norms for writing the preliminary divisional reports, with the aim of promoting fairness and uniformity in these reports. Both DEs must be present at the meeting of the DEs with the divisional chair. The DEs will present a preliminary draft of the divisional report to the divisional chair at least four days before it is scheduled to be sent to members of the division. At this time the divisional chair can suggest changes to the DE letter to ensure that it accurately and appropriately reflects the content of the file. e. In the course of preparing a preliminary divisional report, the DEs may seek clarification in writing regarding the evaluatee’s file by consulting with members of the Bard community, as well as the outside evaluators. Any input solicited by such consultation must be placed in writing in the file. f. The purpose of the preliminary divisional report is not to state the personal assessment of the evaluatee by the DEs, but rather to assist the divisional discussion by providing relevant summaries of the closed file, and by highlighting the strengths and weaknesses in the file in each of the three categories of evaluation. The preliminary divisional report will be written using the template given at the end of the Faculty Evaluation Document. The report will not identify the authors of any materials in the closed file. For rehiring evaluations of tenure-track and regular non-tenure-track faculty members who are not seniors, the preliminary divisional report will anticipate the tenure decision or subsequent rehiring ...