1. The Faculty Evaluation Process: Roles & Expectations
Nancy Sidell
John Ulrich
Scott Dimarco
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2. Purpose of this session
Clarify roles & expectations
Provide guidance with understanding evaluation process
Answer questions about process as outlined by CBA and local practice
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3. Deadlines per CBA TT:1st year FA TT:1st year SP TT-2nd - 5th year FA
TT:2nd-4th year SP
TT-5th year SP
Tenure FA
TenureSP
Promotion
Five-year
Temp – FA only
Temp - SP or full year
Application due
12/31
5/1
11/1
Dept comm report
1/30
9/23
4/1
2/15
10/1
2/1
Chair report
2/7
9/30
11/8
4/8
Dean report
2/28
10/30
12/15
5/15
11/30
UW comm report
4/15
Final decision
5/31
7/15
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4. Role of each participant (applicant, department evaluation committee chair, department chair, university-wide committee, dean)
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In addition to meeting CBA deadlines
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5. Materials to be submitted by applicant:
Current vitae
Data in support of
Teaching
Evaluations (student, peer, chair)
Syllabi
Continuing scholarly growth
Service: contribution to the university and/or community
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6. Role of Applicant
File is closed at time of deadline; nothing can be added after review process has begun
Helpful but not required to engage in self-reflection: “What does this body of work mean in my discipline? What are my plans for continuous improvement in the next review period?”
Educate through submitted materials what is important to you
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7. Role of Department Evaluation Committee & DEC Chairs
Evaluate: “Here’s what this body of evidence means from our discipline’s standpoint.”
Summarize what has been accomplished during review period and explain what it means to you. What is the rationale for your recommendation?
Qualitatively assess the material, not provide a job reference or simply list what has occurred during evaluation period
View as opportunity to educate the University Wide Committee (if involved) and administration about what is appropriate for your discipline
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8. Role of Department Chairs
Insure formation of Department Evaluation Committee and educate committee on its role
Helpful to encourage applicant to engage in self-reflection: what does this mean to him/her?
Assist applicant to know what materials to submit
Provide valuable feedback on expectations, given discipline
If department chair is under five-year review, approval must be obtained from Dean re: the appointment of an acting evaluation chair (ideally a chair from another related department)
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9. Role of University Wide Committees (Tenure & Promotion)
Review evidence submitted and determine recommendation
Each applicant invited to appear before committee but applicant not required to do so
Deliberations are confidential and not discussed outside committee meetings
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10. Role of the Dean
One of our most important tasks – our report provides suggestions to applicant and makes recommendation to provost/president
Summarize reviews of all parties to this point
Review syllabi to insure all elements are present; if SLO’s are assessed; if evidence of direct measures of student learning
Review all evaluations and assess for trends
Recommend areas for future growth and development
Is this body of evidence sufficient? Are there areas in which improvement is needed?
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11. Examples of helpful statements in reports
“We believe this to be true based on this evidence:______.” “As chair, I believe this category minimally meets expectations and should be a focus of further work in the next review period.” Organizing one’s report in sections for teaching, scholarship, service
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12. Examples of unhelpful statements in reports
“He is a fine person and we are fortunate to have him on staff.” “I concur with the department evaluation committee.” “It is not reasonable to expect anything here but minimal scholarship because we are a teaching institution.” “Student evaluations are not valid due to small n’s.” “We recommend her for obvious reasons.”
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13. Going forward….
… What would be helpful from Office of the Deans? … Questions on making this process more smooth?
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