Common use of Faculty Evaluation Clause in Contracts

Faculty Evaluation. Both parties recognize the importance and value of a process for assisting and evaluating progress and success of tenure track, terminal, special contract, grant funded, and tenured faculty. All evaluations of faculty members will follow the process and procedures established in the Full-time Faculty Evaluation Manual, the Full-time Faculty Evaluation Manual Appendix, the Tenure Process Manual, the Tenure Process Manual Appendix, and approved forms dated November 2013. These manuals, appendices, and forms may only be revised, updated, or in any manner changed by mutual consent between the Faculty Association and the College. All dates and deadlines stated in these manuals are binding absent written agreement to modify them signed by the faculty member and the Faculty Association. 1. Evaluation Process and Components a. Evaluation of faculty members is the primary responsibility of their ▇▇▇▇. b. All evaluations of faculty members will include a ▇▇▇▇’▇ classroom observation, tenure-track committee or mentoring committee report, reviews of course materials, self-report, and may include optional peer observation report(s).The sole purpose of student evaluations are for faculty use to inform instructional practice. (1) Student ratings for all courses will be collected and stored through a College provided system. The student evaluations can only be accessed and used by the faculty member. (2) The faculty member may use relevant student feedback for the purposes of modifying and improving courses. The faculty member can choose to include the data collected in their self- report. c. The relative weight of the Professional Service, College/Community Service, and Professional Development and Affiliation will be determined on each individual faculty member’s evaluation matrix. This matrix must be developed between the faculty member and the ▇▇▇▇ and will only include known duties and responsibilities of the position to be evaluated and/or as stipulated in the evaluation matrix. d. No person other than a designated evaluator(s) as provided above will be permitted to evaluate the work performance of any faculty member within the bargaining unit. e. Student complaints if applicable and processed according to Article 17 may be utilized in the evaluation process. f. Faculty members who work on Faculty Association committees (e.g., Faculty Senate, Academic Senate) may claim credit for such activities as part of the faculty evaluation process under the category of College service. Faculty members who attend conferences or trainings sponsored by the Faculty Association, Oregon Education Association, or the National Education Association may claim credit under the category of professional development if the focus of those conferences or trainings is directly related to the faculty member’s professional duties.

Faculty Evaluation. Both parties recognize the importance and value of a process for assisting and evaluating progress and success of tenure track, terminal, special contract, grant funded, and tenured faculty. All evaluations of faculty members will follow the process and procedures established in the Full-time Faculty Evaluation Manual, the Full-time Faculty Evaluation Manual Appendix, the Tenure Process Manual, the Tenure Process Manual Appendix, and approved forms dated November 2013. These manuals, appendices, and forms may only be revised, updated, or in any manner changed by mutual consent between the Faculty Association and the College. All dates and deadlines stated in these manuals are binding absent written agreement to modify them signed by the faculty member and the Faculty Association. 1. Evaluation Process and Components a. Evaluation of faculty members is the primary responsibility of their ▇▇▇▇. b. All evaluations of faculty members will include a ▇▇▇▇’▇ classroom observation, tenure-track committee or mentoring committee report, reviews of course materials, self-report, and may include optional peer observation report(s).The report(s). c. The sole purpose of student evaluations are for faculty use to inform instructional practice. (1) i. Student ratings for all courses will be collected and stored through a College provided system. The student evaluations can only be accessed and used by the faculty member. (2) ii. The faculty member may use relevant student feedback for the purposes of modifying and improving courses. The faculty member can choose to include the data collected in their self- report. c. d. The relative weight of the Professional Service, College/Community Service, and Professional Development and Affiliation will be determined on each individual faculty member’s evaluation matrix. This matrix must be developed between the faculty member and the ▇▇▇▇ and will only include known duties and responsibilities of the position to be evaluated and/or as stipulated in the evaluation matrix. d. e. No person other than a designated evaluator(s) as provided above will be permitted to evaluate the work performance of any faculty member within the bargaining unit. e. f. Student complaints if applicable and processed according to Article 17 may be utilized in the evaluation process. f. g. Faculty members who work on Faculty Association committees (e.g., Faculty Senate, Academic Senate) may claim credit for such activities as part of the faculty evaluation process under the category of College service. Faculty members who attend conferences or trainings sponsored by the Faculty Association, Oregon Education Association, or the National Education Association may claim credit under the category of professional development if the focus of those conferences or trainings is directly related to the faculty member’s professional duties.