Common use of Student Evaluation of Teaching Clause in Contracts

Student Evaluation of Teaching. ‌ Each appropriate unit of the faculty shall make provisions for student evaluation of faculty teaching through the use of a standard evaluation form established by the University. The unit may also include a form which has been developed for the specific use of that unit. Units that choose to include a supplemental form must develop and periodically review the evaluation form in coordination with the unit’s policy, executive, or other appropriate representative faculty body in the unit. The results of the evaluations, including from the unit’s unique evaluation form, shall be made available to the individual, to the unit committee(s) charged with making personnel decisions (to include, but not limited to, renewal, tenure, promotions, and salary adjustments), and to the chair and other appropriate administrative officers for the purpose of assessing the individual’s teaching performance and for the purpose of program review. However, data from student evaluations will not be the only basis for comparisons between units. Faculty may also submit supplementary teaching materials (up to seven [7] items), in addition to student evaluations of teaching to the unit committee(s) charged with making personnel decisions (to include, but not limited to, renewal, tenure, promotions, and salary adjustments). Faculty may also submit them to the chair and other appropriate administrative officers for the purpose of assessing the individual’s teaching performance and for the purpose of program review. The anonymity of the students shall be preserved. A committee composed of three (3) members appointed by the Association and three (3) members appointed by the University shall serve as an advisory board to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; and shall consider and make recommendations on revisions in the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET). The University and the Association shall each appoint one (1) member of the committee to serve as co-chairs. The committee shall also consider requests for waivers from the use of the SET, or proposals for alterations in the SET. Each appointing entity should appoint, among its appointees, some person having expertise in evaluation. If the committee makes recommendations that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is not prepared to implement, these differences will be discussed with the committee. If there is not a satisfactory resolution to these differences, the current standard form shall remain in use.