Timeframes of the Review

Newly appointed faculty members in their first year of employment who are initially appointed for a 1-3-year in their first year of employment will have preliminary assessments at 90 days, 6 months, and annual review at 1 year by program administrators. Furthermore, faculty may also receive warning at any point in time when their performance does not meet acceptable standards. The first year of the employment period will be considered probationary regardless of employment contract. New faculty members, who demonstrate a need for assistance in keeping pace with their desired need to be an effective teacher, will be given as much support as they require to be successful inclusive of one-on-one mentoring, and any additional training required to improve their performance. However, after the first year, new faculty members and continuing faculty members who do not have satisfactory assessments at any point in a given year and whose performance is considered beyond the scope of further remediation, will be given an amended contract with a six-month termination date. During the amended contract period, close supervision will be provided to the faculty. There is no opportunity for this amended contract to be re-called.

Faculty members who have not met expectations will be given the opportunity to improve unless the issues noted are judged egregious. Faculty members who have successfully completed the first year of employment satisfactorily will have one classroom assessment (faculty classroom observation form) and one lab/clinical (if applicable) assessment yearly plus and annual evaluation thereafter. Faculty will meet with their dean/asst. dean/chair/supervisor as assigned once per quarter to review faculty course evaluations; research/scholarship, clinical evaluations progress (if applicable); faculty development plans as well as addressing other concerns.