Script For: Faculty Development and Performance Management
Template Revision Video September 2015
Carol: Hi and welcome. I am Carol Mushing, Manager of Organizational and
Professional Development.
Heather: Hi, I am Heather Giardine-Tuck – Faculty member in the School of
Language Studies and Chief Steward for Local 240.
Carol: Over the summer, I have had the privilege of working with Heather on
revising the Development and Performance Management Plan. The result has
been a significant improvement and the celebration of a great “union”.
Heather: I echo Carol's sentiments! Our collaboration on this endeavour has
indeed been a pleasure. Working together and with the cross-disciplinary input of
Faculty members Darryl Hartwick, Carla Labella, Steve Pudsey, Christine Sager and
Carol Shields has resulted in revised D & PMP forms that we believe will work
really well for Full Time and Probationary Faculty. It has been a wonderfully
collaborative process and having more user-friendly products as a result, is an
added bonus.
The funny thing is, Carol made me say the “D” in D & PMP, and she told me if I
miss the “D”, I would be missing the development part of the process and that is
the key to all of this…
Carol: Heather and I would like to let you know about the changes you will see in
the D & PMP form and give you the background as to why the new templates
were developed..
Heather: There were two key reasons why the templates were revised.
One was the desire to make the process as simple as possible for everyone
involved. You told us the previous forms were long, difficult to complete and
contained language you found confusing (like stretch goals).
The other was the need to provide faculty members with clear performance
standards and expectations, with a clear assessment against those standards
Script For: Faculty Development and Performance Management
Template Revision Video September 2015
Carol: there were certainly areas that I did not have the expertise or experience
as a faculty member to be able to tease out on my own, such as the core skills
that professors need to have to be great in the classroom and deliver the best
educational experience for the student
Heather: That's why the great part of this process in revising the templates was
the collaboration that occurred between faculty and the college
administration. The development team which provided input to the new
templates consisted of the 5 cross-disciplinary faculty members we mentioned
along with Christine Bb our new VP Academic, all of the Deans and Associate
Deans. We would like to thank all of them for helping to improve this tool.
The end result is a great improvement that provides a foundation for the
discussion about faculty member’s achievements and where they want to develop
professionally
Carol: The rating definitions have also changed, there are now three ratings
rather than 5
Successful, Developing and Did not meet Expectations
Successful means...
Great contribution to the organization. Majority and / or all of the overall job
responsibilities and D & PMP goals were successfully delivered. Overall
performance is in line with or exceeded expectations.
Developing:
This rating is used for individuals developing the capabilities essential to be
successful on the job. Some / many of the overall responsibilities and D & PMP
goals were delivered. Overall performance indicates good progress towards the
expectations at a satisfactory pace.
Did Not Meet Expectations:
Few/some of the overall responsibilities and D & PMP goals were
delivered. Overall performance is below expectations and not at the level
required.
Script For: Faculty Development and Performance Management
Template Revision Video September 2015
You may be wondering, which template should I use for my 15/16 plan? If you
have not completed the 15/16 D & PMP, this new shorter template can be used, I
would recommend you take the easier route.
If you have already initiated your 15/16 plan on the old version, continue to use
the existing form, please DO NOT rework the plan or duplicate the work.
Heather: We hope that once you see the new Development and Performance
Management template, that you will see a document that allows you to highlight
you accomplishments, your goals for what you would like to achieve
professionally over the next year, and be a tool to facilitate the conversation
about all of these things with your AD.
Carol: Now that we have piqued your interest, the forms can be found on
MOCOmotion, click on the HR tab, Employees resources.
As always, should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give me a call
or send me an email.