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FACULTY PROFESSIONAL PLAN AND EVALUATION
PROCESS, PROCEDURE, AND TIME LINES
I.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Administrative Procedure – Effective January 2014. The evaluation cycle will
run January 1 – December 31. All full-time faculty will submit the Faculty Goals
and Evaluation documents annually to the Division Chair by the last Friday in
January. This includes:
Faculty load report, including retention and student success percentages (Data to be
supplied by the Institutional Research Department to each faculty member for the
previous year by January 1)
Faculty Accomplishment Report
Faculty Goals for the upcoming year (Teaching, Service, Professional Development)
Faculty Self-Evaluation scores (from Position Description)
Student Course Evaluation Report summary (Summary data to be supplied by the
Institutional Research Department by January 1 for the previous year)
II.
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The Division Chair or his/her designee will collect documents related to one
class each FT faculty member teaches and observe this class during the
evaluation year. He or she will then complete the course organization and
observation evaluation documents and include this in the evaluation packet on
the following rotation:
All FT faculty at the ranks of Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor will
be observed every year:
FT faculty who hold the rank of Professor will be observed every 3 years, using the most
recent evaluation for 3 years unless the Professor requests it be completed again for a
particular evaluation cycle within the 3 year period
III.
The Chair will hold a conference with each faculty member to review the evaluation
packet together, and make any improvement recommendations by the third Friday in February.
An Improvement Plan may be implemented at any time during the evaluation period or at the
time of evaluation for just cause at the discretion of the Division Chair. The Chair will inform
faculty whether they are eligible for merit, based on a total score of >12 on the summary page
of the evaluation document.
IV.
The Chair will submit to the VPAA by the first Friday in March
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b.
c.
d.
Faculty Goals and Evaluation packets
Effectiveness of Teaching (Organization and Observation) as outlined above
Names of faculty who are eligible for merit
Improvement Plan (if applicable)
V.
Merit will be based on activities above and beyond the Faculty Position Description/Evaluation
and must include current required forms and documentation. Merit packets must be submitted
to the VPAA’s office by the 3rd Friday in March.
VI.
VPAA verifies merit eligibility and forwards merit packets to Merit Committee by the 1st Friday
in April.
VII.
Merit Committee will award merit points and turn documentation over to the
President by the
4th Friday in April.
VIII.
IX.
VIII.
In the rare occasion that an Improvement Plan is implemented
a. The year of the evaluation period that resulted in an improvement plan will not be
counted towards promotion or merit.
b. The year the improvement plan is implemented, the faculty member may be eligible for
promotion or merit, provided that the stipulations of the Improvement Plan have been
met successfully.
VPAA will provide final approval of Faculty Evaluations and turn packets over to Human
Resources by the 3rd Friday in March for employment notification process.
Any and all information on the faculty evaluation document may not to be altered after the
evaluation conference and the document is signed by the faculty member and the Division
Chair.
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APPENDIX 2 – P. 1
EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE GOALS
To assure uniformity of acceptable goals among the divisions, the following is a general index of
recommended goals. This is not intended to be a complete list, but rather to be used as an example of
acceptable goals to be used by the division chairperson and the faculty member when establishing goals.
Institutional, Division, and Programmatic goals may also be suggested to faculty. Goals should include
specific information about specific activity or activities related to the goal, and method of measurement,
if possible, especially for retention, or student success goals.
A.
Teaching Goals
The faculty member will:
1. Develop a learning tool, idea or method to be used in his class or adopted by the
division.
(“I will revise the PPT’s which come with the textbook for my XXX course to
meet the specific needs of my students by the Fall of xxxxxx” and assess the
effectiveness of the revision through course assessment and grade comparison by
(date)
2. Examine new materials such as texts, software or audio-visual equipment.
(“I will review 2-3 textbooks for XXXX class in conjunction with other
departmental faculty and make recommendations based on the book’s quality,
ability to meet stated course outcomes, and cost to students”
3. Develop or pilot a new course or part of a course which supports divisional or
institutional goals.
(“I will develop a course which will be titled xxxxxxxxxx and pilot to students
by xxxxxxx(date)”, OR “I will add a section to my XXXX course dealing with
xxxxxxxx to aid in student retention and better achievement of course outcomes,
which will be assessed by (xxxxdate)”
4. Conduct a study, survey or research that would serve to improve or update a
method or process presently employed.
(“I will design a survey for (faculty, students, division) to assess methods that are
currently being utilized for (retention, committee membership, faculty evaluation,
etc………”)
5. Work with a student group or team either for the purpose of competition or
intellectual development,
(“I will work with students in (ACF, SNA, etc.) and the staff in the tutoring
center to design and offer supplemental instruction in xxxxxx by xxxx(date)”)
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6. Work with other institutions (colleges or high schools) in developing workshops,
activities, programs, etc. (“I will contact WLU and develop a 2+2 program in xxxxx;
I will develop a workshop for Workforce Development in xxxxxxx and offer it by
xxxx(date”)
7. Experimentally use an alternative learning strategy. (“I will attempt to integrate
the use of the IPAD to add video lectures to my online class in XXXXXXXX by
xxxx(date)”)
8. Substantially revise an existing course in support of divisional or institutional goals.
(“Due to low enrollment in XXXX course, I will revise and combine this course with
XXXX course and present a proposal to approve these changes to Curriculum
Committee by xxxx(date)”)
9. Develop and implement plans to increase student retention rates and success rates.
(“I will utilize early warning system (Grades First) to notify tutoring center within 4
weeks of XXXX class start date to increase student retention and success rates”)
B.
Service Goals
The faculty member will:
1. Participate in a service club. (“I will participate in military mail call”; OR “I will
organize a food drive for xxxx (program) students during the months of xxxxx”; OR
“I will represent WVNCC at XXXX (community club or organization”).
2. Make a presentation to a community organization. (“I will present a seminar on
xxxxx to the (Public Library, WPHS, JMHS, MHS, Madonna, Red Cross, YWCA,
Lion’s, Women’s, etc.)
3. Become a part of an accreditation team. (“I will volunteer for xxxxxxxxxxx
accreditation team during the current year”
4. Judge an academic related contest (“I will participate as a judge in xxxxxxx
(contest) at xxxxxx (location) on xxxx (date)
5. Serve on a professional board. (“I will continue to serve on the board for the XXXX
(organization) during the current year”
6. Participate in the work of a College committee (“I will continue to serve on
(Curriculum, Assessment, Budget, FERC, Merit, Academic Appeals, etc.)
committees
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7. Actively engage in programmatic or general recruitment activities. (“I will revise the
program website for XXXX program and send information out to at least 3
local high schools about my program”; OR “I will volunteer to speak to high
school students who come to visit campus at least once during the next year.”)
C.
Professional Development Goals
The faculty member will:
1. Enroll in an approved course to improve teaching skills or further professional
development.
(“I will enroll in XXXX course at (institution)”
2. Attend a conference or seminar in his discipline.
(“I will attend the XXXX conference in (month/year) and at least one other
professional development activity”
3. Work toward publishing an article or book.
(“I will begin/continue work on xxxxxxxx (topic), and send to xxxxxx for
consideration for publication by xxxx (date)”)
4. Participate in approved research projects or make a presentation at a conference
(“I will develop a presentation for xxxxxxxx (conference) on xxxx (topic) and
send proposal to at least one upcoming professional conference”
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