Professional development: Faculty members are evaluated on their ability to stay current in their field and engage in professional development activities. This includes attending and presenting at conferences, participating in workshops, and taking courses to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge.
University and community service: Faculty members are evaluated on their ability to contribute to the school or unit, college, and university community. This includes service on committees, participation in school or unit and college-wide activities, and engagement with the community.
Goals and objectives: Faculty members are evaluated on their ability to meet the goals and objectives set for them in their job description and by their employer. This includes specific targets and goals related to teaching, research, university and community service, and professional development.
Compliance: Faculty members are evaluated on their compliance with institutional, college, and school or unit policies and procedures.
Student, Peer and Supervisor evaluations: Faculty members are evaluated on their performance through student evaluations, peer evaluations, and supervisor evaluations.
These standards can vary depending on the college, school or unit, and discipline, but generally should be aligned with the goals of the institution.
Kentucky State University performance standards are designed to support the mission, vision, and values of this institution as well as promoting continuous growth and improvement of faculty members. Each rank and tenure status potentially earned by faculty members has performance standards commensurate with the rank or tenure status desired.
Kentucky State University Performance Evaluation Standards are designed to ensure continuous growth and improvement among all faculty at the university. The university evaluation performance standards are set as baseline expectations for demonstrated teaching effectiveness, high impact practices in scholarship, as well as institutional service and professional development for term, tenured, and tenure-track faculty.
Exceeds Expectations – the faculty member has demonstrated accomplishments and achievements reflecting a significant level beyond what is expected by the university, college, or school including faculty rank and contractual obligations within the unit discipline.
Meets Expectations – the faculty member has demonstrated accomplishments and achievements reflecting and commensurate with the university, college, or school including faculty rank and contractual obligations within the unit discipline.
Needs Improvement – the faculty member has not completely demonstrated or met the expectations defined by the university, college, or school including faculty rank and contractional obligations within the unit discipline.
Unsatisfactory – the faculty member failed to meet expectations defined by the university, college, or school including faculty rank and contractional obligations within the unit discipline.
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