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Note: these benchmarks are not identical to the ones that the School will use to judge candidates for tenure and promotion, although annual evaluations can be used as evidence of effectiveness for tenure and promotion.
For all of these categories, both the faculty member (in completing form SES-1) and the School chair shall consult and make reference to the benchmarks established in the faculty member’s DEA/PDP form for the current academic year (including the percentage of time projections). Any faculty member who fails to file a DEA/PDP will be rated as “does not meet expectations” in all categories.
To judge a faculty member’s effectiveness, the faculty member and chair will consider all of the following evidence and benchmarks in each category, weighing the performance in all evidence categories to arrive at an overall rating of effectiveness. Lack of activity in any one category listed under each rating area (teaching, professional activity and scholarship) is acceptable if the faculty member can demonstrate activity/effectiveness in the alternate category listed or if the faculty member listed a particular category as zero percent on his/her DEA/PDP form.
student evaluations.
Faculty who meet University averages in most categories and exceed them in several categories will be rated as exceeds expectations.
Faculty whose scores are roughly the equivalent of University averages in most categories will be rated as meets expectations.
Faculty whose scores fall below University averages in most categories will be rated as does not meet expectations.
In considering these scores, both faculty member and chair should note that scores in developmental and gateway courses tend to fall below scores in upper-level courses and adjust expectations and ratings accordingly. Written student comments will also be taken into consideration.
evidence of teaching innovation and/or excellence. Such evidence will include well-developed Blackboard support sites or extensive course documents; delivery of the course using innovative methods or format; preparation or development of a new course; extensive advising or mentorship of students; and syllabi, course material and delivery that conform to accepted best practices.
Faculty who present evidence of significant innovation or excellence will be rated as exceeds expectations.
Faculty who present evidence of some innovation or adherence to proven effective practices will be rated as meets expectations.
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