The committee self-evaluation process is a collective, introspective, and comprehensive reflection by your committee members. By asking specific questions, your committee members, in collaboration with the committee chair, can find ways to enhance the effectiveness of the committee.
Your committee should conduct a self-evaluation on an annual basis. This evaluation can be done in a number of different ways. The sample questions included in this document are examples and intended to provide a starting point to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of your committee. Your committee should use the evaluation process to identify strengths and weaknesses, to flag areas for improvement, and to plan for further action as appropriate.
Before you complete the evaluation, determine how you are going to ensure the responses you receive will reflect an open and positive exchange of ideas and opinions. The self-evaluation process should not become an opportunity to criticize anyone in particular or to vent frustrations about members of the committee.
The following pages provide a framework and suggested questions for use in evaluating your committee. Not all questions will be appropriate for your committee. Use the questions provided as a basis for your own committee evaluation. The best tool to evaluate your committee will be the one that you construct to meet your own unique needs.
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