APPENDIX L SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND PERFORMING ARTS PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

OVERVIEW

The following Performance Benchmarks are strictly aligned with (1) Kentucky State University's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan (KSUSP) and (2) The Division of Fine Art's 2015-2021 Goals, Objectives and Strategic Directions.

Faculty members must fully comply with the Faculty Responsibilities delineated within Sections 2.9, 2.11 and 2.12 of the Kentucky State University Faculty Handbook as conditions of employment, and these benchmarks do not supersede those expectations, but simply better illuminate them. Likewise, the Comprehensive Evaluation System (Faculty Handbook, Appendix F) serves as the basis for taking personnel actions such as renewal of contract for probationary faculty, granting of tenure and promotion, giving special awards or merit-based salary increases, or recommending measures to address problem areas. That policy mandates and requires the development and establishment of Benchmarks that demonstrate levels of expected performance.

The present comprehensive benchmarks represent Performing Art's compliance with this requirement as well as with Objective 4.1 of the Kentucky State University Strategic Plan, regarding:

  • Supporting a work environment that empowers its members by providing training and opportunities for professional development that increase productivity by improving accountability
  • Introducing a reward system that encourages merit and outstanding performance.
  • Alignment Faculty and staff's performance evaluations systems with the University's goals and objectives set forth in this Strategic Plan.
  • Designing professional development plans based on the results of evaluations to support employees' advancement and to provide career improvement opportunities.
  • Designing professional development plans based on the results of evaluations to support employees' advancement and to provide career improvement opportunities.
  • Allocating a University merit compensation pool for outstanding performance to be distributed for achievement of unit goals and objectives tied to this Strategic Plan.

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