Revised Exhibit A (December 5, 2019)
Merit Incentive Compensation
Pursuant to Section 4.10, Dr. Brown shall be eligible annually for an incentive payment, based upon his performance in measure with the following (weighted equally). The criteria for earning the incentive payment may be adjusted or modified annually according to the timetable in Section 4.10 by the KSU Board of Regents. This Revised Exhibit A replaces all prior exhibits:
Academic Affairs (20% weighting) – Dr. Brown shall steward continued academic excellence by decreasing the number of interim academic leaders and stabilizing the program areas via unit-level accreditation activities in no less than half of the institution’s academic colleges in accordance with published policies and procedures;
Fiscal Outcomes (20% weighting) – Dr. Brown shall increase the University’s overall fiscal health as evidenced by an increase in total philanthropic contributions, improved fiscal ratios pursuant to HB 303 (2016), and no less than a 10% increase in the instructional budget as measured against the of the prior academic year;
Graduation Rates (20% weighting) – Dr. Brown shall continue to increase the four-year and six-year cohort graduation rates by no less than 10% of the prior academic year;
Strategic Outcomes (20% weighting) – Dr. Brown shall provide evidence of a new culture of policy compliance via the development, cataloging, and adherence to written policies and procedures (including but not limited to the Faculty and Employee Handbooks); and
Student Retention (20% weighting) – Dr. Brown shall demonstrate improvements in campus life and morale as evidenced by a continued decrease overall time-to-degree, further reduction in the number of student DFW grades, and increasing the fall-to-fall student retention rate by no less than 10% of the prior academic year.
NOTE: All of the above performance metrics will be measured against the 2018-2019 prior academic year as a baseline, even if they do not appear to be specifically enumerated in the above language.
Employment Agreement, Exhibit A, December 5, 2019
Kentucky State University and M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D.
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