Academic Regulation: Responsible Office(s): Provost, Deans, Schools Effective: October 12, 2022
Pursuant to HB 250 Section 1(g), effective April 8, 2022, the following process regarding a faculty review (Fall 2022) of term, tenured and tenure-track faculty at Kentucky State University is hereby adopted, effective October 12, 2022.
As stated in subparagraph 2 of Section 1(g), “The process shall ensure a consistently high level of employee performance and shall include, but not be limited to, assessments by peers, students, and administrators. In addition to evaluating an employee’s growth, accomplishments, and skills, the process shall be used to identify deficiencies and ineffectiveness and redirect employee efforts to improve or increase productivity. The process shall be used as a basis for decisions on continued employment, promotion, salary increases, tenure and maintenance of tenure; . . . the review process for tenured faculty shall include an evaluation of teaching effectiveness, research body of work, overall commitment to the mission of the university, and other criteria determined by the board and the council.”
The process of determining a faculty member in “good standing” shall be based on documented and verifiable evidence as outlined in the Kentucky State University Faculty Handbook (2019) by discipline using benchmarks.
Based on the HB 250 mandate, Kentucky State University’s new process addressing the Fall 2022 evaluation of faculty ensures that processes are clearly articulated and published and are available to all persons in the university community. The process respects the uniqueness of disciplines within the university and provides appropriate, professional, and flexibility at College and School levels.