7. After completing the faculty performance assessment for Fall 2022 and the faculty planned performance objectives for Spring 2023, the Chair will meet with each faculty member to discuss the evaluation and the Spring 2023 performance plan no later than February 1, 2023. The faculty will have the opportunity to respond to the evaluation in writing and sign the evaluation.
8. The faculty member may respond to the evaluations and the recommendations by performing one of the following:
9. a.Accept the Chair's evaluation. Then, the report will be forwarded to the Dean.
10. b.File a statement, to include supporting documentation, which will be appended to the evaluation. The statement will be submitted to the Chair within five days of receipt of the evaluation.
9. The Chair will then send the complete faculty evaluation package, which consists of the dossier, the Chair's evaluation, the faculty's response, and the approved Spring 2023 planned performance objectives to the dean by February 6, 2023.
10. The Dean will review the faculty evaluation package provided by the Chair. If the Dean does not agree with the Chair's assessment of the faculty member's performance for Fall 2022 or the approved Spring 2023 planned performance objectives, the Dean shall state in writing the reasons for the differing recommendation.
11. The Dean will notify the faculty member in writing of the Dean's decision no later than February 22, 2023. A copy of the Dean's letter will be sent to the faculty member and the Chair. The faculty member may respond to the Dean's decision in one of the following ways:
12. a.Accept the Dean's decision. The report is then forwarded to the Provost.
13. b.File a statement, including supporting documentation, to be appended to the faculty member's evaluation package. This statement shall be submitted to the Dean within five days of receipt of the decision.
12. The Dean will send the faculty's evaluation package along with the Dean's letter to the Provost by February 27, 2023.
13. The Provost will review the complete evaluation record (the faculty member's evaluation package, the Dean's letter, and the faculty member's statement), make a final determination, and, in writing, convey the Provost's decision to the Dean, the Chair, and the faculty member.
14. Faculty with areas of unsatisfactory performance will be required to develop a performance improvement plan that will be reviewed by the Chair and approved by the Dean.