2022/23 Initial Review of All Faculty

  1. The faculty shall submit dossiers and curricula vitae via Interfolio in accordance with deadlines stated herein for the instructional period of Fall Semester 2019 until Spring Semester 2022, if the faculty member was at KSU over this time period otherwise new hires will be considered accordingly. These will be reviewed by the EPS committee utilizing the KSU Rubric Evaluation Scoring Sheet. The evaluations rubric contains three categories that are Teaching (including Instructional Design and Content Expertise measures), Scholarly Activity, and Professional Development and Service. Evaluation Item Ratings rating are scored as Outstanding (4), Above Satisfactory (3), Satisfactory (2), Needs Improvement (1) or Unsatisfactory (0). Teaching is weighted at 60%, Scholarly service at 30%, and Service at 10% for the overall scoring of the rubric scoring sheet for faculty. However, faculty with predominately research of Extension appointments will be weighted accordingly and some adjustments in rubric categories where appropriate.
  2. The Elected Peer School Committee shall submit dossiers and the Evaluation Rubric Scoring Sheet tally sheet (scored below 2 in any category shall be considered as meeting the threshold for consideration of non-reappointment) and the evaluation recommendations (reappointment or non-reappointment) to the Chairperson in accordance with the deadlines stated herein. The Chair in the area will review the submitted materials and share with the faculty member when submitted by the EPS committee.
  3. The Chair shall meet with all reviewed faculty members no later than January 15. The Chair shall provide an evaluation of the faculty member's performance during the past three academic years to date, including review of the submitted dossier and scoring using the Evaluation Rubric Scoring tally sheet. The Chair evaluation shall include a recommendation regarding reappointment from the first level of administrative perspective. For those faculty members who have less than three years of service to the University, the number of years employed at KSU will be reviewed only. The Chair will also forward the recommendation of the Elected Peer School Committee to the Dean.
  4. The faculty member may respond to the evaluations and the recommendations by performing one of the following:
  5. Accepting the evaluations and recommendations. The report is then forwarded to the Dean.
  6. Filing a statement, including supporting documentation, to be appended to the evaluation. This statement shall be submitted to the Chair within five days of receipt of the evaluation report.

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