recommendation. The Committee shall forward the Post-Tenure Review Activation Form and all supporting materials to the Dean of the faculty member's college.

  1. Within 5 calendar days, the Dean shall state in writing whether he/she concurs with the recommendation for post-tenure review, If the Dean does not concur with the recommendation for post-tenure review, the Dean shall state in writing the reasons for the differing recommendation. The Dean shall forward the Post-Tenure Review Activation Form and all supporting materials to the Provost.
  2. If the Provost concurs that there is sufficient basis for a recommendation of post-tenure review, the faculty member under review and the Chair shall be notified in writing within 5 calendar days.
  3. Within 10 calendar days of receiving notification, the faculty member and the School Third Year Review (TYR) Committee shall create a development plan to address the deficiencies. All development plans must be approved by the Chair, Dean, and Provost.

The Development Plan

Development plans shall be for a maximum of one year. In extenuating circumstances, an additional year may be granted with the approval of the Chair, Dean, and Provost.

The development plan shall

  1. Identify specific concerns to be addressed;
  2. Define specific outcome objectives to remedy the concerns that are reasonable and measurable;
  3. Outline the activities required to achieve the objectives;
  4. Set timelines, with specific milestones throughout the plan, for achieving the objectives;
  5. State the criteria for progress reviews and for completion of the plan; and
  6. Identify sources of funding required to implement the plan, if necessary.

Assessment of the Development Plan

  1. At each milestone in the development plan, the TYR Committee shall assess the achievement of the stated objectives. If a milestone objective has not been satisfactorily met, the TYR shall notify the Chair in writing. The Chair may recommend the faculty member continue with the development plan or may recommend a sanction. If a sanction is recommended, the Chair shall forward the recommendation and the report of the TYR Committee to the Post-Tenure Review Committee. The recommendation of sanction shall then follow steps 5-8 below.
  2. Within 30 calendar days of the conclusion of the development plan, the TYR Committee shall assess the achievement of the stated objectives and shall write a report indicating how each objective was achieved or not achieved. The committee can make one of two findings:
  3. the faculty member has fulfilled the development plan objectives and the review period has been completed with an overall satisfactory rating, or
  4. the faculty member has continued performance deficiencies.