RTP Appendix J Part 2 The Basics

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RTP Appendix JPart 2The Basics

• August 25, 2006
• C. Mullery

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The Basics

• Professional Development Plans (PDPs)
• Retention Period
• Short vs Full Review
• Periodic Evaluation (short)
• Performance Review (Full WPAF)
• Post-Tenure Review

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Professional Development Planaka PDP

• What is it?
• Where is it?
• Who does it?
• Who looks at it?
• When is it submitted?
• Where does it go?

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PDP

• What is it?
• A document that describes a program of
  professional development in each of the areas of
  performance for RTP (Appendix J, II.B.13)
• Two-year Plan, two pages
• Further defined Appendix J VI.C

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PDP

• Where is the template?
• Academic Senate/UFPC Web Page or
• Academic Personnel Services Web page

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PDP

• Who writes a PDP?
• All probationary faculty
• Completed every two years

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PDP

• Who reviews a PDP?
• Department Chair
• IUPC Chair
• Dean

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When is a PDP submitted

• The development phase of a PDP is not a personnel
  action. Therefore, it does not appear on the
  Personnel Action Dates schedule.
• Colleges establish timelines for completion of
  PDPs.
• PDPs should be completed by the end of Fall
  semester.

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Where does a PDP go?

• Personnel Action File (PAF)
• Submitted as part of Periodic Evaluation (or
  short review)
• Inserted into Section 4 of the WPAF

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Retention Period

• After the Periodic Evaluation for second year
  retention, subsequent terms of retention prior to
  tenure and promotion normally shall be two
  years.
• Appendix J IV.A

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• 5. Retention Period
• Any evaluation committee or appropriate
  administrator may request that the President or
  her/his designee grant a one-year retention
  period for a candidate he/she deems would benefit
  from an additional Performance Review.
• b) The President or her/his designee may grant a
  one-year retention period for a candidate he/she
  deems would benefit from an additional
  performance review.
• Appendix J VII.B.5.

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Short vs Full Review

• Periodic Evaluation is the short review
• Performance Review (WPAF) is the full review

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Short ReviewPeriodic Evaluation

• Who does it?
• What is it?
• Who reviews it?
• What is the recommendation?
• When is it submitted?

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Who submits a Short Review?

• All new faculty
• All continuing probationary faculty during the
  first year of a two-year appointment

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What is a Short Review? aka Periodic Evaluation

• Appendix J, Section VI Periodic Evaluation
• Components of A Short Review
• PDP (which was completed earlier)
• Student Evaluations collected since last review

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Who reviews the Periodic Evaluation

• IUPC
• Dean
• Department Chair may make separate
  recommendation if not a member of the IUPC

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What do Reviewers Recommend?

• New Faculty
• Recommendation for reappointment
• Continuing faculty during 1st year of a 2-year
  appointment
• Evaluation of teaching effectiveness
• Comment on PDP

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When is a short review submitted

• Personnel Action Dates 2006-2007
• New Faculty January 16, 2007
• Continuing Faculty during 1st year of a two-year
  appointment March 2, 2007
• January 2007 mid-year hire when service credit
  was granted for Fall 2006 March 2, 2007

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Full Review (WPAF)Performance Review

• Who does it?
• What is it?
• When is it submitted?

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Who submits a WPAF?

• All continuing probationary faculty with a
  one-year reappointment or who are in their second
  year of a two-year reappointment
• All probationary faculty applying for
  Tenure/Promotion
• All tenured faculty applying for Promotion

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What is a WPAF?

• Described in Appendix J Section V.E.
• PDPs are inserted into Section 4 of the WPAF.
  Generally these are completed in the previous
  review cycle.
• Recommendation letters
• Peer and administrative reviews should recommend
  either a one or two-year reappointment for
  probationary faculty seeking retention.
• IUPC should review PAF to insure that all
  pertinent documents are incorporated into the
  WPAF before close date

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When is the WPAF submitted?

• Personnel Action Dates 2006-2007
• Probationary Faculty seeking Retention August
  30, 2006 (unless Spring 2006 reappointment letter
  specified otherwise).
• Probationary Faculty applying for
  Tenure/Promotion, including Early Tenure
  September 18, 2006.
• Tenured Faculty applying for Promotion October
  16, 2006

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Post-Tenure Review

• Article 15.29
• Intervals no greater than five years
• FERP faculty are subject to Post-Tenure Review
• Tenured Assistant and Associate Professors are
  subject to Post-Tenure Review in five-year
  intervals if they are not applying for Promotion

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Questions

• Colleen Mullery
• cbm_at_humboldt.edu
• 826.5086