All College employees must be evaluated annually. Performance appraisals should be conducted in a congenial, non-threatening environment and are conducted for the purpose of providing feedback to individuals to facilitate their improvement and/or to recognize excellence.
I. PRESIDENT EVALUATION
Annually, the Board shall collect data directly from the President’s direct reports for the Board’s use in the annual performance review of the President. Once data from the direct reports has been collected, the Board shall conduct an evaluation of the President. At a minimum, the evaluation shall include the following categories:
A. General Administration
B. Relationship
1. Internal relationships with faculty, staff, students and trustees.
2. External relationships with business and industry, the media, governmental
bodies and the general public.
C. Personal Attributes
D. Personnel Administration
E. Fiscal and Facilities Administration
F. Academic Administration
Results of the President’s evaluation shall be discussed during the Board’s annual retreat, and be presented to the President at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees. A copy of the evaluation shall be placed in the President’s personnel file.
Prior to June 30th each year, the Board shall submit, in writing, to the State Board a report of the President’s evaluation with the following information:
A. The time period for which the President was evaluated and the date the evaluation was completed;
B. Description of the methodology used for the evaluation;
C. Certification that the evaluation included a written assessment of the President’s performance in each of the categories identified in Section I(A)-(F) herein;
D. Certification that the full Board discussed the evaluation results and the results were discussed with the President; and
E. Certification that appropriate action has been taken if the President’s performance is less than satisfactory in any of the categories identified in the evaluation.
II. INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES
A. NON-CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS
All instructors (full or part-time) shall be observed by the Vice President of Instruction or designee each academic year. All part-time curriculum instructors will be observed at least one (1) time during the semester by the appropriate supervisor. All instructors will be evaluated by the students they teach at the end of each semester (summer excluded). Observations and evaluations of full-time instructors will be included in an annual performance evaluation conducted in March by the appropriate supervisor. Student evaluations of part-time curriculum instructors will be reviewed with the instructor by the appropriate supervisor. A copy of each instructor’s annual performance evaluation will be placed in the employee’s personnel file in the Business Office.
B. CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS
All full-time and permanent part-time instructors will be observed in the classroom setting annually by the Dean of Continuing Education or appropriate program supervisor. Class visits will be made on a regular basis pursuant to Procedure 4.1.2.1 – Continuing Education Accountability Plan, which may include instructor evaluation.
New part-time instructors in Adult Basic Skills and Occupational Extension classes will be observed at least once during the contract period. Observations and evaluations for full-time instructors will be included in an annual performance review conducted by the Dean of Continuing Education or immediate supervisor. Proper documentation of instructor evaluations will be maintained and filed by the Dean of Continuing Education. A copy of each evaluation will be placed in the employee’s personnel file in the Business Office.
III. NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES
All College non-instructional employees must be evaluated annually. Performance appraisals should be conducted in a congenial, non-threatening environment and are conducted for the purpose of providing feedback to individuals to facilitate their improvement and/or to recognize excellence.
The results of the individual performance appraisal will be shared with the employee by the person conducting the evaluation no later than March 31st, and those results will be placed in the employee’s personnel file held in the College Business Office.
Adopted: June 12, 2019
Legal Reference: 1C SBCC 300.2