8. Collective Agreement Part 8 – Supervised Evaluation of Instructional Faculty on Regular Appointments

8. SUPERVISED EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY ON REGULAR APPOINTMENTS

8.1 The Appropriate Senior Administrator may initiate and carry out evaluation procedures for a faculty member about whom a professional concern has arisen.

8.1.1 The following procedures will apply to a faculty member for whom an evaluation procedure is initiated pursuant to Article 8.1 above:

a) The faculty member will be advised by the Appropriate Senior Administrator that a professional concern(s) has (have) arisen and that an evaluation procedure will be initiated. The faculty member will be given a summary description of the nature of the professional concern(s) that has (have) given rise to the evaluation procedures pursuant to Article 1

b) The Appropriate Senior Administrator will identify suggestions and/or resources which the faculty member may access or utilize in an effort to address the professional concern(s) giving rise to the invoking of the evaluation procedures pursuant to Article 8.

c) The Appropriate Senior Administrator shall, at the end of the semester in which the notice was given pursuant to Article 1.1 a) above, consider whether or not the faculty member has sufficiently addressed the professional concern(s). If the Appropriate Senior Administrator determines that there is no longer any professional concern(s) a Supervised Formative Evaluation pursuant to Article 8.1.2 will not be required.

8.1.2 Supervised Formative Evaluation

a) Commencing in the semester next following the semester in which notice was given to initiate evaluation procedures under Article 1 a Supervised Formative Evaluation will be conducted by the appropriate Senior Administrator. The intent of this evaluation is to be formative and will identify areas requiring improvement. This evaluation will be concluded after two semesters of teaching following the semester in which the evaluation procedures were initiated in Article 8.1.1.

b) The supervised evaluation pursuant to Article 1.2 will be based on the professional responsibilities outlined in Article 7.2.2 and assessed in accordance with Article 7.2.3. By agreement between the faculty member and the Appropriate Senior Administrator, the above may be supplemented by compendia of activities compiled by the faculty member and the Appropriate Senior Administrator.

c) The Supervised Formative Evaluation will conclude with a meeting with the faculty member in which the faculty member will provide to the Appropriate Senior Administrator a proposed performance improvement plan addressing the areas requiring improvement. The faculty member may elect to invite an Association Shop Steward or a colleague chosen by the faculty member. This proposed plan shall be reviewed and every effort shall be made by those in attendance to provide input to the Appropriate Senior Administrator in the development of a performance improvement plan specifically designed for the faculty member, which shall be mutually acceptable to the Appropriate Senior Administrator and the faculty member.  The faculty member shall not unreasonably refuse such agreement

8.1.3 Summative Evaluation

8.1.3.1 A Summative Evaluation shall be commenced in the first semester                      in which they are teaching following the conclusion of the evaluation referred to in Article 8.1.2 above.  This evaluation shall be concluded in the second semester following the semester in which the evaluation pursuant to Article 8.1.2 was concluded.

8.1.3.2 The basis of the Summative Evaluation shall be the same as                         outlined in Article 8.1.2 (b) above.

8.1.3.3             a) If the Summative Evaluation results in a satisfactory assessment the faculty member will continue with their ongoing appointment.

b) If the Summative Evaluation results in an unsatisfactory assessment the faculty member’s appointment shall be terminated.

8.2       SUPERVISED EVALUATION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY

The Appropriate Senior Administrator may initiate and carry out evaluation procedures for a faculty member about whom a professional concern has arisen.

All of Article 7.2.3 shall also apply except for 7.2.3 (b).  Interviews with or questionnaires of students, clients and colleagues (where appropriate) and the relevant supervisor’s assessments based on relevant job related activities shall constitute the basis of the evaluation process.

8.3       SUPERVISED EVALUATION OF NON-REGULAR FACULTY MEMBERS

A non-regular faculty member may be evaluated at the Appropriate Senior Administrator’s discretion where a professional concern has arisen. Evaluation shall be carried out using methods appropriate to the particular appointment.