Hillsborough Community College regularly evaluates the effectiveness of each full-time faculty member in accordance with the criteria published in the “Agreement Between the Hillsborough Community College District Board of Trustees and the Faculty United Service Association, August 2004 – August 2007” ( FUSA Contract- Article 9, p. 64). The stated purpose of the evaluation process is to promote the highest quality in student instruction, encourage the highest quality performance by faculty, encourage professional growth, and evaluate faculty job performance. Part-time faculty evaluations are conducted according to the HCC Adjunct Faculty Handbook and include classroom observation and student evaluation.
Full- Time Faculty Evaluation
Full-time HCC faculty evaluations consist of three components: 1) evaluations by the faculty member's respective dean, including class observations and judgment as to the faculty member's meeting primary and professional responsibilities; 2) faculty self-assessment, taking into account student success and retention, professional accomplishments, and annual goals; and 3) student evaluations of the faculty member.
Observation and Evaluation Performed by Dean
Formal observations and written evaluations are conducted once a year for every full-time HCC faculty member by his or her respective department’s dean. Observations are conducted through classroom visitations. Further, faculty are evaluated on their primary and other responsibilities (FUSA Contract- Article 8, p. 32). The observations and responsibility fulfillment judgments made by the dean are guided by and recorded on the Instructional Faculty Evaluation Performance Review form. The formal evaluation may be waived by mutual written consent of the supervising dean and faculty member. Written consent is recorded on the Tenured Faculty Evaluation Waiver form and confirms that the current evaluation documentation on file remains valid. There are separate evaluation forms for HCC's librarians and counselors, and observations are replaced with workplace visits.
The appropriate administrator identifies, on the Faculty Evaluation Performance Review form, any deficiencies and provide suggestions and otherwise assists the faculty member with any necessary correction or remediation. A timeframe is also established for improvements to be demonstrated.
The dean provides the faculty member with a copy of the completed Instructional Faculty Evaluation Performance Review form and meets with the faculty member to discuss their performance review. The form is signed by both the faculty member and the dean.
A faculty member may, for any reason, attach a written response to the evaluation and attach it to the evaluation form within 14 days of the post-evaluation conference. The dean signs the faculty member's written response. The completed Instructional Faculty Evaluation Performance Review form, appendices, and written response (if any) are filed in the faculty member's limited-access personnel file.
Full-Time Faculty Self Assessment and Goal-Setting
Goals and measurement of the goals for the following academic year are to be mutually agreed upon by the HCC faculty member and supervising dean. The goals will be listed on the Faculty Self-Assessment Goal-Setting Plan form and submitted to the supervising dean. The faculty member will review progress toward or completion of goals for the prior academic year and, upon request, provide documentation for completion of the goals on the Faculty Self-Assessment Faculty Accomplishments form.
Student Evaluation of Full-Time Faculty
Students complete formal student evaluation questionnaires for HCC instructional faculty members on the Student Evaluation for Full-Time Faculty form or on any mutually agreed upon replacement questionnaire, at approximately the midpoint of two of the faculty member's courses, laboratories, or clinicals. One of the courses, laboratories, or clinicals will be chosen by the faculty member, and one will be chosen by the supervising dean. The person conducting the evaluation will obtain, distribute, and collect the evaluation questionnaires. This questionnaire is to be utilized by the faculty member for improvements in his or her performance and in the course. The supervising dean may elect to review and discuss recent student evaluations with the faculty member. The Student Evaluation for Full-Time Faculty will be returned to the faculty member after grades are submitted, and no copies will be filed in the faculty member’s personnel file.
Results of the student evaluations may be used by the HCC faculty member’s supervising dean in conducting and preparing the Instructional Faculty Evaluation Performance Review. Items one through fifteen, or any mutually agreed upon revisions of these items, will be considered on the Student Evaluation Form currently in use. If 30% or more, rounded up or down to the next whole number, of the responses to any single question(s) on the form are marked “disagree” or “strongly disagree” in any two out of three consecutive terms in which student evaluations are conducted in the faculty member’s class, the supervising dean conducting the faculty member’s evaluation may use such responses under “Other Supervising Dean Comments” in the evaluation. The supervising dean may also write positive comments on the Faculty Evaluation Performance Review in the “Other Supervising Dean Comments” section, based on student evaluations.
Non-Tenured Faculty
In virtually the same process as outlined above, non-tenured faculty on tenure track are observed and evaluated each semester, as opposed to once per year. Also, copies of student evaluations of non-tenured faculty members are retained for use in the tenure process. Upon completion of the tenure process, the evaluations are removed and returned to the faculty member.
Part-Time Faculty Evaluation
Part-time faculty observations and student evaluations are conducted each academic year for every part-time HCC faculty member by his or her respective department’s dean or dean’s designee. Observations of part-time faculty are conducted through unannounced classroom visitations. The observations and responsibility fulfillment judgments made by the dean are guided by and recorded on the Adjunct Faculty Evaluation Performance Review form.
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