FACULTY EVALUATION & COMPENSATION AD HOC COMMITTEE

Minutes for Friday April 2, 2004

Present: Shirley Lumpkin, Caroline Perkins, Uday Tate, Janet Dooley, Mike Castellani, Michael Cornfeld, Sandra Marra, Michael McGuffey, Ruther Ann Murphy, Sarah Denman, Laurence P. Shao

1.  The Committee reminded itself and others that all the minutes of the meetings are posted on the senate website.  We agreed to direct colleagues toward those minutes.

2.  Bob Wilson reported being pleased with the results of the student rating forms being test.  All items tested well for validity; everyone looked good.  It was decided to replicate the situation by using the same forms with the same professors in Spring 2004.

3.  Janet Dooley prepared some templates and the committee discussed how we have not really discussed sources of the evaluations.  The Committee concluded that generally the sources would be peer, supervisor, and student (perhaps only student rating forms).  A discussion ensued about self evaluation and how it fit in.

4.  Some general agreement emerged about recommending some use of student rating forms, some use of peer in the OCRs and about Not using reflection or self evaluation as part of the OCR.

5.  In trying to organize what needs to be done, the Committee discussed the need to send a packet with the following information to colleges and departments:

            Narrative about decisions

            Narrative with step by step instructions for how OCT works

            Cover sheet (identifies the college)

            Templates

            Sample execution

            Philosophy of merit

            How merit is distributed

            Timeline

6.  The Committee discussed concerns about having a salary merit policy that has to move through the system and be ready for July 1, 2005, considering the calendar of the general Faculty Meeting on April 22, 2004 and the Senate meetings of April 29 and May 2004.  It was agreed that a one sheet statement about a generic policy that meets the letter of the legislative mandated timeline would be prepared by Janet and discussed at the next meeting.

The next meeting is 11:30a.m., April 16 in the John Spotts Room.