MINUTES OF THE FACULTY EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION

AD HOC COMMITTEE

MEETING DATE:  JANUARY 16, 2004

The following were present:  Michael Castellani, Corley Dennison, Elaine Baker, Jerry Jones, James Sottile, John Singley, Barbara O’Byrne, Don Van Horn, Michael Cornfield, Sandra E. Mosse, Sarah N Denman, Shirley Lumpkin, Kay Wildman, Janet Worley, Mike McGuffey, C. Shad, Larry Stickler

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

The meeting was called to order by the chair and the minutes of the last meeting read and approved.  

A review of the Committee’s actions and decisions already accomplished by the committee as a whole was discussed.  It was stated by the chair that the committee had already accomplished a significant amount. The following were stated as having been accomplished:

• Solicitation and organization of faculty roles and activities.
• Construction and trial of new student rating of faculty.
• 49% raise pool to go to equity, the remaining 51% for merit (minimum amounts required by the legislation). It was also stated that these numbers could include cost of living increases.
• Recommendation to distribute raise monies, equity and merit to colleges, schools and libraries in proportion to the fulltime tenured and probationary tenure track and fulltime continuing appointments.
• Recommendation of an Arreola style Overall Composite Rating (OCR) to be used for the merit distribution of monies system.

There was a suggestion for Peer review to be conducted at the college level as well as the student rating activities.  It was also stated that it was important to stay within the established rates.

There was a discussion on the weighted Faculty Role Model. This has yet to be done by the colleges as a whole.  The percentages came from the work load documents. Each department within the colleges will have its own say in the percentages utilized.

There was a discussion on the role of leadership. It was guessed by the committee that the various college Deans will decide how this document affects faculty promotion and tenure. This was followed by a discussion on promotion and tenure vis-à-vis the merit evaluation system to be put in place. This led to a discussion on the use of OCRs for faculty tenure and promotion. Included in this discussion was the notation of the appeals process and the weight to be factored into the numbers being used vis-à-vis the current use of words.

There will be a meeting with the Deans and Departmental Chairs with several members of the committee.

The need for the established subcommittees to move forward was discussed.

THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 30, 2004, MOST PROBABLY IN ROOM MSC 2E10 (THE EXACT ROOM WILL BE CONFIRMED).

John Singley, Committee Secretary