MINUTES OF THE FACULTY EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION

AD HOC COMMITTEE

MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

The following items were discussed at a meeting of the full committee:

• The new committee chair outlined the goals for the new academic year (03/04).
• The committee members need to have the document “Possible Categories of the Faculty Roles.”  If they do not have a copy, contact the chair.
• The chair distributed a goal timeline table.
• A discussion was held on faculty rating.  The member of the subcommittee would like to use a “trial faculty rating” document during the fall 03 semester.  This would mean that the spring 04 semester would be used to revise the document as necessary and then retest the document in the fall 04 semester.
• The merit plan was discussed.  There has been less action in this area but it is hoped that a forward movement will continue.
• The chair plans to address the faculty at the next faculty senate meeting about the committee activities.  Items to be address were discussed and included:

1.      Student ratings and how they will be used.

2.      The on-going process of the committee

3.      Seeking faculty input and demonstrating that the system is flexible.

4.      Should the evaluation be on-line excluding those sheets that are evaluative?

5.      Stressing that the evaluation process is a major task.

·        The full committee will meet monthly with the sub-committee meeting in between.

·        Copies of the student rating forms were distributed. 

·        The committee voted to have the student rating forms printed at least as draft documents.

NEXT MEETING:  OCTOBER 3, 2003

John Singley, Committee Secretary