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Evaluation Procedures

Adjunct Faculty (COSAFA Master Agreement, Article 8)

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ARTICLE VIII

Performance Evaluation

8.1 The purpose of the evaluation process for unit members is to improve the quality

of instruction, enhance academic growth, promote professionalism, and assess

performance of unit members.

8.2 The District shall be responsible for seeing that the evaluation process is followed

as set forth in this article.

8.2.1 The entire evaluation process shall be completed by the end of the 15th

week of the semester.

8.3 Adjunct faculty shall be evaluated within the first semester of employment and at

least once during every six (6) regular semesters of employment. More frequent

evaluations may be scheduled at the discretion of the appropriate administrator or

at the request of the adjunct faculty member.

8.3.1 Adjunct faculty members only teaching non-credit course(s) or course(s)

less than one LHE shall be excluded from being evaluated for that

particular semester.

8.4 Evaluations shall include:

8.4.1 Adjunct Faculty Classroom Observation (Appendix R);

8.4.1.1. Classroom observations shall be conducted by an

administrator (or his/her designee).

8.4.2 Adjunct Faculty Student Evaluation Questionnaire (Appendix O).

8.4.2.1 If there is mutual agreement between the Area Dean and the

adjunct faculty member, Blackboard may be used as a tool

for facilitating student evaluation surveys.

8.4.2.2 Adjunct faculty in the Public Safety Training FSA [Fire

Technology and Police Science] will be evaluated using the

student questionnaire developed by that Department

(Appendix P).

8.4.2.3 Adjunct clinical faculty in the Nursing Division will be

evaluated using the student questionnaire developed by that

Department (Appendix Q).

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8.4.3 Adjunct Faculty Summary Self Evaluation (Appendix S).

8.4.3.1 A Self Evaluation is required by each bargaining unit

member being evaluated. The format shall be prescribed by

the District and shall include analysis of the classroom

observation, student evaluation, and instructional goal setting

on the part of the instructor being evaluated.

8.4.4 Administrative Response to Adjunct Faculty Evaluation (Appendix T).

8.4.4.1 The bargaining unit member's Division Chair, administrator

or designee shall review and be provided an opportunity to

submit narrative comment on student evaluation, observation

reports and self-evaluation documents as part of the

procedure.

8.5 Notification of the evaluation requirement will be provided to bargaining unit

members by the District. Such notice shall include a procedure statement and the

forms used for the evaluation.

8.6 Bargaining unit members shall be provided an opportunity to review and sign all

written evaluation comments before such material is placed in the permanent

personnel file. The member may, within fifteen (15) working days after receipt of

such material, submit a written response which will be placed in their personnel

file along with the evaluation.

8.7 If the adjunct instructor fails to submit his/her portion of the evaluation by the

deadline, the adjunct instructor may lose his/her re-employment preference.

8.8 The contents and substance of the performance evaluation shall not be subject to

the Grievance Procedure herein.

8.9 Any violation by the District of procedures contained in this Article shall be

subject to the grievance procedures contained within the Agreement.

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APPENDIX O

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APPENDIX P

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Appendix Q

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Appendix R

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Appendix S

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Appendix T