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Portfolio for Tenure & Promotion

Portfolio for Tenure & Promotion. Grand Rapids Community College Faculty Evaluation System. Role of Portfolio. The portfolio is: The primary documentary evidence used for tenure review and promotions in rank

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Portfolio for Tenure & Promotion

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  1. Portfolio for Tenure & Promotion Grand Rapids Community CollegeFaculty Evaluation System

  2. Role of Portfolio The portfolio is: • The primary documentary evidence used for tenure review and promotions in rank • Used by all tenure and promotion review committees as foundation of their deliberations

  3. Learning Objectives: • Describe the format of a portfolio in the Faculty Evaluation System • Review the portfolio evaluation rubric • Provide helpful hints for submitting a portfolio • Discuss the role of the rank and promotion committee • Review deadlines

  4. Standard Organization & Presentationof the Portfolio Includes: • All five categories of evaluation • Must always document Satisfactory Standards of Employment…. • And achievements in additional categories as required by each rank

  5. Portfolio Format • Cover page • Name • Current rank • Department and school • Table of contents

  6. Section One • Letter of application • Teaching and learning philosophy statements/opening remarks • Annual faculty performance evaluations (in reverse chronological order) • Faculty observation reports • Student evaluations of instruction

  7. Section Two • Student Service • Narrative summary • Documentation • Community Service (optional) • Narrative summary • Documentation

  8. Section Two • Teaching • Narrative summary • Documentation • College Service • Narrative summary • Documentation • Professional Development • Narrative summary • Documentation

  9. Teaching & Learning Philosophy Statement • Opportunity for faculty to describe: • who they are as educators • what they believe about themselves, their disciplines, their students, • how these things are exemplified in their practice. • Both inspirational and practical

  10. Narrative Summary Importance of this cannot be overstated because……

  11. The narrative summary… ….serves to highlight important contributions faculty members have made in each of the categories

  12. The narrative summary…. …….provides an opportunity for faculty to reflect on their growth as a faculty on the activities they have undertaken and feedback they have received in the years covered by the portfolio

  13. The narrative summary… ….provides an opportunity for faculty to explain how they have met the expectations for tenure or promotion.

  14. Documentation • Should be supportive of the narrative summary for the category • Provides evidence that faculty have met the expectations for tenure and promotion • Refers to FPE plan and report

  15. Portfolio Evaluation Rubric • Discussion of expectations. (Please refer to rubric handout.) • Committee recommendation submitted to Dean and Provost • 3 out of 4 “yes” votes required • Final decision made by Provost

  16. Committee Composition • Four members • Associate Dean • Department Head/Program Director • If candidate is DH/PD, then DH/PD in closely related department • Faculty member in department • If none available, in closely related department. • Candidate chooses. • Faculty member from college-wide cohort. • AD chooses.

  17. Submission Process • Can be electronic…. • But for convenience, hard copy will be easiest

  18. Decision-Making Process* Review of the Faculty Performance Evaluation Plan/Report Review of Portfolios *refer to pages 16 & 17 in MOU, Faculty Evaluation System

  19. Faculty Evaluation System 2013-2014 Calendar

  20. Deadline: APRIL 4

  21. Learning Summary • Described the format of a portfolio in the Faculty Evaluation System • Reviewed the portfolio evaluation rubric • Provided helpful hints for submitting a portfolio • Discussed the role of the rank and promotion committee • Reviewed deadlines

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