SOM Bylaws - Article VIII; Standing Rule 6

BYLAWS - SCHOOL OF MUSIC
University of Missouri-Columbia
(Last Amended December 9, 2004)

ARTICLE VIII: STANDING RULES

Standing Rule 6. Annual Review of Untenured Faculty

1.	The Personnel Committee shall conduct annual reviews of all untenured full-time faculty. The reviews will include an evaluation of teaching, research/creative achievement, and service.
	1.1	Reviews normally are conducted during the winter semester, and must be completed before the end of that term.
	1.2	The Personnel Committee will evaluate the teaching of each untenured full-time faculty member using the criteria and description of activities cited in Standing Rule 2, section 2.2 above at least once annually.
	1.3	Direct observations of lessons, classes, or rehearsals will conform to the following procedures:
		1.31	One or more members of the committee, selected by the committee, will observe and evaluate the teaching of each untenured faculty member. Other tenured music faculty members may be asked to participate in unusual cases, and the committee may request a teaching evaluation from the faculty member's area coordinator, especially those from applied areas which may be based on the applied jury examinations.
		1.32	Any untenured faculty member may select other tenured faculty members for additional teaching evaluations to be placed in the file. This should be limited to two additional teaching evaluations per year.
		1.33	The evaluation of teaching should normally consist of the following sequence of events.
			1.331	The faculty member shall provide the evaluator with a teaching portfolio that includes syllabi, course assignments, examinations, handouts, and other pertinent class materials prior to any class, rehearsal, or lesson observation.
			1.332	The evaluator and the faculty member shall meet together prior to the first observation to discuss the process and the lesson, class, or rehearsal to be observed, and shall agree on a day and time for that observation.
			1.333	The evaluator should observe the untenured faculty member teaching in every type of teaching that is part of his/her appointment. For the primary teaching assignment, the evaluator should observe the faculty member at least twice each year. The second and subsequent observations may be unannounced, although the untenured faculty members has the right to refuse an unannounced observation once per evaluator.
			1.334	The evaluator shall write a teaching evaluation for the committee, and a copy of that evaluation shall be given to the faculty member and placed in the faculty member's permanent file. The evaluator should also discuss the evaluation with the faculty member.
			1.335	The faculty member may write a response, which will be given to the committee and placed in his/her file.
	1.4	The committee will evaluate the untenured faculty member's research/creative achievement based on the criteria and description of appropriate activities cited in Standing Rule 2, section 2.3 above.
	1.5	The committee will evaluate the untenured faculty member's service based on the criteria and description of appropriate activities cited in Standing Rule 2, section 2.4 above.
	1.6	The committee evaluates each untenured faculty member annually to review his/her teaching and research/creative achievement during the preceding year.
	1.7	First-year faculty members must present a plan for research and/or creative achievement that will contribute significantly to promotion and tenure.
	1.8	The Director shall provide the committee with copies of the Faculty Accomplishment Report for each faculty member to be reviewed, plus all written evaluations of previous Personnel Committees and the Director.
	1.9	At the mid-point of the faculty member's mandatory period toward tenure (normally the end of the third year), the faculty member shall provide the committee with more extensive documentation for review, including supporting materials similar to the tenure/promotion materials.
	1.10	The committee may interview other faculty members in the process of evaluation. The mid-point review process will normally include interviews with the faculty member's area coordinator and other tenured members of the area.
	1.11	The committee shall complete an annual written evaluation of each untenured faculty member. This evaluation is addressed to the Director, and is disclosed to the faculty member by the Director. The evaluation must be sent to the Dean following the mid-point review.
	1.12	The untenured faculty member may write a response, which will be placed in his/her file and sent to all members of the Personnel Committee. If the response concerns the mid-point review, it will also be sent to the Dean.

Last updated: 8 February 2005