Performance Evaluation

TSC regularly evaluates full-time and part-time faculty members to acknowledge professional and instructional strengths and provide suggestions and strategies for the improvement of instruction [See TSC Board Policy DLA (LOCAL)]. The comprehensive appraisal process provides the faculty member an opportunity to strive toward achieving high quality instruction, facilitating student success, developing themselves professionally, and continuing quality service to the institution and the community. All full-time faculty are evaluated by both their students and typically, their Department Chair or Program Coordinator/Director on a regular basis, and the results are used both for administrative purposes and instructional improvement. All full-time faculty members are evaluated a minimum of one (1) time per academic year.

The full-time instructor appraisal process for full-time faculty, including those who teach online courses, includes:

• Goal setting during an initial performance planning review - The appraisal review begins with the faculty setting professional, administrative, and instructional goals. The supervisor either accepts goals as presented, revises goals, or requests that the instructor rewrite goals. Even though goal setting is facilitated online, a face-to-face conference may be requested by the faculty member.
• Instructional observation - Effective classroom instruction is at the core of TSC's mission. One way to measure how effectively faculty are fostering innovative learning opportunities is through classroom observations. As evaluators, Divisional Deans, Department Chairs or Program Coordinators/Directors conduct at least one instructional observation per annual evaluation cycle.
• Professional responsibility assessment - The evaluator completes a professional responsibility assessment which evaluates instructor professional behaviors categorized into instructional responsibilities, administrative responsibilities, professional relationships, professional growth, and special contributions for TSC and/or the larger community.
• Instructor self-assessment - During the last two weeks of the academic year, faculty complete a self-assessment of the goals they set for themselves at the beginning of the year.
• Student evaluations

The supervisor uses the self-assessment, the instructional observation, the professional responsibility assessment, and student evaluations to complete a concluding summary of instructor overall performance. The instructor has an opportunity to respond. All forms are signed electronically  in Watermark.