SECTION 7: PROCEDURES FOR POST-TENURE REVEW (revised 10/14/2016 board meeting)

Tenured faculty (unless otherwise evaluated for promotion) will be evaluated every sixth year of service. 

7.1.0 Timing and Procedures for Post-Tenure Review

7.1.1 The Semester Before the Post-Tenure Review

1. The chair meets with all candidates and outlines the process. 
2. Candidates solicit letters from two tenured colleagues from the College. 

7.1.2 The Semester of the Post-Tenure Review

1. A file is created in the Academic Dean’s office.  As part of all regular reviews, the chair of FPC will announce the review.  FPC chair also announces the deadline for the closing of the file. 
2. Letters from the Simpson community should indicate any strengths and/or weaknesses relative to the criteria stated in Simpson College Faculty Handbook Part II: Personnel Policies, Section 7.  Letters should acknowledge the candidate’s contributions and encourage and assist them in the areas of teaching, advising, professional development, and campus service.  Writers are asked to provide a review of the candidate’s contributions and to lay out any suggestions of ways that they may engage in positive and effective self-improvement.  Writers should review their evaluation with the candidate prior to sending it to the dean’s office.  
3. The file will contain all materials related to the process, including:
   1. General supporting materials
      1. the faculty member’s current vita, 
      2. the faculty member’s current syllabi, 
      3. a self-evaluation, 8-10 pages long, 
      4. student evaluations from the past three years, 
      5. one or two artificats that demonstrate achievement in professional development and scholarship, 
      6. a post-sabbatical report and letter from FPC, if the faculty member has had a sabbatical since the last FPC review
      7. other letters submitted (not required or solicited)
   2. Letters from Simpson faculty
      1. two letters requested from tenured faculty colleagues
      2. a letter from the department chair, if the evaluated faculty is a chairperson, a tenured member of the faculty (from within the same department as the faculty member under review, if possible) should be invited to serve as peer evaluator, in addition to the two faculty members from outside the department. 
   3. Optional materials
      1. Letters from outside collaborators
      2. Letters from off-campus colleagues within the discipline
      3. Copies of grant proposals
4. Upon the closing of the file, FPC meets with the candidate. 
5. A member of FPC drafts the formal letter and, after approval by the members of FPC, sends it to the candidate.  Any areas of major concern are submitted by FPC to the Dean and the Department Chair for ongoing oversight.  In this instance, FPC will provide a list of action items for the candidate to fulfill and will schedule a meeting the following year to evaluate the candidate’s success in meeting those obligations, before making further recommendations to the Dean.
6. If areas of major concern and action items are submitted to the Dean and Department Chair for ongoing oversight, the candidate may seek review by the Faculty Grievance Committee.  A written request for appeal must be sent to the chair of the Faculty Grievance Committee within 30 days of the faculty member receiving the negative reappointment decision.