Criteria for Evaluation of Range Elevation
Temporary faculty shall be considered eligible for review for range elevation if (1) they have no more service-based salary increases (SSI) eligibility and (2) have served five years in their current range. Applications for range elevation should include evidence of effective teaching performance as well as evidence of currency in the faculty member's field.
A terminal degree will be considered a requirement for consideration of elevation to ranges C or D if appropriate to the faculty member’s assignment, based on the faculty member's performance of the essential duties of the position, and if specified as a requirement for employment in the faculty member's appointment letter.
Performance Reviews of Temporary Faculty Members for Range Elevation
Annually, at least thirty days before the file closure date, the
Provost's office shall publish a list of all temporary faculty members
eligible for range elevation. Those faculty members who wish to be
considered for range elevation shall submit a WPAF (as described in
section C, above) to the college dean's office no later than January 15.
On that date, the file shall be considered closed for the purpose of the
evaluation. The Provost may extend this timeline for extraordinary
circumstances.
Temporary faculty members under consideration for range elevation shall
be reviewed by the appropriate department/division/school peer review
committee, the department/division chair or school director (if not a
member of the department/division/school peer review committee), the
college committee, the dean, the Provost, and the President.
At all levels of review in the evaluation process, reviewers are
responsible for evaluating the work of the candidates and for making a
recommendation regarding range elevation in light of the specific
criteria and standards of the college and department/division/school.
Reviewers are, therefore, responsible for conveying to other levels of
review the relative merit of the individual candidate's performance from
the perspective of the candidate's academic discipline. If deficiencies
are found, the reviewers are responsible for making recommendations for
improvement.
The candidate for range elevation shall be notified of the President's
decision no later than April 30.
Range elevation decisions are subject to appeal, as outlined in Article
12 of the Agreement. The Senate shall elect, annually, during Spring
Quarter, an Appeals Committee consisting of five tenured faculty
members, with no more than one from any one college. The committee shall
review all range elevation decisions for which an appeal was filed,
based on the relevant University, college, and
department/division/school range elevation policies. A vote of the
majority of the committee is required to overturn a denial of range
elevation; decisions of the committee are final and binding on all
parties.