ANNUAL EVALUATION OF FACULTY

9.1 Provisions of the Florida Statutes, Section 240.245, relating to Evaluation of Faculty for Promotion and Tenure

Evaluations of faculty members; report.

(1) For the purpose of evaluating faculty members, each university shall adopt procedures for the assignment of duties and responsibilities to faculty members. These assigned duties or responsibilities shall be conveyed to each faculty member at the beginning of each academic term, in writing, by his departmental chairman or other appropriate university administrator making the assignment. In evaluating the competencies of a faculty member, primary assessment shall be in terms of his performance of the assigned duties and responsibilities, and such evaluation shall be given adequate consideration for the purpose of salary adjustments, promotions, reemployment, and tenure. A faculty member who is assigned full-time teaching duties as provided by law shall be rewarded with salary adjustments, promotions, reemployment, or tenure for meritorious teaching and other scholarly activities related thereto.

(2) The Board of Regents shall establish criteria for evaluating the quantity and quality of service to public schools by university faculty members and require consideration of this service in promotion, tenure, and other reward measures. Each university shall ensure that the following policies are implemented:

(a) Flexible criteria for rewarding faculty members, consistent with the university's educational goals and objectives, shall be established, which criteria shall include quality teaching as a major factor in determining salary adjustments, promotions, reemployment, or tenure.

(b) Measures shall be taken to increase the recognition, reinforcements, and rewards given quality teaching and service to public schools. Such measures might include grants for professional development, curriculum improvement, and instructional innovation, as well as awards of varying kinds for meritorious teaching.

(c) The means of identifying and evaluating quality teachers and outstanding service to public schools shall be determined in accordance with established guidelines of the university.

(d) The Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs for the nine state universities shall disseminate information to all faculty members which clearly states that service to public schools shall be one of the criteria used to determine salary adjustments, promotions, reemployment, and tenure for faculty members.