Nursing Faculty Handbook 2011-2012 - Saddleback College

Faculty Evaluation
Full-time tenured faculty will be evaluated during the 1 st semester for 4 years,
then every 2 years thereafter by the Assistant Dean of Nursing or a designee.
Associate faculty will also receive an administrative evaluation. The Associate
faculty evaluation will include the following:
� Classroom visitation by the Assistant Dean or Assistant Director of Nursing
� Student evaluation (optional)
� Follow-up conference with the Assistant Dean or Assistant Director of Nursing
at which time a summary of the evaluation will be presented and reviewed.
The Assistant Dean reserves the right to observe any class at his/her discretion
without advanced notice.
Faculty Requirements
As a faculty member, whether you are full-time, part-time, tenured, or adjunct,
you are required by the BRN to participate in the planning, implementation and
evaluation of all aspects of the nursing program. Therefore, faculty are required
to attend and participate in the following meetings as appropriate:
� Faculty meetings
Faculty meetings are held once a month during each semester. The content
of these meetings usually include the following: minutes from the previous
meeting, student input, committee reports, new business, administrative
input, and other information or announcements.
� Team meetings
Team meetings are conducted by the lead instructor of each course, and are
held at least 2 times (sometimes more often) during the semester. Those in
attendance include lecture instructors and lab instructors. During these
meetings, the group collaboratively plans for the future of the course,
provides guidance for instructor issues, and collaborates to resolve any
student issues at hand.
� Committee meetings
There are six specific meetings that fall under the heading of Committee
Meetings. They are as follows:
1. Educational Effectiveness Committee meeting
2. Curriculum Committee meeting
3. AHA/CTC
4. Enrollment/Management meeting
5. Policy Committee meeting
6. Nursing Resource Committee
Full-time faculty are required to take an active role in a college and/or nursing
committee. Committee meetings are led by the committee chair that is
responsible for leading the meetings, submitting minutes, and reporting
committee progress during faculty meetings. Committees function
collaboratively within the committee and with other faculty during faculty
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