1. SCC Tenure Process November 13, 2015

2. Goal: Ensure Faculty Excellence  Faculty excellence supports Shoreline’s vision of being a world-class institution  Faculty excellence supports Shoreline’s mission of ensuring student success  Shoreline retains excellent full-time faculty by offering them tenured appointments  Shoreline assures the excellence of tenured faculty through a rigorous tenure review process 2

3. Growth Into Tenured Faculty Role  Academic Advising  Full-time Instructional or Non- Instructional Load  Office Hours  Department and Division Meetings  Professional Development  Professional-Technical Advisory Committees  Student Club Advising  Attending Campus Events  Departmental work  Curriculum development  Oversight of associate faculty  Course schedule planning  Divisional work  Annual program review  Campus-wide committees  Community engagement  Statewide work  Articulation agreements 3

4. Appointment Review Committee  Upon hiring a tenure-track faculty member, the College convenes an Appointment Review Committee or ARC.  The ARC engages in a rigorous 360-degree assessment of tenure-track faculty.  The formation of the ARC and the tenure review process are governed by Washington State law and by the faculty collective bargaining agreement. 4

5. Members of the ARC  Tenure-track candidate  Administrator (usually a dean)  Three tenured faculty members  One from the candidate’s academic discipline  One from a related discipline  One additional tenured faculty member  A currently-enrolled Shoreline student 5

6. ARC’s 360-° Review of Candidate Self Evaluation Administrative Evaluations Peer Evaluations Student Evaluations Classroom Observations 6 Candidate

7. The ARC Process Lasts 8 Quarters Year 1 Evaluation of 1 st & 2 nd quarters BOT review & renewal vote Year 2 Evaluation of 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th quarters BOT review & renewal vote Year 3 Evaluation of 6 th, 7 th & 8 th quarters BOT review & tenure vote 7

8. ARC Report SHORT REPORTS  Committee Activities  Committee Findings LONG/COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS 8

9. Candidate’s Resume or Vita  Education  Work history  Presentations/publications  Special accomplishments, etc. 9

10. Administrative Evaluation  Candidate’s assignments and activities to date  Candidate’s strengths  Growth since last report  Opportunities for growth  Assurance Regarding Committee Procedure 10

11. Committee Activities  Report on all formal meetings and conferences since first report  Note any changes in committee membership 11

12. Committee Recommendations  Candidate’s strengths  Growth since last report  Opportunities for growth  Committee Recommendation Prescribed by Article VIII 12

13. Self-Evaluation  Progress on previous goals  Goals and plans for upcoming year 13

14. Peer Evaluations Direct feedback from tenured faculty peers on:  Interaction with Peers  Professional knowledge  Interaction with Students  General comments 14

15. Student Evaluations Direct feedback on the candidate’s interactions with students while carrying out professional responsibilities:  Strengths  Evidence of growth  Areas for future growth 15

16. Committee Observations  Direct feedback from ARC members on candidate’s interactions with students in classroom setting  ARC members each observe candidate once per quarter  Classroom observations describe:  Lesson Content and Design  Learning Environment  Strengths  Effectiveness of Instructional Approach  Other Suggested Approaches for Enhancing Student Learning 16

17. YEAR 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 2 Fall Winter Spring SR 3 End of Fall SR 1 End of Fall SR 2 End of Fall LR 1 March 1 LR 2 March 1 LR 3 February 16 SR 1 End of Winter SR 2 End of Winter SR 3 End of Winter Fall Winter Spring Fall End of quarter means the last day of final exams SR 1 End of Spring SR 2 End of Spring SR 3 End of Spring LR 1 May 20 LR 2 May 20 LR 3 May 15 LR 1 November 15 LR 2 November 15 LR 3 Novembe r 15 Legend: SR: Short Report LR: Long Report Spring Qtr. Hire Winter Qtr. Hire Fall Qtr. Hire YEAR 4 Fall Winter Spring ARC Report Schedule