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Performance Management Cycle
Topic 4. Formal Performance Appraisal

Three Focus Areas in Depth

Topic 4

Focus Area 1: Understanding Policy

An employee’s classification determines which policy to reference.

Based upon the employee’s classification, a different process is used.

While the forms are different, the underlying principles of an appraisal are the same.

Performance Appraisal Policy Sources:

The policy sources can be found in:

  • The Faculty Handbook
  • The SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
  • The CGE Collective Bargaining Agreement

Classification Types

Unrepresented Employees:

  1. Unclassified Staff – (Faculty Handbook)
    • Faculty with rank
    • Faculty without rank
    • Professional faculty

    The Faculty Handbook outlines the terms and conditions of employment.
    • Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this website and its contents.
    • The relevant sections for information on a review include:
      • Faculty records and periodic review
      • Promotion and tenure guidelines (This training will not address the P&T process.)

Represented Employees:

  1. Classified staff (SEIU CBA)
  2. Graduate Employees (CGE CBA)
    The terms and conditions of employment for represented employees are outlined in their respective CBA, which can be found through the following link, http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/employee.html.
    • In the “Quick Links” section, please click on “Bargaining Contracts.”
    • If you supervise a represented employee, please review the contract language for reviewing a represented employee.