Resources:
Unclassified Performance Appraisal Guidelines
2009 Unclassified Staff Performance Evaluations
Online Performance Evaluation Tutorials
Management Instructions to access Evaluations
Performance Evaluation
Unclassified
The performance evaluation process is a collaborative effort between employees and managers. It is not the policy or the form that makes the evaluation successful, it is the actual performance conversation that a manager has with the individual that is most important.
The goals of the performance evaluation process are to:
- Align employee performance with units and university’s mission and goals;
- Enable two-way communication regarding job performance and to periodically assess goals and opportunities for the unit and the individual;
- Establish a mutually-understood set of performance expectations;
- Recognize contributions of employees;
- Discuss opportunities for growth and development, and;
- Provide necessary feedback when performance does not meet expectations.
Timeline 2009: The period of May 1 through June 16 has been designated as the time to conduct performance evaluations for unclassified employees. Administrative policy states that all unclassified employees will receive a performance evaluation at least once annually. Managers have the option to use the performance evaluations available through viDesktop or the HR Forms Library.
To access the online Unclassified Performance Evaluation
please follow the detailed directions in "Management Instructions - Unclassified Evaluations" found under Resources on the right had side of this page.
- Select one of the on-line formats listed below.
Model A
Competencies include: Job Knowledge, Achievements/Accomplishments, Cooperation with Others, Communication Skills, Adaptability, Problem Solving/Decision Making, Planning, Creativity/Originality, Special Contributions, Supervision of Others (if applicable). Includes an overall evaluation comment section for; employee’s strengths, areas for growth or change, accomplishments on employee’s performance goals set last year, and employee’s performance goals for next year.
Model B
Competencies include: Job Knowledge, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills/ Cooperation/Collaboration, Planning/Organizing/and Achieving Results, Problem Analysis and Decision Making, Commitment to Diversity, Fiscal and Human Resource Management, Leadership and Supervision (if applicable). Provides a table to document Objectives/Accomplishments for the prior year. Provides a table to document Proposed Goals for the Upcoming Year.
Model C
Rating scale includes a numeric value which can be used to calculate an average score for each section; Quality of Work, Productivity, Technical Knowledge, Communication and Teamwork, Leadership and Project Management Skills (if applicable), and Significant Achievements . ViDesktop calculates an overall average after “Finish” is entered. Provides a section to document 2-3 professional development and performance/project-related objectives that the employee agreed to accomplish over the coming year.
Model D
Provides a description for the individual criteria listed under each competency. The evaluation is divided into four categories; Work Knowledge, Work Measurability, Goals Achievement, Supervision of Others (if applicable). Includes an overall evaluation section and an area to document goals accomplished for the prior year and goals set for the upcoming year.
Training:
- Human Resources offers a 3-hour training workshop for “Assessing and Improving the Performance of Others”. This workshop focuses on the entire performance evaluation process including evaluator’s responsibilities, useful terms, approved evaluation forms, and how to give feedback, etc. This workshop includes the 1-hour hands-on session shown below.
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Human Resources offers a1-hour session, which is intended for managers to learn how to use the system to record the online performance evaluation for an unclassified employee.
You can register for either of these training sessions by clicking on the link below.
Registration is required. Go to www.kent.edu/hr/register.
In addition, a series of self-paced tutorials have been created for managers on how to utilize the Online Performance Evaluation system. Click here to go to the tutorials page or click on the tutorials link under the Resources column.
Additional Information. For additional information, read the Memorandum to Administrative Leaders or contact Karen Watson, 330-672-4636 or Sandra Cole, 330-672-7501.