Common use of First Semester Clause in Contracts

First Semester. The following duties are to be performed during the Fall semester of the candidate’s first contract period: 1. the Individual Tenure Review Committee shall be established; and 2. an orientation meeting with the candidate shall be held to discuss the evaluation process and the timelines. 3. the committee shall meet to review all the pertinent areas of the evaluation and evaluation materials; 4. one observation shall be made by each of the committee members, unless additional observations are requested by the candidate; 5. the candidate shall submit Candidate’s Self-Assessment (form C); 6. the candidate’s sitting academic area leader shall conduct the duties and responsibilities evaluation; 7. the committee shall decide upon an employment recommendation for the candidate, and, if appropriate, shall establish a specific course of action for helping the candidate improve in recognized areas of weakness, and the committee shall complete the Candidate’s Improvement Plan (form Q); and 8. the committee shall meet with the candidate to discuss the recommendation, and, if appropriate, to present a course of action for the candidate to improve in recognized areas of weakness, and the committee shall complete the Evaluation and Recommendations form (form B);