I had recent conversation about higher education and my thoughts on returning to the classroom, and while digging through some old files (looking for something else) I found this word collage. Names have been changed, and I apologize to the family of A.A. Milne and the creators of The Flintstones.
Word Collage / RE: ANNUAL EVALUATION
"During this review period (... one
calendar year [January 1, 2008- December 31, 2008]...) your TEACHING
SCORES -- RANGING FROM 1.17 TO 1.37 AND AVERAGING AN OVERALL 1.25 --
ARE BETTER THAN THE DEPARTMENTAL MEAN FOR BOTH YOUR RANK AND THE
LEVEL OF CLASSES YOU TAUGHT. Students comment on your entertaining
style and your pedagogy. "
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Your annual performance evaluation for
this year is as follows:
Teaching: 2
Service: 1
Professional Development: 1
Overall: 1.8
{NOTE: 3=Meritorious performance. 2=
Satisfactory performance. 1 = Unsatisfactory performance}
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"Your self-evaluation with no
supplemental materials offers little evidence of service
contributions and no evidence of professional development..."
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{NOTE: ON COURSE EVALUATONS, the lower
the number the better. So a 1 = to an 'A'}
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From:
To:
The Grand Pooh-Bah
Sent:
Wed Mar 04 07:37:20 2009
Subject:
Meeting to Discuss Annual Review
I am
sending my annual review back signed, via campus mail, and I have
saved a copy for my records. However, as you will notice, I would
like to discuss it in more detail sometime soon. My score for Service
does not reflect my contributions on the Steering Committee THIS
academic year – which I did mention (and I thought, at some length)
in my self-evaluation. Also, as with my evaluation last year, I am at
a loss as to what I can do about Professional Development, as most of
the opportunities that might apply are either not conducive to my
schedule or too expensive.
Moreover,
I am still left with the impression that being a good instructor
means little or nothing… which seems ironic to me, since that’s
what I was hired to do.
I am on
campus on MWF and I teach from 7:30-12:40. Is
there a time soon that we could sit down and chat?
Regards,
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PLEASE RETAIN ONE COPY OF THIS LETTER FOR
YOUR RECORDS AND RETURN ONE SIGNED COPY TO ME BY MARCH 23.
_X_ I will schedule an interview to
discuss this review.
__ I will not schedule an interview to
discuss this review.
From:
The Grand Pooh-Bah
Sent:
Wed 3/4/2009 10:29 AM
To:
Cc:
Pooh-Bah No. 2
Subject:
Re: Meeting to Discuss Annual Review
Main
Office staff makes my appointments.
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Sent
from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
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The Brothers Karamazov