Applicant Department
Terminal Degree Date of Hire
TENURE CHECKLIST
President’s notice of tenure eligibility
Candidate’s response to the President’s notice of tenure eligibility (optional)
Signed (by candidate, department committee chair, and department chair) and dated
tenure application form
Permission given to review candidate’s personnel file (not required)
Signed and dated Statement of Expectations of Employment. Statements covering the
entire probationary period should be included.
Student evaluations in all classes from each semester of the probationary period.
Fall, year 1 Spring, year 1
Fall, year 2 Spring, year 2
Fall, year 3 Spring, year 3
Fall, year 4 Spring, year 4
. The Fall, year 5 official student evaluation data and the Spring, year 5 data is not seen by TeP but
should be completed as part of the probationary evaluation process and sent to Human Resources.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
CHECKLIST FOR TENURE APPLICANTS
CLASSROOM FACULTY
This informal information specifies the items the TeP Committee reviews in each file.
NOTE: If you intend to apply for tenure AND promotion, see the Checklist for Promotion Applicants in
addition to this checklist.
Applicant provides 4 binders including copies of the items specified below, plus the narratives, 1 copy of supporting
materials, and other materials specified in the Tenure Policy.
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A minimum of 2 classroom observations per semester by department committee
Year 1 date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
Year 2 date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
Year 3 date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
Year 4 date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
date obs course
The Fall, year 5 peer observations are included in the Tenure-only Application portfolio; the Spring, year 5
observations are not seen by TeP but should be completed as part of the probationary evaluation process.
A minimum of 1 classroom observation per year by department chair
Year 1 date obs course
Year 2 date obs course
Year 3 date obs course
Year 4 date obs course
Year 5 date obs course
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RATINGS FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EVALUATION
Yearly evaluations by dept. Yearly evaluations by dept. Yearly evaluation by Dean
committee chair
1st year 1st year 1st year
Teaching dnm in mps d Teaching dnm in
mps
d
Scholarship dnm in mps d Scholarship dnm in
mps
d
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2nd year 2nd year 2nd year
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3rd year 3rd year 3rd year
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4th year 4th year 4th year
Teaching dnm in mps d Teaching dnm in
mps
d
Scholarship dnm in mps d Scholarship dnm in
mps
d
Service dnm in mps d Service dnm in
mps
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Overall dnm in mps d Overall dnm in
mps
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5th year 5th year 5th year
Teaching dnm in mps d Teaching dnm in
mps
d
Scholarship dnm in mps d Scholarship dnm in
mps
d
Service dnm in mps d Service dnm in
mps
d
Overall dnm in mps d Overall dnm in
mps
d
**** dnm--does not meet; in--improvement needed; mps--meets professional stds;
d--distinguished
Even if there has been a break in service during the probationary period, eight
semesters of evaluations and official student evaluations are still required.
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The TeP chair inserts the following:
Department Chair recommendation regarding tenure. This recommendation is based on
the Tenure Application portfolio and is in addition to the 5th year Performance Review
Tenure Committee Chair recommendation regarding tenure. This recommendation is
based on the Tenure Application portfolio and is in addition to the 5th year Performance
Review and Evaluation.
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