Alabama A&M University Staff Performance Evaluation
Office of Human Resources Rev. June 2015
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STAFF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
To support a culture of personal and professional growth, the performance of each staff employee of the
University, whether full-time or part-time, will be evaluated each year. Performance evaluations are part
of the University’s goals of enhancing academic excellence and building a culture that values leadership
and employee development.
PURPOSE
The purpose of Staff Employee Performance Evaluations is to inform employees of the quality of their
work, to identify those areas needing improvement, set specific objectives for employee, and provide an
opportunity to discuss career goals and the support needed to meet those goals. Performance evaluations
also assist department heads and managers in evaluating their work force, identifying employee potential,
and establishing priorities for training, education, and reward.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
Each employee will be evaluated by the supervisor to whom the employee reports. In cases of multiple
supervisors, the evaluation may be made by the supervisor who oversees the majority of the work or the
department head may require separate and independent evaluations by each supervisor.
As part of the performance evaluation, the supervisor and employee will review the Position Description
or equivalent document that includes a list of essential functions and physical requirements of the position
as well as notation of the employee’s Fair Labor Standard Act (FSLA) status. If no position description
exists for a position, then contact the Office of Human Resources to receive assistance in preparing one. If
the existing position description requires modification, then the employee and supervisor will draft and
discuss proposed updates as needed. The signed and dated original or proposed revised Position
Description must be sent to the Office of Human Resources for approval and final modification.
THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION MEETING
The performance evaluation meeting will be held between the supervisor and employee as part of the
evaluation procedure to ensure that the employee understands his or her duties, the performance standards
and objectives established, and the areas requiring improvement. It is a time to share each person’s
evaluation of the employee’s work over the past year and to discuss differences. It is also time to set
goals for the next evaluation year or period. The employee and supervisor will each sign the evaluation
form to indicate that a discussion of the document occurred. In addition, the employee will be given the
opportunity to respond in writing to the oral and written evaluation.
A copy of the evaluation is given to the employee and the original shall be forwarded to the Office of
Human Resources to be kept in the employee's official personnel file.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For additional information regarding the evaluation process, please contact the Office of Human
Resources
Note: This evaluation tool has been revised. Therefore, please read each section carefully.