| SUBJECT: |
PROGRESS REVIEWS/SALARY ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM |
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| POLICY: |
For MSUE off-campus academic employees, the
Progress
Review System provides performance feedback and possible salary
adjustments
during the initial 12 or 18 months of employment, depending on the hire
date. |
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| APPLIES TO: |
MSUE off-campus academic staff members |
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| PROVISIONS/RESTRICTIONS: |
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- Early identification of performance strengths and
opportunities
for improvement and feedback of these observations can assist the
staff member to be productive sooner rather than later in his/her
employment.
- The Progress Review System is a set of goal setting and
feedback
session.
- For academic field staff members hired on or between 9/1
through
3/1, six and twelve month Progress Reviews are conducted; for academic
field staff members hired on or between 3/2 and 8/31, six, twelve
and eighteen month Progress Reviews are conducted.
- Following the last Progress Review, the employee enters the
(Performance
Development
System (PDS)
.
- Base salary adjustments can be granted at the twelve and
eighteen
month Progress Reviews, based on the previous October 1 (Annual) PDS
salary adjustments.
- No salary increase is awarded for unacceptable performance.
- The effective date of the increase, if any, is on the
twelve or
eighteen month anniversary if the start date is the first of the
month; the effective date of the increase, if any, is on the first
of the month following the twelve or eighteen month anniversary if
the start date is not the first of the month.
- Field staff involved in the Progress Review System do not
participate
in the PDS/October 1 salary adjustment process until completing
Progress
Review.
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| PROCEDURES: |
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- Shortly after employment, the new employee sets several
performance
goals with the assistance of the County Director and Regional
Director.
The performance goals are to be achieved in the ensuing six months.
- During the six month Progress Review period, the employee
receives
formal/informal support/feedback from the County Director and the
Regional Director.
- At the conclusion of the Progress Review period, the agent,
County
Director, and Regional Director discuss the performance and judge
the extent to which goals were accomplished. The Regional
Director
makes the final decision.
- The final decision is not subject to appeal.
- The process is repeated for a second six month period and,
when
appropriate, a third six month period.
- Following the performance discussion, the
Progress Review Report Form (six, twelve, and eighteen month
Progress Reviews), and a
Progress Review Salary Adjustment Form (twelve and eighteen month
Progress Reviews) are completed/submitted
as appropriate.
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| DATE: May 23, 2000 |
