What is What is YourYour Role in the Role in the Academic Staff Title Academic Staff Title

Review Process?Review Process? Donna Peterson Donna Peterson

Nutrition Coordinator, Iowa County Nutrition Coordinator, Iowa County

Deanna Schneider Deanna Schneider Emerging Technologies Specialist, CE Tech ServicesEmerging Technologies Specialist, CE Tech Services

Kyli Brown Kyli Brown 4-H Program Advisor, Wood County4-H Program Advisor, Wood County

2011 County Leadership Conference, March 9-112011 County Leadership Conference, March 9-11

Topics for TodayTopics for Today

Who is CASI? Who is CASI?

((Committee on Academic Staff Issues)Committee on Academic Staff Issues)

Academic Staff Title ReviewAcademic Staff Title Review

Who is CASI?Who is CASI?

CASICASI Addresses issues related to academic staffAddresses issues related to academic staff

• Title reviewTitle review• ScholarshipScholarship• Faculty StatusFaculty Status• Market adjustmentMarket adjustment

Representation across districts and program Representation across districts and program areas with state staff representationareas with state staff representation

Meet four times a year via face to face/wislineMeet four times a year via face to face/wisline Promote the doings of CASI to UWEX Promote the doings of CASI to UWEX

audiencesaudiences

CASI RepresentationCASI Representation Kyli BrownKyli Brown 4-H Youth 4-H Youth

Development – CENTRALDevelopment – CENTRAL

Jerry ClarkJerry Clark Ag & Natural Ag & Natural Resources – WESTERNResources – WESTERN

Chad CookChad Cook Community Community Natural Resource & Econ Natural Resource & Econ Development – EASTERNDevelopment – EASTERN

Kay HoblerKay Hobler 4-H Specialist 4-H Specialist STATESTATE

Bill KlaseBill Klase Community Natural Community Natural Resource & Econ Resource & Econ Development– NORTHERNDevelopment– NORTHERN

Donna PetersonDonna Peterson Nutrition Nutrition Education – SOUTHERNEducation – SOUTHERN

Deanna SchneiderDeanna Schneider Program Program Support – STATESupport – STATE

Ann WiedAnn Wied Ag & Natural Ag & Natural Resources – QUAD Resources – QUAD

Academic Staff CommitteesAcademic Staff Committees

Academic Staff OpportunitiesAcademic Staff Opportunities

Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI)Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI)

Academic Leadership Standing CommitteeAcademic Leadership Standing Committee

Academic Staff CouncilAcademic Staff Council

Questions?Questions?

Academic Staff Academic Staff Title ReviewTitle Review

How can I help?How can I help?

Even if your staff member is not yet eligible to Even if your staff member is not yet eligible to apply for a title prefix review right now, you can apply for a title prefix review right now, you can begin to work toward making sure that they are begin to work toward making sure that they are fulfilling the necessary requirements for title prefix fulfilling the necessary requirements for title prefix review so that, when eligible, you will have helped review so that, when eligible, you will have helped them to meet the criteria and accumulate them to meet the criteria and accumulate examples of how their work shows strong evidence examples of how their work shows strong evidence of having met that criteria for promotion. of having met that criteria for promotion.

Ways To HelpWays To Help

At the beginning of employment, coach staff At the beginning of employment, coach staff members what to keep/save in their career filemembers what to keep/save in their career file

Assist staff members in contacting other Assist staff members in contacting other Academic Staff in their district or program area Academic Staff in their district or program area for additional guidancefor additional guidance

Encourage them to attend professional Encourage them to attend professional development opportunitiesdevelopment opportunities

At yearly performance reviews, remind staff At yearly performance reviews, remind staff members of their eligibility for Title Review members of their eligibility for Title Review

Title Review Process OverviewTitle Review Process Overview

Letter of IntentLetter of Intent Document PreparationDocument Preparation Submission of Request and DocumentationSubmission of Request and Documentation Feedback from Supervisor(s)Feedback from Supervisor(s) Approval or DenialApproval or Denial

Paperwork FlowPaperwork Flow

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starts here

The First StepThe First Step

““Letter of Intent”Letter of Intent”

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/policies/documents/LetterofIntentFillable.pdf

This document is intended to aid in budget This document is intended to aid in budget preparation for the coming year.  preparation for the coming year. 

The Next StepThe Next Step

Category A: Professional Title SeriesCategory A: Professional Title Series Associate to No Prefix No Prefix to Senior Reviewer Sign Off Form Supervisor Feedback FormSupervisor Feedback Form Note: Instructional Specialist titles are in Category A Note: Instructional Specialist titles are in Category A

Category B: Instructional Title SeriesCategory B: Instructional Title Series   Associate to No Prefix (Lecturers) Associate to No Prefix (Lecturers) No Prefix to Senior (Lecturers) No Prefix to Senior (Lecturers) Reviewer Sign Off Form Reviewer Sign Off Form Supervisor Feedback FormSupervisor Feedback Form

Helpful LinksHelpful LinksAcademic Staff Title Prefix Review on Human Academic Staff Title Prefix Review on Human

Resources siteResources site http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/policies/titleforms.cfmhttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/policies/titleforms.cfm

Cooperative Extension Academic Staff Title Cooperative Extension Academic Staff Title Prefix ReviewPrefix Review

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/admin/title/http://www.uwex.edu/ces/admin/title/

Committee on Academic Staff IssuesCommittee on Academic Staff Issues http://blogs.ces.uwex.edu/casi/http://blogs.ces.uwex.edu/casi/

Questions?Questions?

Thank you and enjoy the Thank you and enjoy the rest of the conference!rest of the conference!