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NTID
Administrative Guidelines and
Criteria for Promotion to the
Ranks of Senior and Principal
Lecturer
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
May 9, 2011
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Table of Contents 3
RIT Policy on rank of Lecturer ..............................................................................................3 4
Lecturer Promotion Committee ............................................................................................6 5
Criteria for Promotion to Senior Lecturer ............................................................................7 6
Process for Promotion to Senior Lecturer ...........................................................................11 7
Criteria for Promotion to Principal Lecturer .....................................................................12 8
Process for Promotion to Principal Lecturer ......................................................................16 9
Calendar of Action ................................................................................................................18 10
Appendix A: Promotion to Senior Lecturer 11
A.1: Department Peer Recommendation Form ............................................................19 12
A.2: Chairperson Recommendation Form ....................................................................21 13
A.3: College Promotion Committee Recommendation.................................................23 14
A.4: President/Dean Confidential Recommendation Form .........................................25 15
Appendix B: Promotion to Principal Lecturer 16
B.1: Department Peer Recommendation Form.............................................................26 17
B.2: Chairperson Recommendation Form ....................................................................28 18
B.3: College Promotion Committee Recommendation .................................................30 19
B.4: President/Dean Confidential Recommendation Form .........................................32 20
Appendix C: Interpreting SLPI Rating Scale ....................................................................33 21
Appendix D: RIT Institute Policy on Service .............................................................34 22
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NTID Administrative Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to 35
the Ranks of Senior and Principal Lecturer 36
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Based on the relevant RIT Policy (E6.0 of the Institute Policies and Procedures Manual), this 38
document contains the NTID Administrative Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to the 39
ranks of Senior and Principal Lecturer. Where the document cites continuous sections from 40
E.6.0, the text appears in bold italic typeface. The policies and procedures specific to NTID 41
appear in ordinary typeface. 42
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RIT POLICY ON RANK OF LECTURER 44
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E.6.0.5. Non Tenure-Track Teaching Faculty – All ranks of lecturer 46
a. Description: The non tenure-track teaching faculty category of lecturer is generally 47
used in situations carefully tailored to university programmatic needs. Lecturer 48
positions normally should not be created out of previously tenure-track positions. 49
Lecturer ranks may be assigned to those whose talents and experience would give 50
reasonable assurance of qualifying for consideration for a position as a teacher. 51
(1) Those appointed in the category of lecturer have teaching as their primary 52
responsibility. 53
(2) Ranks of lecturer include: lecturer, senior lecturer, and principal lecturer. 54
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b. Ranks of Lecturer 56
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(1) Lecturer Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of lecturers is teaching. In 58
addition lecturers may be assigned students advisees, and/or asked to participate in 59
department (or equivalent) level service activities. Lecturers are not expected to 60
participate in scholarship or university-level service. 61
Contracts: Those appointed to the position of lecturer may be reappointed annually 62
to non tenure-track employment. Lecturer contracts may be renewed at the sole 63
discretion of the university. 64
(a) Lecturers in their initial year of appointment will be notified whether the 65
appointment is being renewed during the week following grade submission for 66
spring quarter. 67
(b) After the initial year of hire, any lecturer on a one-year contract must be 68
notified whether the appointment is to be renewed during the week following grade 69
submission for spring quarter. 70
(c) After three consecutive years of annual appointments, lecturers may be issued 71
two-year renewable contracts, which may be renewed at the sole discretion of the 72
university. The two-year contract may be renewed by June 30 of the first year, 73
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yielding a “rolling two-year contract.” Note that the offer of a two-year contract 74
does not guarantee subsequent two-year terms. In the event that projected 75
departmental needs and/or college resources do not support subsequent two-year 76
contracts, a lecturer can be offered a one-year contract. The lecturer then must be 77
notified whether the appointment is to be renewed during the week following grade 78
submission for spring quarter. 79
(2) Senior Lecturer 80
After five years of teaching, lecturers are eligible for promotion to senior lecturer at 81
the discretion of the dean (or equivalent) and the provost. At the time of hire, 82
candidates may receive up to two years of credit for teaching at another institution of 83
higher education. 84
Responsibilities: In addition to teaching and advising students, senior lecturers are 85
expected to engage in service at the department (or equivalent) and college (or 86
equivalent) level; they are not expected to participate in scholarship. 87
Contracts: Senior lecturers will receive an initial three-year contract, which may be 88
renewed at the sole discretion of the university. If the three-year contract is not to be 89
renewed, notice must be given by June 30 of the second year, yielding a “rolling 90
three-year contract.” Note that the offer of a three-year contract does not guarantee 91
subsequent three-year terms. In the event that projected departmental needs and/or 92
college resources do not support subsequent three-year contracts, a senior lecturer 93
can be offered a contract of less than three-year duration, but would nevertheless 94
retain the rank of senior lecturer. Any notice of non-renewal or offer of a 95
subsequent contract of less than three years must occur by June 30 of the second 96
year of any three-year contract. 97
(3) Principal Lecturer 98
After five years as a senior lecturer at RIT, senior lecturers are eligible for promotion 99
to principal lecturer at the discretion of the dean (or equivalent) and the provost. 100
Responsibilities: In addition to teaching and advising students, principal lecturers 101
are expected to engage in service to the department (or equivalent), college (or 102
equivalent), the university, and their professional community; they are not expected 103
to participate in scholarship. 104
Contracts: Principal lecturers will receive an initial five-year contract, which may be 105
renewed at the sole discretion of the university. If the five-year contract is not to be 106
renewed, notice must be given by June 30 of the third year, yielding a “rolling five-107
year contract.” Note that the offer of a five-year contract does not guarantee 108
subsequent five-year terms. In the event that projected departmental needs and/or 109
college resources do not support subsequent five-year contracts, a principal lecturer 110
can be offered a contract of less than five-year duration, but would nevertheless 111
retain the rank of principal lecturer. Any notice of non-renewal or offer of a 112
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subsequent contract of less than five years must occur by June 30 of the third year of 113
any five-year contract. 114
c. The Promotion Process 115
(1) The promotion process to senior and principal lecturer will follow the university 116
promotion calendar. 117
(2) Nominations for promotion may be initiated by the department chair (or 118
equivalent), by a senior faculty member, or by the individual. 119
(3) Promotion committee: Each college (or equivalent) will determine its procedure 120
for establishing a promotion committee. When there are candidates for promotion, 121
the appropriate academic administrator as designated by college policy will assemble 122
a promotion committee according to college policy. The group shall have its initial 123
meeting by 30 September and elect a chair. Although each college shall determine its 124
procedure for establishing a committee, the procedures shall ensure: 125
(a) that the committee membership includes five faculty elected from the tenured 126
faculty and non tenure-track-faculty senior in rank to the rank for which the 127
candidate is applying, and 128
(b) that no fewer than one member was a member of the promotion committee 129
during the immediately preceding year. This will provide for continuity over time. 130
Colleges are encouraged to establish a college-wide promotion committee. If a 131
college promotion committee does not exist, departments will carry out the functions 132
of a promotion committee as noted in the process above. If there are not five faculty 133
that fit the criteria to sit on the promotion committee, five faculty meeting the criteria 134
above will be selected by the executive committee of the Academic Senate and 135
approved by vote of the Academic Senate. 136
(a) Responsibility 137
The committee shall review the candidate based on: the promotion criteria of the 138
university as outlined in this policy and those of the college (or equivalent); the 139
candidate’s documentation; and all written internal letters of review or evaluation. 140
(b) Committee voting 141
There shall be no abstentions or avoidances of voting by absence. The committee’s 142
recommendation for approval or denial of promotion shall be in writing and 143
include a statement of reasons that support the recommendation (of approval or 144
denial of promotion), and the votes. The recommendation shall be forwarded by the 145
chair of the promotion committee to the dean (or equivalent) of the college by 30 146
January. 147
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NTID LECTURER PROMOTION COMMITTEE 149
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Composition 151
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For candidates seeking promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer, a committee or 153
committees shall be established consisting of five members, three of whom shall be 154
tenured with the rank of associate or full professor, and two shall hold the rank of senior 155
or principal lecturer. 156
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For candidates seeking promotion from senior lecturer to principal lecturer, a committee 158
or committees shall be established consisting of five members, three of whom shall be 159
tenured full professors, and two shall hold the rank of principal lecturer. In the absence of 160
two principal lecturers (a situation which will exist until there are at least two principal 161
lecturers employed by the College), their slots will be filled by tenured faculty. 162
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Where there are a sufficient number of lecturers employed by the institute, the two 164
lecturer slots on each committee will be filled first on an at-large basis. Assignment of the 165
tenured faculty slots will then occur to ensure that each discipline group is represented by 166
at least one member. 167
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The grouping into four discipline groups for the purpose of committee assignment shall 169
be as follows: 170
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(1) Department of Liberal Studies 172
Department of Cultural & Creative Studies 173
Department of Communication Studies and Services 174
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(2) Department of Business Studies 176
Department of Information and Computing Studies 177
Department of Engineering Studies 178
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(3) Department of Science and Mathematics 180
Department of Arts and Imaging Studies 181
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(4) Department of Research and Teacher Education 183
Department of Educational Design Resources 184
Department American Sign Language and Interpreting Education 185
Department of Counseling & Academic Advising Services 186
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Duty to Serve 188
Service on a College Promotion Committee is a professional faculty responsibility. 189
Therefore, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affair’s office will assign 190
promotion committee members from a list of all eligible faculty, by discipline groups and 191
based on a lottery, according to a fixed algorithm. In order to help faculty develop plans 192
of work appropriately, committee assignments for the following promotion cycle will be 193
made by January 15th. The only exemptions allowed will be for faculty who are out of 194
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the environment in the Fall and Winter Quarters for professional reasons, LOAs, illness 195
and faculty who are themselves promotion candidates in the upcoming cycle. 196
Term 197
Faculty will serve a two-year term. Each Lecturer Promotion Committee will elect its 198
chairperson. Before committees begin their deliberations, the President will call all 199
members together to give guidance on the implementation of the College’s lecturer 200
promotion policy. 201
Committee Workload 202
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In the event that there are more than five (5) candidates for promotion to a specific rank, 204
a second committee for that rank will be established. 205
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Initiation of Promotion Process 207
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On May 1st, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs office informs all faculty 209
that to be considered for promotion they are required to declare their intention to seek 210
promotion. Normally, faculty will be in rank for at least five years before seeking 211
promotion to the next rank. Faculty who wish to be considered for promotion should 212
inform their department chairperson or immediate supervisor in writing by June 1st. 213
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After the process is initiated, the candidate may withdraw at any time. In the case of 215
withdrawal, the candidate must provide formal notification to the Associate Vice 216
President for Academic Affairs Office. 217
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d. Promotion from the rank of Lecturer to the rank of Senior Lecturer 219
(1) Promotion to the rank of senior lecturer is based on meeting promotion criteria 220
and demonstrated evidence of outstanding teaching and successful performance of 221
other duties as assigned and where appropriate. Service at the level of department (or 222
equivalent) and college (or equivalent) is expected. 223
Only lecturers hired into permanent lines are eligible for promotion. Lecturers hired into 224
temporary positions are not eligible for promotion. However, if such temporary lecturers are 225
later hired into permanent lines, their service in the temporary positions may be counted 226
toward eligibility for promotion. 227
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NTID CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 229
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The following criteria will be used in assessing the candidacy of a lecturer for promotion 231
to senior lecturer: 232
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(1) Academic and Professional Qualifications 234
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The major criterion for awarding promotion to senior lecturer is demonstrated 236
excellence in teaching and/or tutoring, as determined in the candidate’s annual 237
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expectations. 238
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An assessment of excellence in teaching and/or tutoring will be primarily based on 240
peer evaluations, evaluations by former and current students, and administrative 241
evaluations during the most recent five-year period of full-time employment as a 242
lecturer. All candidates are required to satisfy the effective communication criteria 243
listed below. In order to demonstrate excellence, a candidate may also refer to one or 244
more of the activities listed below (b-e), although reference is not required except 245
where an activity was directly related to the candidate’s annual expected outcomes. 246
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(a) Effective communication with people who are deaf and people who are 248
hearing in all modalities and sensitivity to deaf cultural issues in order to 249
foster full and equal participation by all members of the NTID community. 250
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 252
The Institute expectation for NTID faculty is that they will strive for, 253
achieve, and maintain the ability to communicate in American Sign 254
Language (ASL) at a level of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, 255
comprehension, and fluency that allows effective participation in 256
communication situations applicable to work and social topics. In 257
consideration of the needs of the academic and social environment of 258
NTID, the target goal as established in the Communication Task Force 259
Recommendations and approved by faculty (February 1991) for all faculty 260
is an ADVANCED level of knowledge and abilities. For promotion to 261
principal lecturer, however, achievement of an INTERMEDIATE PLUS 262
level is acceptable in cases where the candidate can clearly show strong 263
evidence of progress and sustained effort toward an advanced rating. Such 264
evidence may include SRS ratings related to communication skills; 265
ongoing participation in sign communication development activities such 266
as ASL classes, individual tutoring, and videotaping of classroom 267
performance; involvement with student clubs and other extra-curricular 268
student activities; and interactions with the deaf community on and off 269
campus. Candidates should refer to Appendix C for detail and clarification 270
related to sign language achievement and Sign Language Proficiency 271
Interview (SLPI) ratings. The candidate’s documentation must include an 272
SLPI rating. 273
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SPOKEN COMMUNICATION 275
The Institute also expects NTID faculty to strive for, achieve, and 276
maintain the ability to use spoken communication strategies and 277
techniques. Spoken communication is considered to be speech, with or 278
without voice, used expressively and/or receptively, alone or to 279
complement a message communicated with signs. Although no skill level 280
is specified, faculty are expected to participate in learning activities 281
whereby they develop a knowledge of specific spoken communication 282
strategies and classroom techniques and their applicability in 283
communication situations. Promotion documentation must include 284
documentation of learning activities related to spoken communication. 285
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Competence in sign and spoken communication should be demonstrated 287
by substantial evidence obtained through documentation of satisfactory 288
completion of courses and seminars related to sign language, spoken 289
communication, cultural aspects, sensitivity, history or similar topics; 290
description of progress in courses and seminar (prepared by instructors 291
and/or the individual); evidence of on-going participation in activities 292
involving people who are deaf and other activities as determined by the 293
individual faculty member. In addition, it is expected that competence will 294
be substantiated through documentation such as observations by 295
individuals qualified to assess sign language and spoken communication 296
strategies; student evaluation feedback; certification from RID, NAD or 297
other certification related to American Sign Language or spoken 298
communication strategies and techniques. 299
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Faculty expectations for both sign and spoken components relate only to 301
the acquisition of communication knowledge and abilities; there are no 302
requirements for what communication mode(s) a faculty member must use 303
in any given professional circumstance. For a full description of 304
communication expectations and documentation, please refer to 305
Communication Task Force Report, November 1990, pp. 17-22. 306
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(b) Instructional development demonstrating initiative beyond a maintenance 308
level in such areas as curriculum, teaching methodology, instructional 309
materials, and laboratory facilities. In addition, the faculty member should 310
demonstrate ability to develop effective approaches to instruction and the 311
learning process as well as effective educational activities that transcend 312
traditional classroom instruction. 313
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(c) Advising of students relative to their academic pursuit of a major, electives 315
that will supplement their work in the major, future trends in the field 316
pursued by the student that will assist them in being the best prepared and 317
marketable upon graduation, overall NTID resources available to support 318
their learning and communication success, and general guidance to 319
students in pursuing a college degree. 320
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(d) Academic support service provision related to supporting students 322
mainstreamed into other RIT colleges. 323
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(2) Service 325
NTID lecturer candidates for promotion will not be required to have had a service 326
component. However, those who have done service should include reference to it 327
in their documentation. 328
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Depending on annual assignment of service-related responsibilities, the candidate 330
for promotion to senior lecturer may have made contributions to NTID in one or 331
more of the following ways: 332
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(a) membership on department committees. 334
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(b) contributions towards student recruitment, retention, and placement. 336
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(c) services that support and enhance the campus community through 338
complementary education, student organizations, and special programs 339
and events. 340
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(d) service to the community that advances public confidence in NTID as a 342
college and RIT as an institute of higher education. 343
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(e) service to community agencies and organizations that advance special 345
NTID and RIT interests. 346
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(f) service to the profession through participation in state, national or 348
international societies, committees, or organizations 349
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(g) other community service in the public interest. 351
(2) The promotion process includes faculty and administrative review as follows: 352
(a) The candidate for promotion to senior lecturer shall assemble a portfolio that 353
documents his or her accomplishments for the most recent five-year period of full-354
time employment as a lecturer. The portfolio shall focus primarily on the 355
candidate’s teaching expertise with examples of pedagogical approach and student 356
and peer evaluations. The portfolio will also include documentation of the 357
candidate’s efforts to develop professionally as well as evidence of other areas of 358
activity, such as advising and service, where these have been included in the 359
candidate’s plan of work and as required for eligibility for promotion. The portfolio 360
shall include all administrative reviews for the specified time period. 361
(b) The candidate shall submit the portfolio to the college (or equivalent) promotion 362
committee for review. The committee chair will solicit letters of recommendation 363
for or against promotion from the department chair (or equivalent), and from the 364
tenured faculty members and non tenure-track teaching faculty senior in rank from 365
within the candidate’s department (or equivalent). 366
(c) The committee will send a letter of recommendation for or against promotion to 367
the dean (or equivalent) accompanied by copies of the letters received from the 368
department chair (or equivalent), tenured department faculty, department non-369
tenure track teaching faculty senior in rank, and the candidate’s portfolio. 370
(d) Based on the statement of accomplishments and the letters solicited from the 371
department chair (or equivalent) the other tenured faculty members and non 372
tenure- track teaching faculty senior in rank within the department, and the 373
promotion committee, the dean (or equivalent) will send his or her recommendation 374
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for or against promotion accompanied by all other letters and documentation to the 375
provost. 376
(e) The provost will inform the candidate of the final decision. 377
NTID PROCESS FOR PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 378
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1. Promotion Portfolio 380
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Upon notification by the President/Dean that a faculty member will be reviewed 382
for promotion to senior lecturer, the candidate prepares a portfolio containing all 383
information he or she feels will assist reviewers in judging his or her potential for 384
promotion. (Two copies of the portfolio should be submitted to the candidate’s 385
chairperson.) The following information must be contained in such a portfolio: 386
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Section One: the candidate’s original letter of hire. 388
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Section Two: a current curriculum vitae. 390
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Section Three: a written statement which should summarize the candidate’s 392
philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, and address his or her performance 393
relative to the criteria for promotion for the most recent five-year period that the 394
candidate has served as a lecturer, including efforts to develop professionally. The 395
summary should be written in such a way that it can be readily understood by 396
someone not in the candidate’s field. The written statement should be limited to 397
twenty pages. 398
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In addition, the candidate may include any material in his or her portfolio that he 400
or she feels would support promotion to senior lecturer. Such additional material 401
should appear in a separate binder. The material should support and provide 402
evidence of the statements made and the accomplishments cited in the candidate’s 403
vitae and written statement. 404
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The completed portfolio is submitted to the Office of the Associate Vice President 406
for Academic Affairs by September 3rd
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2. Promotion Review 409
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a. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs makes the candidate’s 411
portfolio available for review by the department chairperson, and the tenured 412
faculty and senior non-tenure track faculty (i.e. senior and principal lecturers) 413
in the department. Reviewers provide their comments relative to the 414
candidacy on Form A.1 (faculty) and on Form A.2 (chairperson). 415
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b. The promotion committee meets to consider the candidate’s documentation, 417
and the reviews of the department chairperson and departmental colleagues of 418
the candidate. Based on its deliberations, the committee prepares a 419
recommendation for or against promotion on Form A.3. This 420
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recommendation, together with the candidate’s portfolio and the chairperson 421
and faculty reviews, is submitted to the President/Dean by January 30th
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c. Based on the committee’s recommendation and accompanying 424
documentation, the President/Dean writes a recommendation on Form A.4 and 425
submits this to the provost. 426
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d. The provost informs the candidate of the final decision. 428
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e. Promotion Process from the rank of Senior Lecturer to the rank of Principal 430
Lecturer 431
(1) Promotion to principal lecturer is based on meeting promotion criteria and on 432
demonstrated evidence of outstanding teaching, service, and successful performance 433
of other duties as assigned and where appropriate. Service at the levels of department 434
(or equivalent), college (or equivalent) and the university is expected. Additional 435
service to the candidate’s professional community and the community at large is also 436
considered. 437
NTID CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 438
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The following criteria will be used in assessing the candidacy of a senior lecturer for 440
promotion to principal lecturer: 441
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(1) Academic and Professional Qualifications 443
The major criterion for awarding promotion to principal lecturer is demonstrated 444
sustained excellence in teaching, tutoring, and/or providing student support, as 445
determined in the candidate’s annual expectations. In order to satisfy the standard 446
for promotion, the candidate must be seen as a role model for other professionals. 447
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An assessment of sustained excellence in teaching, tutoring, and/or supporting 449
will be primarily based on peer evaluations, evaluations by former and current 450
students, and administrative evaluations during the most recent five-year period of 451
full-time employment as a senior lecturer. All candidates are required to satisfy 452
the effective communication criteria listed below. In order to demonstrate 453
excellence, a candidate may also refer to one or more of the activities listed below 454
(b-e), although reference is not required except where an activity was directly 455
related to the candidate’s annual expected outcomes. 456
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(a) Effective communication with people who are deaf and people who are 458
hearing in all modalities and sensitivity to deaf cultural issues in order to 459
foster full and equal participation by all members of the NTID community. 460
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 462
The Institute expectation for NTID faculty is that they will strive for, 463
achieve, and maintain the ability to communicate in American Sign 464
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Language (ASL) at a level of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, 465
comprehension, and fluency that allows effective participation in 466
communication situations applicable to work and social topics. In 467
consideration of the needs of the academic and social environment of 468
NTID, the target goal as established in the Communication Task Force 469
Recommendations and approved by faculty (February 1991) for all faculty 470
is an ADVANCED level of knowledge and abilities. For promotion to 471
principal lecturer, however, achievement of an INTERMEDIATE PLUS 472
level is acceptable in cases where the candidate can clearly show strong 473
evidence of progress and sustained effort toward an advanced rating. Such 474
evidence may include SRS ratings related to communication skills; 475
ongoing participation in sign communication development activities such 476
as ASL classes, individual tutoring, and videotaping of classroom 477
performance; involvement with student clubs and other extra-curricular 478
student activities; and interactions with the deaf community on and off 479
campus. Candidates should refer to Appendix C for detail and clarification 480
related to sign language achievement and Sign Language Proficiency 481
Interview (SLPI) ratings. The candidate’s documentation must include an 482
SLPI rating. 483
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SPOKEN COMMUNICATION 485
The Institute also expects NTID faculty to strive for, achieve, and 486
maintain the ability to use spoken communication strategies and 487
techniques. Spoken communication is considered to be speech, with or 488
without voice, used expressively and/or receptively, alone or to 489
complement a message communicated with signs. Although no skill level 490
is specified, faculty are expected to participate in learning activities 491
whereby they develop a knowledge of specific spoken communication 492
strategies and classroom techniques and their applicability in 493
communication situations. Promotion documentation must include 494
documentation of learning activities related to spoken communication. 495
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Competence in sign and spoken communication should be demonstrated 497
by substantial evidence obtained through documentation of satisfactory 498
completion of courses and seminars related to sign language, spoken 499
communication, cultural aspects, sensitivity, history or similar topics; 500
description of progress in courses and seminar (prepared by instructors 501
and/or the individual); evidence of on-going participation in activities 502
involving people who are deaf and other activities as determined by the 503
individual faculty member. In addition, it is expected that competence will 504
be substantiated through documentation such as observations by 505
individuals qualified to assess sign language and spoken communication 506
strategies; student evaluation feedback; certification from RID, NAD or 507
other certification related to American Sign Language or spoken 508
communication strategies and techniques. 509
510
Faculty expectations for both sign and spoken components relate only to 511
the acquisition of communication knowledge and abilities; there are no 512
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requirements for what communication mode(s) a faculty member must use 513
in any given professional circumstance. For a full description of 514
communication expectations and documentation, please refer to 515
Communication Task Force Report, November 1990, pp. 17-22. 516
517
(b) Instructional development demonstrating initiative beyond a maintenance 518
level in such areas as curriculum, teaching methodology, instructional 519
materials, and laboratory facilities. In addition, the faculty member should 520
demonstrate ability to develop effective approaches to instruction and the 521
learning process as well as effective educational activities that transcend 522
traditional classroom instruction. 523
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(c) Advising of students relative to their academic pursuit of a major, 525
electives that will supplement their work in the major, future trends in the 526
field pursued by the student that will assist them in being the best prepared 527
and marketable upon graduation, overall NTID resources available to 528
support their learning and communication success, and general guidance 529
to students in pursuing a college degree. 530
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(d) Academic support service provision related to supporting students 532
mainstreamed into other RIT colleges. 533
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(2) Service 535
Additionally, the candidate for promotion to principal lecturer should have made 536
contributions to NTID, the greater university and his or her professional 537
community in one or more of the following ways: 538
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(a) leadership on Department and/or College committees. 540
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(b) contributions towards student recruitment, retention, and placement. 542
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(c) services that support and enhance the campus community through 544
complementary education, student organizations, and special programs 545
and events. 546
547
(d) service to the community that advances public confidence in NTID as a 548
college and RIT as an institute of higher education. 549
550
(e) service to community agencies and organizations that advance special 551
NTID and RIT interests. 552
553
(f) service to the profession through participation in state, national or 554
international societies, committees, or organizations 555
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(g) other community service in the public interest. 557
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(2) The promotion process includes faculty and administrative review as follows: 560
(a) The candidate for promotion to principal lecturer will assemble a portfolio that 561
documents his or her accomplishments for the most recent five-year period of full-562
time employment following promotion to senior lecturer. The portfolio shall focus 563
primarily on the candidate’s teaching expertise with examples of pedagogical 564
approach and student and peer evaluations. The portfolio shall also include 565
documentation of the candidate’s efforts to develop professionally as well as 566
evidence of other areas of activity, such as advising and service, where these have 567
been included in the candidate’s plan of work and as required for eligibility for 568
promotion. The portfolio shall include all administrative reviews for the specified 569
time period. 570
(b) The candidate shall submit the portfolio to a college (or equivalent) promotion 571
committee for review. The committee chair will solicit letters of recommendation 572
for or against promotion from the department chair (or equivalent), and from the 573
tenured faculty members and principal lecturers from within the candidate’s 574
department (or equivalent). 575
(c) The committee will send a letter of recommendation for or against promotion to 576
the dean (or equivalent) accompanied by copies of the letters received from the 577
department chair (or equivalent), tenured departmental faculty, department 578
principal lecturers, and the candidate’s portfolio. 579
(d) Based on the statement of accomplishments and the letters solicited from the 580
department chair (or equivalent), the tenured and tenure-track faculty members 581
and non tenure-track teaching faculty senior in rank from within the department, 582
and the promotion committee, the dean (or equivalent) will send his or her 583
recommendation for or against promotion accompanied by all other letters and 584
documentation to the provost. 585
(e) The provost will inform the candidate of the final decision. 586
f. Granting or Denial of Promotion 587
(1) Notification: The granting or denial of promotion shall be in the form of a 588
written communication from the provost to the candidate no later than 15 April. In 589
the case of denial, the letter shall set forth the specific reasons and the committee 590
vote. Denial of promotion does not preclude such lecturers from continuing in a 591
lecturer position or from applying for promotion in any subsequent year if they are 592
eligible and meet the conditions for promotion. At least one full calendar year must 593
elapse between applications for promotion. 594
(2) Effective date: If awarded, the promotion becomes effective on the first day of 595
the following academic year. 596
(3) Appeal: If a candidate wishes to appeal a promotion denial, the university 597
Faculty Grievance Procedures are available to the extent provided in E24.0. Such 598
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appeal shall be limited to the question of whether the policies and procedures set 599
forth in the promotion policy have been followed in the candidate's case. 600
NTID PROCESS FOR PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 601
602
1. Promotion Portfolio 603
604
Upon notification by the President/Dean that a faculty member will be reviewed 605
for promotion to principal lecturer, the candidate prepares a portfolio containing 606
all information he or she feels will assist reviewers in judging his or her potential 607
for promotion. (Two copies of the portfolio should be submitted to the candidate’s 608
chairperson.) The following information must be contained in such a portfolio: 609
610
Section One: the candidate’s original letter of hire. 611
612
Section Two: a current curriculum vitae. 613
614
Section Three: a written statement which should summarize the candidate’s 615
philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, and address his or her performance 616
relative to the criteria for promotion for the most recent five-year period that the 617
candidate has served as a senior lecturer, including efforts to develop 618
professionally. The summary should be written in such a way that it can be 619
readily understood by someone not in the candidate’s field. The written statement 620
should be limited to twenty pages. 621
622
In addition, the candidate may include any material in his or her portfolio that he 623
or she feels would support promotion to principal lecturer. Such additional 624
material should appear in a separate binder. The material should support and 625
provide evidence of the statements made and the accomplishments cited in the 626
candidate’s vitae and written statement. 627
628
The completed portfolio is submitted to the Office of the Associate Vice President 629
for Academic Affairs by September 3rd
. 630
631
2. Promotion Review 632
633
a. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs makes the 634
candidate’s portfolio available for review by the department 635
chairperson, and the tenured faculty and senior non-tenure track 636
faculty (i.e. principal lecturers) in the department. Reviewers provide 637
their comments relative to the candidacy on Form B.1 (faculty) and 638
Form B.2 (chairperson). 639
640
b. The promotion committee meets to consider the candidate’s 641
documentation, and the reviews of the department chairperson and 642
departmental colleagues of the candidate. Based on its deliberations, 643
the committee prepares a recommendation for or against promotion on 644
Form B.3. This recommendation, together with the candidate’s 645
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portfolio and the chairperson and faculty reviews, is submitted to the 646
President/Dean by January 30th
. 647
648
c. Based on the committee’s recommendation and accompanying 649
documentation, the President/Dean writes a recommendation on Form 650
B.4 and submits this to the provost. 651
652
d. The provost informs the candidate of the final decision. 653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
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CALENDAR OF ACTION 694
TIME* ACTION 695
696
January Appointment of College Lecturer Promotion Committees are completed. 697
698
May 1 Office of the President/Dean informs all lecturers of promotion timelines. 699
700
June 1 Lecturers and senior lecturers who wish to be considered candidates for 701
promotion inform their respective department chairs. 702
703
June 3 The department chair prepares a list of all candidates for promotion from the 704
department and forwards it to the Associate Vice President for Academic 705
Affairs. 706
707
June 5 The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs prepares a list of all 708
candidates for promotion from within the college and forwards it to the 709
president. 710
711
June 10 Office of the President/Dean randomly assigns candidates to committees. 712
713
Sept. 3 Candidate submits his/her portfolio and documentation to his/her 714
department chairperson. 715
716
Departmental faculty review begins. 717
718
Sept. 15 Department chairperson submits his/her written recommendation, and the 719
candidate’s portfolio and documentation to the Office of the President/Dean. 720
721
Departmental faculty submit individual recommendations to the Office of 722
the President/Dean. . 723
724
The Office of the President/Dean inserts copies of annual appraisals as 725
Section Four of the documentation. 726
727
Oct. 17 The Promotion Committee receives the candidate’s documentation from the 728
Office of the President/Dean (departmental faculty recommendations, 729
chairperson recommendation, annual evaluations, candidate’s portfolio and 730
documentation) and starts its deliberations 731
732
Jan. 30 The Promotion Committee submits its recommendation to the President/Dean. 733
All documentation is returned to the President/Dean. 734
735
Feb. 8 The President/Dean sends his or her confidential recommendation to the Chief 736
Academic Officer together with the candidate’s documentation. 737
738
739
*Next working day will be used for any date that falls on a weekend or holiday. 740 APPENDIX A: PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 741
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A.1: FACULTY RECOMMENDATION 742
743
I have worked with the candidate for _____ years in the capacity of ________________ 744
745
In my judgment and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 746
747
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 748
749
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 750
751
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 752
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 753
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 754
755
Academic and Professional Qualifications 756
757
a) Teaching 758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
b) Professional Development 768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
c) Effective communication 778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
20
d) Other 790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
Service (where applicable) 802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
Prepared by _________________________ 817
818
819
Department _________________________ 820
821
822
Date __________________________ 823
824
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 825
by September 15. 826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
21
APPENDIX A: PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 838
839
A.2: CHAIRPERSON RECOMMENDATION 840
841
I have worked with the candidate for _____ years in the capacity of ________________ 842
843
In my judgment and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 844
845
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 846
847
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 848
849
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 850
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 851
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 852
853
Academic and Professional Qualifications 854
855
a) Teaching 856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
b) Professional Development 866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
c) Effective communication 876
877
878
879
880
881
882
883
884
885
22
d) Other 886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
Service (where applicable) 895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
Prepared by _________________________ 910
911
912
Department _________________________ 913
914
915
Date __________________________ 916
917
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 918
by September 15. 919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933
23
APPENDIX A: PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 934
935
A.3: COLLEGE LECTUER PROMOTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 936
937
The recommendation of this Committee is: 938
_____ number of votes in support of promotion 939
_____ number of votes against promotion 940
941
It is therefore the judgment of the Committee, on the basis of evaluation of all available 942
information, that 943
944
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 945
946
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 947
948
In the following, we provide a rationale for our judgment of whether the candidate has 949
satisfied the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative Guidelines 950
and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 951
952
Academic and Professional Qualifications 953
954
a) Teaching 955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
b) Professional Development 964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
c) Effective communication 973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
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d) Other 982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
Service (where applicable) 994
995
996
997
998
999
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
Prepared by _________________________ 1009
1010
1011
Department _________________________ 1012
1013
1014
Date __________________________ 1015
1016
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 1017
by September 15. 1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
25
APPENDIX A: PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER 1030
1031
A.4: PRESIDENT/DEAN CONFIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATION 1032
1033
In my judgment, and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 1034
1035
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 1036
1037
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to senior lecturer. 1038
1039
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 1040
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 1041
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058
1059
1060
1061
1062
1063
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
1069
1070
1071
1072
President/Dean ___________________ 1073
1074
1075
Date _________________________ 1076
1077
26
APPENDIX B: PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 1078
1079
B.1: FACULTY RECOMMENDATION 1080
1081
I have worked with the candidate for _____ years in the capacity of ________________ 1082
1083
In my judgment and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 1084
1085
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1086
1087
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1088
1089
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 1090
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 1091
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 1092
1093
Academic and Professional Qualifications 1094
1095
a) Teaching 1096
1097
1098
1099
1100
1101
1102
1103
1104
1105
b) Professional development 1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1114
1115
c) Effective communication 1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
1125
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d) Other 1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
Service 1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1147
1148
1149
1150
1151
Prepared by _________________________ 1152
1153
1154
Department _________________________ 1155
1156
1157
Date __________________________ 1158
1159
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 1160
by September 15. 1161
1162
1163
1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170
1171
1172
1173
28
APPENDIX B: PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 1174
1175
B.2: CHAIRPERSON RECOMMENDATION 1176
1177
I have worked with the candidate for _____ years in the capacity of ________________ 1178
1179
In my judgment and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 1180
1181
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1182
1183
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1184
1185
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 1186
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 1187
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 1188
1189
Academic and Professional Qualifications 1190
1191
a) Teaching 1192
1193
1194
1195
1196
1197
1198
1199
1200
1201
b) Professional Development 1202
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
c) Effective communication 1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1218
1219
1220
1221
29
d) Other 1222
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
1228
1229
1230
1231
Service 1232
1233
1234
1235
1236
1237
1238
1239
1240
1241
1242
1243
1244
1245
1246
Prepared by _________________________ 1247
1248
1249
Department _________________________ 1250
1251
1252
Date __________________________ 1253
1254
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 1255
by September 15. 1256
1257
1258
1259
1260
1261
1262
1263
1264
1265
1266
1267
1268
1269
30
APPENDIX B: PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 1270
1271
B.3: COLLEGE LECTUER PROMOTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 1272
1273
The recommendation of this Committee is: 1274
_____ number of votes in support of promotion 1275
_____ number of votes against promotion 1276
1277
It is therefore the judgment of the Committee, on the basis of evaluation of all available 1278
information, that 1279
1280
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1281
1282
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1283
1284
In the following, we provide a rationale for our judgment of whether the candidate has 1285
satisfied the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative Guidelines 1286
and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 1287
1288
Academic and Professional Qualifications 1289
1290
a) Teaching 1291
1292
1293
1294
1295
1296
1297
1298
1299
1300
b) Professional Development 1301
1302
1303
1304
1305
1306
1307
1308
c) Effective communication 1309
1310
1311
1312
1313
1314
1315
1316
1317
31
d) Other 1318
1319
1320
1321
1322
1323
1324
1325
Service 1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1331
1332
1333
1334
1335
1336
1337
1338
1339
1340
Prepared by _________________________ 1341
1342
1343
Department _________________________ 1344
1345
1346
Date __________________________ 1347
1348
Return this form directly to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 1349
by September 15. 1350
1351
1352
1353
1354
1355
1356
1357
1358
1359
1360
1361
1362
1363
1364
1365
32
APPENDIX B: PROMOTION TO PRINCIPAL LECTURER 1366
1367
B.4: PRESIDENT/DEAN CONFIDENTIAL RECOMMENDATION 1368
1369
In my judgment, and on the basis of my evaluation of all available information, 1370
1371
___________________________has satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1372
1373
________________________has not satisfied the criteria for promotion to principal lecturer. 1374
1375
My recommendation is based upon the following assessment of the candidate’s performance 1376
relative to the criteria for promotion as these are stated in the NTID Administrative 1377
Guidelines and Criteria for Promotion to Senior and Principal Lecturer (pp. 7-9 and 11-14). 1378
1379
1380
1381
1382
1383
1384
1385
1386
1387
1388
1389
1390
1391
1392
1393
1394
1395
1396
1397
1398
1399
1400
1401
1402
1403
1404
1405
1406
1407
1408
President/Dean ___________________ 1409
1410
1411
Date _________________________ 1412
1413
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APPENDIX C 1414
INTERPRETING SIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW RATING SCALE1 1415
1416
It is the position of this Communication Task Force that faculty peers and administrators 1417
need only address two questions in developing their judgments regarding an individual’s sign 1418
language skills: 1419
1420
1. Has an individual fully met the Institute expectations? 1421
2. If not, has the individual made acceptable progress toward the goal? It may be 1422
deemed appropriate in light of other qualifications and given extenuating 1423
circumstances to accept other than the stated level at the time of the evaluation 1424
with the expectation that the individual will achieve that level of sign language 1425
in the reasonably near future. 1426
It is to be judged whether an individual’s professional development effort up to 1427
the time of the review documents a sustained and good-faith effort, as well as 1428
whether an individual’s SLPI rating suggests he or she will meet the Institute's 1429
expectations. 1430
1431
The issue of sufficient documentation will probably always remain primarily a judgment call 1432
(e.g., has there been sustained participation and effort within a defined professional 1433
development plan, or spotty participation over time, or “last-minute” rush to attempt to meet 1434
expectations, etc.). Nevertheless, these judgments should be guided by the intent and spirit of 1435
the recommendations. 1436
1437
If an individual does not attain the expected rating on the SLPI by the time of review for 1438
tenure, and if it is determined by those conducting the review that it is appropriate to assess 1439
progress rather than current level of achievement, the question arises, “What rating is 1440
considered to be close enough to indicate that, with additional sustained effort, he or she 1441
would reasonably be able to successfully attain the expected rating in the near future?” 1442
1443
We make the following recommendations for interpreting achievement of SLPI ratings: 1444
1445
SLPI RATING SCALE – Tenure Review and Promotion to Associate Professor2
Superior Plus
Superior
Advanced Plus
Advanced Meets Institute expectations.
Intermediate Plus Acceptable if candidate shows good progress toward Advanced rating; must be
accompanied by strong evidence of a variety of ongoing efforts to improve
performance.
Intermediate Generally not acceptable. (See pp. 29-30)
Survival Plus Not acceptable regardless of job responsibilities.
Survival
Novice Plus
Novice
1446 1 Reference to Communication Task Force Report, pp. 29 and 30.
2 Now applies also to promotion to senior and principal lecturer.
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APPENDIX D 1447
RIT INSTITUTE POLICY ON SERVICE – E4.0.4, section c 1448
1449
c. Service 1450
1451
While teaching and scholarship are important faculty responsibilities, services performed 1452
by faculty members are an indispensable part of the Institute’s daily life. Faculty members 1453
at all ranks are expected to provide some forms of service to the Institute, the college, the 1454
department and their professional community. They are often encouraged to provide 1455
service at different levels and areas of the Institute. 1456
1457
Service includes working with students and colleagues outside the classroom, such as 1458
might be found in college and Institute committee work, student advising and student 1459
activities as well as linking the professional skills of members of the faculty to the world 1460
beyond the campus. 1461
1462
RIT values all forms of faculty service. Typical faculty service activities include but are not 1463
limited to the following: committee work at the departmental, college, or Institute level; 1464
improving RIT’s program quality, reputation and operational efficiency; advising a 1465
student group; development of new courses and curriculum; service to the faculty 1466
member’s professional societies, such as reviewing articles, organizing professional 1467
conferences, or serving a professional organization. 1468
1469 1470