Prior to April 15 of each year, the NFA Chapter President will invite faculty members to comment on the performance of the Department Chair during the present academic year. These comments will be submitted electronically and gathered by the NFA Chapter President who will forward them to the Dean and Department Chair no later than May 1. The NFA Chapter President shall not disclose any information from this evaluation process to anyone other than the Dean and Department Chair. The Department Chair will be evaluated by the Dean, based upon the performance of the duties as outlined in Section 8.3. Deans are encouraged to involve classified staff and part-time faculty in Department Chair evaluations. 3 Unsatisfactory Evaluation If a Department Chair receives an unsatisfactory evaluation for the Department Chair duties as defined in Article 8.3, the Dean with the Department Chair will develop a remediation plan with stated outcomes. Failure to improve pursuant to the remediation plan or a subsequent unsatisfactory evaluation may lead to removal as Department Chair by the Dean with concurrence of the Vice President. Unsatisfactory Department Chair evaluations may be appealed to the Vice President. 10.7 Department Chair Recall, Removal, and Replacement A Department Chair may be recalled by their department or removed by the Administration for cause related to refusal to perform the normal duties of the Department Chair, for consistent unsatisfactory performance of the normal duties of the Department Chair, for any other formal causes for discipline specified in NSHE Code, or for extraordinary circumstances. This section of the contract defines how removal may come about and how any vacancies shall be filled. In the unusual and extreme 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 48
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