performance evaluation and become a permanent part thereof. Upon receipt, HR shall notify the evaluator, the evaluator’s supervisor, and the Faculty Senate Chair. 13.4 Step 4: Consideration by the Faculty Evaluations Committee. Within five (5) working days of receiving the notification from HR, the Faculty Senate Chair shall form an Annual Performance Rating Appeals Committee (APRAC). Members on the committee shall be selected randomly from the membership of the Faculty Evaluations Committee to evaluate the grievance. 1. The Annual Performance Rating Appeals Committee assigned to the grievance shall be comprised of five (5) members. Three (3) of them shall be voting faculty members (from the academic faculty ranks for a grievance by an academic faculty member, or from the administrative faculty ranks for a grievance by an administrative faculty member) selected from the elected membership of the Faculty Evaluations Committee of Faculty Senate. Prior to the selection of the APRAC, Faculty members serving on the committee shall recuse themselves if they are from the same department or if there is a conflict of interest in serving on the APRAC. Additionally, two (2) of them shall be non-voting members from the Faculty Evaluations Committee, who shall be included at meetings to provide support and clarification from their respective areas as needed. One NFA member and one HR representative serving on the Faculty Evaluations Committee shall serve on the APRAC or appoint a designee to serve if there is a conflict of interest. Supervisors of the committee members who are chosen to serve on an APRAC shall exercise leniency in terms of meeting other obligations and scheduling while they are deliberating. 2. The APRAC shall review the grievance and issue a written statement within ten (10) 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 13 Page 85
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