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WCER Professional Development & Merit Exercise Resources

ADAM GAMORAN’S MEETING WITH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS (video)
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WCER: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SALARY INCREASE TRAINING (video)

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ACADEMIC STAFF PLANNING FORM (ASPF) (PDF) (MS Word): The Academic Staff Planning Form is to be completed by January 1, 2006 and by July 1 st, thereafter. The form allows for the following:

• the establishment of clear performance expectations, coordinating employee effort with project goals;
• the comparison of actual performance to performance expectations;
• the creation of a professional development action plan; and,
• the documentation required for promotions or change of duties salary increases.

In addition, the ASPF can be used as a performance intervention tool when used as a Performance Improvement Plan.
Instructions for Completing WCER Academic Staff Planning Form

SAMPLE ACADEMIC STAFF PLANNING FORM - Guy Smart

EMPLOYEE'S MERIT REVIEW FORM: (PDF) (MS Word) The Employee’s Merit Review Form is to be completed by mid-March. To allow for the appropriate distribution of merit increases, good and acceptable performances should be rated a three. The ASPF can be contributory but is not causal to merit increase ratings.

2006 Exceptional Performance Award Winners
Kitch Barnacle & Alissa Minor

GUIDELINES FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD

EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AWARD OFFICIAL NOMINATION FORM: (PDF) (MS Word)This form is submitted by PIs with the Employee’s Merit Review Form. The WCER Director will select one to three nominee(s) to receive additional merit dollars. If an operational area nominates more than one candidate, the PI(s) will be asked to rank them.

WCER NON-MERIT-EXERCISE SALARY INCREASE TYPES: This document provides an brief summary of the five ways salary increases can be requested and the requirements for title changes. For more complete information on non-merit salary increases, see below (Unclassified Title Guidline). Be advised that salary increases are not an entitlement and that not every rule governing non-merit exercise salary increases is in writing.

Unclassified Title Guidline (Web site)

MILESTONES: This document provides a general history of the professional development and merit exercise improvement project.  

WCER: What’s New/What’s Not? This document summarizes the changes to WCER’s professional development and salary increase practices and procedures.

SOE Academic Staff Web Resource