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A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the faculty and boards of trustees and boards of regents to continue the work that they have begun in public postsecondary institutions to develop comprehensive, periodic post-tenure review systems.
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the General Assembly to provide adequate resources to support a quality system of public postsecondary education;
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the General Assembly to promote the development of a strategic agenda to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and accessibility of postsecondary education in the state;
WHEREAS, it is critical to the economic well-being of the state that the level of education of Kentucky citizens be improved;
WHEREAS, the 1997 Postsecondary Education Improvement Act focused attention on governance, funding, and clarification of missions of the postsecondary education institutions;
WHEREAS, the public as a whole, and in particular students, have a right to expect excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service by highly-qualified faculty;
WHEREAS, the faculty has a vested interest in assuring that all faculty, including tenured faculty, perform at a high level in teaching, scholarship, and service;
WHEREAS, a comprehensive, formal, periodic evaluation of faculty performance, developed by the faculty, and addressing the unique needs of individual faculty assignments with a primary purpose of ensuring continuous support for faculty development, can enhance the overall vitality of postsecondary education in the state; and
WHEREAS, there is evidence that the majority of the postsecondary education institutions in Kentucky have begun the development and implementation of periodic post-tenure review systems to promote excellence;
NOW, THEREFORE,
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
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Section 1. The faculty and administration of each public postsecondary education are requested to continue the development of a comprehensive, periodic post-tenure review system that meets the unique needs of the institution, the units within the institution, and individual assignments. In the development of the system, the faculty and administration are encouraged to consider the following:
(1) Engaging faculty and administrators across the institution or among units within the institution in a systematic developmental process with sufficient time for input, piloting, and refining ideas;
(2) Developing indicators of quality of teaching, scholarship, and service;
(3) Identifying resources needed to support for faculty development;
(4) Determining appropriate mechanisms for peer feedback; and
(5) Keeping the board of trustees or board of regents informed during the developmental process.
Section 2. The Council on Postsecondary Education is encouraged to conduct a status review of post-tenure review in Kentucky public postsecondary institutions by September 1, 1999, and to provide a report of its findings no later than October 1, 1999, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to: Dr. Hanly Funderburk, President, Eastern Kentucky University, Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3101; Dr. Mary L. Smith, President, Kentucky State University, 400 E. Main Street, Frankfort, 40601-2355; Dr. Ronald G. Eaglin, President, Morehead University, 201 Howell-McDowell Administration Building, University Boulevard, Morehead, Kentucky 40351-1689; Dr. Kern Alexander II, President, Murray State University, P.O. Box 9, Murray, Kentucky 42701-0009; Dr. James C. Votruba, President, Northern Kentucky University, Louie B. Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41099; Dr. Charles T. Wethington, Jr., University of Kentucky, South Limestone, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0032; Dr. John W. Shumaker, President; University of Louisville, 2301 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40292; Dr. Gary Ransdell, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-3576; Mr. Jack Moreland, Acting President, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Wilkinson Boulevard, Suite 70, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; Eastern Kentucky University Faculty Senate Chair, Karen N. Janssen, Wallace 245, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3133; Kentucky State University Faculty Senate Chair, Alan Moore, Department of Music, Bradford Hall, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; Morehead State University Faculty Senate Chair, Michael Adams, Department of Physical Sciences, LA 404E; Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky 40351; Murray State University Faculty Senate Chair, Ann Landini, P. O. Box 9, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky 42071-0009; Northern Kentucky University Faculty Senate Chair, Charles Frank, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Suite 311, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41099; University of Kentucky Faculty Senate Chair, James L. Applegate, Room 6, Administration Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0032; Kentucky Community College and Technical System, Community College Branch Faculty Senate Chair, Kathy Smallwood, Prestonsburg Community College, 1 Bert Combs Drive, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653-9502; University of Louisville Faculty Senate Chair, Teresa Butler, Room 0226, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292; Western Kentucky University Faculty Senate Chair, Arvin Vos, Department of Philosophy & Religion, Western Kentucky University, Cherry Hall, Room 310, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 and Mr. Ken Walker, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-4395.
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