Guidelines for The Performance
Evaluation Process and Goal Setting

Evaluation Process

Each Vice President, Dean, Director or Department Head should ensure that an annual performance evaluation and the establishment of goals and objectives (if applicable) are accomplished for each staff employee within his or her area of responsibility. The employee's immediate supervisor should complete the form, conduct the evaluation and set goals with the employee.

The supervisor at the next level above the employee's immediate supervisor should review all performance evaluations prepared by the supervisors under him/her PRIOR to the review with the employee.

Upon approval by the next level supervisor, the employee's supervisor should review and discuss the evaluation with the employee. The employee is afforded an opportunity to review his or her performance evaluation and sign the form verifying the review has been discussed. The employee's signature does not necessarily indicate agreement with the evaluation. The evaluation review should be conducted in a face-to-face meeting by the immediate supervisor.

Copies may be issued to the employee and maintained in the department. All original employee evaluations should be forwarded to Human Resources, 303 Rose Administration or Box 870126 to be recorded and filed.

General Information

The evaluation period runs from June 1 through May 31. Employees who have not completed their introductory period as of May 31 should be given the appropriate appraisal upon completion of their six months introductory period. However, you should conduct a goal planning session with ALL employees under your supervision to determine goals and objectives. If you have Post Doctoral employees, it is not necessary to conduct annual evaluations on these employees.

For consistency, it is important that every department use The University of Alabama Annual Employee Performance Evaluation forms.  Please contact Human Resources if you need to use a special form for accreditation or other specialty needs.

For questions concerning the execution of the performance evaluation process, contact your assigned HR Partner at 348-8213.

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