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  Schedule the review with the employee at a convenient time for both of you.

Make sure to give at least one week's notice to the employee.

  OPTIONAL:    Some supervisors may choose to provide the employee with a copy of the performance standards established at the beginning of the rating period and request a self-evaluation to be completed prior to the scheduled evaluation.  This practice helps to obtain the employee's view and helps generate discussion during the evaluation.
  Refer to copy of performance standards established at the beginning of the rating period.
  Review all supporting documents or notes relating to employee's performance.
  Complete the Performance Evaluation Rating Form:
  • After listing each Duty Area, be sure and list the relative importance the duty has in relation to the overall structure of the job. 

A =  Major reason the job exists.  A duty with this reason is the main reason a job exists.  It should be the core responsibility and one that has the largest % of time dedicated to it.

B = The duty is essential to the performance of the job as a whole.  Duties with this rating will be geared to the attainment of departmental and work unit priorities and will in most cases be the 2nd largest time % requirement.

C = The duty is important, but not critical to the performance of the job.  It will generally consume the least amount of time requirement.

  • Rate each standard by comparing employee's performance against the defined qualifier. The employee's performance for each standard should be defined as: Unsatisfactory (U), Satisfactory (S), Above Average (AA) or Exceeds Standards (E).
  • Provide accurate narrative regarding the employee's performance for each standard.
  After evaluating each standard, indicate a performance rating for each duty area listed on page 1 of the approved Performance Evaluation Rating Form
  After evaluating each duty area, indicate an OVERALL job performance rating at the bottom of page 1 of the approved Performance Evaluation Form:

U = Unsatisfactory: An overall performance of duties that is unacceptable in quality, accuracy, and/or timeliness.

S = Satisfactory: An overall performance that demonstrates competency in the performance of duties and responsibilities of the job.

AA = Above Average: An overall performance of duties which are above "Satisfactory".

E = Exceeds Standards: An overall performance of the duties and responsibilities at a level exceeding the acceptable standards.