Palm Beach State College Board Procedure

Title: Procedure for Performance Appraisals

Policy Number: 6Hx-18-5.42P

Legal Authority: 1001.65 FS, 1001.65 FS 

Date Adopted/Amended: Adopted 5/10/2022; Amended 4/26/2024, 5/1/2026

 

This procedure aims to maximize employee potential by evaluating and recognizing their performance, accountability, and job knowledge, while setting clear objectives and ensuring they are achieved within established timelines.
 
Pending appraisals will be canceled for employees who are no longer employed with the College. The dates specified in this procedure are subject to change to the following business day if they fall on a weekend or a college closure.

Regular Non-Bargaining Unit Employees

The annual performance appraisal period for regular non-bargaining unit employees is from July 1 to June 30. The appraisal must be completed on or before August 31. For appraisal details, refer to the Staff Performance Appraisal Manual.
 
The following outlines the appraisal completion dates:

  1. Employees complete their self-assessment between May 1 and June 30. On the first business day after June 30, the completed or blank self-assessments will automatically advance to managers for their review and completion.
  2. Managers must complete the appraisal on or before August 31. Completion refers to managers acknowledging in the system that they met with their employees.

Bargaining Unit Members

Instructional faculty and librarians undergoing the continuing contract process do not receive a performance appraisal, as they follow the guidelines outlined in the Continuing Contract Manual. All other bargaining unit members are subject to the following procedures:

1. Instructional Faculty
The annual performance appraisal period for instructional faculty is from August 16 to the end of the spring semester. The appraisal must be completed on or before May 31. For appraisal details, refer to the relevant performance appraisal guidelines.
 
The following outlines the appraisal completion dates:

  1.  Employees complete their self-assessment between February 1 and March 31. On the first business day of April, the completed or blank self-assessments will automatically advance to managers for their review and completion.
  2. Managers must complete the appraisal on or before May 31. Completion refers to managers acknowledging in the system that they met with their employees.

2. CCP Instructors and Librarians
The annual performance appraisal period for regular CCP Instructors and Librarians is from July 1 to June 30. The appraisal must be completed on or before June 30. For appraisal details, refer to the relevant performance appraisal guidelines.

The following outlines the appraisal completion dates:

  1. Employees complete their self-assessment between March 1 and April 30. On the first business day of May, the completed or blank self-assessments will automatically advance to managers for their review and completion.
  2. Managers must complete the appraisal on or before June 30. Completion refers to managers acknowledging in the system that they met with their employees.