FACULTY TENURE

College of the Redwoods is dedicated to appointing faculty who exhibit knowledge, ability, enthusiasm and commitment to education and students. The faculty evaluation system was established to preserve and ensure
this dedication to quality. A rigorous and demanding tenure review process is another method of assuring the continued excellence of instruction and learning at College of the Redwoods.

The Board of Trustees shall make tenure decisions based primarily on the recommendations made by the Academic Senate and the President. Recommendations of the Academic Senate's Tenure Review Committee will be made available to the Board at their request.

A. For a faculty member serving under the first academic year of his or her employment by contract, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of the following alternatives:

1. Not enter into a contract for the following academic year.
2. Enter into a contract for the following academic year.

B. For a faculty member serving under his or her second consecutive contract, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of the following:

1. Not enter into a contract for the following academic year.
2. Enter into a contract for the following two academic years.

C. For a faculty member employed under his or her third consecutive contract, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of the following alternatives.

1. Employ the probationary employee as a tenured employee for all subsequent academic years.
2. Not employ the probationary employee as a tenured employee.

Adopted by Board of Trustees: August 15, 1977
Amended: August 5, 1985; June 6, 1988; July 9, 1990; June 3, 1991;
September 12, 1994;
March 6, 1995