WAC
251-20-010 Employee performance evaluation--Authority, purpose, use.
251-20-020 Employee performance evaluation--Forms.
251-20-030 Method of evaluation.
251-20-040 Employee performance evaluation--Procedure.
251-20-050 Employee performance evaluation--Appeal.
251-20-060 Employee performance evaluation--Responsibility.
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY
CODIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER
251-20-045 Annual performance evaluation--Distribution of ratings--Management employees. [Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-045, filed 7/31/84.]Repealed by 85-20-049 (Order 136), filed 9/25/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100.
WAC 251-20-010 Employee performance evaluation--Authority, purpose, use. (1) The rules contained in this chapter follow from the authority of chapter 41.06 RCW, which requires that standardized employee performance evaluation procedures and forms be used by institutions of higher education for the appraisal of employee job performance at least annually.
(2) Supervisors will conduct annual performance evaluations to record and inform employees regarding how well they have contributed to the fulfillment of institution and job objectives.
(3) Performance evaluation shall not be used to initiate personnel actions such as transfers, promotion, or discipline.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-20-010, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 85-20-049 (Order 136), § 251-20-010, filed 9/25/85; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-010, filed 7/31/84; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-010, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]
WAC 251-20-020 Employee performance evaluation--Forms. (1) Standardized performance evaluation forms approved by the director shall be used to record employee evaluations. The forms shall contain standard rating factors or performance elements and shall provide for one or more optional factors developed by the institution, which reflect organizational requirements and specific job-related aspects of performance.
(2) The approved forms shall accommodate the provisions of WAC 251-20-040.
(3) The approved forms may be supplemented with other forms and/or information used by an institution to support the evaluations recorded on the approved forms.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 00-10-027, § 251-20-020, filed 4/24/00, effective 6/1/00; 97-13-045, § 251-20-020, filed 6/13/97, effective 8/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-020, filed 7/31/84; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-020, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]
WAC 251-20-030 Method of evaluation. (1) Employee performance is to be evaluated on the approved form on the basis of performance expectations determined by the supervisor.
(2) Upon appointment to a position, the employee's supervisor will provide the employee with a copy of the following:
(a) The specification for the class.
(b) The employee's specific position duties and responsibilities which relate to the specification.
(3) Written performance expectations shall be provided to the employee in sufficient time to allow the employee to meet the work expectations (normally within thirty calendar days after appointment to an existing position and within ninety calendar days after appointment to a newly created or significantly modified position).
(4) The performance expectations shall remain in effect for future evaluations unless action is taken to modify them and the employee has been provided with a copy of the changes.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 00-10-027, § 251-20-030, filed 4/24/00, effective 6/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 85-20-049 (Order 136), § 251-20-030, filed 9/25/85; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-030, filed 7/31/84; 81-15-021 (Order 89), § 251-20-030, filed 7/9/81, effective 8/10/81; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-030, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]
WAC 251-20-040 Employee performance evaluation--Procedure. (1) Each employee shall be evaluated at least annually by his/her immediate supervisor. The evaluation process shall use the form(s) as provided in WAC 251-20-020 and shall be in accord with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Prior to review by the second level of supervision, the employee shall be provided an opportunity to comment on the evaluation and to discuss his/her comments and the final evaluation with the supervisor.
(3) The evaluation shall be reviewed by the employee's second level of supervision (or management designee as determined by the institution).
(4) A copy of the completed annual evaluation form will be provided to the employee upon request.
(5) Performance evaluations shall be retained in the employee's file for no more than three years.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 85-20-049 (Order 136), § 251-20-040, filed 9/25/85; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-040, filed 7/31/84; 81-15-021 (Order 89), § 251-20-040, filed 7/9/81, effective 8/10/81; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-040, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]
WAC 251-20-050 Employee performance evaluation--Appeal. An appeal against action under this chapter shall be restricted to allegations of irregularities in the use of the approved form and/or the procedures outlined in WAC 251-20-010, 251-20-020, 251-20-030, and 251-20-040, as provided in WAC 251-12-075.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 85-22-022 (Order 141), § 251-20-050, filed 10/30/85, effective 12/1/85; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-20-050, filed 7/31/84; 81-15-021 (Order 89), § 251-20-050, filed 7/9/81, effective 8/10/81; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-050, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]
WAC 251-20-060 Employee performance evaluation--Responsibility. The personnel officer shall be responsible for establishing and administering the employee performance evaluation system for the institution.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-20-060, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78.]