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Tenure and Promotion

Tenure and Promotion

Tenure and/or Promotion Case

Tenure and/or Promotion normally happen(s) when a continuing faculty member is promoted or tenured. The folder should be labelled with the rank and year. For example:

 Professor 2000


RRSDA Reference

1996-004 Personnel Files: Academic Employees (Continuing)

Normal Retention: CY employment terminated + 60 years

and 

1999-019 – Renewal, Tenure, Promotion and Salary Review Files

CY final decision concluded + 1 year


Revised after new CA

https://www.sfufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Article-31-Contract-Renewal-Tenure-and-Promotion-Documentation-and-Referees-FE.pdf

Documents ChecklistDocument RetentionDocument Type in eTRACSOffice of Responsibility (for viewing)

Board of Governors Final Approval/President’s Letter (June 30)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Final Approval of Tenure and Promotion

Dean’s recommendation letter including salary step (February 15)

is it the same copy of recommendation to faculty member?

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Recommendation Letter for Tenure and Promotion

TPC recommendation letter including salary step (January 15)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Recommendation Letter for Tenure and Promotion

Recommendation memo to VPA from the Dean, 

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Recommendation Letter for Tenure and Promotion

Separate letter to faculty with personal comments cc:d to Chair, FTPC & VPA 

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Recommendation Letter for Tenure and Promotion

TPC draft assessment letter (December 1)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Draft Assessment Letter for Tenure and Promotion

Additional information from Faculty member in response to any recommendation

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Additional Information response to any recommendation

Statements for research, teaching, service (Sep 1)CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Research and Teaching Statements

Materials and timeline notifications (August 30 & May 1)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Materials and timeline notifications

Publications, research in progress (May 15)CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Publications or Research in Progress

Reference Letters

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Reference Letter

Reference Letters AuthenticationCY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Reference Letter Authentication

Anonymized versions of reference letters

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Anonymized Reference Letter 

Biographies and CVs from external referees

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Biographies and CVs from external referees

Correspondence with external referees (requests for participation, instruction letters to confirmed referees, thank you letters)

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Correspondence with external referees

Documents relating to referee selection - lists of possible external referees, rank ordered lists of 8 external referees (May 1)

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Referee Selection Documents

Faculty member's latest CV for promotion  (April 15)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • CV

Written application request for review (May 1  April 15)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Application for Tenure and Promotion

Written application for early tenure & promotion (if applicable) (April 15)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Application for early Tenure and Promotion

Written notice from the Chair to the faculty member (April 1)

  • ask the faculty member to submit an application and a full curriculum vitae on or before April 15.  Additional materials as may be required are to be submitted by May 15

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Notice of reminding application for Tenure and Promotion

Dean’s written approval for early tenure and promotion (if applicable)

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Approval of early Tenure and Promotion

Application for tenure consideration (if Applicable)

Faculty member expressing interest to be considered for tenure and promotion, with confirmation provided by department

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Application for Tenure and Promotion

Any appeal documentation

Retained 

CY employment terminated + 60 years

  • Any Appeal Documentation

Other information – percentage of contribution, citation count, ranking/quality of journals, special teaching preparation, committee/administrative responsibilities, letters of support for teaching/research

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Supplementary Information

Teaching information including detailed teaching evaluations prepared by students, teaching load and exam/assignment information, summaries of teaching survey and grade distributions.

(Course and Instructor Evaluation) 

CY final decision concluded + 1 year
  • Summary of Teaching Information


Note: Committee minutes and notes are kept in separate files and not retained within the case file nor the individual personnel file. 'Minutes and other committee records have long-term value beyond the particular case and are scheduled under a separate RRSDA (1999-003, Committee Files).'

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