iFlourish: Encourage Excellence in the iSchool's Foundations and Resources

F5. Build and Support a Learning Community—Build and support a learning community for our faculty, staff, and student employees
Vision We actively build and support a learning community for our faculty, staff and student employees.
Start Date

7/1/2007
End Date 6/30/2012

Phases

Item

 Expected Completion
 
  1. Performance Expectations
  2. Cultivate Mutual Support and Sharing
Spring 2010
Spring 2012

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a Performance Expectations—Ensure that each employee clearly understands and is supported in their specific performance expectations
Part A (Faculty). Faculty Performance Expectations—Ensure individual faculty performance expectations are understood
Vision Faculty have a clear understanding of the expectations for their role within the iSchool. The personal career paths of faculty are continually reviewed, assessing professional development needs and the alignment of their personal goals with their iSchool role. (See Action Strategy F1d - Sustainable Faculty Workload for deliverables and accomplishments.)
Start Date

Incorporated into F1d
End Date NA

Deliverables

Item

Expected Completion
1

See Action Strategy F1d - Sustainable Faculty Workload for deliverables and accomplishments

  Incorporated into F1d
Part A (Staff). Staff Performance Expectations—Ensure individual staff performance expectations are understood
Vision Our staff employees have a clear understanding of the expectations for their role within the iSchool. The personal career paths of staff are continually reviewed, assessing professional development needs and the alignment of their personal goals with their iSchool role.
Start Date

7/1/2007
End Date 1/31/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Annual Staff Performance Expectations Communication Process

Process for providing clear performance expectations to each staff member annually.

 Completed Summer 2009
2 Updated Current Staff Job Descriptions

All staff job descriptions align with mission and goals, address leadership and innovation in a diverse environment, have appropriate responsibilities and tasks and time allotted for core functions, service, creativity and professional development

 Completed Summer 2009
3 Leadership and Innovation Definition for Faculty and Staff

Documentation outlining what "leadership and innovation" means for iSchool faculty and staff.

 Completed Autumn 2009
4 Staff Job Descriptions Assessment Report

Report to the dean on any proposed reclassifications for staff based on updating job descriptios

 Completed Summer 2009
5 Annual Staff Performance Review Tools

Tools for effective annual staff performance evaluations incorporating iSchool expectations.

 Completed Summer 2009
Part B. Professional Development—Ensure professional development supports employee performance expectations
Vision We provide appropriate training and other support for employees to achieve the expectations of their roles. The personal career paths of faculty and staff are continually reviewed, assessing professional development needs and the alignment of their personal goals with their iSchool role.
Start Date

10/1/2009
End Date 6/30/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Group Training

Documented list of possible group training ideas, based on input from faculty and staff, and a plan for organizing group training sessions as needed and appropriate.

 To be determined
2 Training Resources

Documented common FAQ for training resources for faculty and staff, including plan for ongoing support.

To be determined
Part C. Maximize Our Expertise—Develop ways to utilize faculty and staff special expertise to benefit the school more broadly
Vision We maximize the capacity of our wide and deep diversity of expertise broadly within the iSchool, sharing knowledge and skills across functional areas and between faculty and staff. We as a whole have a higher level of achievement and innovation by sharing knowledge and expertise.
Start Date

2/1/2010
End Date 12/31/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Methods for Utilizing Faculty/Staff Expertise

Documented approved methods for releasing faculty and staff from regular responsiblilities to use special expertise to benefit the school.

 Autumn 2010

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b.Cultivate Mutual Support & Sharing—Cultivate mutual appreciation, support, and knowledge sharing
Vision Our employees collaborate and learn from each other - across levels and classifications of employee. We as a whole have a higher level of achievement and innovation by sharing knowledge and expertise.
Start Date

7/1/2011
End Date 6/30/2012

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Sharing "Best Practices"

Document a mechanism for faculty, staff and students to share general best practices.

 To be determined
2 Culture of Support

Documented plan for developing a culture of appreciation and support.

 To be determined
3 "Sharing Expertise" Discussion Board

Post a Q&A discussion board for faculty and staff to share and utilize expertise.

 To be determined
4 Informal Recognition Mechanism

Develop a mechanism to recognize faculty and staff that go above and beyond their daily roles.

 To be determined
5 Culture of Appreciation

Documented plan for creation of a culture of thanking and appreciating each other.

 To be determined

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