Standard A2.08: The program director must provide effective leadership by exhibiting:

responsiveness to issues related to personnel,
strong communication skills, and
proactive problem-solving.

Standard A2.09: The program director must be knowledgeable about and responsible for:

program organization,
program administration,
fiscal management of the program
continuous programmatic review and analysis,
program planning,
program development,
completion of ARC-PA required documents, and
adherence to the Standards and ARC-PA policies.

Academic Year

Date

Program Director

Directions: Check the appropriate category for each statement. Please mention specific behaviors/events in the comment sections to highlight exceptional performance or areas of concern.

Leadership Skills: (A2.08)

Responds in a timely manner and appropriately to personnel issues and department issues.

Promotes and encourages effective resolution of faculty and staff concerns.

Actively coaches faculty and staff and provides guidance when requested and needed.

Mentors faculty in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service.

Empowers faculty and staff to perform their jobs and duties and provides needed support.

Role models the program’s mission, vision, and values to the program faculty and staff.

Creates opportunity for team building and encourages faculty and staff to work as a team.

Provides ongoing visioning for the program.

Works to proactively problem-solve issues within the physician assistant program.

Represents departmental concerns and needs to administration.

Comments

Knowledge and Responsiveness: (A2.09 a – h)

Demonstrates ability to organize and manage the organizational structure of the program including assigning appropriate workloads and allowing autonomy for faculty and staff to complete their work.

Effectively fulfills administrative role.

Prepares yearly departmental budge with input from faculty and staff.

Leads program in self-assessment through participation in review, analysis, and oversite of all program self-assessment.

Leads program planning and includes faculty input.

Leads the program in development through use of analysis and review, feedback and input from faculty, staff, and students.

Reviews faculty and student surveys, and makes recommendation for long range planning.

Completes all required ARC-PA documentation including documents for accreditation, program changes, and faculty changes.

Demonstrates adherence to the ARC-PA Standards.

Comments

Management of Faculty and Staff:

Ensures new faculty and staff members have received adequate orientation to the university and the department/program.

Workload is effectively assigned, and appropriate levels of freedom and authority are delegated.

Consults with department faculty and staff on staffing decisions, including the hiring of new faculty and staff members, and retention.

Faculty and staff development and education is encouraged.

Supports and enhances instructional and professional collaboration among department members.

Faculty and staff understand how their role in the program relates to the mission, vision, and goals of the program.

Comments

Evaluation of Faculty:

Conducts classroom visitation and evaluates faculty in a timely manner.

Provides constructive criticism for improvement of teaching and facilitates opportunities for peer coaching.

Monitors students’ responses from classes and provides effective feedback to faculty.

Completes faculty evaluation, and clearly states areas of accomplishments and concerns for each member of the department.

Comments

What were the program director’s performance highlights in the past year?

What could be improved regarding the program director’s performance over the past year?

What should be the program director’s performance goals for the next year?

Overall satisfaction with your program director

Final Comments

Physician Assistant Program – Faculty and Staff Evaluation of Program Director

Directions: Check the appropriate category for each statement. Please mention specific behaviors/events in the comment sections to highlight exceptional performance or areas of concern.

Leadership Skills: (A2.08)

Knowledge and Responsiveness: (A2.09 a – h)

Management of Faculty and Staff:

Evaluation of Faculty: