The evaluation period for university staff is July 1 through September 15. On July 1, the supervisor will see a new task in the Tasks (Action Required) section on the homepage. The supervisor will complete the first step of the task. Once complete, the employee will be notified via email to complete the second step. Ratings are added on step 3, and can be viewed by the employee on step 4.
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At any time of the task, the supervisor has the option of adding a co-planner. To do so, see “Can I add a second reviewer to evaluate my employee?” on the Frequently Asked Questions page.
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Section 1: Supervisor Yes/No Selection for Employee Self-Evaluation
To be completed by supervisor
Navigate to Cornerstone.
From the homepage, navigate to the task box and select
“University Staff Final
Note: if you have more than 10 tasks, you must select the “Task Box (Action Required)” to view all the tasks
Evaluation for Direct Reports”.
Navigate to the left
column and select
an employee.
On
Section 1 Directions,
review the current step’s instructions. The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold.
Select the Nextbutton to
navigate to Supervisor Yes/No Selection for Employee Self-Evaluation.
Select YES or NO from the dropdown depending on whether or not you would like the employee to complete a self-evaluation.
Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Next to navigate to the Employee’s Performance Plan.
On the Employee’s Performance Plan,
NOTE: the supervisor will have the opportunity to add supervisor comments and ratings in Section 3: Supervisor Final Departmental Rating--selecting Submit on this step will not fully submit the entire review.
At any time, the carrot next to the goals can be selected to view Comments made on the Performance Plan throughout the year, as well as an expanded view of the goals. Note: the full goal and description is only viewable in the task by clicking the carrot next to the goal and clicking Manage Performance Plan.
review the goals. Commenting is optional--ratings and final comments will be added during section 3. Comments are visible to your employee. Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Submit.
Select Submit, and an additional Pop-Up will ask to select
Submitagain. Please ensure you are selecting Submit twice to ensure the task is routing to the next step. This will be standard for every step.
After you have selected Submit, an email will be sent to
your employee, notifying them that the next step has been assigned to them.
The supervisor will have the opportunity to add supervisor comments and ratings in Section 3: Supervisor Final Departmental Rating--selecting Submit on this step will not fully submit the entire review.
At any time, the carrot next to the goals can be selected to view Comments made on the Performance Plan throughout the year, as well as an expanded view of a goal.
Section 2: Employee Self-Evaluation
To be completed by employee
Navigate to Cornerstone.
From the homepage, navigate to the task box and select “Your
University Staff Final Evaluation”
Note: if you have more than 10 tasks, you must select the “Task Box (Action Required)” to view all the tasks.
From the overview page, select Next to view the Section 2 Directions.
The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Nextto continue.
On the Supervisor Yes/No Selection for Employee Self-Evaluation
view whether
your
supervisor would like you to complete a self-evaluation.
based on their selection from the Yes/No Selection
If the selection reads YES, use the next section to add comments to your goals in the form of a self-evaluation.
If the selection reads NO, you may skip through this section by selecting Next. Any comments you provide will be optional.
dropdown. Select Next to navigate to the Employee’s Performance Plan.
If Yes was selected, please add relevant comments that the supervisor can take into account when determining your goal ratings and final departmental rating. Select Next
to navigate
to
The next page is the Employee’s Self-Evaluation Narrative.
If No was selected, you may skip through this section by scrolling to the bottom and selecting Next.
Add an optional self-evaluation narrative you would like the supervisor to
review and consider when determining goal ratings and a final departmental rating.
Scroll to the bottom and select the Submit button, and Submit again
on the pop-
up
to route the next section of the evaluation to your supervisor. An email will be sent to your supervisor to
continue with the evaluation process.
Section 3: Supervisor Final Departmental Rating and Sign-Off
To be completed by the supervisor
Navigate to Cornerstone.
From the homepage, scroll down to the task box and select
“University Staff Final
Performance Evaluation for all Direct Reports.”
Hover over the left
column to ensure you are on the desired employee and the correct step
then select Nextto view the Section 3 Directions.
The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Nextto continue.
Note, if you have multiple employees
on different stages of the
evaluation, you must navigate to the left
column and click the correct section. The green check mark
indicates a completed step. A blue circle next
indicates an incomplete step.
Review the Employee’s Self-Evaluation Narrative. Here you may view the employee’s self-evaluation narrative and consider it when providing
a final rating.
Select Nextto move forward to the Employee’s Performance Plan.
Here you have a chance to rate, weight, and comment on all goals in the Employee's Performance Plan
. The
employee’s self-evaluation comments under each goal
(if
added) will be visible here for consideration.
At any time, the carrot next to the goals can be selected to view Comments made on the Performance Plan throughout the year.
Select Next.
On the Final Departmental Rating and Supervisor Narrative section
, determine a final rating
and optionally add
a narrative. Select Nextto navigate to the Supervisor Final Sign-Off page.
Please
review the
After you have selected Submit, an email will be sent to the Employee, notifying them that the next and final step has been assigned to them.
calibration information. If your department does not calibrate scores, sign the evaluation and select the Submit button, then Submit on the pop-up to notify your employee via email that the final step has been assigned to them.
For departments that leverage a calibration process, select the Save for Laterbutton and consult with your supervisor or HR Liaison for offline calibration steps. Return to the evaluation once departmental calibration is complete.
At this point you can run a Performance Review Rating Report which will help give you a weighted average of scores as well as your final departmental rating. Follow this guide for instructions on running this report.
Section 4: Employee Acknowledgement
To be completed by employee
Navigate to Cornerstone.
From the homepage, navigate to the task box and select “Your
Final Evaluation”
Note: if you have more than 10 tasks, you must clock the “Task Box (Action Required)” to view all the tasks.
Select the Next buttonto navigate to the Section 4 Directions.
The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Nextto continue
to view the Employee’s Self-Evaluation Narrative you previously added.
Select Nextto view the Employee’s Performance Plan.
Review rating and comments
made by your supervisor on each goal.
Select Next
to go to the Final Departmental Rating and Supervisor Narrative page, where you can view the supervisor’s final overall rating and add any comments
.
Select Nextand you will be directed to an acknowledgement page where you will be prompted to sign-off, indicating that you have received a score on your final review.
Note you may Decline to Sign, but it will still indicate that you have received a score.
Select the Submit button and Submiton the pop-up
.
An email will be sent to both the employee and supervisor notifying them that the task is now complete.
You may Decline to Sign your acknowledgement, but doing so will still indicate that you have received a score. If you disagree with your score, contact your supervisor or department’s HR Liaison.
Summary
At the end of the task for both employees and supervisors, a summary of the scores will be visible. This will show the average weighted score of the goals as well as the final departmental rating. This summary is for informational purposes and will be there as additional information in the final PDF. The summary can be viewed at any time in the task. At the end of the task, both employee and supervisor will receive an email to notify them that the task is complete.