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.
At any time if you do not see the Next button, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.
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 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 next button 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, 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 Submit again. 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
From the homepage, navigate to the task box and select “Your University Staff Final Evaluation”
From the overview page, select Next to view the Section 2 Directions. The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Next to 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 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 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
From the homepage, scroll down to the task box and select “University Staff Final Evaluation for Direct Reports.”
Hover over the left column to ensure you are on the desired employee and the correct step then select Next to view the Section 3 Directions. The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Next to continue.
Note, if you have multiple employees who are on different stages of the final evaluation, you must navigate to the left hand side 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 Next to 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. Select Next.
On the Final Departmental Rating and Supervisor Narrative section, determine a final rating and optionally add a narrative. Select Next to navigate to the Supervisor Final Sign-Off page.
Please review the 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, click Save for Later and consult with your supervisor for offline calibration steps. if the department is participating in a calibration meeting and the final rating must be approved. Return to the evaluation once departmental calibration is complete.
Section 4: Employee Acknowledgement
Navigate to Cornerstone.
Scroll down to the task box and select “Your 20xx-20xx University Staff Final Evaluation”
Note: if you have more than 10 tasks, you must clock the “Task Box (Action Required)” to view all the tasks.
Select Next. You will be navigated to the Section 4 Directions. Thoroughly read through these directions before continuing. The graphic will highlight the current section in Gold. Select Next to continue.
Select Next to view Employee’s Self-Evaluation Narrative.
Select Next to view the Employee’s Performance Plan. Here you can view the ratings and comments that the supervisor has provided you for each individual goal.
Select Next. You will be navigated to the Final Departmental Rating and Supervisor Narrative where you can view the supervisor’s final rating and add any comments you would like to be stored in your personnel file.
After you have sufficiently reviewed the final review, select Next and 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 Submit and Submit again when the pop-up shows up and the review is complete!
An email will be sent to both the employee and supervisor notifying them that the task is now complete.
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.