Cornerstone Documentation

Explore CU Boulder specific guides to use Cornerstone for creating a performance plan or signing-off on performance-related tasks.


Yearly Performance Checklist:

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Start of performance cycle

University Staff: 7/1
Classified Staff: 8/1

Middle of performance cycle

University Staff: 1/15
Classified Staff: 1/15

End of performance cycle

University Staff: 6/30
Classified Staff: 7/31

Build out a performance plan

Create a list of upcoming goals

Sign-off on a planning task

Confirm the performance plan is good-to-go

Sign-off on a coaching task

Check in mid-year and update the performance plan

Sign-off on the year-end evaluation

Finalize and rate all the hard work and goals achieved throughout the year

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University Staff Performance Cycle
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Classified Staff Performance Cycle

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If you are using Cornerstone and don’t see what you need or something looks off, submit a ticket to CU Boulder HR’s Cornerstone team.

For general Performance Management questions, refer to HR’s Performance Website, your department’s Human Resources liaison, or your department’s Employee Relations contact (link will open email client).