Promotion & Tenure Policy
Promotion and Tenure Timeline - 2025 Promotion & Tenure Committee
Membership
Tenure-track Faculty Positions
John Haley - Tenure-track (2024-2027) Chair
Gloria Villaverde- Tenure-track (2022-2028) Vice-Chair
Kim Lopez Gallagher - Tenure-track (2022-2028) Secretary
David Fletcher - Tenure-track (2024-2027)
Roseli Cavalcante* - Tenure-track (2023-2026)
Tanya Allred - Tenure-track (2024-2027)
College-track Faculty Positions
Sonja de Vargas* – College-track – (2022-2025)
Janet Delgado - College-track - (2024-2027)
*Indicates second term
Promotion & Tenure Policy and Handbook
Timelines – 2026 - Promotion & Tenure
Due Date |
Candidates for Promotion or Tenure |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 |
Notice to apply for tenure to pre-tenure faculty from CEAO to candidates due (copy to division heads - DHs and P&T Chair) |
| May 15, 2026 |
Letter of intent to apply for promotion or tenure to DH, CEAO and Chair of P&T. |
| (First Friday in October) October 2, 2026 |
Promotion and Tenure Portfolios submitted in Watermark to DHs. |
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(No later than the last Monday in October) |
P/T candidate portfolio meetings with DHs. 10 working days for rebuttal. |
| October 23, 2026 |
Promotion and Tenure Portfolios submitted in Watermark to P&T Committee |
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(Following Monday for nine days through Thursday) |
P/T portfolios available to ALL faculty for viewing and comments, DH letter and evaluations not included. Comments on portfolios sent to P&T Chair. P/T portfolios available to P&T Committee does include the DH letters and all evaluations. |
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(Following two Fridays) |
P&T review promotion and tenure portfolios. |
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(No later than the last Friday in November) |
Candidates receive P&T review results. 10 working days for rebuttal. |
| December 11, 2026 |
CEAO meets/informs candidates of promotion/tenure recommendation. 10 working days after meeting/informing for rebuttal. |
| (Mid December) December 21, 2026 |
P/T portfolios sent from CEAO to CC Chancellor for review. |
Timelines – 2026 - Allocation of Effort (AOE) and Annual Performance Evaluation (APE)
Due Date |
All Regular Faculty |
|---|---|
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(Last Friday in August) |
All regular faculty APEs (complete AOE, Narrative of accomplishments, student evals) due to Division Heads through Watermark Faculty Success. |
| October 2, 2026 | Initial AOEs due to Division Head through Watermark Faculty Success. AOEs reviewed by CEAO after DH review. AOE rebuttals are appealed to the CEAO. |
| (Second Friday in October) October 9, 2026 |
APE evaluation meetings completed with DHs. 10 working days for rebuttal. All pre-tenure faculty APEs submitted by faculty to P&T Committee through Watermark Faculty Success. |
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(Fourth Friday in October) |
All other faculty AOEs and APEs from DH proceed to CEAO through Watermark Faculty Success Workflow. |
| (First Friday in November) November 6, 2025 |
P&T reviews of pre-tenure APEs due to pre-tenure faculty members. 10 working days for corrections and rebuttal. |
| (Third Friday in November) November 20, 2026 |
After review by P&T committee, pre-tenure APEs to CEAO through Watermark Faculty Success. |
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During December |
CEAO reviews all APEs. CEAO notifies faculty through Watermark Faculty Success of the result of the CEAO review. Faculty may set up an optional meeting with the CEAO to discuss APE. CEAO will respond to meeting requests within 10 working days. |
* CEAO - Chief Executive and Academic Officer