(b) Pending credentials;
(c) Specialized expertise or renowned qualifications of candidate;
(d) Emerging fields; and
(e) Lack of candidate availability.
(4) An occupational experience exception under sub. (3) shall only be allowed if a plan is approved by the district director or designee to ensure the occupational instructor granted the exception complies with occupational experience requirements within the time period specified pursuant to s. TCS 3.05(2). TCS 3.05 Faculty Quality Assurance System. Each district shall provide annual reports as required by the director on its activities to maintain a faculty quality assurance system that includes all of the following:
(1) District recruitment and hiring procedures for academic and occupational instructor positions that include all of the following:
(a) Demonstrate efforts to achieve a diverse instructor population;
(b) Include subject matter expert participation in the development of each new instructor position;
(c) Comply with all state and federal laws;
(d) Comply with board policy on criminal background checks;
(e) Verify prospective employee qualifications; and
(f) Address onboarding for new employees through providing a district employee handbook or standard operating practice and the Wisconsin technical college system mission, vision and strategic direction.
(2) professional development plans for each academic and occupational instructor that include all of the following:
(a) identifies how the instructor will completes all director-approved competencies within 3 years of the date of employment if employed full-time or within 5 years of the date of employment if employed part-time.
(b) ensures the instructor maintains currency in their assigned content area(s). The district director or designee shall establish a process to maintain currency of academic and occupational instructors.
(c) fulfills occupational experience requirements within the time period specified by the district director or designee for an occupational instructor hired pursuant an occupational experience exception under s. TCS 3.04(3). (d) complies with all other requirements and policies set forth by the Wisconsin technical college system state board or director.
(3) a performance evaluation system for each full-time academic or occupational instructor that includes all of the following:
(a) documentation that the instructor and the instructor’s supervisor discussed and set instructor goals;
(b) data measures that will be used to assess instructor performance; and
(c) an employee development or performance improvement plan.
(4) a process for evaluating academic and occupational instructors who are less than full-time.
(5) a plan that provides peer coaching or mentoring for all academic and occupational instructors.
TCS 3.06 Review of district compliance. The director or designee shall review district compliance with the requirements established in this chapter under ss. TCS 3.03, 3.04, and 3.05 at least once every 3 years. SECTION 2. Effective date. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22(2)(intro.), Stats.
