The contract renewal document should include the following. You can choose to include or not include supporting documentation. Do not include individual student evaluations. If you include supporting documentation, you should put such documentation in an appendix. If you do not include supporting documentation, you should have such documentation available upon request.

A statement on your teaching ability that includes:

1. a self-assessment of your teaching ability with respect to courses you have taught, including a discussion of your effectiveness, learning outcomes, student responses to your approach, etc.;
2. a summary and brief discussion of your student evaluation for the preceding two semesters only; and
3. a summary and brief discussion of your peer evaluations. There should be two peer evaluations for each of the semesters being covered in the evaluation period.

A section outlining your accomplishments and activities since your last evaluation, or your initial appointment if this is your first evaluation. This section should include:

1. a brief discussion of significant instructional materials or course revisions you have developed;
2. a brief discussion of the professional development activities undertaken during the preceding two semesters that have most impacted or will potentially impact your thinking or your teaching. A list of other professional development activities may be included;
3. a brief discussion of any contributions you have made while participating in committee/ college/community service as appropriate. A list of other committee/college/community service may be included;
4. responses to reviewer (Division Personnel Committee, Division Chair, Dean, Chancellor) comments and suggestions from the previous year's contract renewal evaluation; and
5. a progress report or evaluation of goals/objectives you set in the previous year.

A statement of your goals/objectives for the coming academic year. Your statement should clearly communicate why you are undertaking the task and/or what you hope to accomplish. To help yourself keep focused on the goals, it is recommended that you include benchmark dates or completion dates. Some goals/objectives may take more than one year to accomplish, so be sure to specify what part of your goals/objectives are planned for completion. Be realistic. Among the goals/objectives you may want to include, but are not limited to, are the following:

1. new courses you would like to teach or other professional assignments you would like to undertake as part of your primary duties;
2. professional development duties;
3. specific modifications you would like to make in your courses or teaching techniques, or other major function of your job that will make you more effective than you currently are;
4. new instrumental materials, course revisions or other projects you plan to develop, or other professional goals you set relative to your primary assignment; and
5. committee, college, and community service you plan to engage in.