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Employee performance cycles will shift to align performance reviews more closely with merit reviews and shorten the gap between performance reviews and merit increases to within six months. Photo credit: Jeffrey M Foster<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The University of Colorado\u2019s performance review and merit cycles will move into closer alignment for most university staff and all classified staff over the next two years. At UCCS, performance cycles will also change for 12-month faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CU staff members participate in an annual performance review process to gauge their success within their roles, identify areas for improvement and set goals for professional growth. Performance review results are a factor considered during the subsequent merit process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, CU administrators shifted the merit raise cycle to align with the calendar year (January \u2013 December) instead of the fiscal year (July \u2013 June). This change aligned base-building salary increase decisions with each fall\u2019s semester enrollment, a key component of CU\u2019s annual budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this merit date change resulted in an 11-month gap between performance reviews and potential pay increases. To address this, staff performance cycles will shift to align performance reviews more closely with merit reviews and shorten the gap between performance reviews and merit increases to within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The current performance cycle for university staff, which began Feb. 1, will be extended to conclude on June 30, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


After that, the new performance cycle will match the fiscal year and run from July 1 \u2013 June 30 of the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classified Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The State of Colorado determines the merit and performance cycles for classified staff. This group will also see an extended cycle that starts in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The current performance cycle began April 1 and will end March 31. Beginning on April 1, 2022, classified staff will have an extended performance cycle until July 2023, which is designed to shift them to the new performance schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Future performance cycles will run from Aug. 1 to July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At UCCS, 12-month faculty members, including research faculty, will be moving to the same performance cycle as university staff \u2014 July 1 through June 30. The performance cycle for nine-month faculty members is currently under review by academic leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New performance cycles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

University Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n