PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 347

(1)      A MID-YEAR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; AND

(2)      AN END-OF-YEAR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL WITH AN OVERALL
PERFORMANCE RATING.

(B) AN EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE MAY BE RATED ON A PERFORMANCE
APPRAISAL AS FOLLOWS:

(1)      OUTSTANDING;

(2)      EXCEEDS STANDARDS;

(3)      MEETS STANDARDS;

(4)      NEEDS IMPROVEMENT; OR

(5)      UNSATISFACTORY.
7-503.

(A)     (1) A SUPERVISOR SHALL PREPARE A PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE
APPRAISAL FOR EACH EMPLOYEE FOR WHICH THE SUPERVISOR HAS PRIMARY
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY.

(2) AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY MAY REVIEW A PRELIMINARY
APPRAISAL BEFORE THE SUPERVISOR PRESENTS IT TO THE EMPLOYEE.

(B)     EACH EMPLOYEE SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL BY PREPARING A SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT:

(1)      EVALUATES THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE DURING A RATING
PERIOD;

(2)      INDICATES THE EMPLOYEE'S SUGGESTIONS FOR WAYS THAT THE
EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR CAN ENHANCE THE EMPLOYEE'S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIT'S MISSION, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES; AND

(3)      SUGGESTS TRAINING OR OTHER METHODS TO PROMOTE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S CAREER OBJECTIVES IN THE UNIT.

(C)     (1) AN EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR SHALL REVIEW
AND DISCUSS THE EMPLOYEE'S SELF-ASSESSMENT AND THE SUPERVISOR'S
ASSESSMENT

(2) THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE NOTIFIED AS PROVIDED IN REGULATIONS
ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE REVIEW AND THE
DISCUSSION.

(3) THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW AND DISCUSSION IS TO:

(1) (I) PROMOTE AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE
ASSESSMENTS OF THE EMPLOYEE AND SUPERVISOR AND TO AID THE SUPERVISOR
IN DETERMINING THE FINAL RATINGS FOR THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; AND

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