July 1996 PBIS is a framework in which departments and schools plan their instructional offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate level in an integrated fashion and on an annual basis.
Performance is evaluated on a departmental rather than an individual basis.
The performance being evaluated is a department's efforts in meeting the instructional needs and demands of its students. Units with approved plans will be offered new flexibility in meeting faculty teaching loads. Faculty members in departments with approved plans will be required to generate 18 TLCs during the academic year with the TLC accounting being done on an annual rather than on a semester by semester basis. Programs with approved plans will also be offered the opportunity to nominate Dean's Fellows. These fellowships can be thought of as faculty development appointments or assignments.