{"id":7059,"date":"2025-05-13T15:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/hr-new\/?page_id=7059"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:51:32","slug":"texan-performance-excellence-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/texan-performance-excellence-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Texan Performance Excellence Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#8e7db3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns alignwide advgb-columns-wrapper 125letterhead\" id=\"advgb-cols-b3eae532-379b-4ed0-bbb2-f697e211d6d5\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile columns-valign-middle advgb-columns-2 layout-13-23 mbl-layout-stacked gutter-20 vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column\" id=\"advgb-col-7523f3e0-66d7-4d97-a305-e8042f5fe707\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA.png\" alt=\"Purple shield with the words &quot;Texan Performance Excellence Award&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-7073\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA.png 2160w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/394\/2025\/05\/Badge_TPEA-1568x1568.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column\" id=\"advgb-col-d9e61f69-462c-4e0f-8cca-49b6055122ca\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<p class=\"information has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8e7db3\">This award is designed to recognize and reinforce employee contributions to the University, College or Department by granting Administrative Leave for excellent performance. This program is permitted pursuant to TAMUS System Regulation 31.03.03 and Chapter 661.911 of the Texas Government Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button align is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-baffc13d-0f72-4970-992a-a3b2b861438e\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.kualihub.com\/app\/68781ae3af9b5a027f56e4a4\/run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Nominate an Employee<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63478e6aade4f4c0dbd000d5367a01a3\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texan Performance Excellence Award<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This award is designed to recognize and reinforce employee contributions to the University, College or Department by granting Administrative Leave for excellent performance. Our goal is to align recognition with the department, college, or university&#8217;s mission and values to create a positive work environment for employees, increase employee performance and engagement, and improve employee morale, through recognition of outstanding performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This program is permitted pursuant to TAMUS System Regulation 31.03.03 and Chapter 661.911 of the Texas Government Code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This award is available to employees who have been employed in a leave eligible position with Tarleton for at least six consecutive months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominee must be in good standing with their department and the university as evidenced by a performance evaluation rating of Meets Expectations or higher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominee may not have received any formal disciplinary action or a performance improvement plan within the twelve months prior to the nomination date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominee may not receive more than 16 hours of Administrative Leave under this award program within the fiscal year (Sept. 1 \u2013 Aug. 31).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrative Leave is not eligible for \u201ccash out\u201d upon termination of employment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Award must be used within 6 months of recognition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nominee may not receive an Administrative Leave if they are receiving supplemental pay (additional pay).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-nomination or nomination of a relative is not permitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texan Performance Excellence Award Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table aligncenter advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Award Type (Paid Time Off)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> -Excellent Job Performance<br> -Positive Work Attitude<\/td><td>4 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> -Above and beyond work initiatives, demonstrating dedication<br> -Promotes the mission of the University and goals of their college, school or department.<\/td><td>8 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> -Significant contribution to a major unit project of operation.<br> -Special service to the department or university.<\/td><td>12 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> -Highly impactful contributions to department, or University resulting in, more efficiency, better service, cost savings or successful crisis management.<\/td><td>16 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Review Committee: Texan Performance Excellence Recognition Committee<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process for Nomination and Selection:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nomination may be made by any Tarleton employee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the online form, giving specific examples of how the nominee has met or exceeded the above criteria, and keeping within the allotted word allowance (500-word limit), and click the submit button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Texan Performance Excellence Recognition Committee will verify eligibility and HR will route the nomination to the direct Supervisor and the appropriate Dean, Vice President, Chief or President for approval. This process could take several weeks and you should keep your nomination private as not all awards are approved.&nbsp; Make it a surprise!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following all approval steps, an award notification email will be sent to the recipient, copying the nominator as well as the direct Supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texan Performance Excellence Award Nomination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-eff60ba5-0516-4eb9-8f44-c18091b6195c\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.kualihub.com\/app\/68781ae3af9b5a027f56e4a4\/run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Nominate an Employee<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<style 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