Cornerstone for Classified Employees

Classified Hiring/Onboarding

• Hiring

  **More information will be coming on how to submit position requests (summer of 2023). 

• Onboarding

  **More information will be coming on the onboarding experience (summer of 2023). 

Classified Training

• Compliance Training

  Classified employees are required to take yearly training related to their positions. Compliance training can be found in Cornerstone's dropdown menu (top right corner) >> under Learning >> Learner Home >> Compliance Courses.

  For more information, please visit our COMPLIANCE PAGE. 

• Other Training & Development

  Cornerstone will be UNC's new hub for training & development. Through the system employees can access the Professional Development Calendar. Cornerstone will also hold UNC's catalog of online content. In addition to UNC's content, employees can also access a variety of online content with Cornerstone's LinkedIn Learning integration. 

  *Please note, you must have a first.last account to access Cornerstone's library of professional development offerings. 

  • UNC's Professional Development Calendar
  • UNC's Online Catalog
  • UNC's DEI - Unite Series
  • LinkedIn Learning Catalog

Classified Performance Evaluations

• Overview

  The State of Colorado outlines how Classified Employees are evaluated through the State's Performance Management system. 

  Performance Management Quick Guide

• New Rating Scale

  Classified employees will also have a new rating scale to score performance.

  • CO Rating Scale Rubric
  • CO Rating Scale for Core Competencies

  The state's guidance on merit pay regarding the new schedule states: 

  DPA Leadership and the Division of Human Resources continues discussing [merit pay] internally. Funding for merit is at the discretion of the Governor’s budget and the Joint Budget Committee. How merit will be affected by the change in cycle date for FY 2023-24 is to be determined, and will be discussed with stakeholders when more information is available. DHR Website 01/01/23

• New Performance Cycles Dates

  Performance Evaluations for Classified employees is regulated through the State of Colorado. for FY23,  the state has updated the timelines to complete evaluations. This year, the evaluation cycle will run from  04/01/2022 – 07/31/2023*. 

  Mid-year Review Cycle:

  • Employee Review 12/12/22 to 01/13/23
  • Supervisor Review 01/14/23 to 02/10/23

  Mid-year Reviews will close on February 10. 

  *FY24 will run from 08/01/23 to 07/31/24

• Planning Stage

  The planning stage will typically run the first two months of the cycle. 

  • Month 1: Employee has the opportunity to make suggestions
  • Month 2: Supervisor has an opportunity to review employee suggestions and to create/edit objectives. Then, the supervisor will submit the initial plan for the year. 
• Check-ins & Updating/Creating Objectives 

  Throughout the year, employees and supervisors should be meeting and having conversations about employee performance.

  CO Guide to Employee Check-ins 

  Then, employees and supervisors can document progress to the plan in Cornerstone.

  • Guide: Creating Objectives (New Employees)
  • Guide: Updating Objectives Progress
• Mid-Year Reviews

  Similar to the planning stage, the mid-year review stage will run for two months (typically during December - February to account for the holidays). 

  • Month 1: Employee has the opportunity to update progress and submit their reviews.
  • Month 2: Supervisor has an opportunity to review employee suggestions, create/edit objectives, and provide feedback. Then, the supervisor will submit the mid-year review. 

  Guide: Submitting the Mid-year Review

• Final Evaluations

  Finally, like the other stages, the final review stage will run for two months (typically July/August). 

  • Month 1: Employee has the opportunity to update progress and submit their reviews.
  • Month 2: Supervisor has an opportunity to review employee progress and add commentary. Then, the supervisor will submit the final evaluation.

  Guides coming soon

Need Training?

Quick Guides

• Classified Performance Overview
• New Rating Scale
• Adding Objectives (New Employees)
• Accessing Completed Reviews