We hope you are enjoying working with your students during these first few weeks of coding.
Below is important information regarding your required First Evaluation of your student(s) - please read everything very carefully.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE for ALL MENTORS: First Evaluations open June 26 and are DUE before June 30, 16:00 UTC
This first evaluation is a required part of your participation in GSoC 2017 and should take you about 10 minutes to complete. If you do not complete the first evaluation of each of your students by June 30, your organization will automatically lose $1100 of the mentor travel stipend for the mentor summit. There are no exceptions. Missed evaluations also contribute to our decision on whether to accept an organization in future years of GSoC.
Starting at 16:00 UTC on June 26th you can go to your dashboard on the GSoC program site to complete the first evaluation. Just click on the "Complete Evaluation" button and fill out the form. You must complete the entire evaluation form at once — you can not submit a partially completed evaluation and you can not edit the evaluation once it has been submitted. You must submit your first evaluation by June 30th at 16:00 UTC.
Can't submit the Evaluation between June 26-30?
If you know you will be unable to complete the evaluation of your student between June 26 - June 30 at 16:00 UTC, please ask the other mentor working with your student to complete the form. Your Org Admin can also fill out the form on your behalf. If you have the Org Admin complete the form be sure to provide them the answers (link to questions below) so they can fill out the form for you when the evaluation period opens.
Only one Mentor can complete an evaluation for a student
If there are multiple mentors working with a student you will need to decide which of you will be filling out the first evaluation of the student. Only one mentor can complete the evaluation. Once the evaluation has been submitted it can not be edited, so be sure you both agree on the outcome (pass versus fail) and who will be filling out the form ahead of time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I have multiple students?
If you are a Mentor for multiple students then you will see all of the First Evaluations that need to be completed in your Dashboard. From there you can click on the name of the student you wish to complete an evaluation for.
Can I see the evaluation questions in advance?
Yes, you can view the evaluation questions now.
Should I fail my student?
This is a very common question and you can check out some of the threads on the GSoC Mentors list (from this week and last year) that discuss this as well as the "Evaluations" chapter of the Mentor Manual.
If you have any questions please email us at gsoc-support@xxxxxxxxxx
