Please review the following performance rating categories. These are the guidelines for assessing employee performance:

• Exceptional (5)
  Performance far exceeded expectations with superior quality work.
• Exceeds Expectations (4)
  Performance consistently exceeded expectations with excellent quality.
• Meets Expectations (3)
  Performance consistently met expectations with good quality work.
• Improvement Needed (2)
  Performance did not consistently meet expectations.
• Unsatisfactory (1)
  Performance was consistently below expectations and improvement is required.