Adjunct Faculty Member Workload Clause Samples
The Adjunct Faculty Member Workload clause defines the expectations and limitations regarding the teaching and related duties assigned to adjunct faculty members. Typically, this clause outlines the maximum number of courses or credit hours an adjunct may teach per term, and may specify additional responsibilities such as office hours or participation in departmental meetings. Its core function is to ensure a fair and manageable distribution of work for adjunct faculty, preventing overwork and clarifying the scope of their employment.
Adjunct Faculty Member Workload. 4.10.1 Adjunct faculty are “temporary employees” in accordance with the California Education Code. Nothing contained in this article nor in any article of this Agreement places a legal obligation on the District to provide continuing employment for adjunct faculty except as specified in Section
Adjunct Faculty Member Workload. 4.8.1 Adjunct faculty are “temporary employees” in accordance with the California Education Code. Nothing contained in this article nor in any article of this Agreement places a legal obligation on the District to provide continuing employment for adjunct faculty except as specified in Article 4.8.5 of this article.
4.8.2 Nothing contained in this article nor in any article of this Agreement shall be construed to allow adjunct faculty to be assigned a load over the limit permitted for temporary employees as per the Ed. Code or by past District practice.
4.8.3 The District will make available to currently employed adjunct faculty members a form on which they may indicate his/her interest in an assignment for a subsequent semester. Those adjunct faculty members who respond by the deadline will be notified no later than thirty (30) days prior to the start of the semester of requested assignment if they are not to be sent a Tentative Class Schedule. Such notification will be either (1) by District mail or (2) by U.S. Mail using the address provided on the Instructor Availability / Preference Form.
4.8.4 All those who accept assignments will be subject to the conditions specified on the Tentative Class Schedule. The Tentative Class Schedule in use as of December 1981 will not be modified in such fashion as to contravene any article of this contract.