Common use of Assignment of Classes Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Classes. Except for Dance (Choreography) courses and Site and Clinical Placement courses, for each Academic Year the University shall offer available classes to qualified Adjunct Faculty members in the following order: i. In order of those who have taught the course previously, starting with the most senior incumbent (most Dominican Points) in the hiring pool for that course (and its class sections) up to the Minimum Anticipated Course Load. Any incumbency tie-breaker shall be the earlier hire date. An incumbent is an Adjunct Faculty member who has taught that course or a substantially similar course at the University at least once within the last three (3) Academic Years and who has taught that course at least twice during her/his employment at the University. It is the intent of the parties to maintain incumbency where possible. Incumbency is created when an Adjunct Faculty member has taught a specific CORE Big History course twice. Incumbency in a Service Learning course is a distinct incumbency for that particular course. ii. The remaining unassigned classes (new and non-incumbent classes) shall be offered to qualified Adjunct Faculty members in the hiring pool for that course (and sections) to fulfill Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in seniority order, and then each qualified Adjunct Faculty shall be offered one course (or DocuSign Envelope ID: 20B0C477-AC9E-4254-865F-EAFAF08C4D22 section) in excess of Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in rotational seniority order, until all qualified Adjunct Faculty have reached twelve units for a semester or all available courses and sections have been assigned (whichever comes first). If, after completing steps i-ii above, some class sections are still unassigned, the University may offer those sections to qualified Adjunct Faculty not in the hiring pool for them or may hire additional Adjunct Faculty; however, no Adjunct Faculty member may exceed 12 units per semester An Adjunct Faculty member who receives notification of a class assignment shall notify the University in writing of her/his acceptance as soon as possible, and within one (1) week of the date sent by the University. An Adjunct Faculty member may choose to select fewer than the minimum number of units to be offered him/her under his/her Appointment Letter. The following courses shall be assigned outside this process and consistent with the needs of the University: • Dance courses that need unique and non-recurring choreographers; and • Site and clinical placements, whose sites dictate qualifications.

Assignment of Classes. Except for Dance (Choreography) courses and Site and Clinical Placement courses, 1. The schedule of class offerings is determined by the Associate ▇▇▇▇ for each Academic Year division for the University shall offer Fall, Winter, and Summer semesters. Each school or department, with mutual agreement of the Union President or designee, may develop and implement procedures for selection and assignment of available classes to qualified Adjunct Faculty members in class sections within their respective school or department. In the following order: i. In order absence of those who have taught such mutually agreed procedures, the course previously, starting with the most senior incumbent (most Dominican Points) in the hiring pool for that course (selection and its assignment of class sections) up to the Minimum Anticipated Course Load. Any incumbency tie-breaker sections shall be governed by the earlier hire date. An incumbent is an Adjunct Faculty member who has taught that course or a substantially similar course at the University at least once within the last three (3) Academic Years and who has taught that course at least twice during her/his employment at the University. It is the intent of the parties to maintain incumbency where possible. Incumbency is created when an Adjunct Faculty member has taught a specific CORE Big History course twice. Incumbency in a Service Learning course is a distinct incumbency for that particular courseprovisions below. ii. The remaining unassigned classes (new and non-incumbent classes) shall be offered to qualified Adjunct Faculty members in the hiring pool for that course (and sections) to fulfill Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in seniority order, and then each qualified Adjunct Faculty shall be offered one course (or DocuSign Envelope ID: 20B0C477-AC9E-4254-865F-EAFAF08C4D22 section) in excess of Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in rotational seniority order, until all qualified Adjunct Faculty have reached twelve units for a semester or all available courses and sections have been assigned (whichever comes first). If, after completing steps i-ii above, some class sections are still unassigned, the University may offer those sections to qualified Adjunct Faculty not in the hiring pool for them or may hire additional Adjunct Faculty; however, no Adjunct Faculty member may exceed 12 units per semester An Adjunct Faculty member who receives notification of a class assignment shall notify the University in writing of her/his acceptance as soon as possible, and within a. Within one (1) week after all full-time schedules, including extra-contractual assignments, have been confirmed for a given semester, adjunct faculty members, including senior adjuncts returning from an approved leave of absence, will be notified about open/pending/wait-listed sections that remain. b. The Schools will establish a procedure to communicate class sections electronically. c. Each adjunct faculty member shall have the right to select from open/pending sections on the basis of the date sent seniority list provided by Human Resources. Adjuncts with the University. An most seniority points will have first choice in choosing open sections totaling no more than the contact hour limits of Adjunct Faculty member Organization bargaining unit recognition. During this selection process, Adjuncts may choose to also select fewer than the minimum number of units to be offered him/her under his/her Appointment Letterpending sections without contact hour limitations. The following courses selection process shall continue down the seniority list until all the open/pending sections have been exhausted. In the event that more than one adjunct faculty member requests the same section, the adjunct with the highest seniority who is qualified to teach the course shall be assigned outside this process the section. When pending courses open, they will be assigned to the most senior available adjunct who selected the course, provided they are qualified to teach the course and will not exceed the contact hour limits set forth above. d. Classes later added to the schedule will be offered and assigned consistent with the needs process above. e. An adjunct faculty member who otherwise meets the necessary credentials specified by College policy is “qualified” to teach a course if he or she has satisfactorily taught the same course previously for at least two semesters at the College or if the Associate ▇▇▇▇ determines he or she is qualified f. Final clinical assignments are determined by the placement site. g. Seniority points are determined by the Office of the University: • Dance courses that need unique and non-recurring choreographers; and • Site and clinical placements, whose sites dictate qualificationsHuman Resources.

Assignment of Classes. Except for Dance (Choreography) courses and Site and Clinical Placement courses, for For each Academic Year the University shall offer available classes to qualified Adjunct Faculty members (unit employees) in the following order: i. In order of those who have taught the course previously, starting with the most senior incumbent (most Dominican Points) in the hiring pool for that course (and its class sections) up to the Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load. Any incumbency tie-breaker shall be the earlier hire date. An incumbent is an Adjunct Faculty member (unit employee) who has taught that a course or a substantially similar course at the University at least once within the last three (3) Academic Years and who has taught that course at least twice during her/his employment at the University. It is the intent of the parties to maintain incumbency where possible. Incumbency is created when an Adjunct Faculty member has taught a specific CORE Big History course twice. Incumbency in a Service Learning course is a distinct incumbency for that particular course. ii. The remaining unassigned pool of classes (new and non-incumbent classes) shall be offered to qualified Adjunct Faculty members (unit employees) in the hiring pool for that course (and sections) to fulfill Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in seniority order, and then each qualified Adjunct Faculty shall be offered one course (or DocuSign Envelope ID: 20B0C477-AC9E-4254-865F-EAFAF08C4D22 section) in excess of Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Load in rotational seniority order, until all qualified Adjunct Faculty have reached twelve units for a semester full-time course load or all available courses and sections have been assigned (whichever comes first). If, after completing steps i-ii above, some class sections are still unassigned, the University may offer those sections to qualified hire additional Adjunct Faculty not (unit employees). Once other Adjunct Faculty members in a hiring pool for a course have been offered the number of Minimum Anticipated Course Units contemplated under his/her contract OR if there are no other Adjunct Faculty members (unit employees) in the hiring pool for them or may hire additional Adjunct Faculty; howeverpool, no an Adjunct Faculty member may accept classes that would cause him/her to exceed 12 units per semester the number of Minimum Anticipated Course Units contemplated by his/her contract. An Adjunct Faculty member (unit employee) who receives notification of a class assignment shall notify the University in writing of her/his acceptance as soon as possible, and within one (1) week of the date sent by the University. An Adjunct Faculty member (unit employee) may choose to select fewer than the minimum number of units to be offered him/her under his/her Appointment Lettercontract. Exceptions to the above course assignment process: Faculty hiring and assignment to courses offered in the First Year Experience “Big History,” VisionQuest, and Colloquium will continue to be determined according to existing University policies for those programs or by future revisions to such assignment/hiring policies and practices, as approved through shared governance procedures. The following courses shall be assigned outside this process GE Director and consistent other Directors of such programs will consult and collaborate with the needs School Deans regarding the Minimum Anticipated Course Unit Loads of Adjunct Faculty who teach in the University: • Dance courses that need unique and non-recurring choreographers; and • Site and clinical placements, whose sites dictate qualificationsprograms.