Changes in Contract Status Clause Samples

Changes in Contract Status. ‌ A faculty member may wish, in the fourth year of a five-year contract, to apply for continuous contract status. The faculty member should, by October 1 of the fourth year of his/her five-year contract, make this request in writing to the chief academic officer, with an accompanying recommendation from the appropriate ▇▇▇▇ and the department or divisional chairman. The recommendation should include justification for a change in contract status based on changes in the department (i.e. increases in enrollment, initiation of new programs), changes in the financial health of the institution, and/or changes in the preparedness of the faculty member (i.e., completion of an advanced degree, evidence that problems in teaching effectiveness have been successfully addressed or that other conditions have been fulfilled). The chief academic officer shall make a recommendation in writing to the President concerning the advisability of offering the faculty member continuous contract status. The President will make a decision based on the recommendations of the chief academic officer, the ▇▇▇▇, and the department or divisional chairman. Decisions concerning changes in senior faculty contract status are, in the final instance, made by the President and confirmed by the Board of Trustees.