CONTRACT COURSES Clause Samples

CONTRACT COURSES. From and after September 1, 2008, the number of contract courses offered by any University in any academic year shall not, as a percentage of the total number of DGCE courses (including all contract courses) that such University offers, exceed fifty percent (50%). Such percentages are calculated using the formula (number of contract courses) ÷ (number of contract courses + number of courses) = .xx = xx% When a University enters into an agreement pursuant to which an entity other than a University is authorized to offer a contract course, the University shall provide the Chapter President with the following information: i. the name of the contracting entity; ii. the name of the course(s) authorized to be offered; and iii. the identity of the defined population eligible for admission to the course(s). If a proposal to offer a contract course is received at any University, the ▇▇▇▇ will instruct the DGCE chair of the relevant department to inform the departmental members of the DGCE pool whenever an instructor is required for such course.

CONTRACT COURSES. Credit courses specially designed or tailored to meet the terms of contracts with specific organizations will be evaluated for faculty workload credit and/or supplemental contracts on a case-by-case basis. Faculty will be free to reject assignments to such courses without prejudice. A contract course does not refer to the delivery of an existing course in a flexibly-scheduled format or at an off campus location.

CONTRACT COURSES. From and after September 1, 2006, the number of contract courses offered by any College in any academic year shall not, as a percentage of the total number of DGCE courses (including all contract courses) that such College offers, exceed the percentage of contract courses that is depicted on Appendix E of this Agreement. When a College enters into an agreement pursuant to which an entity other than a College is authorized to offer a contract course, the College shall provide the Chapter President with the following information: i. the name of the contracting entity; ii. the name of the course(s) authorized to be offered; and iii. the identity of the defined population eligible for admission to the course(s). If a proposal to offer a contract course is received at any College, the ▇▇▇▇ will instruct the DGCE chair of the relevant department to inform the members of the departmental pool whenever an instructor is required for such course.

CONTRACT COURSES. From and after September 1, 2003, the number of contract courses offered by any College in any academic year shall not, as a percentage of the total number of DGCE courses (including all contract courses) that such College offers, exceed the percentage of contract courses that is depicted on Appendix E of this Agreement. At the request of the Chapter President at any College, the College shall, on or before November 1 of an academic year, provide to the Chapter President a complete list of all contract courses offered during the preceding academic year. If a proposal to offer a contract course is received at any College, the ▇▇▇▇ will instruct the DGCE chair of the relevant department to inform the members of the departmental pool whenever an instructor is required for such course.

CONTRACT COURSES. A contract course is a course, seminar, or workshop sponsored and developed by the College for a specific business, industry, or government department. a. Course instructors will develop training programs to meet the needs and time frame of a specific business/industry in conjunction with the ▇▇▇▇ of Community Education and Workforce Development. b. Instructors will be paid $78/hr. for classes up to fifteen (15) participants and $101/hr. for classes of sixteen (16) or more participants, up to a cap of thirty-two (32). c. Instructors may be compensated at the rate of $53/hr. for up to ten (10) hours for meetings with a company for establishing a given program. This compensation is not remuneration for course preparation and is at the discretion of the ▇▇▇▇ of Community Education and Workforce Development. d. When courses are funded by governmental grants, the instructor will receive compensation specified in the grant proposal. e. Instructors of contract courses in all situations must be acceptable to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Vice President for Academic Affairs, the division chair, the ▇▇▇▇ of Community Education and Workforce Development, and the company involved.

CONTRACT COURSES. All faculty members assigned in programs for which the costs are fully or partially paid under contracts between the District and another party shall be assigned and compensated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Article 15, Summer Session Assignment, and Article 16, Retention and Seniority, shall not apply to contract courses except that if a regular employee or an employee on the hourly rate seniority list is selected to teach a course, he/she shall be granted hourly rate seniority. If an employee is assigned to a contract course at the hourly rate which extends into the Summer Session for more than five (5) weeks or the Summer Session portion is more than one half the time that such course occurs, he/she shall be paid according to the Summer Salary Schedule, if he/she is a regular employee. Regular employees and employees on the hourly rate seniority list at a college offering contract courses shall be given first consideration for assignment to teach the course and, if qualified (including the specialized expertise required to teach the course as determined by the appropriate department chair and the contractee), shall be offered an assignment to teach the course according to provisions of Article 16 and shall be given hourly rate seniority credit according to provisions of Article 16. If an individual has satisfactorily taught a contract course, he/she shall have the right to continue teaching the course if it is offered again regardless of where the course is taught. The collective bargaining agreement shall not apply to contracts for military education except for those individuals who gained contract (probationary) or regular (permanent) status with the District prior to their military education assignment.