Criteria for Special Cases. Individuals with distinguished records in their areas of expertise who may not qualify under the preceding minimum criteria but whose competency is well known and recognized may be placed by the Board in any of the preceding levels upon recommendation by the President to the Board with supporting documentation. A Faculty member must initially fulfill the minimum qualifications of education and experience set forth in Section B and satisfactory performance as indicated by annual evaluation. Upon attainment of these minimum qualifications a Faculty member who receives satisfactory evaluations in four of the five criteria in Section A will be recommended for promotion. Upon employment a Faculty member will be placed at the appropriate level. A Faculty member must complete 5 years at one level before becoming eligible for promotion to the next level. Faculty members on annual contract are not eligible for promotion until they are awarded a continuing contract. Faculty members, who are employed prior to the 1987-88 academic year, may, after 1 year at the initial level but no later than 3 years after the initial placement, apply for promotion to the next level on a one-time basis. Application for promotion after this will only be considered after 5 years. There is no monetary increase upon attaining promotion.
Criteria for Special Cases. Individuals with distinguished records in their areas of expertise who may not qualify under the preceding minimum criteria but whose competency is well-known and recognized may be placed by the Board in any of the preceding levels upon recommendation by the President to the Board with supporting documentation. Faculty must initially fulfill minimum educational qualifications and experiences set forth in 2.70 Section B and exhibit satisfactory performance as indicated by annual evaluation. Upon attainment of these minimum qualifications, Faculty who receive satisfactory evaluations in four of the five criteria in 2.70 Section A will be recommended for promotion. Upon employment, Faculty will be placed at the appropriate level. Faculty must complete 5 years at one level before becoming eligible for promotion to a higher level. Faculty on annual contracts are not eligible for promotion until they are awarded continuing contract. There is no monetary increase upon attaining promotion.