FACULTY LOADS Sample Clauses

FACULTY LOADS. 7.1.1 The teaching load for each faculty member shall be fifteen (15) contact hours (except as amended under 7.3.4 and 7.3.5). Class preparation will normally be limited to two (2), with three (3) preparations as a maximum unless necessary to maintain the integrity of the academic program. Counselors and librarians will follow a regular academic year, thirty-five (35) hours per week schedule excluding meal periods with specific office hours established with the approval of the supervising administrator. 7.1.2 Ordinarily, distance education instruction, as part of a faculty member’s full-time base load, will be limited to a maximum of fifty percent (50%). This percentage may be adjusted at the request of the Department Chair subject to the approval of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Faculty may not teach more than five (5) online classes or fifteen (15) credit hours online excluding blended classes during a Fall or Spring Semester unless approved by the appropriate ▇▇▇▇. Faculty teaching distance education courses shall participate in evaluation of those courses to maintain high academic standards in accordance with the policies and procedures of Academic Affairs. 7.1.3 The options in 7.1. 3.1 provide the Counseling and Library Departments and non- classroom faculty with the flexibility, support, and tools to improve summer services to students. These options apply only to faculty employed in specialty units to work in counseling office(s) and library(-ies). 7.1.3.1 The following summer employment alternatives will be offered by administration for non-classroom faculty who are required by job description or who volunteer to work. The work load will be distributed equitably for those required to work during the summer. a) At least one two-month alternative. The compensation will be pro-rated based on the individual’s placement on the salary schedule. Selection is determined on a departmental/discipline seniority basis. b) At least one one-month alternative. The compensation will be pro-rated based on the individual’s placement on the salary schedule. Selection is determined by departmental discipline seniority. c) At least one nine-month alternative which involves a trade of time dependent upon the needs of the College (e.g., July for February or March). Selection is on the basis of departmental/discipline seniority. d) A nine-month option which provides additional summer hours but is less than ten