Common use of Faculty Service Areas Clause in Contracts

Faculty Service Areas. Instructional Councils are accountable for recommending Faculty Service Areas (FSA) (i.e. instructional disciplines and/or service areas). All areas of specialty overseen by an Instructional Council may be grouped into a single Faculty Service Area or into multiple Faculty Service Areas as determined by the Instructional Council. Instructional Councils determine the minimum qualifications necessary for faculty to teach or work in each FSA. Instructional Councils assign all courses in the course bank to one or more FSA. The Xxxxxxx is the approval authority for all FSA designations recommended by Instructional Councils. By March 1 of each academic year, each Instructional Council shall provide the Xxxxxxx with written FSA recommendations. The Xxxxxxx will review and approve final FSA designations for the following academic year by March 15. Residential Faculty are deemed qualified in any FSA in which they meet the minimum qualifications. The primary FSA of instructional faculty is the FSA in which the majority of the faculty member’s instructional load is taught over the most recently completed academic year. For Service Faculty, the primary FSA is the service area in which the faculty member has worked the majority of hours over the most recently completed academic year. Secondary FSAs are all non-primary FSAs in which a faculty member meets the minimum qualifications. The appropriate Vice President, or designee, at each College shall review and approve final FSA assignments by April 15. Residential Faculty may appeal the determination to the Xxxxxxx by May 1. Under-Ratio FSAs at a College are FSAs in which the addition of one Residential Faculty will not cause the percentage of instructional load in the FSA taught by Residential Faculty to exceed the applicable faculty ratios identified in Article 1. By October 1, the Xxxxxxx will provide the list of Under-Ratio FSAs at each College to all Residential Faculty.

Faculty Service Areas. Instructional Councils are accountable for recommending Faculty Service Areas (FSA) (i.e. instructional disciplines and/or service areas). All areas of specialty overseen by an Instructional Council may be grouped into a single Faculty Service Area or into multiple Faculty Service Areas as determined by the Instructional Council. Instructional Councils determine the minimum qualifications necessary for faculty to teach or work in each FSA. Instructional Councils assign all courses in the course bank to one or more FSA. The Xxxxxxx is the approval authority for all FSA designations recommended by Instructional Councils. By March 1 of each academic year, each Instructional Council shall provide the Xxxxxxx with written FSA recommendations. The Xxxxxxx will review and approve final FSA designations for the following academic year by March 15. Residential Faculty are deemed qualified in any FSA in which they meet the minimum qualifications. The primary FSA of instructional faculty Instructional Faculty is the FSA in which the majority of the faculty member’s instructional load is taught over the most recently completed academic year. For Service Faculty, the primary FSA is the service area in which the faculty member has worked the majority of hours over the most recently completed academic year. Secondary FSAs are all non-primary FSAs in which a faculty Residential Faculty member meets the minimum qualifications. The appropriate Vice President, or designee, at each College shall review and approve final FSA assignments by April 15. Residential Faculty may appeal the determination to the Xxxxxxx by May 1. Under-Ratio FSAs at a College are FSAs in which the addition of one Residential Faculty will not cause the percentage of instructional load in the FSA taught by Residential Faculty to exceed the applicable faculty ratios identified in Article 1. By October 1, the Xxxxxxx will provide the list of Under-Ratio FSAs at each College to all Residential Faculty.