Common use of Irregular Loads and Load Balancing Clause in Contracts

Irregular Loads and Load Balancing. 1. All assignments in excess of 100% semester contractual load will be paid at the unit of pay rate (with the exception of those listed in 12.E which will be paid hourly) in the semester they occur. 2. If a faculty member’s contractual load does not total 100%, and the faculty member is teaching additional classes for unit of pay, a portion of their unit of pay contract will be used to balance the deficit. 3. If a faculty member’s contractual load does not total 100% in the fall or spring semester and the faculty member is not teaching additional classes for unit of pay, the district shall balance the load in the semester the under load occurs. Additional duties may be assigned by the district which may include but are not limited to: curriculum development, new course preparation, additional office hours, or an additional class (or any combination of the above) within the unit member’s minimum qualifications.