Common use of Overload Limits Clause in Contracts

Overload Limits. The Association recognizes that assignment and course scheduling are a management prerogative and responsibility. All assignments and schedules must be approved in writing by the appropriate Chief District Officer. (1) Overloads and/or under loads for fall semester will be balanced against the spring semester load and only those CTLCs in excess of 30 for both semesters will be compensated. No faculty member may be assigned more than 30 CTLCs per year without the faculty member’s consent, and without the written approval in advance of the appropriate Chief District Officer. (2) All overload requests must undergo review by the faculty member’s Division Chair, and have the appropriate Chief District Officer’s written approval, prior to the preparation of the draft schedule for the next semester’s classes. (3) Ordinarily no faculty member shall be assigned a teaching load in excess of 20 CTLCs during a single semester or 39 CTLCs during the academic year. When such an assignment becomes necessary in emergency circumstances, no instructor shall be assigned more than nine (9) overload CTLCs for any academic year without the written approval of the faculty member, and the appropriate Chief District Officer.