Common use of Part-time Continuing Appointment Clause in Contracts

Part-time Continuing Appointment. i) An NTT Faculty member on a appointment of less than 1.0 FTE shall be eligible for a continuing appointment upon completion of the equivalent of ten (10) consecutive full-time Fall/Spring semester appointments. If a part- time NTT faculty member has been appointed on a non-continuous but regular basis (e.g., every other semester, every 3rd semester), those semester appointments will count toward part-time continuing status unless the regular appointment is less frequent than once every four semesters. The NTT member shall receive continuing appointment status at the rate of the most commonly occurring FTE during the last five (5) semesters that he/she held prior to reaching continuing status. If the most commonly occurring FTE for the last five (5) semesters is a 1.0 FTE, then the NTT faculty member will be considered to be full time continuing. Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from offering an additional appointment to a part-time continuing NTT Faculty member above his/her continuing appointment. ii) The semester before an NTT Faculty member is expected to achieve continuing status, the NTT Faculty member shall either be issued written notice that s/he will not receive another appointment or be recommended by his/her Department Chair/Unit Director for conversion to a continuing appointment contract if the NTT Faculty member has consistently exceeded standards, as indicated by annual performance reviews on file in the department/work unit and a continuing need exists for the position. iii) At least two semesters before an NTT Faculty member is expected to achieve continuing status, the NTTFA will notify the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ office of those NTT faculty who are expected to be eligible for continuing status and who the University should initiate a continuing appointment review. Review of the NTT faculty member for a possible continuing appointment shall commence in the NTT Faculty member’s last semester prior to the semester during which he/she is eligible for continuing status. The NTT Faculty member shall be notified of the decision no later than the last day of the final semester before he/she is eligible for continuing status. iv) The recommendation for part time continuing appointment is subject to approval by the ▇▇▇▇ or appropriate equivalent and shall not be unreasonably denied.