Common use of Scheduling Preference Clause in Contracts

Scheduling Preference. When there is need for additional faculty service in a subject area beyond that provided by tenured or contract employees, preference shall be given according to the following priority order: Assignment of Part-time and Overload Hiring Preference Fall and Spring Terms Tier A - Full-time Faculty This section does not guarantee full-time faculty overload and the deans have right of assignment. Full-time faculty may teach up to 67% of their load. In order to teach overload, full-time faculty shall be in compliance with submitting grades, certifying rosters, notifying the division or instruction office regarding absences, fulfilling Flex activity, free of unresolved student complaints, and shall not have violated a specific section of California Education Code 87732. Full-time faculty members shall not receive overload if they received an “unsatisfactory” evaluation and have not successfully completed a professional improvement plan. Tier B – Part-time Faculty with Reemployment Preference Course assignments based on point accrual and typical assignment as defined in Article 7.3.1 Fewer than two evaluation cycles Reemployment preference represents a rehire right or a right to first refusal to a typical assignment up to a 67% load. The scheduling of classes shall start at Tier A and next followed by Tier B. Each tier member, who is teaching, is assigned one course in this process. If there are remaining courses, the same process will be followed; Tier A and next Tier B until Tier B is between a 60-67% load. If classes are still available, Tier C members are assigned courses until all class offerings are exhausted. Summer Term Tier B – Part-time Faculty – with Reemployment Preference Course assignments based on point accrual and typical assignment as defined in Article 7.3.1. Tier C – Part-time Faculty –fewer than two evaluation cycles Courses assigned based on availability. The scheduling of classes shall start at Tier A, followed by Tier B, and lastly Tier C. Each tier member, who is teaching, is assigned one course in this process. If there are remaining courses, the same process will be followed; Tier A, Tier B, and lastly Tier C. This process will be followed until all class offerings are exhausted. Preference in assigning is for the purpose of initial assignment only. When necessary to displace another faculty member for the purpose of making a full load for a full-time faculty member, such adjustments will be made in the order below, when possible. When not possible, upon request of the adjunct faculty member, a written explanation will be provided to the part-time faculty member. 1. The full-time faculty member’s current overload will be moved to load. 2. Non-preference adjunct faculty. 3. Part-time faculty with lower level of preference. 4. Part-time Faculty with higher level of preference. 5. Other full-time faculty with overload. A full-time faculty member with an overload class that has been cancelled cannot displace any faculty member from a class to retain that overload assignment.