Common use of Summer Appointments Clause in Contracts

Summer Appointments. (1) Available supplemental summer appointments shall be offered equitably and as appropriate to qualified employees, not later than five weeks prior to the beginning of the appointment, if practicable, in accordance with written criteria. The criteria shall be made available in each department/unit. (2) Supplemental summer appointments shall be made in accordance with Section 1012.945, Florida Statutes (the "twelve-hour law"). (3) Compensation for supplemental summer instructional appointments shall be as follows: a. Course sections assigned as part of supplemental summer appointments that are not offered through auxiliary academic programs shall be compensated at 12.5% of the employee’s nine-month base salary for each course assigned based on three (3) credit hours courses. Compensation for courses of more or fewer than three (3) credit hours shall be prorated. b. Course sections assigned as part of a supplemental summer appointment that are offered through auxiliary academic programs shall be compensated at rates established by the respective program. i. These rates shall be set at no less than the fall/spring overload course equivalent for the individual program. ii. On a yearly basis, the University will provide the UFF-FIU the complete auxiliary academic course rate schedule by the beginning of Fall semester for current fiscal year. (4) The instructional FTE will ordinarily be that assigned to a course offered during the academic year which is the same or similar to that being offered in the summer. This academic year instructional assignment may not exceed .25 FTE for a 3-contact-hour course, except that contact hour equivalencies may be assigned for classroom instructional activities which involve unusual and significant requirements for classroom preparation, conduct of classes, student evaluation, etc. The academic year FTE will be increased during the supplemental summer appointment proportional to the shorter length of the summer terms. Contact hour equivalencies may be assigned in the summer for classroom instructional activities which involve unusual and significant requirements for class preparation, conduct of classes, student evaluation, etc. These assigned FTEs also will be proportionally greater in the summer than in the academic year in recognition of the shorter length of the summer terms. (5) The instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4), above, does not include other credit-generating activities such as thesis/dissertation supervision, directed individual studies, supervised research/teaching, and supervision of student interns. These activities, as well as Research or Service activities, may be assigned by the University during the summer term as contact hour equivalents to teaching a course or as "Other FTE" but are not a part of the instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4), need not be assigned in conjunction with the summer instructional assignment, and need not be allocated according to the same FTE equivalent as during the academic year. Any such reduction in FTE must, however, correspond to an appropriate reduction in assigned duties. (6) The instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4) above shall include normal activities related to such an instructional assignment as defined by the department/unit and the nature of the course, such as office hours, course preparation, minor curriculum development, lectures, and grading. In addition, during any summer term (A, B or C) in which an employee has a summer instructional appointment, the employee may be required to attend no more than two (2) hours of department/unit or university meetings required for collegial activities of particular urgency.

Summer Appointments. (1a) Available supplemental summer appointments shall be offered equitably and as appropriate to qualified employees, not later than five weeks prior to the beginning of the appointment, if practicable, in accordance with written criteria. The criteria shall be made available in each department/unit. (2b) Supplemental summer appointments shall be made in accordance with Section 1012.945, Florida Statutes (the "twelve-hour law"). (3c) Compensation for supplemental summer instructional appointments shall be as follows: a. 1) Course sections assigned as part of supplemental summer appointments that are not offered through auxiliary academic programs shall be compensated at 12.5% of the employee’s nine-month base salary for each course assigned based on three (3) credit hours courses. Compensation for courses of more or fewer than three (3) credit hours shall be prorated. b. 2) Course sections assigned as part of a supplemental summer appointment that are offered through auxiliary academic programs shall be compensated at rates established by the respective program. i. a. These rates shall be set at no less than the fall/spring overload course equivalent for the individual program. ii. b. On a yearly basis, the University will provide the UFF-FIU the complete auxiliary academic course rate schedule by the beginning of Fall semester for current fiscal year. (4d) The instructional FTE will ordinarily be that assigned to a course offered during the academic year which is the same or similar to that being offered in the summer. This academic year instructional assignment may not exceed .25 FTE for a 3-contact-hour course, except that contact hour equivalencies may be assigned for classroom instructional activities which involve unusual and significant requirements for classroom preparation, conduct of classes, student evaluation, etc. The academic year FTE will be increased during the supplemental summer appointment proportional to the shorter length of the summer terms. Contact hour equivalencies may be assigned in the summer for classroom instructional activities which involve unusual and significant requirements for class preparation, conduct of classes, student evaluation, etc. These assigned FTEs also will be proportionally greater in the summer than in the academic year in recognition of the shorter length of the summer terms. (5e) The instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4), above, does not include other credit-generating activities such as thesis/dissertation supervision, directed individual studies, supervised research/teaching, and supervision of student interns. These activities, as well as Research or Service activities, may be assigned by the University during the summer term as contact hour equivalents to teaching a course or as "Other FTE" but are not a part of the instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4), need not be assigned in conjunction with the summer instructional assignment, and need not be allocated according to the same FTE equivalent as during the academic year. Any such reduction in FTE must, however, correspond to an appropriate reduction in assigned duties. (6f) The instructional FTE assignment described in 5(b)(4) above shall include normal activities related to such an instructional assignment as defined by the department/unit and the nature of the course, such as office hours, course preparation, minor curriculum development, lectures, and grading. In addition, during any summer term (A, B or C) in which an employee has a summer instructional appointment, the employee may be required to attend no more than two (2) hours of department/unit or university meetings required for collegial activities of particular urgency.