Common use of Summer Programs Clause in Contracts

Summer Programs. ‌ Summer courses occur outside of a faculty member’s normal workload. It is assumed that summer teaching is voluntary and not mandatory. The purpose of summer session is to offer students the following: 1. The same quality of instruction as is provided during the academic year, 2. A variety of courses covering a diverse group of subjects, 3. An opportunity for students to remove deficiencies or get ahead in progress towards a degree, and 4. Completion of the academic program within the scheduled timeframe. Summer session pay for faculty covered by this contract will be determined in the following manner: 1. Faculty teaching full-time will be compensated at 2/9th of the state funded academic year base salary for a full-time summer teaching load. 2. A full-time summer teaching load will be defined as eight (8) or more credits of fully- subscribed classes. a. A fully-subscribed class is defined at the campus level by May 1. The students in all classes in a faculty member’s teaching load may be combined and averaged to meet this requirement. b. If the faculty member’s average class size is less than fully subscribed on the first day the class meets, the 2/9th compensation will be prorated. c. A faculty member may teach more than eight (8) fully subscribed credits, but will receive no compensation for the additional credits. 3. The salary of a faculty member teaching less than eight (8) credits will be prorated to reflect the less than full-time teaching load. 4. The salary of a faculty member teaching more than eight (8) credits which are not fully subscribed will be proportionately increased up to a maximum of 2/9th of the state funded academic year base salary. 5. A class may be cancelled if the enrollment is deemed inadequate or a determination is made that the class should not be offered. 6. Campuses offering courses not easily tied to credit hours will continue to determine the formula used to calculate the hour to credit conversion rate. 7. Faculty compensated for summer work are expected to hold the same professional responsibilities as outlined in the Agreement in proportion to the summer workload. Assignment of summer session teaching will be at the discretion of the College.