Common use of Teaching Faculty Clause in Contracts

Teaching Faculty. During each academic year, full-time teaching faculty shall: 8.3.1.1. Teach twenty-four contact/credit hours and perform related duties as provided in Section 8.3.5. below. 8.3.1.2. Perform additional responsibilities equivalent to the preparation and teaching of an additional three contact/credit course or an average of nine hours per week for each semester within the appointment year or teach an additional three contact/credit hours each semester or combine additional responsibilities with additional contact/credit hours as provided in Section 8.3.6. below. While the final decision of whether an individual faculty member shall teach an additional three (3) contact/credit hours course or perform additional responsibilities rests with management, the managerial decision shall be based on the merits of each individual faculty member’s application for additional responsibilities in accordance with the procedures in Appendix D. 8.3.1.3. The parties agree to the following changes regarding workload for teaching faculty: a. Full time faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be required to teach a course in lieu of Additional Responsibilities (AR); b. Teaching faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be hired at step 3 of their respective rank on the salary schedule. Step movement shall mirror the 2017 SEBAC Agreement; c. Faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be released as appropriate with approval from the college so that they may work on professional obligations toward the goals of attaining tenure and/or promotion; d. All faculty employed on or before June 30, 2017 shall elect to either complete AR or teach a 3-credit course for $2,500 compensation. The parties understand that compensation shall be pro-rated based on the number of credits taught, not necessarily the number of courses. Said election shall be made by the faculty member no later than May 15th of the preceding academic year. AR approval decisions shall be made no later than June 1st of the preceding academic year. The existing practices and rules regarding AR proposals/approvals shall remain in place; e. If a faculty member elects to perform AR and such election and proposal is approved, any additional course(s) taught by such faculty member shall be paid at the prevailing PTL rate; f. The parties agree to continue discussions regarding limitations (policy and/or contractual) on teaching assignments. 8.3.1.4. Laboratory hours in the sciences (including computer courses) and technologies, clinical hours in allied health, art studio hours, hospitality and food service laboratory hours, and all other courses having a laboratory, studio, or clinical component shall be treated the same as lecture hours for teaching credit purposes – that is they shall not have a lab/lecture ratio. The present ratio for lecture hours to practica hours shall continue in effect. Effective July 1, 2017 Nursing and Allied Health Clinical Faculty shall have their compensation adjusted to reflect a sixty (60) minute contact/credit hour. 8.3.1.5. The parties agree that it is desirable to limit the number of class preparations required of a teaching faculty member to three per semester; however, it is recognized that the assignment of a fourth preparation may be required in special cases to accommodate the needs of the college. Whenever possible, the fourth preparation will be assigned on the basis of mutual agreement between the teaching faculty member and the President or his/her designee. Individuals responsible for four different class preparations in a semester shall be credited with two hours per week toward the satisfaction of additional responsibilities or, to the extent that workload credit cannot be provided, shall be paid up to the value of two-thirds of a contact/credit hour as an overload. Where a course includes a laboratory component, the parties agree that the laboratory component shall count as an additional preparation. 8.3.1.6. The parties recognize that in some cases, in order to accommodate the needs of the college, the teaching load of a teaching faculty member may have to be unequally divided between the semesters of an academic year. Whenever possible, such an arrangement shall be on the basis of mutual agreement between the faculty member and the President or his/her designee. No teaching faculty member shall be assigned more than 16 contact/credit hours – including the time spent on additional responsibilities pursuant to this agreement – during any one semester. 8.3.1.7. The parties agree that an individual cooperative education or field-work placement which involves both the development of work placement and on-site evaluation by the unit member may be considered to be equivalent to six (6) student contact hours. This provision constitutes a general guideline and shall not be deemed to require a reduction in workload for any unit member.

Teaching Faculty. During each academic year, full-time teaching faculty shall: 8.3.1.1. Teach twenty-four contact/credit hours and perform related duties as provided in Section 8.3.5. below. 8.3.1.2. Perform additional responsibilities equivalent to the preparation and teaching of an additional three contact/credit course or an average of nine hours per week for each semester within the appointment year or teach an additional three contact/credit hours each semester or combine additional responsibilities with additional contact/credit hours as provided in Section 8.3.6. below. While the final decision of whether an individual faculty member shall teach an additional three (3) contact/credit hours course or perform additional responsibilities rests with management, the managerial decision shall be based on the merits of each individual faculty member’s application for additional responsibilities in accordance with the procedures in Appendix D. 8.3.1.3. The parties agree to the following changes regarding workload for teaching faculty: a. Full time faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be required to teach a course in lieu of Additional Responsibilities (AR); b. Teaching faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be hired at step 3 of their respective rank on the salary schedule. Step movement shall mirror the 2017 SEBAC Agreement; c. Faculty hired on or after July 1, 2017 shall be released as appropriate with approval from the college so that they may work on professional obligations toward the goals of attaining tenure and/or promotion; d. All faculty employed on or before June 30, 2017 shall elect to either complete AR or teach a 3-credit course in accordance with the Miscellaneous Rates of Pay, Section D for $2,500 compensationthe appropriate fiscal year. The parties understand that compensation shall be pro-rated based on the number of credits taught, not necessarily the number of courses. Said election shall be made by the faculty member no later than May 15th of the preceding academic year. AR approval decisions shall be made no later than June 1st of the preceding academic year. The existing practices and rules regarding AR proposals/approvals shall remain in place; e. If a faculty member elects to perform AR and such election and proposal is approved, any additional course(s) taught by such faculty member shall be paid at the prevailing PTL rate; f. The parties agree to continue discussions regarding limitations (policy and/or contractual) on teaching assignments. 8.3.1.4. Laboratory hours in the sciences (including computer courses) and technologies, clinical hours in allied health, art studio hours, hospitality and food service laboratory hours, and all other courses having a laboratory, studio, or clinical component shall be treated the same as lecture hours for teaching credit purposes – that is they shall not have a lab/lecture ratio. The present ratio for lecture hours to practica hours shall continue in effect. Effective July 1, 2017 Nursing and Allied Health Clinical Faculty shall have their compensation adjusted to reflect a sixty (60) minute contact/credit hour. 8.3.1.5. The parties agree that it is desirable to limit the number of class preparations required of a teaching faculty member to three per semester; however, it is recognized that the assignment of a fourth preparation may be required in special cases to accommodate the needs of the college. Whenever possible, the fourth preparation will be assigned on the basis of mutual agreement between the teaching faculty member and the President or his/her designee. Individuals responsible for four different class preparations in a semester shall be credited with two hours per week toward the satisfaction of additional responsibilities or, to the extent that workload credit cannot be provided, shall be paid up to the value of two-thirds of a contact/credit hour as an overload. Where a course includes a laboratory component, the parties agree that the laboratory component shall count as an additional preparation. 8.3.1.6. The parties recognize that in some cases, in order to accommodate the needs of the college, the teaching load of a teaching faculty member may have to be unequally divided between the semesters of an academic year. Whenever possible, such an arrangement shall be on the basis of mutual agreement between the faculty member and the President or his/her designee. No teaching faculty member shall be assigned more than 16 contact/credit hours – including the time spent on additional responsibilities pursuant to this agreement – during any one semester. 8.3.1.7. The parties agree that an individual cooperative education or field-work placement which involves both the development of work placement and on-site evaluation by the unit member may be considered to be equivalent to six (6) student contact hours. This provision constitutes a general guideline and shall not be deemed to require a reduction in workload for any unit member.