WORKLOAD PILOT PROJECT Sample Clauses

WORKLOAD PILOT PROJECT. The District and AFT shall implement a two-year pilot program utilizing the process set forth in this Article for the allocation of professional responsibilities. The pilot program shall be conducted in the 2022-23 and 2023-2024 academic years. During the period of the Pilot, subsection 6.5 supersedes any conflicting provisions of Article 6, and replaces Appendices Full-time faculty members shall participate in a range of professional responsibilities. These professional responsibilities are in addition to classroom time, preparation and grading time, and office hours. Participation, to be initially determined by the faculty member, subject to limited review by the supervising ▇▇▇▇ as summarized in this Article, may include but is not limited to the committees and activities listed in the table below. First-year contract faculty are not otherwise subject to the terms of this Article, and will work with their deans in taking on an appropriate level/type of professional responsibilities that allows them to focus primarily on teaching. The faculty member will create a professional responsibilities plan (“Plan”) by selecting items from the table below that they will perform over the academic year. The Plan will describe the professional responsibilities with specificity. For example, activities related to course development will identify the specific course; similarly, activities related to training will describe the subject matter and general scope of the training. Professional activities that depend on appointment by the Academic Senate may only be included in a Plan if the appointment has already been made. Activities that depend on ▇▇▇▇ approval (e.g. program coordination) may only be included after securing ▇▇▇▇ approval. The professional responsibilities are divided into four (4) tiers, the activities under each tier will be given different numbers of points. The professional responsibilities plan will need to include a mix of activities with a minimum combined points of value within the range of 6-7 points each academic year. Where a faculty member’s particular professional activity could fall under more than one of the activities generally described in the table, it will be counted once, under the activity with the highest point value. Activities that have an assigned FLC value in Appendix F, or activities for which a faculty member is receiving release time, shall have a point value of “0”. The faculty and unit administrator may jointly include items ...