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2009/2010 Faculty Personnel Policy Statement - 37.5 Hour Work Week

Faculty should also consult the Personnel Policy Statement for College Employees (Common Policy) for policies that affect all employee groups.

Refer to the Step Progression Plan page for additional step plan documents and forms.  Refer to the Professional Development forms page for Sabbatical forms in MS Word format.

View:  Faculty Personnel Policy Statement 2009/10 (37.5 Hour Work Week)

Or view individual sections:
TABLE OF CONTENTS   
ARTICLE I: GENERAL INFORMATION 1
A. Preamble 1
B. Policy Statement 1
C. Definition And Coverage 2
D. Policy Implementation 2
E. Code Of Ethics Of The Education Profession 3
ARTICLE II. CONDITIONS OF WORK 6
A. General Responsibilities 6
B. Workload, Workload Calculations And Accountability 8
C. Overload Contracts (Teaching Assignments) 14
D. Reassigned Time 15
E. Non-teaching Supplemental Assignments 16
F. Grants / Awards 17
G. Faculty Service And Leadership 19
ARTICLE III. FACULTY EMPLOYMENT 21
A. Recruitment For Faculty Positions 21
B. Selection Of New Faculty 21
C. Faculty Administrative Appointments 24
D. Seniority 24
E. New Contract And Term Of Employment 24
ARTICLE IV. PROFESSIONAL STATUS 26
A. Academic Freedom 26
B. Faculty Success Program 26
C. Faculty Professional Enrichment Funds 27
D. Campus Faculty Enrichment Funds 29
E. College Support Of Faculty Professional Development 30
F. Membership In Professional Organizations 30
G. Charitable Organizations 30
H. Faculty Support 30
I. College-wide Committees And Task Forces 30
J. Governing Board Appearances 31
ARTICLE V. COMPENSATION 32
A. Faculty Salary 32
B. Salary Determination For Regular Full-time Faculty 32
C. Other Instructional Rates - Activity Related 33
D. Non-teaching Supplemental Rate 33
E. Grant Agreements 33
F. Overload Rate (Teaching Assignments) 34
G. Summer School 34
H. Substitute Pay 34
I. Pay Dates 35
J. Meet And Confer 35
ARTICLE VI. LEAVES 36
A. Sick Leave 36
B. Personal Leave 38
C. Unpaid Professional Leave 38
D. Holidays And Recesses 39
ARTICLE VII. FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 41
A. Professional Development Program - General 41
B. Sabbatical Program 42
C. Faculty Exchange Program 47
D. Professional Enrichment Recognition Award 48
ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFERS 49
A. Voluntary Transfers 49
B. Involuntary Transfers 49
ARTICLE IX. COMPLAINTS CONCERNING FACULTY 51
A. Purpose 51
B. Representation 51
C. Complaint Procedure 52
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 54
A. Course Material Royalties And Conflict Of Interest 54
B. Health And Safety 54
C. Out-of-pocket Expenses 54
D. Past Practices 54
E. Retirement 55
F. Student Code Of Conduct And Code Of Academic Ethics 55
ARTICLE XI. RETRENCHMENT OF FACULTY 56
A. Statement Of Intent 56
B. Definitions 56
C. Planning For Resource Reduction 56
D. Program Reduction 57
E. Financial Exigency 58
ARTICLE XII. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE GROUP (PCCEA) RIGHTS  60
A. Representation And Association Rights 60
B. Communications 60
C. Information 60
D. Designation Of Meet-and-Confer Teams 61
E. Use of Facilities 61
F. Office Facilities 61
G. Statutory Changes 61
H. Meet-and-Confer Cost 61
APPENDICES  62
APPENDIX A: FACULTY SALARY SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION PLAN  63
APPENDIX B: UNIT GUIDELINES 70
Non-Teaching Days of Accountability for Instructional Faculty 71
Cross-Campus, Cross-Department and Cross-Discipline Faculty Assignments 73
Flex Year Contracts for Instructional Faculty 76
Adjustment Factors for Loading for High Enrollment Courses 79
Calculations for Loading Independent Study Courses 80
Supplemental Agreements (Non-teaching) 82
APPENDIX C: FACULTY WORKLOAD FORM  84
APPENDIX D: INSTRUCTIONAL DEPARTMENT CHAIR STRUCTURE 85
APPENDIX E: DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY STRUCTURE 97
APPENDIX F: COORDINATOR OF ADVISING AND COUNSELING STRUCTURE 101
APPENDIX G: LEAD FACULTY  105
APPENDIX H: FACULTY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  107
APPENDIX I: THE FACULTY SENATE AND FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT  110
APPENDIX J: FACULTY SUCCESS PROGRAM  111
APPENDIX K: OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL STIPENDS - ACTIVITY RELATED 113
APPENDIX L: SABBATICAL PROGRAM AND REPORT COVER FORMS  114
APPENDIX M: FACULTY EXCHANGE COVER FORM  127
APPENDIX N:  STEP PROGRESSION PLAN 128
APPENDIX O:  TASK FORCE TO REVIEW POLICY ON SCHEDULING 141
INDEX 142