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2012-13 Faculty Personnel Policy Statement

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

View:  Faculty Personnel Policy Statement 2012/13 [PDF]

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COVER
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) 17
D. Reassigned Time 18
E. Non-teaching Supplemental Assignments 18
F. Grants / Awards / Externally Funded Contracts / Agreements 20
G. Faculty Service And Leadership 22
ARTICLE III. FACULTY EMPLOYMENT  24
A. Recruitment For Faculty Positions 24
B. Selection Of New Faculty 24
C. Faculty Administrative Appointments 27
D. Seniority 27
E. New Contract And Term Of Employment 27
ARTICLE IV. PROFESSIONAL STATUS 29
A. Academic Freedom 29
B. Faculty Success Program 29
C. Faculty Professional Enrichment Funds 30
D. Campus Faculty Enrichment Funds 32
E. College Support Of Faculty Professional Development 33
F. Membership In Professional Organizations 33
G. Charitable Organizations 33
H. Faculty Support 33
I. College-wide Committees And Task Forces 33
J. Governing Board Appearances 34
ARTICLE V. COMPENSATION 35
A. Faculty Salary 35
B. Salary Determination For Regular Full-time Faculty 35
C. Other Instructional Rates - Activity Related 36
D. Non-teaching Supplemental Rate 36
E. Grants / Awards / Externally Funded Contracts / Agreements 37
F. Overload Rate (Teaching Assignments) 38
G. Summer Sessions 38
H. Substitute Pay 38
I. Pay Dates 38
J. Meet And Confer< 39
ARTICLE VI. LEAVES  40
A. Sick Leave 40
B. Personal Leave 42
C. Unpaid Leave 42
D. Holidays And Recesses 43
ARTICLE VII. FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM  45
A. Professional Development Program - General 45
B. Sabbatical Program 46
C. Faculty Exchange Program 51
D. Professional Enrichment Recognition Award 52
ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFERS 53
A. Voluntary Transfers 53
B. Involuntary Transfers 53
ARTICLE IX. COMPLAINTS CONCERNING FACULTY 55
A. Purpose 55
B. Representation 55
C. Complaint Procedure 56
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 58
A. Course Material Royalties And Conflict Of Interest 58
B. Health And Safety 58
C. Out-of-pocket Expenses 58
D. Past Practices 58
E. Retirement 59
F. Student Code Of Conduct And Code Of Academic Ethics 59
ARTICLE XI. RETRENCHMENT OF FACULTY   60
A. Statement Of Intent 60
B. Definitions 60
C. Planning For Resource Reduction 60
D. Program Reduction 61
E. Financial Exigency 62
ARTICLE XII. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE GROUP (PCCEA) RIGHTS 64
A. Representation And Association Rights 64
B. Communications 64<
C. Information 64
D. Designation Of Meet-and-Confer Teams 65
E. Use of Facilities 65
F. Office Facilities 65
G. Statutory Changes 65
H. Meet-and-Confer Cost 66
APPENDICES  67
APPENDIX A: Faculty Salary Schedule and Compensation Plan 68
APPENDIX B: Unit Guidelines 75
Non-Teaching Days of Accountability for Instructional Faculty 76
Cross-Campus, Cross-Department and Cross-Discipline Faculty Assignments 78
Flex Year Contracts for Instructional Faculty 81
Supplemental Agreements (Non-teaching) 84
APPENDIX C: Faculty Workload Form 86
APPENDIX D: Instructional Department Chair Structure 87
APPENDIX E: Director of Library Structure  100
APPENDIX F: Coordinator of Advising and Counseling Structure 105
APPENDIX G: Lead Faculty
109
APPENDIX H: Faculty Duties and Responsibilities   118
APPENDIX I: The Faculty Senate and Faculty Senate President 121
APPENDIX J: Faculty Success Program 122
APPENDIX K: Other Instructional Stipends - Activity Related   124
APPENDIX L: Sabbatical Program and Report Cover Forms 126
APPENDIX M: Faculty Exchange Cover Form 142
APPENDIX N:  Step Progression Plan   143
APPENDIX O: Task Force to Review Loading for Internship Courses 157
Index  158