Adjunct Faculty. 5.1 Adjunct faculty" shall be used in this Agreement to mean temporary faculty as defined in California Education Code Section 87482.5. This definition shall also apply to tenured/tenure-track faculty who hold overload or other assignments outside of their regular contract assignment. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, the term “faculty” in Article V of this Agreement shall pertain to adjunct faculty. Temporary assignments of adjunct faculty will be made by management (within the limitations of the procedures set forth below) and shall be compensated as outlined in Article VIII. Except as delineated in this Agreement, adjunct faculty have no rights other than those provided in the California Education Code. The parties agree that all part-time faculty assignments are temporary in nature contingent on enrollment, funding, and program changes, and that no part-time faculty member has a reasonable assurance of continued employment at any point in time, regardless of the status, the length of service, or re-employment preference seniority, of the part-time faculty member. The District reserves the right of assignment.
Adjunct Faculty. Adjunct faculty shall be eligible for benefits as follows:
10.2.2.1 College Adjunct faculty shall be eligible for the District-paid contribution toward health premiums as defined in Sections 10.3.2.1 and 10.3.2.2 of this Article if they serve an average equal to fifty percent (50%) of a full-time assignment for two (2) consecutive academic semesters. The effective date of insurance for adjunct faculty is the date when he/she completes an enrollment application where such date coincides with or follows the completion of two (2) consecutive academic semesters. Coverage continues as long as qualifying hours are served. For purposes of determining qualifications, summer recess shall not represent an interruption. Faculty members currently eligible for benefits if assigned as long- term substitute or leave replacement in lieu of their initial semester assignment, shall have their long-term substitute or leave replacement hours counted towards their FTEF for purposes of benefit eligibility only. Retired tenured faculty members are not eligible for this program. College Adjunct Faculty who have previously qualified for benefits, and who subsequently have two (2) consecutive semesters with a forty percent (40%) assignment may remain in the benefits program. In order to remain in the benefits program they must receive a 60% assignment during the subsequent third semester.
10.2.2.2 Continuing Education faculty with sixty percent (60%) assignments for six (6) consecutive months or more shall be eligible after qualification and completion of an enrollment application the first of the following month, unless the adjunct instructor is hired on the first of the month. Summer sessions are not considered for qualification purposes. If the teaching load falls below the sixty percent (60%) minimum, the adjunct instructor may continue to participate in the benefits program on a shared premium basis as described in 10.3.2.2.
10.2.2.3 Effective Fall 2001, shared premium will no longer be offered to newly subscribing adjunct faculty. Those adjunct faculty who currently participate in the shared premium program as described in Section 10.3.2.1 will be allowed to continue.
10.2.2.4 Adjunct faculty who are eligible for participation in the District Benefits program will be requested to complete a certification regarding any participation in a benefits plan with other employers. Failure to complete this certification will not result in a loss of benefits eligibility.
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Adjunct Faculty. Sick leave for adjunct unit members shall be provided subject to the following conditions:
Adjunct Faculty. Adjunct faculty members are hired to fill needs in the curriculum or in the library on a limited-term basis. A person holding such a contract cannot expect that success in meeting the terms of an adjunct contract will lead to the offer of another adjunct position. Adjunct faculty members may be offered either part-time or full-time contracts, and may be eligible for multi-year contracts as described in Article 10.
Adjunct Faculty. 5.3.1.1 No class shall be closed while a faculty member is using sick leave as defined under Article 11.2 (Sick Leave). Upon return from sick leave instructors will be employed with pay a maximum of two (2) weeks or up to five (5) class sessions, whichever is less, during which time appropriate class size must be established in order for the assignment to be continued.
Adjunct Faculty. The College acknowledges that a reasonable effort shall be made to assign adjunct faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their academic credentials, training, classroom evaluations, recent experience, current discipline-related technology, pedagogical techniques in the classroom and date of hire as defined in Article 4.10. First, the College will make a reasonable effort to assign adjunct faculty covered by this Agreement at least three (3) credit hours of contingent assignments that will most likely run during each fall and spring semester of an academic year before providing a contingent assignment to non-unit adjunct faculty. Second, the College will make a reasonable effort to assign Level II adjunct faculty covered by this Agreement, who indicate availability, a minimum of nine (9) contact hours of contingent assignments that will most likely run during each fall and spring semester of an academic year before providing a contingent assignment to non-unit adjunct faculty. Third, the College will make a reasonable effort to offer adjunct faculty, covered by this Agreement, who are considered to be excellent faculty and who indicate availability for more than three (3) contact hours at least six (6) contact hours within the remaining staffing needs of the College. At the sole discretion of the xxxx, an adjunct faculty member may be deemed “not excellent”. In such cases, the xxxx must provide in writing to the adjunct faculty member the reason for “not excellent” status along with recommendations for improvement to the adjunct faculty member nine (9) weeks prior to the start of the next academic semester. The College will put forth a reasonable effort to notify an adjunct faculty member of their contingent work assignment for the next regular semester six (6) weeks before the start of that semester. To demonstrate a reasonable effort, the College will contact adjunct faculty via phone and/or the College email system.
Adjunct Faculty. The Adjunct Faculty Peer Review Team consists of the Area Xxxx and one (1) faculty member and will be formed as follows: Area Xxxx/Administrator Primary Service Area List of Faculty for Review Area Xxxx to Academic Senate By the 1st week Type A/B Notification Area Xxxx Prior to classes* One Faculty Member - Minimum of Preferenced Adjunct (Section 8.8.1.1c) Academic Senate President By the 3rd week
Adjunct Faculty. The District shall provide to each eligible faculty member a choice, including at least one (1) Health Maintenance Organization Plan option, of comprehensive group medical plan options during open enrollment periods. The open enrollment period for enrollment or changes in group insurance will be held once annually as announced by the District Benefits Office.
Adjunct Faculty. A list of Adjunct and Associate faculty and their contact information will be available to the Federation by the third week of each quarter.
Adjunct Faculty. Adjunct Faculty Members are responsible for participating in the various components of the evaluation process in a timely fashion.
