Common use of Appointment of Part-time Faculty Members Clause in Contracts

Appointment of Part-time Faculty Members. A. The provisions of sections 11.01 through 11.04, inclusive, shall not apply to part-time faculty. B. Part-time faculty shall be given a contract specifying the instructional or non-instructional work assigned. 1. A part-time faculty member who has taught credit courses during any part of the last three (3) consecutive academic years or who is currently teaching in the faculty member’s third consecutive academic year and who has received a satisfactory evaluation in a work area(s) shall be eligible for a reappointment in that work area(s)/department(s)/program(s). 2. A tentative appointment will be offered first to those eligible faculty members as defined above with the greatest seniority in that department/work area/program, except under the following conditions: a. The faculty member receives an unsatisfactory evaluation; b. There are insufficient assignment(s) available within the work area/department/ program of the faculty member; c. If, in the professional judgment of the President or the President’s designee, reasons exist which preclude such reappointment, the President or the President’s designee shall provide the faculty member with a written statement of the reason or reasons for the non-reappointment. The reasons for non-reappointment shall not be arbitrary or capricious. 3. For every academic year in which the faculty member teaches or has taught at least two (2) courses, one (1) year of service shall accrue for purposes of seniority. If the two courses are in different work areas, one year of service shall accrue in each work area / department / program. Where a part-time faculty member covered by this Agreement is assigned to work in an area funded by the Division of Continuing Education or its equivalent, such service shall not be treated as a break in service, but the unit member also shall not accrue seniority for purposes of this Agreement. 4. If a faculty member does not teach at least one (1) course during two consecutive academic years, said faculty member will lose previously accrued seniority unless on authorized leave approved by the President of the College or the President’s designee. Except as provided in 11.05 (B) (3) above, when determining seniority earned prior to this agreement any period of two years or more during which the unit member taught no course will constitute a break in service and no service prior to said break will accrue to a faculty member's seniority. 5. If a faculty member is offered and accepts a course which is subsequently canceled, there will be no break in previously accrued seniority or credit towards eligibility for reappointment. 6. By forty-five calendar days prior to the first semester in which seniority is considered for appointment, and by August 15 of each year, the MCCC/MTA shall be provided with the official list of eligible faculty members, including seniority by work area(s)/ department(s)/ program(s). When the initial list is published, faculty members shall have thirty days to challenge their relative placement on the list and, upon providing documentation acceptable to the College, the list shall be adjusted appropriately. 7. The provisions of paragraphs 11.05.B.1 through and including 11.05.B.6 shall not apply to faculty members teaching one student in a directed/independent study.

Appointment of Part-time Faculty Members. A. The provisions of sections 11.01 through 11.04, inclusive, shall not apply to part-time faculty. B. Part-time faculty shall be given a contract specifying the instructional or non-instructional work assigned. 1. A part-time faculty member who has taught credit courses during any part of the last three (3) consecutive academic years or who is currently teaching in the faculty member’s third consecutive academic year and who has received a satisfactory evaluation in a work area(s) shall be eligible for a reappointment in that work area(s)/department(s)/program(s). 2. A tentative appointment will be offered first to those eligible faculty members as defined above with the greatest seniority in that department/work area/program, except under the following conditions: a. The faculty member receives an unsatisfactory evaluation; b. There are insufficient assignment(s) available within the work area/department/ program of the faculty member; c. If, in the professional judgment of the President or the President’s designee, reasons exist which preclude such reappointment, the President or the President’s designee shall provide the faculty member with a written statement of the reason or reasons for the non-reappointment. The reasons for non-reappointment shall not be arbitrary or capricious. 3. For every academic year in which the faculty member teaches or has taught at least two (2) courses, one (1) year of service shall accrue for purposes of seniority. If the two courses are in different work areas, one year of service shall accrue in each work area / department / program. Where a part-time faculty member covered by this Agreement is assigned to work in an area funded by the Division of Continuing Education or its equivalent, such service shall not be treated as a break in service, service but the unit member also shall not accrue seniority for purposes of this Agreement. 4. If a faculty member does not teach at least one (1) course during two consecutive academic years, said faculty member will lose previously accrued seniority unless on authorized leave approved by the President of the College or the President’s designee. Except as provided in 11.05 (B) (3) above, when determining seniority earned prior to this agreement any period of two years or more during which the unit member taught no course will constitute a break in service and no service prior to said break will accrue to a faculty member's seniority. 5. If a faculty member is offered and accepts a course which is subsequently canceled, there will be no break in previously accrued seniority or credit towards eligibility for reappointment. 6. By forty-five calendar days prior to the first semester in which seniority is considered for appointment, and by August 15 of each year, the MCCC/MTA shall be provided with the official list of eligible faculty members, including seniority by work area(s)/ department(s)/ program(s). When the initial list is published, faculty members shall have thirty days to challenge their relative placement on the list and, upon providing documentation acceptable to the College, the list shall be adjusted appropriately. 7. The provisions of paragraphs 11.05.B.1 through and including 11.05.B.6 shall not apply to faculty members teaching one student in a directed/independent study.

Appointment of Part-time Faculty Members. ‌ A. The provisions of sections 11.01 through 11.04, inclusive, shall not apply to part-time faculty. B. Part-time faculty shall be given a contract specifying the instructional or non-instructional work assigned. 1. A part-time faculty member who has taught credit courses during any part of the last three (3) consecutive academic years or who is currently teaching in the faculty member’s third consecutive academic year and who has received a satisfactory evaluation in a work area(s) shall be eligible for a reappointment in that work area(s)/department(s)/program(s). 2. A tentative appointment will be offered first to those eligible faculty members as defined above with the greatest seniority in that department/work area/program, except under the following conditions: a. The faculty member receives an unsatisfactory evaluation; b. There are insufficient assignment(s) available within the work area/department/ program of the faculty member; c. If, in the professional judgment of the President or the President’s designee, reasons exist which preclude such reappointment, the President or the President’s designee shall provide the faculty member with a written statement of the reason or reasons for the non-reappointment. The reasons for non-reappointment shall not be arbitrary or capricious. 3. For every academic year in which the faculty member teaches or has taught at least two (2) courses, one (1) year of service shall accrue for purposes of seniority. If the two courses are in different work areas, one year of service shall accrue in each work area / department / program. Where a part-time faculty member covered by this Agreement is assigned to work in an area funded by the Division of Continuing Education or its equivalent, such service shall not be treated as a break in service, but the unit member also shall not accrue seniority for purposes of this Agreement. 4. If a faculty member does not teach at least one (1) course during two consecutive academic years, said faculty member will lose previously accrued seniority unless on authorized leave approved by the President of the College or the President’s designee. Except as provided in 11.05 (B) (3) above, when determining seniority earned prior to this agreement any period of two years or more during which the unit member taught no course will constitute a break in service and no service prior to said break will accrue to a faculty member's seniority. 5. If a faculty member is offered and accepts a course which is subsequently canceled, there will be no break in previously accrued seniority or credit towards eligibility for reappointment. 6. By forty-five calendar days prior to the first semester in which seniority is considered for appointment, and by August 15 of each year, the MCCC/MTA shall be provided with the official list of eligible faculty members, including seniority by work area(s)/ department(s)/ program(s). When the initial list is published, faculty members shall have thirty days to challenge their relative placement on the list and, upon providing documentation acceptable to the College, the list shall be adjusted appropriately. 7. The provisions of paragraphs 11.05.B.1 through and including 11.05.B.6 shall not apply to faculty members teaching one student in a directed/independent study.

Appointment of Part-time Faculty Members. A. The provisions of sections 11.01 through 11.04, inclusive, shall not apply to part-time faculty. B. Part-time faculty shall be given a contract specifying the instructional or non-instructional work assignedas- signed. 1. A part-time faculty member who has taught credit courses during any part of the last three (3) consecutive academic years or who is currently teaching in the faculty member’s third consecutive consecu- tive academic year and who has received a satisfactory evaluation in a work area(s) shall be eligible eligi- ble for a reappointment in that work area(s)/department(s)/program(s). 2. A tentative appointment will be offered first to those eligible faculty members as defined above with the greatest seniority in that department/work area/program, except under the following conditionscon- ditions: a. The faculty member receives an unsatisfactory evaluation; b. There are insufficient assignment(s) available within the work area/department/ program of the faculty member; c. If, in the professional judgment of the President or the President’s designee, reasons exist which preclude such reappointment, the President or the President’s designee shall provide the faculty member with a written statement of the reason or reasons for the non-non- reappointment. The reasons for non-reappointment shall not be arbitrary or capricious. 3. For every academic year in which the faculty member teaches or has taught at least two (2) courses, one (1) year of service shall accrue for purposes of seniority. If the two courses are in different work areas, one year of service shall accrue in each work area / department / program. Where a part-time faculty member covered by this Agreement is assigned to work in an area funded by the Division of Continuing Education or its equivalent, such service shall not be treated as a break in service, service but the unit member also shall not accrue seniority for purposes of this Agreement. 4. If a faculty member does not teach at least one (1) course during two consecutive academic years, said faculty member will lose previously accrued seniority unless on authorized leave approved by the President of the College or the President’s designee. Except as provided in 11.05 (B) (3) above, when determining seniority earned prior to this agreement any period of two years or more during which the unit member taught no course will constitute a break in service and no service prior to said break will accrue to a faculty member's seniority. 5. If a faculty member is offered and accepts a course which is subsequently canceled, there will be no break in previously accrued seniority or credit towards eligibility for reappointment. 6. By forty-five calendar days prior to the first semester in which seniority is considered for appointmentap- pointment, and by August 15 of each year, the MCCC/MTA shall be provided with the official list of eligible faculty members, including seniority by work area(s)/ department(s)/ program(s). When the initial list is published, faculty members shall have thirty days to challenge their relative rela- tive placement on the list and, upon providing documentation acceptable to the College, the list shall be adjusted appropriately. 7. The provisions of paragraphs 11.05.B.1 11.05 (B) (1) through and including 11.05.B.6 11.05 (B) (6) shall not apply to faculty members teaching one student in a directed/independent study.