Common use of APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS Clause in Contracts

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. All adjunct faculty appointments and assignments will be made by the Xxxx of a particular school, or his/her designee, or by another appropriate administrator at the College in consultation with Department Chairpersons. All appointments shall normally be made on a semester basis and shall be limited in duration to the particular semester for which the adjunct faculty member is appointed. However, nothing shall preclude the College in its sole discretion from offering an adjunct an appointment for an entire academic year, or as provided for in section I of this article. B. Each semester the College shall determine the courses which need to be filled by adjunct faculty members and to whom such courses shall be offered. C. Any adjunct who desires to teach during an upcoming academic year shall submit to each Department Chair/program coordinator in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach a teaching availability form (See Appendix A) which shall indicate the courses that the adjunct is interested in teaching; the adjunct's particular availability for posted course offerings; and the adjunct's general availability to teach in the upcoming semester or academic year, including the times and days of the week he or she can teach. The College will make the form available on the school’s website Such form shall be submitted to each Department Chairperson, program coordinator or his/her designee in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach no later October 1 for the next academic year. While the form must be submitted by October 1 in order to be deemed eligible for an assignment, the adjunct may amend the form in case of changed personal circumstances up until January 15 for the next academic year. In addition to submission of the teaching availability form, and as part of this notice, the adjunct must also provide any of the following information or updates on such information that may be on file with the College: 1. An updated CV, which will include: a. Degrees held and other educational credits and experience. b. Experience in teaching the particular course or courses either at Xxxxx State College or at other institutions of higher education, including the years or semesters in which such courses were taught. c. The adjunct faculty member may also indicate other experience either in teaching or in other professional endeavors which would be relevant for teaching the particular course or courses offered. 2. Evidence of successful teaching, which may include but not be limited to past student evaluations, peer evaluations, administrative evaluations, and syllabi from other teaching assignments at both Keene and from other institutions. 3. Any other information bearing on the qualifications of the adjunct faculty member to teach the course or courses for which he or she has expressed interest in teaching. 4. If applying to teach in more than one department, the adjunct faculty member must submit a teaching availability form and materials to each relevant chair and xxxx in accordance with the time deadlines of this Article for submission of such forms. D. A tentative schedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by March 1 for the forthcoming academic year, indicating particular tentative adjunct assignments where possible. After such schedules are issued, each adjunct faculty member can review Webadvisor for details (or any new platform with comparable information that the College may substitute for Webadvisor) as to the course assignments for the upcoming academic year. While effort is made to create a meaningful tentative schedule, changes to or deletions of these tentative assignments are not grievable. A formal contract will be issued to the adjunct faculty member by the College no later than July 15 for the Fall semester and for annual contracts, and by December 1 for the Spring semester. E. Adjuncts may be assigned a various number of credit hours based on factors delineated in this Article. 1. The College agrees that it will assign a minimum of 15 bargaining unit adjunct faculty members to a course load of 12 credits for each semester (Fall/Spring), provided, however, that if the position of full-time “Lecturer” is created with an anticipated course load of twelve (12) credits per semester, the number of 12-credit adjunct assignments required will vary as per the chart in the Statement of Intent: Creating Continuing Lecturer Positions (see Appendix C). If an adjunct faculty member is appointed as a Lecturer and later returns to adjunct status, the member will retain seniority for purposes of salary and bumping rights under this Agreement. a. The College in its sole discretion will determine in what departments or disciplines such 12 credit assignments will be made and which faculty members will be assigned the 12 credits. Such decisions shall not be grievable. b. Designated 12-credit adjuncts can be bumped by full-time faculty and can bump all other unit and non-unit adjuncts appropriate for courses for which the 12-credit adjunct is qualified. If bumped, such 12-credit adjuncts will still receive 12 credits of course assignment. c. Nothing shall preclude the College from assigning more than 15 bargaining unit adjuncts to a 12-credit load for a given semester, after meeting the conditions in subsections 2-5 below. 2. This Agreement may be re-opened for negotiation under the following conditions: a. If the full-time “Lecturer” position has not been created by December 1, 2020, with at least 2 qualified KSCAA bargaining unit members appointed to these positions by Spring 2021, the parties agree to reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8, including discussing options for more complete positions for adjunct faculty, including, but not limited to discussion of a service module and contract lecturer positions. b. If agreement is reached with the KSCEA on the creation of full-time “Lecturer” positions, but there have not been at least six (6) qualified KSCAA bargaining unit adjuncts appointed to these positions by August 15, 2022, the parties will reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8. 3. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters. 4. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that one (1) available teaching assignment determined by the College, with a minimum of three credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who will be entering his or her fifth to eighth semester at the College. 5. Nothing in this section shall preclude the College in its discretion from making an additional assignment to an adjunct in accordance with the provisions of section E. 6. If an adjunct does not receive the one or two assignments as described under this section, s/he may inquire of the Xxxx or designee as to the reasons why and the College agrees to provide such reasons. F. The parties agree that if a course for which an adjunct faculty member is scheduled is canceled after July 15 for the Fall or after December 1 for the Spring or if the course is reassigned after those dates, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a penalty payment of 20% of his/her payment for the course. In the event the course is cancelled after the first class, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a cancellation fee equal to his or her first bi-weekly paycheck or 20% of the course payment, whichever is greater. If a course assigned to an adjunct faculty member is cancelled, or if it is reassigned, the adjunct faculty member will be notified by email to KSC and other email address(es) on file, and by telephone call to non-KSC telephone number(s) on file. The adjunct faculty member will be offered another available, i.e. unstaffed, course, provided the adjunct is qualified to teach such course. Further, if the course for the Fall Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to August 15, or if the course for the Spring Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to January 5, the adjunct faculty member may bump a non-unit adjunct faculty member or the least senior unit adjunct faculty member for any course which the more senior unit adjunct is qualified to teach. Such decision by the adjunct to bump must be made and communicated to the Xxxx by email or phone within 48 hours after course cancellation is sent by the Xxxx. If the possibility exists, the bumped unit adjunct faculty member may bump a less senior adjunct for any courses which the bumped unit adjunct is qualified to teach. No further bumping may occur beyond this bump. The College shall have the right to designate certain courses (e.g Integrative Thinking and Writing, disciplinary topic courses and others) into which bumping may not occur. The College will designate such courses by July 1 for the Fall and January 1 for the Spring semester. Upon request, the College will explain to the KSCAA the reasons for such designations. In such cases where the adjunct is assigned to another course or bumps another adjunct, the adjunct who receives the assignment will not receive a cancellation fee. G. Any changes in assignment which may occur after the issuance of a contract will be made with the mutual agreement of the adjunct, the department Chairperson and the Xxxx. H. Hiring of adjuncts for unanticipated courses which may arise shall be made as soon as possible after the need is known. I. An adjunct faculty member who has served for 20 semesters at the College is eligible to receive an appointment for an entire academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing 20 semesters at the College. For such adjuncts, the Xxxx will send a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. Before making this recommendation, the Xxxx will consult with the relevant department chair(s) to obtain their input. The Xxxxxxx shall make the final decision on the issuance of such an appointment. Any such academic year appointment will provide for the assignment of at least two (2) courses per semester for courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts. However, an adjunct who wishes only to teach one course per semester, or a 2/1 or 1/2, may also receive a year-long contract. The number of credits may vary by semester during the academic year appointment. The adjunct will be notified of his/her course load for the Fall semester upon receipt of the academic year appointment on or before July 15 and will be notified of Spring assignments no later than December 1. At the end of the appointment period but no later than July 15, the Xxxxxxx shall decide whether to issue another academic year appointment and shall issue a formal contract no later than July 15 after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. If the Xxxxxxx decides not to issue another academic year appointment, he/she shall state the reasons in writing. Such decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious. An adjunct faculty member who does not receive an academic year appointment may nonetheless be appointed at the College's discretion to a semester appointment. J. Which courses an adjunct is assigned to teach shall be based upon a consideration of the following factors: a. curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the department; b. credentials and qualifications (including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise applicable to the course(s)) c. teaching experience in the same or similar course d. evaluations and work performance e. the adjunct’s stated availability per the teaching availability form Where the above factors are determined by the College to be equal, seniority, as defined in by the number of semesters taught as an adjunct faculty member at the College, will prevail in available assignments as determined by the College. These decisions shall not be made arbitrarily or capriciously. K. A decision not to assign an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in this Article. L. If the College decides not to appoint an adjunct faculty member for reasons of performance, the Xxxx shall provide the particular reasons for the decision in writing to the adjunct faculty member. If the adjunct chooses, he or she may, within seven days of receipt of the written reasons, meet with the Xxxx to discuss the Xxxx'x decision. A decision not to reappoint an adjunct faculty member shall have a rational basis in fact and shall not contravene Articles 4 (Academic Freedom), Article 5 (Fair Practices) and Article 11 (Evaluation). It is understood that non- reappointment may occur after any semester. M. The College will provide a premium payment of $500 to an adjunct who accepts an assignment that is offered less than 30 days prior to the first class if the adjunct has never taught the course before.

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. All adjunct faculty appointments and assignments will be made by the Xxxx of a particular school, or his/her designee, or by another appropriate administrator at the College in consultation with Department Chairpersons. All appointments shall normally be made on a semester basis and shall be limited in duration to the particular semester for which the adjunct faculty member is appointed. However, nothing shall preclude the College in its sole discretion from offering an adjunct an appointment for an entire academic year, or as provided for in section I of this article. B. Each semester the College shall determine the courses which need to be filled by adjunct faculty members and to whom such courses shall be offered. C. Any adjunct who desires to teach during an upcoming academic year shall submit to each Department Chair/program coordinator in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach a teaching availability form (See Appendix A) which shall indicate the courses that the adjunct is interested in teaching; the adjunct's particular availability for posted course offerings; and the adjunct's general availability to teach in the upcoming semester or academic year, including the times and days of the week he or she can teach. The College will make the form available on the school’s website Such form shall be submitted to each Department Chairperson, program coordinator or his/her designee in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach no later October 1 for the next academic year. While the form must be submitted by October 1 in order to be deemed eligible for an assignment, the adjunct may amend the form in case of changed personal circumstances up until January 15 for the next academic year. In addition to submission of the teaching availability form, and as part of this notice, the adjunct must also provide any of the following information or updates on such information that may be on file with the College: 1. An updated CV, which will include: a. Degrees held and other educational credits and experience. b. Experience in teaching the particular course or courses either at Xxxxx Keene State College or at other institutions of higher education, including the years or semesters in which such courses were taught. c. The adjunct faculty member may also indicate other experience either in teaching or in other professional endeavors which would be relevant for teaching the particular course or courses offered. 2. Evidence of successful teaching, which may include but not be limited to past student evaluations, peer evaluations, administrative evaluations, and syllabi from other teaching assignments at both Keene and from other institutions. 3. Any other information bearing on the qualifications of the adjunct faculty member to teach the course or courses for which he or she has expressed interest in teaching. 4. If applying to teach in more than one department, the adjunct faculty member must submit a teaching availability form and materials to each relevant chair and xxxx in accordance with the time deadlines of this Article for submission of such forms. D. A tentative schedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by March 1 for the forthcoming academic year, indicating particular tentative adjunct assignments where possible. After such schedules are issued, each adjunct faculty member can review Webadvisor for details (or any new platform with comparable information that the College may substitute for Webadvisor) as to the course assignments for the upcoming academic year. While effort is made to create a meaningful tentative schedule, changes to or deletions of these tentative assignments are not grievable. A formal contract will be issued to the adjunct faculty member by the College no later than July 15 for the Fall semester and for annual contracts, and by December 1 for the Spring semester. E. Adjuncts may be assigned a various number of credit hours based on factors delineated in this Article. 1. The College agrees that it will assign a minimum of 15 bargaining unit adjunct faculty members to a course load of 12 credits for each semester (Fall/Spring), provided, however, that if the position of full-time “Lecturer” is created with an anticipated course load of twelve (12) credits per semester, the number of 12-credit adjunct assignments required will vary as per the chart in the Statement of Intent: Creating Continuing Lecturer Positions (see Appendix C). If an adjunct faculty member is appointed as a Lecturer and later returns to adjunct status, the member will retain seniority for purposes of salary and bumping rights under this Agreement. a. The College in its sole discretion will determine in what departments or disciplines such 12 credit assignments will be made and which faculty members will be assigned the 12 credits. Such decisions shall not be grievable. b. Designated 12-credit adjuncts can be bumped by full-time faculty and can bump all other unit and non-unit adjuncts appropriate for courses for which the 12-credit adjunct is qualified. If bumped, such 12-credit adjuncts will still receive 12 credits of course assignment. c. Nothing shall preclude the College from assigning more than 15 bargaining unit adjuncts to a 12-credit load for a given semester, after meeting the conditions in subsections 2-5 below. 2. This Agreement may be re-opened for negotiation under the following conditions: a. If the full-time “Lecturer” position has not been created by December 1, 2020, with at least 2 qualified KSCAA bargaining unit members appointed to these positions by Spring 2021, the parties agree to reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8, including discussing options for more complete positions for adjunct faculty, including, but not limited to discussion of a service module and contract lecturer positions. b. If agreement is reached with the KSCEA on the creation of full-time “Lecturer” positions, but there have not been at least six (6) qualified KSCAA bargaining unit adjuncts appointed to these positions by August 15, 2022, the parties will reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8. 3. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters. 43. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that one (1) available teaching assignment determined by the College, with a minimum of three credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who will be entering his or her fifth to eighth semester at the College. 54. Nothing in this section shall preclude the College in its discretion from making an additional assignment to an adjunct in accordance with the provisions of section E. 65. If an adjunct does not receive the one or two assignments as described under this section, s/he may inquire of the Xxxx or designee as to the reasons why and the College agrees to provide such reasons. F. The parties agree that if a course for which an adjunct faculty member is scheduled is canceled after July 15 for the Fall or after December 1 for the Spring or if the course is reassigned after those dates, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a penalty payment of 20% of his/her payment for the course. In the event the course is cancelled after the first class, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a cancellation fee equal to his or her first bi-weekly paycheck or 20% of the course payment, whichever is greater. If a course assigned to an adjunct faculty member is cancelled, or if it is reassigned, the adjunct faculty member will be notified by email to KSC and other email address(es) on file, and by telephone call to non-KSC telephone number(s) on file. The adjunct faculty member will be offered another available, i.e. unstaffed, course, provided the adjunct is qualified to teach such course. Further, if the course for the Fall Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to August 15, or if the course for the Spring Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to January 5, the adjunct faculty member may bump a non-unit adjunct faculty member or the least senior unit adjunct faculty member for any course which the more senior unit adjunct is qualified to teach. Such decision by the adjunct to bump must be made and communicated to the Xxxx by email or phone within 48 hours after course cancellation is sent by the Xxxx. If the possibility exists, the bumped unit adjunct faculty member may bump a less senior adjunct for any courses which the bumped unit adjunct is qualified to teach. No further bumping may occur beyond this bump. The College shall have the right to designate certain courses (e.g Integrative Thinking and Writing, disciplinary topic courses and others) into which bumping may not occur. The College will designate such courses by July 1 for the Fall and January 1 for the Spring semester. Upon request, the College will explain to the KSCAA the reasons for such designations. In such cases where the adjunct is assigned to another course or bumps another adjunct, the adjunct who receives the assignment will not receive a cancellation fee. G. Any changes in assignment which may occur after the issuance of a contract will be made with the mutual agreement of the adjunct, the department Chairperson and the Xxxx. H. Hiring X. Xxxxxx of adjuncts for unanticipated courses which may arise shall be made as soon as possible after the need is known. I. An adjunct faculty member who has served for 20 semesters at the College is eligible to receive an appointment for an entire academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing 20 semesters at the College. For such adjuncts, the Xxxx will send a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. Before making this recommendation, the Xxxx will consult with the relevant department chair(s) to obtain their input. The Xxxxxxx shall make the final decision on the issuance of such an appointment. Any such academic year appointment will provide for the assignment of at least two (2) courses per semester for courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts. However, an adjunct who wishes only to teach one course per semester, or a 2/1 or 1/2, may also receive a year-year- long contract. The number of credits may vary by semester during the academic year appointment. The adjunct will be notified of his/her course load for the Fall semester upon receipt of the academic year appointment on or before July 15 and will be notified of Spring assignments no later than December 1. At the end of the appointment period but no later than July 15, the Xxxxxxx shall decide whether to issue another academic year appointment and shall issue a formal contract no later than July 15 after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. If the Xxxxxxx decides not to issue another academic year appointment, he/she shall state the reasons in writing. Such decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious. An adjunct faculty member who does not receive an academic year appointment may nonetheless be appointed at the College's discretion to a semester appointment. J. Which courses an adjunct is assigned to teach shall be based upon a consideration of the following factors: a. curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the department; b. credentials and qualifications (including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise applicable to the course(s)) c. teaching experience in the same or similar course d. evaluations and work performance e. the adjunct’s stated availability per the teaching availability form Where the above factors are determined by the College to be equal, seniority, as defined in by the number of semesters taught as an adjunct faculty member at the College, will prevail in available assignments as determined by the College. These decisions shall not be made arbitrarily or capriciously. K. A decision not to assign an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in this Article. L. If the College decides not to appoint an adjunct faculty member for reasons of performance, the Xxxx shall provide the particular reasons for the decision in writing to the adjunct faculty member. If the adjunct chooses, he or she may, within seven days of receipt of the written reasons, meet with the Xxxx to discuss the Xxxx'x decision. A decision not to reappoint an adjunct faculty member shall have a rational basis in fact and shall not contravene Articles 4 (Academic Freedom), Article 5 (Fair Practices) and Article 11 (Evaluation). It is understood that non- non-reappointment may occur after any semester. M. The College will provide a premium payment of $500 to an adjunct who accepts an assignment that is offered less than 30 days prior to the first class if the adjunct has never taught the course before.

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. All adjunct faculty appointments and assignments will be made by the Xxxx of a particular school, or his/her designee, or by another appropriate administrator at the College in consultation with Department ChairpersonsCollege. All appointments shall normally be made on a semester basis and shall be limited in duration to the particular semester for which the adjunct faculty member is appointed. However, nothing shall preclude the College in its sole discretion from offering an adjunct an appointment for an entire academic year, or as provided for in section I of this article. B. Each semester the College shall determine the courses which need to be filled by adjunct faculty members and to whom such courses shall be offered. By December 15 of each year, the College shall post on its web site under public folders a tentative listing of whatever available positions there may be for the forthcoming Fall semester. By April 15 of each year, the College shall post on its web site under Public Folders a tentative listing of whatever available positions there may be for the forthcoming Spring semester. C. Any adjunct who desires to teach during for an upcoming academic year semester shall submit to each Department Chair/program coordinator in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach College a teaching availability form (See Appendix A) which shall indicate the courses that the adjunct is interested in teaching; the adjunct's ’s particular availability for posted course offerings; and the adjunct's ’s general availability to teach in the upcoming semester or academic yearsemester, including the times and days of the week he or she can teach. The College will make the form available on the school’s website Such form shall be submitted to each the appropriate Department Chairperson, program coordinator Chairperson or his/her designee in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach no later October 1 for the next academic year. While the form must be submitted by October 1 in order to be deemed eligible for an assignment, the adjunct may amend the form in case of changed personal circumstances up until than January 15 for the next academic yearforthcoming Fall semester and by May 15 for the forthcoming Spring semester. In addition to submission of the teaching availability form, and as As part of this notice, the adjunct must may also in his or her discretion provide any of the following information or updates on such information that may be on file with the College: 1. An updated CV, which will include:resume a. 2. Degrees held and other educational credits and experience. b. 3. Experience in teaching the particular course or courses either at Xxxxx Keene State College or at other institutions of higher education, including the years or semesters in which such courses were taught. c. . The adjunct faculty member may also indicate other experience either in teaching or in other professional endeavors which would be relevant for teaching the particular course or courses offered. 24. Evidence of successful teaching, which may include but not be limited to past student evaluations, peer evaluations, administrative evaluations, and syllabi from other teaching assignments at both Keene and from other institutions.assignments 35. Any other information bearing on the qualifications of the adjunct faculty member to teach the course or courses for which he or o she has expressed interest in teaching. 4applied. If applying to teach in more than one department, It is further understood that the College may request such information from the adjunct faculty member must submit a teaching availability form and materials to each relevant chair and xxxx in accordance with the time deadlines of this Article for submission of such formsmember. D. A tentative schedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by March 1 for the forthcoming academic yearFall semester, indicating particular adjunct assignments. A tentative adjunct assignments where possibleschedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by November 1 for the forthcoming Spring semester. After such schedules are issued, the College shall send an email to each adjunct faculty member can review Webadvisor who will be teaching in a given semester, with a link to the appropriate web site for details (or any new platform with comparable information that the College may substitute for Webadvisor) as to the course assignments for the upcoming academic year. While effort is made to create a meaningful tentative schedule, changes to or deletions of these tentative assignments are not grievableassignment. A formal contract will be issued to the adjunct faculty member by the College no later than July 1 for the Fall and by November 15 for the Fall semester and for annual contracts, and by December 1 for the Spring semesterSpring. E. Adjuncts An adjunct may be assigned a various number of credit hours based on factors delineated in this Article. 1. The College agrees that it will assign a minimum of 15 bargaining unit adjunct faculty members apply for up to a course load of 12 credits for each semester (Fall/Spring), provided, however, that if the position of full-time “Lecturer” is created with an anticipated course load of twelve (12) credits per semester, the number of 12-credit adjunct assignments required will vary as per the chart in the Statement of Intent: Creating Continuing Lecturer Positions (see Appendix C). If an adjunct faculty member is appointed as a Lecturer and later returns to adjunct status, the member will retain seniority for purposes of salary and bumping rights under this Agreement. a. The College in its sole discretion will determine in what departments or disciplines such 12 credit assignments will be made and which faculty members will be assigned the 12 credits. Such decisions shall not be grievable. b. Designated 12-credit adjuncts can be bumped by full-time faculty and can bump all other unit and non-unit adjuncts appropriate for courses for which the 12-credit adjunct is qualified. If bumped, such 12-credit adjuncts will still receive 12 credits of course assignment. c. Nothing shall preclude the College from assigning more than 15 bargaining unit adjuncts to a 12-credit load for a given semester, after meeting the conditions in subsections 2-5 below. 2. This Agreement may It is understood that any adjunct hired to teach eleven (11) or more credits will be re-opened for negotiation under the following conditions: a. If the considered a full-time “Lectureradjunct” position has not been created by December 1with appropriate workload expectations as delineated in Article 9, 2020, with at least 2 qualified KSCAA bargaining unit members appointed to these positions by Spring 2021, the parties agree to reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8, including discussing options for more complete positions for adjunct faculty, including, but not limited to discussion of a service module and contract lecturer positions. b. If agreement is reached with the KSCEA on the creation of full-time “Lecturer” positions, but there have not been at least six (6) qualified KSCAA bargaining unit adjuncts appointed to these positions by August 15, 2022, the parties will reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8. 3. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters. 4. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that one (1) available teaching assignment determined by the College, with a minimum of three credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who will be entering his or her fifth to eighth semester at the College. 5. Nothing in this section shall preclude the College in its discretion from making an additional assignment to an adjunct in accordance with the provisions of section E. 6. If an adjunct does not receive the one or two assignments as described under this section, s/he may inquire of the Xxxx or designee as to the reasons why and the College agrees to provide such reasonsWorkload. F. The parties agree that if a course for which an adjunct faculty member is scheduled is canceled after July 15 1 for the Fall or after December 1 November 15 for the Spring or if the course is reassigned after those datesSpring, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a penalty payment of 2010% of his/her payment for the course. In the event the course is cancelled after the first class, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a cancellation fee equal to his or her first bi-weekly paycheck or 20% of the course payment, whichever is greater. If a course assigned to an adjunct faculty member is cancelled, or if it is reassigned, the adjunct faculty member will be notified by email to KSC and other email address(es) on file, and by telephone call to non-KSC telephone number(s) on file. The adjunct faculty member will be offered another available, i.e. unstaffed, course, provided the adjunct is qualified to teach such course. Further, if the course for the Fall Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to August 15, or if the course for the Spring Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to January 5, the adjunct faculty member may bump a non-unit adjunct faculty member or the least senior unit adjunct faculty member for any course which the more senior unit adjunct is qualified to teach. Such decision by the adjunct to bump must be made and communicated to the Xxxx by email or phone within 48 hours after course cancellation is sent by the Xxxx. If the possibility exists, the bumped unit adjunct faculty member may bump a less senior adjunct for any courses which the bumped unit adjunct is qualified to teach. No further bumping may occur beyond this bump. The College shall have the right to designate certain courses (e.g Integrative Thinking and Writing, disciplinary topic courses and others) into which bumping may not occur. The College will designate such courses by July 1 for the Fall and January 1 for the Spring semester. Upon request, the College will explain to the KSCAA the reasons for such designations. In such cases where the adjunct is assigned to another course or bumps another adjunct, the adjunct who receives the assignment will not receive a cancellation feepaycheck. G. Any changes in assignment which may occur after the issuance of a contract will be made with the mutual agreement of the adjunct, adjunct and the department Chairperson and the XxxxChairperson, and, if relevant, another adjunct faculty member. H. Hiring of adjuncts for unanticipated courses which may arise shall be made as soon as possible after the need is known. I. An adjunct faculty member who has served for 20 semesters at the College is eligible to receive an appointment for an entire academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing 20 semesters at the College. For such adjuncts, the Xxxx will send a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. Before making this recommendation, the Xxxx will consult with the relevant department chair(s) to obtain their input. The Xxxxxxx shall make the final decision on the issuance of such an appointment. Any such academic year appointment will provide for the assignment of at least two (2) courses per semester for any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, and also following any assignments to full- time adjuncts, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters at the College on the basis of seniority, provided the adjunct is qualified and available to teach the course, and except as provided in section J below. HoweverThis shall not preclude the College in its discretion from making additional assignments to the adjunct provided, however, that before any such additional assignment is made, an adjunct faculty who wishes only to teach one course per semester, or a 2/1 or 1/2, may also receive a year-long contract. The number of credits may vary by semester during the academic year appointment. The adjunct will be notified of his/entering his or her course load for the Fall fifth to eighth semester upon receipt of the academic year appointment on or before July 15 and will be notified of Spring assignments no later than December 1. At the end of the appointment period but no later than July 15, the Xxxxxxx shall decide whether to issue another academic year appointment and shall issue a formal contract no later than July 15 after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. If the Xxxxxxx decides not to issue another academic year appointment, he/she shall state the reasons in writing. Such decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious. An adjunct faculty member who does not receive an academic year appointment may nonetheless be appointed at the College's discretion to a semester appointment. J. Which courses an adjunct is assigned to teach College shall be based upon a consideration of the following factors: a. curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the department; b. credentials and qualifications offered one (including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise applicable to the course(s)) c. 1) available teaching experience in the same or similar course d. evaluations and work performance e. the adjunct’s stated availability per the teaching availability form Where the above factors are assignment determined by the College to be equal, on the basis of seniority, provided the adjunct is qualified and available to teach the course and except as defined provided in by section J below. Once adjuncts with more than eight semesters have been offered two courses and adjuncts with five to eight semesters have been offered one course in accordance with this section, the number College is free to offer remaining course offerings to adjuncts in its discretion. J. As an exception to the provisions of semesters taught as section I, the College may instead offer an adjunct faculty member at the College, will prevail in available assignments as determined by the College. These decisions shall not be made arbitrarily assignment to an individual with exceptional qualifications or capriciouslyexpertise or on extraordinary circumstances. K. A decision not to assign an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in this Article. L. If the College decides not to appoint an adjunct faculty member for reasons of performance, the Xxxx shall provide the particular reasons for the decision in writing to the adjunct faculty member. If the adjunct chooses, he or she may, within seven days of receipt of the written reasons, meet with the Xxxx to discuss the Xxxx'x Xxxx’x decision. A decision not to reappoint an adjunct faculty member shall have a rational basis in fact and shall not contravene Articles 4 (Academic Freedom), Article 5 (Fair Practices) and Article 11 (Evaluation). It is understood that non- non-reappointment may occur after any semester.semester and not solely following formal evaluations under Article 11. A decision not to appoint an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in section I. M. L. The College will provide a premium payment of $500 400 to an adjunct who accepts an assignment that is offered less than 30 days prior to the first class if the adjunct has never taught the course before.

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. All adjunct faculty appointments and assignments will be made by the Xxxx of a particular school, or his/her designee, or by another appropriate administrator at the College in consultation with Department Chairpersons. All appointments shall normally be made on a semester basis and shall be limited in duration to the particular semester for which the adjunct faculty member is appointed. However, nothing shall preclude the College in its sole discretion from offering an adjunct an appointment for an entire academic year, or as provided for in section I of this article. B. Each semester the College shall determine the courses which need to be filled by adjunct faculty members and to whom such courses shall be offered. C. Any adjunct who desires to teach during an upcoming academic year shall submit to each Department Chair/program coordinator in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach a teaching availability form (See Appendix A) which shall indicate the courses that the adjunct is interested in teaching; the adjunct's particular availability for posted course offerings; and the adjunct's general availability to teach in the upcoming semester or academic year, including the times and days of the week he or she can teach. The College will make the form available on the school’s website Such form shall be submitted to each Department Chairperson, program coordinator or his/her designee in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach no later October 1 for the next academic year. While the form must be submitted by October 1 in order to be deemed eligible for an assignment, the adjunct may amend the form in case of changed personal circumstances up until January 15 for the next academic year. In addition to submission of the teaching availability form, and as part of this notice, the adjunct must also provide any of the following information or updates on such information that may be on file with the College: 1. An updated CV, which will include: a. Degrees held and other educational credits and experience. b. Experience in teaching the particular course or courses either at Xxxxx State College or at other institutions of higher education, including the years or semesters in which such courses were taught. c. The adjunct faculty member may also indicate other experience either in teaching or in other professional endeavors which would be relevant for teaching the particular course or courses offered. 2. Evidence of successful teaching, which may include but not be limited to past student evaluations, peer evaluations, administrative evaluations, and syllabi from other teaching assignments at both Keene and from other institutions. 3. Any other information bearing on the qualifications of the adjunct faculty member to teach the course or courses for which he or she has expressed interest in teaching. 4. If applying to teach in more than one department, the adjunct faculty member must submit a teaching availability form and materials to each relevant chair and xxxx in accordance with the time deadlines of this Article for submission of such forms. D. A tentative schedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by March 1 for the forthcoming academic year, indicating particular tentative adjunct assignments where possible. After such schedules are issued, each adjunct faculty member can review Webadvisor for details (or any new platform with comparable information that the College may substitute for Webadvisor) as to the course assignments for the upcoming academic year. While effort is made to create a meaningful tentative schedule, changes to or deletions of these tentative assignments are not grievable. A formal contract will be issued to the adjunct faculty member by the College no later than July 15 for the Fall semester and for annual contracts, and by December 1 for the Spring semester. E. Adjuncts may be assigned a various number of credit hours based on factors delineated in this Article. 1. The College agrees that it will assign a minimum of 15 bargaining unit adjunct faculty members to a course load of 12 credits for each semester (Fall/Spring), provided, however, that if the position of full-time “Lecturer” is created with an anticipated course load of twelve (12) credits per semester, the number of 12-credit adjunct assignments required will vary as per the chart in the Statement of Intent: Creating Continuing Lecturer Positions (see Appendix C). If an adjunct faculty member is appointed as a Lecturer and later returns to adjunct status, the member will retain seniority for purposes of salary and bumping rights under this Agreement. a. The College in its sole discretion will determine in what departments or disciplines such 12 credit assignments will be made and which faculty members will be assigned the 12 credits. Such decisions shall not be grievable. b. Designated 12-credit adjuncts can be bumped by full-time faculty and can bump all other unit and non-unit adjuncts appropriate for courses for which the 12-credit adjunct is qualified. If bumped, such 12-credit adjuncts will still receive 12 credits of course assignment. c. Nothing shall preclude the College from assigning more than 15 bargaining unit adjuncts to a 12-credit load for a given semester, after meeting the conditions in subsections 2-5 below. 2. This Agreement may be re-opened for negotiation under the following conditions: a. If the full-time “Lecturer” position has not been created by December 1, 2020, with at least 2 qualified KSCAA bargaining unit members appointed to these positions by Spring 2021, the parties agree to reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8, including discussing options for more complete positions for adjunct faculty, including, but not limited to discussion of a service module and contract lecturer positions. b. If agreement is reached with the KSCEA on the creation of full-time “Lecturer” positions, but there have not been at least six (6) qualified KSCAA bargaining unit adjuncts appointed to these positions by August 15, 2022, the parties will reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8. 3. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters. 43. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that one (1) available teaching assignment determined by the College, with a minimum of three credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who will be entering his or her fifth to eighth semester at the College. 54. Nothing in this section shall preclude the College in its discretion from making an additional assignment to an adjunct in accordance with the provisions of section E. 65. If an adjunct does not receive the one or two assignments as described under this section, s/he may inquire of the Xxxx or designee as to the reasons why and the College agrees to provide such reasons. F. The parties agree that if a course for which an adjunct faculty member is scheduled is canceled after July 15 for the Fall or after December 1 for the Spring or if the course is reassigned after those dates, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a penalty payment of 20% of his/her payment for the course. In the event the course is cancelled after the first class, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a cancellation fee equal to his or her first bi-weekly paycheck or 20% of the course payment, whichever is greater. If a course assigned to an adjunct faculty member is cancelled, or if it is reassigned, the adjunct faculty member will be notified by email to KSC and other email address(es) on file, and by telephone call to non-KSC telephone number(s) on file. The adjunct faculty member will be offered another available, i.e. unstaffed, course, provided the adjunct is qualified to teach such course. Further, if the course for the Fall Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to August 15, or if the course for the Spring Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to January 5, the adjunct faculty member may bump a non-unit adjunct faculty member or the least senior unit adjunct faculty member for any course which the more senior unit adjunct is qualified to teach. Such decision by the adjunct to bump must be made and communicated to the Xxxx by email or phone within 48 hours after course cancellation is sent by the Xxxx. If the possibility exists, the bumped unit adjunct faculty member may bump a less senior adjunct for any courses which the bumped unit adjunct is qualified to teach. No further bumping may occur beyond this bump. The College shall have the right to designate certain courses (e.g Integrative Thinking and Writing, disciplinary topic courses and others) into which bumping may not occur. The College will designate such courses by July 1 for the Fall and January 1 for the Spring semester. Upon request, the College will explain to the KSCAA the reasons for such designations. In such cases where the adjunct is assigned to another course or bumps another adjunct, the adjunct who receives the assignment will not receive a cancellation fee. G. Any changes in assignment which may occur after the issuance of a contract will be made with the mutual agreement of the adjunct, the department Chairperson and the Xxxx. H. Hiring of adjuncts for unanticipated courses which may arise shall be made as soon as possible after the need is known. I. An adjunct faculty member who has served for 20 semesters at the College is eligible to receive an appointment for an entire academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing 20 semesters at the College. For such adjuncts, the Xxxx will send a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. Before making this recommendation, the Xxxx will consult with the relevant department chair(s) to obtain their input. The Xxxxxxx shall make the final decision on the issuance of such an appointment. Any such academic year appointment will provide for the assignment of at least two (2) courses per semester for courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts. However, an adjunct who wishes only to teach one course per semester, or a 2/1 or 1/2, may also receive a year-year- long contract. The number of credits may vary by semester during the academic year appointment. The adjunct will be notified of his/her course load for the Fall semester upon receipt of the academic year appointment on or before July 15 and will be notified of Spring assignments no later than December 1. At the end of the appointment period but no later than July 15, the Xxxxxxx shall decide whether to issue another academic year appointment and shall issue a formal contract no later than July 15 after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. If the Xxxxxxx decides not to issue another academic year appointment, he/she shall state the reasons in writing. Such decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious. An adjunct faculty member who does not receive an academic year appointment may nonetheless be appointed at the College's discretion to a semester appointment. J. Which courses an adjunct is assigned to teach shall be based upon a consideration of the following factors: a. curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the department; b. credentials and qualifications (including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise applicable to the course(s)) c. teaching experience in the same or similar course d. evaluations and work performance e. the adjunct’s stated availability per the teaching availability form Where the above factors are determined by the College to be equal, seniority, as defined in by the number of semesters taught as an adjunct faculty member at the College, will prevail in available assignments as determined by the College. These decisions shall not be made arbitrarily or capriciously. K. A decision not to assign an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in this Article. L. If the College decides not to appoint an adjunct faculty member for reasons of performance, the Xxxx shall provide the particular reasons for the decision in writing to the adjunct faculty member. If the adjunct chooses, he or she may, within seven days of receipt of the written reasons, meet with the Xxxx to discuss the Xxxx'x decision. A decision not to reappoint an adjunct faculty member shall have a rational basis in fact and shall not contravene Articles 4 (Academic Freedom), Article 5 (Fair Practices) and Article 11 (Evaluation). It is understood that non- non-reappointment may occur after any semester. M. The College will provide a premium payment of $500 to an adjunct who accepts an assignment that is offered less than 30 days prior to the first class if the adjunct has never taught the course before.

APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A. All adjunct faculty appointments and assignments will be made by the Xxxx VPAA of a particular school, the college or his/her designee, or by another appropriate administrator at the College in consultation with Department Chairpersons. All appointments Appointments shall normally be made on a semester basis and shall be limited in duration to the particular semester for which the covered adjunct faculty member is appointed. However, nothing shall preclude the CCSNH College in its sole discretion from offering an a covered adjunct faculty an appointment for an entire academic yearyear (Fall and Spring semesters only), or as provided for in section I of this articleSection B below. B. A covered adjunct faculty who has served for ten (10) consecutive semesters (Fall and Spring) at the CCSNH College may be eligible to receive an academic year appointment (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing ten (10) semesters at the CCSNH College. Academic year appointments shall be determined based on the curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the College, enrollments, fiscal and/or operational conditions, and the credentials and qualifications, teaching experience, and satisfactory performance of the adjunct. Any such academic year appointments shall be made by the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, in consultation with the College President. Academic year appointments shall be limited in duration to the particular academic year. C. Each semester the College college shall determine the courses which need to be filled by offered to adjunct faculty members and to whom such courses in the subsequent semester. By December 1 of each year, the College shall make available a tentative listing of whatever available positions there may be offeredfor the forthcoming Spring semester. By June 1 of each year, the College shall make available a tentative listing of whatever available positions there may be for the forthcoming Fall semester. C. D. Any covered adjunct who desires to teach during for an upcoming academic year shall semester may submit to each Department Chair/program coordinator in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach College a teaching availability form (See Appendix A) which shall indicate the courses course(s) that the adjunct is interested in teaching; the adjunct's ’s particular availability for posted course offerings; and the adjunct's ’s general availability to teach in the upcoming semester or academic yearsemester, including the times and days of the week he or she can teach. The College will make the form available on the school’s website Such form shall be submitted to each Department Chairperson, program coordinator the Vice-President of Academic Affairs of the college or his/her designee in whose department/program the adjunct wishes to teach no later October 1 for the next academic year. While the form must be submitted by October 1 in order to be deemed eligible for an assignment, the adjunct may amend the form in case of changed personal circumstances up until January than February 15 for the next academic yearforthcoming Fall semester and by October 15 for the forthcoming Spring semester. In addition to submission of the teaching availability form, and as part of this notice, the adjunct must also provide any of the following information or updates on such information that may be on file with the College: 1. An updated CV, which will include: a. Degrees held and other educational credits and experienceAppendix A – Adjunct Faculty Teaching Availability Form. b. Experience in teaching X. An adjunct appointment letter will be issued by the particular course or courses either at Xxxxx State College or at other institutions of higher education, including college to the years or semesters in which such courses were taught. c. The appointed adjunct faculty member may also indicate other experience either in teaching or in other professional endeavors which would be relevant for teaching the particular course or courses offered. 2. Evidence of successful teaching, which may include as soon as practicable but not be limited to past student evaluations, peer evaluations, administrative evaluations, and syllabi from other teaching assignments later than at both Keene and from other institutions. 3least fourteen (14) calendar days before the start of a semester. Any other information bearing on the qualifications of the adjunct faculty member to teach the course or courses for which he or she has expressed interest in teaching. 4. If applying to teach in more than one department, the A covered adjunct faculty member must submit a teaching availability form endorse and materials to each relevant chair and xxxx in accordance with return the time deadlines of this Article for submission of such forms. D. A tentative schedule, which is subject to change, will be issued by March 1 for the forthcoming academic year, indicating particular tentative adjunct assignments where possible. After such schedules are issued, each adjunct faculty member can review Webadvisor for details (or any new platform with comparable information that the College may substitute for Webadvisor) as letter to the course assignments for college before the upcoming academic year. While effort is made to create a meaningful tentative schedule, changes to or deletions of these tentative assignments are not grievable. A formal contract will be issued to the adjunct faculty member by the College no later than July 15 for the Fall semester and for annual contracts, and by December 1 for the Spring semester. E. Adjuncts may be assigned a various number of credit hours based on factors delineated in this Article. 1. The College agrees that it will assign a minimum of 15 bargaining unit adjunct faculty members to a course load of 12 credits for each semester (Fall/Spring), provided, however, that if the position of full-time “Lecturer” is created with an anticipated course load of twelve (12) credits per semester, the number of 12-credit adjunct assignments required will vary as per the chart in the Statement of Intent: Creating Continuing Lecturer Positions (see Appendix C). If an adjunct faculty member is appointed as a Lecturer and later returns to adjunct status, the member will retain seniority for purposes of salary and bumping rights under this Agreement. a. The College in its sole discretion will determine in what departments or disciplines such 12 credit assignments will be made and which faculty members will be assigned the 12 credits. Such decisions shall not be grievable. b. Designated 12-credit adjuncts can be bumped by full-time faculty and can bump all other unit and non-unit adjuncts appropriate for courses for which the 12-credit adjunct is qualified. If bumped, such 12-credit adjuncts will still receive 12 credits of course assignment. c. Nothing shall preclude the College from assigning more than 15 bargaining unit adjuncts to a 12-credit load for a given semester, after meeting the conditions in subsections 2-5 below. 2. This Agreement may be re-opened for negotiation under the following conditions: a. If the full-time “Lecturer” position has not been created by December 1, 2020, with at least 2 qualified KSCAA bargaining unit members appointed to these positions by Spring 2021, the parties agree to reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8, including discussing options for more complete positions for adjunct faculty, including, but not limited to discussion of a service module and contract lecturer positions. b. If agreement is reached with the KSCEA on the creation of full-time “Lecturer” positions, but there have not been at least six (6) qualified KSCAA bargaining unit adjuncts appointed to these positions by August 15, 2022, the parties will reopen this Agreement for further negotiation of Article 8. 3. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that two (2) available teaching assignments, determined by the College, with a minimum of six credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who has taught eight or more semesters. 4. For any courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts for an upcoming semester in accordance with section B above, the College agrees that one (1) available teaching assignment determined by the College, with a minimum of three credits per semester shall first be offered to any adjunct who will be entering his or her fifth to eighth semester at the College. 5. Nothing in this section shall preclude the College in its discretion from making an additional assignment to an adjunct in accordance with the provisions of section E. 6. If an adjunct does not receive the one or two assignments as described under this section, s/he may inquire of the Xxxx or designee as to the reasons why and the College agrees to provide such reasons. F. The parties agree that if a course for which an adjunct faculty member is scheduled is canceled after July 15 for the Fall or after December 1 for the Spring or if the course is reassigned after those dates, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a penalty payment of 20% start of his/her payment for the assigned course. In The Parties recognize that exceptions may be necessary to meet the event the course is cancelled after the first class, the adjunct faculty member shall receive a cancellation fee equal to his or her first bi-weekly paycheck or 20% of the course payment, whichever is greater. If a course assigned to an adjunct faculty member is cancelled, or if it is reassigned, the adjunct faculty member will be notified by email to KSC and other email address(es) on file, and by telephone call to non-KSC telephone number(s) on file. The adjunct faculty member will be offered another available, i.e. unstaffed, course, provided the adjunct is qualified to teach such course. Further, if the course for the Fall Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to August 15, or if the course for the Spring Semester is cancelled or reassigned prior to January 5, the adjunct faculty member may bump a non-unit adjunct faculty member or the least senior unit adjunct faculty member for any course which the more senior unit adjunct is qualified to teach. Such decision by the adjunct to bump must be made and communicated to the Xxxx by email or phone within 48 hours after course cancellation is sent by the Xxxx. If the possibility exists, the bumped unit adjunct faculty member may bump a less senior adjunct for any courses which the bumped unit adjunct is qualified to teach. No further bumping may occur beyond this bump. The College shall have the right to designate certain courses (e.g Integrative Thinking and Writing, disciplinary topic courses and others) into which bumping may not occur. The College will designate such courses by July 1 for the Fall and January 1 for the Spring semester. Upon request, the College will explain to the KSCAA the reasons for such designations. In such cases where the adjunct is assigned to another course or bumps another adjunct, the adjunct who receives the assignment will not receive a cancellation fee. G. Any changes in assignment which may occur after the issuance of a contract will be made with the mutual agreement of the adjunct, the department Chairperson and the Xxxx. H. Hiring of adjuncts for unanticipated courses which may arise shall be made as soon as possible after the need is known. I. An adjunct faculty member who has served for 20 semesters at the College is eligible to receive an appointment for an entire academic year (Fall and Spring semesters) starting with the first Fall semester after completing 20 semesters at the College. For such adjuncts, the Xxxx will send a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. Before making this recommendation, the Xxxx will consult with the relevant department chair(s) to obtain their input. The Xxxxxxx shall make the final decision on the issuance of such an appointment. Any such academic year appointment will provide for the assignment of at least two (2) courses per semester for courses determined by the College to be available for adjuncts. However, an adjunct who wishes only to teach one course per semester, or a 2/1 or 1/2, may also receive a year-long contract. The number of credits may vary by semester during the academic year appointment. The adjunct will be notified of his/her course load for the Fall semester upon receipt of the academic year appointment on or before July 15 and will be notified of Spring assignments no later than December 1. At the end of the appointment period but no later than July 15, the Xxxxxxx shall decide whether to issue another academic year appointment and shall issue a formal contract no later than July 15 after assessing the quality of the adjunct's performance as well as the College’s fiscal conditions and curricular needs. If the Xxxxxxx decides not to issue another academic year appointment, he/she shall state the reasons in writing. Such decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious. An adjunct faculty member who does not receive an academic year appointment may nonetheless be appointed at the College's discretion to a semester appointment. J. Which courses an adjunct is assigned to teach shall be based upon a consideration of the following factors: a. curriculum and programmatic instructional needs of the department;college. b. credentials and qualifications (including sub-specialties and areas F. Cancellation or reassignment of particular expertise applicable to the course(s)) c. teaching experience in the same or similar course d. evaluations and work performance e. the a covered adjunct’s stated availability per the teaching availability form Where the above factors are determined by the College to be equal, seniority, as defined in by the number of semesters taught as an adjunct faculty member at the College, course(s) will prevail in available assignments as determined by the College. These decisions shall not be made arbitrarily or capriciouslyno later than five (5) calendar days before the start of the assigned course. K. A decision not to assign an adjunct to a particular course or courses shall not be grievable under any circumstances as long as the adjunct has received the contractual minimum number of courses provided for in this Article. L. G. If the College college decides not to appoint an reappoint a covered adjunct faculty member for reasons of conduct or performance, the Xxxx VPAA shall provide the particular reasons for the decision in writing to the adjunct faculty member. A college’s decision not to reappoint a covered adjunct shall have a rational basis in fact. If the adjunct chooses, he or she may, within seven (7) days of receipt of the written reasonsnotice, meet request a meeting with the Xxxx Vice-President of Academic Affairs to discuss the Xxxx'x Vice-President’s decision. A decision not to reappoint an adjunct faculty member Such request shall have a rational basis be submitted in fact and shall not contravene Articles 4 (Academic Freedom), Article 5 (Fair Practices) and Article 11 (Evaluation). It is understood that non- reappointment may occur after any semesterwriting. M. The College will provide a premium payment of $500 to an adjunct who accepts an assignment that is offered less than 30 days prior to the first class if the adjunct has never taught the course before.