Common use of Chair Release Clause in Contracts

Chair Release. 10.11.2.1 Chairs shall be selected by a process established by the appropriate Xxxx of Instruction in consultation with all faculty members in the program group. Chairs shall be granted release time as per the terms of the Agreement. 10.11.2.2 Release sections for Chairs of Departments will be granted on the following basis (based on departmental FTE count as of February 15th prior to the academic year in question): Instructional Departments with less than 10 FTE faculty: greater than or equal to 1 section Instructional Departments with 10 to less than 20 FTE faculty: greater than or equal to 2 sections Instructional Departments with 20+ FTE faculty: greater than or equal to 3 sections The following conditions will apply to the above: a) Departments offering a two-year Career/Technical Program will have a minimum of two sections release. b) This formula will not apply to Education Programs. These areas are guaranteed the following minimum number of release sections: Education 5 sections Sport, Health and Physical Education 2 sections It is understood that Education is a new and developing areas. The parties agree to review the changing needs for Chair release time with the intent of applying the formula to these areas in the future.