Combining of Course Levels. Subsequent to consultation with the faculty member, the supervising administrator may combine courses of various instructional levels as academically appropriate.
Combining of Course Levels. Subsequent to consultation with the faculty member, the supervising administrator may combine courses of various instructional levels as academically appropriate. If the two classes have two different WLU values, the faculty member will be credited with the larger value. Professors shall be paid 0.07 times the appropriate overload rate times the number of students. Faculty may choose credit toward their teaching load at the rate of 0.07 times the WLU times the number of students. Faculty may have no more than 10 directed or independent study students per semester. Base load for faculty will normally be completed during the fall and spring terms. Other combinations of terms may be used as appropriate. It shall be the responsibility of the supervising administrator to plan a full load for all full-time faculty. At the discretion of the supervisor, dynamic banking may be used to shift earned or needed WLUs to the subsequent year. The use of WLUs from one contract year that impacts upon the subsequent year will be limited to eight (8) WLUs for each faculty member. Dynamic banking will be used as a tool to ensure optimum resource utilization and scheduling flexibility. The appropriate supervising administrator will consult with faculty members who have earned excess WLUs or have not made base load. While the preference of faculty will be given significant consideration, the load plan will ultimately be based on student need. Administrators may bank WLUs on behalf of faculty using the following guidelines:
Combining of Course Levels. Subsequent to consultation with the faculty member, the supervising administrator may combine courses of various instructional levels as academically appropriate. If the two classes have two different WLU values, the faculty member will be credited with the larger value. Professors shall be paid 0.07 times the appropriate overload rate (up to 3 WLUs) times the number of students. Faculty may choose credit toward their teaching load at the rate of .04 0.07 times the WLU (up to 3 WLUs) times the number of students. Faculty may have no more than 10 directed or independent study students per semester. Base load for faculty will normally be completed during the fall and spring terms. Other combinations of terms may be used as appropriate. It shall be the responsibility of the supervising administrator to plan a full load for all full-time faculty. At the discretion of the supervisor, dynamic banking may be used to shift earned or needed WLUs to the subsequent year. The use of WLUs from one contract year that impacts upon the subsequent year will be limited to eight (8) WLUs for each faculty member. Dynamic banking will be used as a tool to ensure optimum resource utilization and scheduling flexibility. The appropriate supervising administrator will consult with faculty members who have earned excess WLUs or have not made base load. While the preference of faculty will be given significant consideration, the load plan will ultimately be based on student need. Administrators may bank WLUs on behalf of faculty using the following guidelines:
A. During class scheduling for fall and spring terms, priority will be given to full-time faculty to achieve their load obligations. During the faculty member’s second term scheduling, if a faculty member is not scheduled to meet load obligations, he or she shall have the option of teaching courses at other campuses in collaboration with the respective campus supervising administrator if an adjunct instructor is not already scheduled.
B. Base load review will occur by April 1 of each year. If a faculty member has earned WLUs beyond their basic load, they may, if approved:
1. Be paid for all WLUs over the maximum base load.
2. Bank the excess to reduce their load obligation in the subsequent contract year.
3. Bank WLUs taught over summer terms to reduce load obligations in the subsequent contract year.
