Common use of CONDITIONS FOR RETRAINING Clause in Contracts

CONDITIONS FOR RETRAINING. 21.4.1 Assumption of retraining shall be voluntary, by mutual written agreement of the President or designee and the faculty member, with the understanding that failure of the faculty member to undertake retraining may culminate in loss of employment with the District. Agreement by the faculty member to undertake retraining shall constitute agreement to comply with the conditions of the approved retraining plan and to assume the designated reassignment upon completion. 21.4.2 Under the provision of Article 11.15 in the Faculty Contract, faculty who mutually agree to participate in retraining, shall be granted up to one year of sabbatical leave to achieve the retraining plan. While on sabbatical, all provisions of Article 9 shall remain in effect. Costs of retraining, such as tuition, fees, and books, will be the at the faculty member’s expense. 21.4.3 The District and the Association hereby agree that for each semester of sabbatical leave utilized in any academic year for purposes of retraining, the number of semester sabbatical leaves for the succeeding academic year shall be reduced by the equal amount. 21.4.4 Upon completion of retraining, faculty members reassigned into a new discipline will not replace any current full-time faculty member in that program. Retrained faculty will be evaluated during the first year of reassignment.