Common use of DEFINITIONS/APPLICATIONS Clause in Contracts

DEFINITIONS/APPLICATIONS. (1) Longevity a. Longevity is defined as total semesters (excluding any winter intercession and summer sessions) of non-contract service in a discipline. Disciplines shall be defined in Appendix L, which shall be the current version of the “Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges.” b. Non-contract faculty will be credited with five (5) semesters of longevity upon the completion of their fifth semester of service at a particular college. If the faculty member works at two (2) or more colleges within the VCCCD, he/she will be credited with the corresponding longevity at each college upon successful completion of his/her fifth (5th) semester district-wide provided that his/her last evaluation was “Satisfactory” or “Excellent” at each college, and he/she has served a minimum of two (2) semesters at each college. c. A faculty member may hold different longevity in different disciplines. Faculty may be assigned in different disciplines at one (1) campus or at a combination of campuses, within the same semester. d. If a faculty member holds longevity in a discipline and begins teaching in the same discipline at another college, longevity will be transferred upon the successful completion (“Satisfactory” or better evaluation rating) of the semester at the “new” college. If the “new college” fails to evaluate in the first semester, successful completion means a “Satisfactory” or better rating on the most recent evaluation on file. The faculty member will continue to accrue longevity only at the college(s) where s(he) is teaching. e. A faculty member will be removed from the longevity list upon receiving two (2) consecutive performance evaluations with summary ratings of “Unsatisfactory” or three (3) consecutive evaluations with overall summary ratings of any combination of “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory.” (See Section 12.5.B.(2).) If the faculty member is subsequently rehired within eight (8) semesters of removal from the longevity list, his/her longevity will be restored upon completion of the fifth (5th) semester provided the performance evaluation rating is “Satisfactory” or better. f. Accumulated longevity is held by a faculty member for life unless longevity is lost because he/she has not received assignments for the previous eight (8) semesters (except as provided by law), the faculty member resigns, or has been removed from the longevity list in accordance with Section 5.4.B.(1)(e). (2) The District will provide to the Federation, by the fourth week of each semester, a longevity list by discipline for each college reflecting assignments for the previous semester, including the longevity, pre- longevity, and previous assigned load (PAL) lists.

DEFINITIONS/APPLICATIONS. (1) Longevity a. Longevity is defined as total semesters (excluding any winter intercession and summer sessions) of non-contract service in a discipline. Disciplines shall be defined in Appendix L, which shall be the current version of the “Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges.” b. Non-contract faculty will be credited with five (5) semesters of longevity upon the completion of their fifth semester of service at a particular college. If the faculty member works at two (2) or more colleges within the VCCCD, he/she will be credited with the corresponding longevity at each college upon successful completion of his/her fifth (5th) semester district-wide provided that his/her last evaluation was “Satisfactory” or “Excellent” at each college, and he/she has served a minimum of two (2) semesters at each college. c. A faculty member may hold different longevity in different disciplines. Faculty may be assigned in different disciplines at one one (1) campus or at a combination of campuses, within the same semester. d. If a faculty member holds longevity in a discipline and begins teaching in the same discipline at another college, longevity will be transferred upon the successful completion (“Satisfactory” or better evaluation rating) of the semester at the “new” college. If the “new college” fails to evaluate in the first semester, successful completion means a “Satisfactory” or better rating on the most recent evaluation on file. The faculty member will continue to accrue longevity only at the college(s) where s(he) is teaching. e. A faculty member will be removed from the longevity list upon receiving two (2) consecutive performance evaluations with summary ratings of “Unsatisfactory” or three (3) consecutive evaluations with overall summary ratings of any combination of “Needs Improvement” or “Unsatisfactory.” (See Section 12.5.B.(2).) If the faculty member is subsequently rehired within eight (8) semesters of removal from the longevity list, his/her longevity will be restored upon completion of the fifth (5th) semester provided the performance evaluation rating is “Satisfactory” or better. f. Accumulated longevity is held by a faculty member for life unless longevity is lost because he/she has not received assignments for the previous eight (8) semesters (except as provided by law), the faculty member resigns, or has been removed from the longevity list in accordance with Section 5.4.B.(1)(e). (2) The District will provide to the Federation, by the fourth week of each semester, a longevity list by discipline for each college reflecting assignments for the previous semester, including the longevity, pre- longevity, and previous assigned load (PAL) lists.