Department Chair Assignments. Department chairs shall receive remuneration, per Appendix B. Hours that would have been spent teaching will be required on campus, per a schedule approved by the division xxxx. All department chairs shall participate annually in a department chairs training workshop/retreat offered through Professional and Organizational Development.
Department Chair Assignments. Assignment as department chair shall be compensated by at least one of the following options at the sole discretion of the xxxx or director:
1. Release from three workload units per academic year.
2. A payment of up to $6,000 distributed either as a one-time lump sum payment at the end of the academic year in which the Bargaining Unit Member has served in this capacity or over a specified series of pay periods within an academic year not to exceed 19.5 pay periods.
Department Chair Assignments. Department Chairs shall be qualified to teach at least one course in their department. The selection of the Department Chair is the responsibility of the Executive Xxxx and the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs. Consideration for this position will first be given to full-time faculty. In order to provide equitability in responsibilities and compensation for faculty serving as Department Chairs, specific job descriptions will be developed and maintained for each Chair position and the following compensation guidelines will be followed:
1. The Department Chair shall receive the load identified in the respective job description as reassigned time in the fall and spring semesters. The remainder of the faculty member’s load shall be filled through classroom teaching.
2. The faculty member may elect to teach an overload. Such overload may be banked or paid out at the faculty member’s discretion. If paid out and since the Chair position composes the majority of the load and responsibility for the faculty member, such instructional overload will be compensated according to the instructional summer/overload rate identified in the relevant section of this agreement.
3. The Department Chair shall receive the load identified in the respective job description in the summer period. The summer period is defined to encompass the days between spring semester graduation and fall semester faculty workshop. Again, the faculty member may elect to have the summer load banked or paid out. If paid out, the compensation will be at the stipend rate of $5,000. This amount is in lieu of any previously considered semester before and after days related to the breaks between fall and spring semesters, spring and summer semesters, and summer and fall semesters. No per diem before and after days will be paid to the Department Chair. Additionally, the Chair with concurrence of the Executive Xxxx of the area, will have the professional discretion to determine the campus schedule during the summer period and fall-to-spring intersession required to provide the leadership responsibilities identified for the position.
4. The faculty member may elect to teach during intersession or in the summer. Such load may be banked or paid out at the faculty member’s discretion. If paid out, such instructional load will be compensated according to the instructional summer/overload rate identified in the Faculty Contract.
