Common use of Faculty Load Clause in Contracts

Faculty Load. As professional educators, the faculty of North Central State College are committed to providing learner-centered opportunities and institutional support to allow North Central State College students to make the most of their abilities and resources in order to meet their educational, career and life goals. As professional educators, faculty perform a variety of activities in a pattern that differs from day to day, week to week, and term to term. Faculty endeavor to provide opportunities and support for students to learn through their commitment to excellent facilitation of learning; student, institutional and community service; and their own professional development. An academic “hour” is defined as 50 minutes. To meet this commitment the following load is assigned to faculty at North Central State College. The on-campus/off-campus faculty workload is expected to reflect a 40 hour work week that includes the following: • 15 credit or 18 contact hours of direct facilitation of learning • 18 to 21 hours of classroom support* and institutional support** with active faculty participation in each support area. • 4 office hours (in-person or virtual) or a combination of both with the approval of the Xxxx. *Classroom support includes any activities used to facilitate learning in assigned courses, which may include, but is not limited to: • Preparing lectures • Reviewing lectures • Grading • Keeping current on course material through books, journals, and websites • Interacting with students at times other than scheduled office hours in support of learning activities • Preparing labs • Maintaining labs • Preparing assignments • Preparing and administering evaluation tools • Maintaining course syllabi • Maintaining course outlines • Maintaining course objectives • Creating and reviewing course materials used • Participating as a Course Coordinator • All other activities that enable the faculty member to provide learner-centered activities to meet the student outcomes of the course • Complete course and program assessment activities **Institutional Support Activities may include, but are not limited to: Committees: • Serving as the Chair of a committee • Serving as a committee member Meetings: • Attending monthly department meetings • Attending monthly division meetings • Attending advisory committee meetings (if applicable, one per semester) • Attending graduation • Attending two-day Convocation • Attending yearly In-Service • Attending President’s Forum (5th Thursday/one per semester) Attendance at these functions will be expected, and absence will require completion of the Request for Leave form. Extenuating circumstances for not attending need to be approved by supervisor. Other: • Participating in student recruitment for individual programs and the College as a whole • New program development • Major course revision • Assisting with activities for the recognition of the College/College programs • Represent the College on a community agency or board • Attending and assisting with graduation • Attending other College activities • Tutoring in the SSC • Mentoring a new faculty member • Writing grant proposals • Working on a special project • Assisting with program reviews • Assisting with accreditation activities (both for an individual program and for the College) • Assisting with technology development, review, and revision • Assisting with non-credit course development • Assisting with Corporate testing and evaluation Community Service: • Volunteering to serve a community organization • Speaking at an area organization • Being on an area agency’s advisory committee • Working collaboratively with an area agency Personal/Professional Development: • Participating in professional development days (on-campus) • Attending off-campus workshops and conferences • Being licensed/certified by professional organizations • Serving on a committee/board of a related professional organization • Presenting at a conference • Authoring an article When a faculty member has the required base teaching load in any semester, they may refuse the assignment of additional hours. 15 credit or 18 contact hours of faculty “direct facilitation of learning” workload is an average for fall and spring semesters. Normally the faculty member will be paid overload pay for hours above this at a rate of every load hour above the 15 credit/18 contact being credited as one overload hour. However, load is calculated on a semester basis, and the real goal is a yearly (contract year) average of 15 credit/18 contact hours/week for the fall and spring semesters. For those faculty on a twelve-month contract, summer load will be defined as 10 credit/12 contact hours. For the purposes of calculating any load arrangements, either credit hour or contact hour will be used, depending on what is of the greatest benefit to the faculty member. When a faculty member has the required base teaching load in any semester, that faculty member may refuse the assignment of additional hours. If the initial schedule assigned to a faculty member is less than the base teaching load, they may be assigned an additional course or courses for which they are qualified to bring them up to at least the minimum teaching load. 1.) Other duties may be assigned to the faculty member that are consistent with their employment status, such as curriculum development or institutional research activities, to bring the faculty member to minimum load. Such assignment will be two clock hours per week for each contact hour per week, or: 2.) Unit members may “bank”/utilize overload hours one semester to cover work load shortages in another semester within the same contract year. When unit members on nine month contracts teach during their non- contracted semester, those hours may also be banked to cover work load shortages in another semester within the same contract year. This banking of load hours will be maintained by the unit member’s supervisor, or 3.) If there is reasonable assurance that within the remaining semesters of the academic year, sufficient teaching assignments will be available to cover the deficient hours, the faculty member may elect to waive the 15 credit or 18 contact hour limitation and teach the deficient number of hours in a subsequent semester over the required base load at no extra compensation in lieu of the assignment of other duties. When a faculty member’s full-time teaching load includes a number of separate course preparations that exceeds 6 during a two-semester academic year or 9 during a three-semester academic year, the faculty member shall receive one load hour per course preparation above that number. Under this provision, a course preparation counts only if it is three-credit hours or more or consists of several courses making up three credit hours or more that are combined and called a single course preparation. A faculty member’s full-time base teaching load in any given semester (as opposed to their overload) shall always be constructed to consist of the smallest possible number of preparations. Complaints relative to the calculation of teaching load shall be discussed with the appropriate supervisor. Both the supervisor and the faculty member will attempt to reach mutual resolution. The faculty member involved may invite the NCSFA-AAUP to participate in the discussion. If no agreement is reached at this meeting, the faculty member will bring the matter to the attention of the NCSFA-AAUP and the Chief Academic Officer for resolution.

Faculty Load. As professional educators, the faculty of North Central State College are committed to providing learner-centered opportunities and institutional support to allow North Central State College students to make the most of their abilities and resources in order to meet their educational, career and life goals. As professional educators, faculty perform a variety of activities in a pattern that differs from day to day, week to week, and term to term. Faculty endeavor to provide opportunities and support for students to learn through their commitment to excellent facilitation of learning; student, institutional and community service; and their own professional development. An academic “hour” is defined as 50 minutes. To meet this commitment the following load is assigned to faculty at North Central State College. The on-campus/off-campus faculty workload is expected to reflect a 40 hour work week that includes the following: • 15 credit or 18 contact hours of direct facilitation of learning • 18 to 21 hours of classroom support* and institutional support** with active faculty participation in each support area. • 4 5 office hours (in-person or virtual) or a combination of both with the approval of the Xxxx. *Classroom support includes any activities used to facilitate learning in assigned courses, which may include, but is not limited to: • Preparing lectures • Reviewing lectures • Grading • Keeping current on course material through books, journals, and websites • Interacting with students at times other than scheduled office hours in support of learning activities • Preparing labs • Maintaining labs • Preparing assignments • Preparing and administering evaluation tools • Maintaining course syllabi • Maintaining course outlines • Maintaining course objectives • Creating and reviewing course materials used • Participating as a Course Coordinator • All other activities that enable the faculty member to provide learner-centered activities to meet the student outcomes of the course • Complete course and program assessment activities **Institutional Support Activities may include, but are not limited to: Committees: • Serving as the Chair of a committee • Serving as a committee member Meetings: • Attending monthly department meetings • Attending monthly division meetings • Attending advisory committee meetings (if applicable, one per semester) • Attending graduation • Attending two-day Convocation • Attending yearly In-Service • Attending President’s Forum (5th Thursday/one per semester) Attendance at these functions will be expected, and absence will require completion of the Request for Leave form. Extenuating circumstances for not attending need to be approved by supervisor. Other: • Participating in student recruitment for individual programs and the College as a whole • New program development • Major course revision • Assisting with activities for the recognition of the College/College programs • Represent the College on a community agency or board • Attending and assisting with graduation • Attending other College activities • Tutoring in the SSC • Mentoring a new faculty member • Writing grant proposals • Working on a special project • Assisting with program reviews • Assisting with accreditation activities (both for an individual program and for the College) • Assisting with technology development, review, and revision • Assisting with non-credit course development • Assisting with Corporate testing and evaluation Community Service: • Volunteering to serve a community organization • Speaking at an area organization • Being on an area agency’s advisory committee • Working collaboratively with an area agency Personal/Professional Development: • Participating in professional development days (on-campus) • Attending off-campus workshops and conferences • Being licensed/certified by professional organizations • Serving on a committee/board of a related professional organization • Presenting at a conference • Authoring an article When a faculty member has the required base teaching load in any semester, they may refuse the assignment of additional hours. 15 credit or 18 contact hours of faculty “direct facilitation of learning” workload is an average for fall and spring semesters. Normally the faculty member will be paid overload pay for hours above this at a rate of every load hour above the 15 credit/18 contact being credited as one overload hour. However, load is calculated on a semester basis, and the real goal is a yearly (contract year) average of 15 credit/18 contact hours/week for the fall and spring semesters. For those faculty on a twelve-month contract, summer load will be defined as 10 credit/12 contact hours. For the purposes of calculating any load arrangements, either credit hour or contact hour will be used, depending on what is of the greatest benefit to the faculty member. When a faculty member has the required base teaching load in any semester, that faculty member may refuse the assignment of additional hours. If the initial schedule assigned to a faculty member is less than the base teaching load, they may be assigned an additional course or courses for which they are qualified to bring them up to at least the minimum teaching load. 1.) Other duties may be assigned to the faculty member that are consistent with their employment status, such as curriculum development or institutional research activities, to bring the faculty member to minimum load. Such assignment will be two clock hours per week for each contact hour per week, or: 2.) Unit members may “bank”/utilize overload hours one semester to cover work load shortages in another semester within the same contract year. When unit members on nine month contracts teach during their non- contracted semester, those hours may also be banked to cover work load shortages in another semester within the same contract year. This banking of load hours will be maintained by the unit member’s supervisor, or 3.) If there is reasonable assurance that within the remaining semesters of the academic year, sufficient teaching assignments will be available to cover the deficient hours, the faculty member may elect to waive the 15 credit or 18 contact hour limitation and teach the deficient number of hours in a subsequent semester over the required base load at no extra compensation in lieu of the assignment of other duties. When a faculty member’s full-time teaching load includes a number of separate course preparations that exceeds 6 during a two-semester academic year or 9 during a three-semester academic year, the faculty member shall receive one load hour per course preparation above that number. Under this provision, a course preparation counts only if it is three-credit hours or more or consists of several courses making up three credit hours or more that are combined and called a single course preparation. A faculty member’s full-time base teaching load in any given semester (as opposed to their overload) shall always be constructed to consist of the smallest possible number of preparations. Complaints relative to the calculation of teaching load shall be discussed with the appropriate supervisor. Both the supervisor and the faculty member will attempt to reach mutual resolution. The faculty member involved may invite the NCSFA-AAUP to participate in the discussion. If no agreement is reached at this meeting, the faculty member will bring the matter to the attention of the NCSFA-AAUP and the Chief Academic Officer for resolution.