Common use of Flexible Academic Calendar Option Clause in Contracts

Flexible Academic Calendar Option. A flexible academic calendar shall be defined as an academic calendar other than the standard college-wide block academic calendar as described in Section 1, above. All flexible academic calendars shall meet all of the following requirements: A. All credit and non-credit offerings shall maintain academic integrity as determined by Carnegie units or by another measure agreed to by the faculty and administration. B. Faculty shall be subject to overall workload expectations equivalent to those under a standard academic calendar. The faculty load for a course or an assignment under a flexible academic calendar shall be the same as that for the same course or assignment under a standard academic calendar. These statements shall mean similar student credits/contact time and similar expectations for professional development and participation in the life of the college. C. All faculty members on a flexible academic calendar shall have the right to calendar breaks commensurate with, but not necessarily at the same time as, those under a standard academic calendar. D. Each individual flexible academic calendar must be agreeable to the faculty member, the local MSCF grievance representative, and the local administration. E. Exclusive of overload assignments, faculty compensation and benefits shall be identical to those earned under a standard academic calendar. F. It is possible for part of a faculty member’s load to be under a standard academic calendar and remainder of the load to be under a flexible academic calendar. In such a case, letter D. above shall apply. G. Contractual limitations as included in Article 11, Section 1, Section 2, and Section 3 may be waived by the faculty member and the local grievance representative as part of the agreement indicated in D. above. H. Assignments of faculty under a flexible academic calendar that overlap the summer session(s) of the college must be agreeable to the department. I. The parties agree to meet and negotiate additional details of implementation as necessary and as requested by either party.

Flexible Academic Calendar Option. A flexible academic calendar shall be defined as an academic calendar other than the standard college-wide block academic calendar as described in Section 1, above. All flexible academic calendars shall meet all of the following requirements: A. All credit and non-credit offerings shall maintain academic integrity as determined by Carnegie Carnegie- units equivalency or by another measure agreed to by the faculty and administration. B. Faculty shall be subject to overall workload expectations equivalent to those under a standard academic calendar. The faculty load for a course or an assignment under a flexible academic calendar shall be the same as that for the same course or assignment under a standard academic calendar. These statements shall mean similar student credits/contact time and similar expectations for professional development and participation in the life of the college. C. All faculty members on a flexible academic calendar shall have the right to calendar breaks commensurate with, but not necessarily at the same time as, those under a standard academic calendar. D. Each individual flexible academic calendar must be agreeable to the faculty member, the local MSCF grievance representative, and the local administration. E. Exclusive of overload assignments, faculty compensation and benefits shall be identical to those earned under a standard academic calendar. F. It is possible for part of a faculty member’s load to be under a standard academic calendar and the remainder of the load to be under a flexible academic calendar. In such a case, letter D. above shall apply. G. Contractual limitations as included in Article 11, Section 1, Section 2, and Section 3 may be waived by the faculty member and the local grievance representative as part of the agreement indicated in D. above. H. Assignments of faculty under a flexible academic calendar that overlap the summer session(s) of the college must be agreeable to the department. I. The parties agree to meet and negotiate additional details of implementation as necessary and as requested by either party.