Common use of Full-Time Faculty Clause in Contracts

Full-Time Faculty. 1. The actual credit-student load carried by an instructor varies, depending on: the discipline which is taught; the nature of the course; the number of students in the class; and the teaching requirements at Big Bend Community College. 2. In defining teaching loads the College utilizes traditional concepts of what constitutes a full-time teaching load, averages, and other data experienced in community colleges in the state system, suggested load assignments from various professional associations, and studies made by other community colleges. All these factors are mutually considered by the administration and faculty in resolving teaching load issues. In all cases, student need will dictate scheduling and load requirements. 3. Academic employees hired before June 30, 1999 will be assigned classes under the Article XIV A.3 provisions of the 1998-99 Negotiated Agreement as found in Appendix A. 4. A normal full-time teaching load may be made up of a combination of day and alternative classes each quarter during the academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters). Alternative classes are considered to be courses taught fully online, in the evening, on Fridays or Saturdays, or in a hybrid format. The schedule will be determined by the supervising xxxx or the VP of Learning & Student Success, in consultation with the academic employee. eLearning courses may be part of an Academic Employee’s full- time teaching load or an overload assignment. 5. To ensure a sufficient presence on campus, unless authorized by the VP of Learning & Student Success, full-time Academic Employees shall teach a minimum of one-third (1/3) of their teaching load per quarter as traditional (face-to-face) classes. 6. Faculty hired after July 1, 2016 may be required by the college to teach a course in an alternative format if it meets the needs of the department or student population in agreement with the affected faculty and Division Chair. Evening assignments will not be followed the next day of the week with a class beginning before 11:45 a.m. without concurrence of the faculty member. Alternate day (Friday and/or Saturday) classes are assigned only in full agreement with the affected faculty member. 7. With the consent of the individual faculty member, based on student/college need, the contractual obligations to the college may include non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, or other community service type activities. 8. If the total annual teaching assignment, during the academic year, is less than specified in Section B of this section, the supervising xxxx may assign additional instruction or related duties after conference with the individual instructor and Division Chair to determine an appropriate assignment. The additional duties will be appropriate to the instructor’s experience and qualifications. This assignment is not to exceed the specified number of contact hours for total instruction or related duties. Also, the assignment is not to exceed two quarters without written permission from the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. The instructor may appeal the assignment to the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. 9. The Division Chair, the Vice President of Learning & Student Success and/or the supervising Xxxx, in consultation with the faculty member, will make load (instructional) assignments. Loads are to be assigned according to instructional, student, and fiscal needs of the institution. During the academic year, before offering any classes to part-time Academic Employees, those classes will be offered to the full-time Academic Employees within that Division. These classes may either be considered part of the full-time Academic Employee’s normal teaching load or an overload assignment. Before any changes are made, every reasonable effort will be made to consult the affected faculty member. 10. Academic employees may be given release time from teaching/counseling/ librarian duties for one or more quarters when assigned responsibilities for special institutional projects. The college president must approve all special assignments supported by release time and a written contract stating the details of the assignment must be provided to the faculty member and the Faculty Association President. 11. Academic employees teaching science lab courses may elect to teach a double-lecture section with separate labs. Load will be calculated based on two separate sections. In order for the double-section to make, enrollment in the combined section must meet 1.5 of maximum class capacity. 12. Academic employees may request to average their teaching load across three quarters (Fall through Spring). Requests must be submitted to the Xxxx and the Vice President of Learning and Student Success prior to August 1.

Full-Time Faculty. 1. The actual credit-student load carried by an instructor varies, depending on: the discipline which is taught; the nature of the course; the number of students in the class; and the teaching requirements at Big Bend Community College. 2. In defining teaching loads the College utilizes traditional concepts of what constitutes a full-time teaching load, averages, and other data experienced in community colleges in the state system, suggested load assignments from various professional associations, and studies made by other community colleges. All these factors are mutually considered by the administration and faculty in resolving teaching load issues. In all cases, student need will dictate scheduling and load requirements. 3. Academic employees hired before June 30, 1999 will be assigned classes under the Article XIV A.3 provisions of the 1998-99 Negotiated Agreement as found in Appendix A. 4. A normal full-time teaching load may be made up of a combination of day and alternative classes each quarter during the academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters)quarter. Alternative classes are considered to be courses taught fully online, in the evening, on Fridays or Saturdays, or in a hybrid format. The schedule will be determined by the supervising xxxx or the VP of Learning & Student Success, in consultation with the academic employee. eLearning courses may be part of an Academic Employee’s full- time teaching load or an overload assignment. 5. To ensure a sufficient presence on campus, unless authorized by the VP of Learning & Student Success, full-time Academic Employees shall teach a minimum of one-third (1/3) of their teaching load per quarter as traditional (face-to-face) classes. 6. Faculty hired after July 1, 2016 may be required by the college to teach a course in an alternative format if it meets the needs of the department or student population in agreement with the affected faculty and Division Chair. Evening assignments will not be followed the next day of the week with a class beginning before 11:45 a.m. without concurrence of the faculty member. Alternate day (Friday and/or Saturday) classes are assigned only in full agreement with the affected faculty member. 7. With the consent of the individual faculty member, based on student/college need, the contractual obligations to the college may include non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, or other community service type activities. 8. If the total annual teaching assignment, during the academic yearexcluding summer session, is less than specified in Section B of this section, the supervising xxxx may assign additional instruction or related duties after conference with the individual instructor and Division Chair to determine an appropriate assignment. The additional duties will be appropriate to the instructor’s experience and qualifications. This assignment is not to exceed the specified number of contact hours for total instruction or related duties. Also, Also the assignment is not to exceed two quarters without written permission from the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. The instructor may appeal the assignment to the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. 9. The Division Chair, the Vice President of Learning & Student Success and/or the supervising Xxxx, in consultation with the faculty member, will make load (instructional) assignments. Loads are to be assigned according to instructional, student, and fiscal needs of the institution. During the academic year, before Before offering any classes to part-time Academic Employees, those classes will be offered to the full-time Academic Employees within that Division. These classes may either be considered part of the full-time Academic Employee’s normal teaching load or an overload assignment. Before any changes are made, every reasonable effort will be made to consult the affected faculty member. 10. Academic employees may be given release time from teaching/counseling/ librarian duties for one or more quarters when assigned responsibilities for special institutional projects. The college president must approve all special assignments supported by release time and a written contract stating the details of the assignment must be provided to the faculty member and the Faculty Association President. 11. Academic employees teaching science lab courses may elect to teach a double-lecture section with separate labs. Load will be calculated based on two separate sections. In order for the double-section to make, enrollment in the combined section must meet 1.5 of maximum class capacity. 12. Academic employees may request to average their teaching load across three quarters (Fall through Spring). Requests must be submitted to the Xxxx and the Vice President of Learning and Student Success prior to August 1.

Full-Time Faculty. 1. The actual credit-student load carried by an instructor varies, depending on: the discipline which is taught; the nature of the course; the number of students in the class; and the teaching requirements at Big Bend Community College. 2. In defining teaching loads the College utilizes traditional concepts of what constitutes a full-time teaching load, averages, and other data experienced in community colleges in the state system, suggested load assignments from various professional associations, and studies made by other community colleges. All these factors are mutually considered by the administration and faculty in resolving teaching load issues. In all cases, student need will dictate scheduling and load requirements. 3. Academic employees hired before June 30, 1999 will be assigned classes under the Article XIV A.3 provisions of the 1998-99 Negotiated Agreement as found in Appendix A. 4. A normal full-time teaching load may be made up of a combination of day and alternative classes each quarter during the academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters). Alternative classes are considered to be courses taught fully online, in the evening, on Fridays or Saturdays, or in a hybrid format. The schedule will be determined by the supervising xxxx or the VP of Learning & Student Success, in consultation with the academic employee. eLearning courses may be part of an Academic Employee’s full- time teaching load or an overload assignment. 5. To ensure a sufficient presence on campus, unless authorized by the VP of Learning & Student Success, full-time Academic Employees shall teach a minimum of one-third (1/3) of their teaching load per quarter as traditional (face-to-face) classes. 6. Faculty hired after July 1, 2016 may be required by the college to teach a course in an alternative format if it meets the needs of the department or student population in agreement with the affected faculty and Division Chair. Evening assignments will not be followed the next day of the week with a class beginning before 11:45 a.m. without concurrence of the faculty member. Alternate day (Friday and/or Saturday) classes are assigned only in full agreement with the affected faculty member. 7. With the consent of the individual faculty member, based on student/college need, the contractual obligations to the college may include non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, or other community service type activities. 8. If the total annual teaching assignment, during the academic year, is less than specified in Section B of this section, the supervising xxxx may assign additional instruction or related duties after conference with the individual instructor and Division Chair to determine an appropriate assignment. The additional duties will be appropriate to the instructor’s experience and qualifications. This assignment is not to exceed the specified number of contact hours for total instruction or related duties. Also, the assignment is not to exceed two quarters without written permission from the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. The instructor may appeal the assignment to the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. 9. The Division Chair, the Vice President of Learning & Student Success and/or the supervising Xxxx, in consultation with the faculty member, will make load (instructional) assignments. Loads are to be assigned according to instructional, student, and fiscal needs of the institution. During the academic year, before offering any classes to part-time Academic Employees, those classes will be offered to the full-time Academic Employees within that Division. These classes may either be considered part of the full-time Academic Employee’s normal teaching load or an overload assignment. Before any changes are made, every reasonable effort will be made to consult the affected faculty member. 10. Academic employees may be given release time from teaching/counseling/ librarian duties for one or more quarters when assigned responsibilities for special institutional projects. The college president must approve all special assignments supported by release time and a written contract stating the details of the assignment must be provided to the faculty member and the Faculty Association President. 11. Academic employees teaching science lab courses may elect to teach a double-lecture section with separate labs. Load will be calculated based on two separate sections. In order for the double-section to make, enrollment in the combined section must meet 1.5 of maximum class capacity. 12. Academic employees may request to average their teaching load across three quarters (Fall through Spring). Requests must be submitted to the Xxxx supervising Xxxx/Director and the Vice President of Learning and Student Success prior to August 1.

Full-Time Faculty. 1. The actual credit-student load carried by an instructor varies, depending on: the discipline which is taught; the nature of the course; the number of students in the class; and the teaching requirements at Big Bend Community College. 2. In defining teaching loads the College utilizes traditional concepts of what constitutes a full-time teaching load, averages, and other data experienced in community colleges in the state system, suggested load assignments from various professional associations, and studies made by other community colleges. All these factors are mutually considered by the administration and faculty in resolving teaching load issues. In all cases, student need will dictate scheduling and load requirements. 3. Academic employees hired before June 30, 1999 will be assigned classes under the Article XIV A.3 provisions of the 1998-99 Negotiated Agreement as found in Appendix A. 4. A normal full-time teaching load may be made up of a combination of day and alternative classes each quarter during the academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters). Alternative classes are considered to be courses taught fully online, in the evening, on Fridays or Saturdays, or in a hybrid format. The schedule will be determined by the supervising xxxx xxxx/director or the VP of Learning & Student Success, in consultation with the academic employee. eLearning courses may be part of an Academic Employee’s full- time teaching load or an overload assignment. 5. To ensure a sufficient presence on campus, unless authorized by the VP of Learning & Student SuccessSuccess or designee, full-time Academic Employees shall teach a minimum of one-third (1/3) of their teaching load per quarter as traditional (face-to-face) classes. 6. Faculty hired after July 1Based on student enrollment patterns, 2016 the one-third (1/3) traditional (face-to-face) class time equivalent to four (4) days at sixty-five (65) minutes per day may be required offset by the college to teach a course in an alternative format if it meets the needs one of the department or student population in agreement with the affected faculty and Division Chair. Evening assignments will not be followed the next day of the week with a class beginning before 11:45 a.m. without concurrence of the faculty member. Alternate day (Friday and/or Saturday) classes are assigned only in full agreement with the affected faculty member. 7. With the consent of the individual faculty member, based on student/college need, the contractual obligations to the college may include non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, or other community service type activities. 8. If the total annual teaching assignment, during the academic year, is less than specified in Section B of this section, the supervising xxxx may assign additional instruction or related duties after conference with the individual instructor and Division Chair to determine an appropriate assignment. The additional duties will be appropriate to the instructor’s experience and qualifications. This assignment is not to exceed the specified number of contact hours for total instruction or related duties. Also, the assignment is not to exceed two quarters without written permission from the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. The instructor may appeal the assignment to the Vice President of Learning & Student Success. 9. The Division Chair, the Vice President of Learning & Student Success and/or the supervising Xxxx, in consultation with the faculty member, will make load (instructional) assignments. Loads are to be assigned according to instructional, student, and fiscal needs of the institution. During the academic year, before offering any classes to part-time Academic Employees, those classes will be offered to the full-time Academic Employees within that Division. These classes may either be considered part of the full-time Academic Employee’s normal teaching load or an overload assignment. Before any changes are made, every reasonable effort will be made to consult the affected faculty member. 10. Academic employees may be given release time from teaching/counseling/ librarian duties for one or more quarters when assigned responsibilities for special institutional projects. The college president must approve all special assignments supported by release time and a written contract stating the details of the assignment must be provided to the faculty member and the Faculty Association President. 11. Academic employees teaching science lab courses may elect to teach a double-lecture section with separate labs. Load will be calculated based on two separate sections. In order for the double-section to make, enrollment in the combined section must meet 1.5 of maximum class capacity. 12. Academic employees may request to average their teaching load across three quarters (Fall through Spring). Requests must be submitted to the Xxxx and the Vice President of Learning and Student Success prior to August 1.following: