Common use of Priority Policy Clause in Contracts

Priority Policy. (a) In the event the University Administration elects to assign a second or third summer course to a full-time nine (9) month faculty volunteer in lieu of an adjunct pursuant to Article 17.2 (d), and there are multiple qualified volunteers for a particular assignment, and unless there is a critical curricular or program need within the college or department that can only be filled by the assignment of a particular faculty member, such assignment shall be determined in accordance with the priority policy set forth in this section. (b) All department faculty members shall be ranked according to their teaching assignments in the past three xxxxxxx. Those with the lowest total number of credits taught shall be ranked first, those with the next lowest number of credits taught shall be ranked second, those with the next lowest number of credits taught shall follow, etc. (c) New faculty and former administrators returned to in-unit status shall be placed at the bottom of the priority list in the order in which they enter or return to the full- time teaching faculty. (d) For new or former administrator faculty members who will not have had teaching assignments for the past three xxxxxxx, an average rank will be calculated in which the bottom ranking number (based on date of entry) for any missing years will be averaged with the most recent rank(s). (e) Ties in the ranking system above shall be broken according to the following priority: (1) Rank (Senior to Junior) (2) Years in rank at UNF (including credited years at hire); and (3) Total years at UNF (Longest to Shortest). (4) Coin toss in the case of ties

Priority Policy. (a) In the event the University Administration elects to assign a second or third summer course to a full-time nine (9) month faculty volunteer in lieu of an adjunct pursuant to Article 17.2 (d), and there are multiple qualified volunteers for a particular assignment, and unless there is a critical curricular or program need within the college or department that can only be filled by the assignment of a particular faculty member, such assignment shall be determined in accordance with the priority policy set forth in this section. (b) All department faculty members shall be ranked according to their teaching assignments in the past three xxxxxxx. Those with the lowest total number of credits taught shall be ranked first, those with the next lowest number of credits taught shall be ranked second, those with the next lowest number of credits taught shall follow, etc. (c) New faculty and former administrators returned to in-unit status shall be placed at the bottom of the priority list in the order in which they enter or return to the full- time teaching faculty. (d) For new or former administrator faculty members who will not have had teaching assignments for the past three xxxxxxx, an average rank will be calculated in which the bottom ranking number (based on date of entry) for any missing years will be averaged with the most recent rank(s). (e) Ties in the ranking system above shall be broken according to the following priority: (1) Rank (Senior to Junior) (2) Years in rank at UNF (including credited years at hire); and (3) Total years at UNF (Longest to Shortest). (4d) Coin toss New faculty and former administrators returned to a nine-month faculty position shall be placed at the bottom of the priority list in the case order in which they enter or return to the full-time teaching faculty. (e) The priority list of tiesfaculty members shall be prepared by the Department Chair and made available to faculty members as early in the fall semester as practicable.