Common use of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAVEL Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAVEL. Section 15.01. The Administration will provide funds for travel to professional meetings and other appropriate activities in the amount of two-thousand, five-hundred fifty dollars ($2,550.00) for each faculty member. Such funds may be utilized by faculty members to defer the cost of courses for professional development related to the faculty member’s particular discipline and for other faculty professional development purposes. For faculty members hired in the second or third year of this Agreement, the Administration will provide two-thirds or one-third of the $2,550.00, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the College shall be required to provide no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the first year of this Agreement, no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the second year of the Agreement, and the unspent remainder, without cap of the aggregate amount on a bargaining unit-wide basis, during the third year of the Agreement. Professional development and travel funding shall be provided on a first come, first serve basis, up to the overall bargaining unit cap in the first two years of the contract (and consistent with the unused amount allotted to each faculty member’s account). Such funds may be utilized by faculty Section 15.02. Unused funds will revert to the College at the end of the three (3) year contract period, to be used at the College’s discretion. The College will designate a facilitator(s) at each campus to provide assistance with reimbursements. Section 15.03. Faculty members who have received funds from the College to attend professional meetings shall report to their colleagues on the substance of the meetings. A written summary shall be filed with the appropriate Xxxx/Director and, where appropriate, shall be shared with the College community.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAVEL. Section 15.01. The Administration Effective August 16, 2021, the College will provide funds for travel to professional meetings and other appropriate activities in the amount of twoone thousand, one-hundred ($1,100) per year, three-thousand, fivethree-hundred fifty dollars ($2,550.003,300) for each per contract period, per faculty member. Such funds may be utilized by faculty members to defer the cost of courses for professional development related to the faculty member’s particular discipline and for other faculty professional development purposes. For faculty members hired in the second or third year of this Agreement, the Administration will provide two-thirds or one-third of the $2,550.003,300, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the College shall be required to provide no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the first year of this Agreement, no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the second year of the Agreement, and the unspent remainder, without cap of the aggregate amount on a bargaining unit-wide basis, during the third year of the Agreement. Professional development and travel funding shall be provided on a first come, first serve basis, up to the overall bargaining unit cap in the first two years of the contract (and consistent with the unused amount allotted to each faculty member’s account). Such funds may be utilized by facultyfaculty members to defer the cost of courses for professional development related to the faculty member’s particular discipline. Section 15.02. Unused funds will revert to the College at the end of the three (3) year contract period, to be used at the College’s discretion. The College will designate a facilitator(s) at each campus to provide assistance with reimbursements. Section 15.03. Faculty members who have received funds from the College to attend professional meetings shall report to their colleagues on the substance of the meetings. A written summary shall be filed with the appropriate Xxxx/Director and, where appropriate, shall be shared with the College community. Section 16.01. The salary schedules shall reflect the following increases for the applicable year of the Agreement: 2022-23, 1%; 2023-24, 2%; and 2024-25, 1%. Section 16.02. For academic years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, each faculty member will be compensated according to the salary schedule adopted for that year attached hereto as Appendices A, B and C respectively at the next highest ½ salary step, or next highest full step in those instances where there is no ½ salary step between two (2) full steps. Section 16.03. Each faculty member who has completed three (3) academic years at step 13.5 or 14 of the faculty salary schedule will receive a salary increment in the amount of $1,000. Each faculty member who has completed five (5) years at step 13.5 or 14 will receive a salary increment in the amount of $1,500. Each faculty member who has completed seven (7) years at step 13.5 or 14 will receive a salary increment in the amount of $2,000. Each salary increment will be granted to the faculty member upon the tender and acceptance of his contract for the subsequent academic year.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAVEL. Section 15.01. The Administration Effective August 16, 2021, the College will provide funds for travel to professional meetings and other appropriate activities in the amount of twoone thousand, one-hundred ($1,100) per year, three-thousand, fivethree-hundred fifty dollars ($2,550.003,300) for each per contract period, per faculty member. Such funds may be utilized by faculty members to defer the cost of courses for professional development related to the faculty member’s 's particular discipline and for other faculty professional development purposes. For faculty members hired in the second or third year of this Agreement, the Administration will provide two-thirds or one-third of the $2,550.003,300, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the College shall be required to provide no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the first year of this Agreement, no more than one-third of the total amount on an aggregate bargaining unit-wide basis during the second year of the Agreement, and the unspent remainder, without cap of the aggregate amount on a bargaining unit-wide basis, during the third year of the Agreement. Professional development and travel funding shall be provided on a first come, first serve basis, up to the overall bargaining unit cap in the first two years of the contract (and consistent with the unused amount allotted to each faculty member’s account). Such funds may be utilized by facultyfaculty members to defer the cost of courses for professional development related to the faculty member's particular discipline. Section 15.02. Unused funds will revert to the College at the end of the three (3) year contract period, to be used at the College’s discretion. The College will designate a facilitator(s) at each campus to provide assistance with reimbursements. Section 15.03. Faculty members who have received funds from the College to attend professional meetings shall report to their colleagues on the substance of the meetings. A written summary shall be filed with the appropriate Xxxx/Director and, where appropriate, shall be shared with the College community. Section 16.01. The salary schedules shall reflect the following increases for the applicable year of the Agreement: 2022-23, 1%; 2023-24, 2%; and 2024-25, 1%. Section 16.02. For academic years2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, each faculty member will be compensated according to the salary schedule adopted for that year attached hereto as Appendices A, B and C respectively at the next highest ½ salary step, or next highest full step in those instances where there is no Section 16.03. Each faculty member who has completed three (3) academic years at step 13.5 or 14 of the faculty salary schedule will receive a salary increment in the amount of $1,000. Each faculty member who has completed five (5) years at step 13.5 or 14 will receive a salary increment in the amount of $1,500. Each faculty member who has completed seven (7) years at step 13.5 or 14 will receive a salary increment in the amount of $2,000. Each salary increment will be granted to the faculty member upon the tender and acceptance of his contract for the subsequent academic year. Section 16.04. A joint administration / faculty committee will review each candidate’s credentials and recommend who qualifies for a salary adjustment based upon additional education. To assist the Committee in its work, a Doctoral Criteria report (March 12, 2007), as revised by Side Letter 16, established guidelines, procedures, and criteria concerning the use of graduate education for salary advancement. The report and results of the Committee’s deliberations are maintained by the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.