Professional Growth Advancement - General Information. For a Faculty member to be credited with horizontal increments, transcripts, grade slips, official notices showing satisfactory completion for academic coursework, and proof of attendance or other types of verification required for non-academic advancement, activities must be on file with the District Human Resources Division by September 15th of the contract year. No request for academic credit will be approved for any activity accomplished earlier than two (2) years prior to the submission of the request. Course work completed prior to the Faculty member’s hire is deemed to be a condition of their employment that is used in determining their initial placement on the salary schedule and, therefore, is not eligible for advancement under Professional Growth. Inclusion of coursework for horizontal placement may be appealed under 10.3.4. Salary Placement Review Board. Some activities may require prior approval from the Faculty Professional Growth Committee. The Faculty Professional Growth Committee will at all times attempt to make determinations in an open and unbiased manner that is free from conflict of interest. Accordingly, Department/Division Chairs who are members of the Faculty Professional Growth Committee will abstain from decisions that affect the professional growth applications of Faculty members in their respective departments/divisions; likewise, Faculty members who are on the Professional Growth Committee will abstain from decisions that affect the professional growth applications of their respective Department/Division Chairs. Other potential conflicts of interest will be treated in a similar manner.
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