Professional Growth Credit for Column Movement Sample Clauses

Professional Growth Credit for Column Movement. The District and the UFO support continuing education and training for faculty. Further, the District and the UFO agree that faculty who participate in continuing education improve student learning, and add value to the Ohlone College experience. Supporting and recognizing faculty who improve their skills through continuing education are shared goals. Therefore, the District and the UFO agree, as follows: Full-time faculty, with Vice President Instruction's consent, who successfully complete lower and upper division, graduate level, C.E.U., or other courses, will receive credit for salary column (class) movement. Courses which are eligible for salary column movement must improve the faculty's teaching skills, abilities, and knowledge. In addition, education and training courses, for current course offerings and approved future course offerings, must clearly support the faculty's ability to educate their students. Education and training for anticipated but not approved course offerings may also qualify. 8.5.1 Prior to taking classes, the faculty member must first obtain the Vice President or designee's approval (see form in Appendix D). Upon approval, the Vice President or designee will send a copy of the signed, approved request to the faculty member. The original approved request is forwarded to Human Resources-Pending Files until such time as the faculty member submits transcripts verifying sufficient course work units for movement to the next column. 8.5.2 Each upper division and graduate level semester unit (or quarter units converted by multiplying by two-thirds) will count as one unit on the current faculty salary schedule. When other than advanced collegiate courses are approved and completed, course credit will be granted on an hour-for-hour basis at the same rate as a regular accredited college course (one unit per 15 hours of lecture instruction and one unit per 15 hours of lab instruction). The faculty member and the xxxx, with the Vice President Instruction's consent, will agree in advance regarding unit hours to be credited toward class movement. 8.5.3 Upon completion of column milestones (Masters degree, M+30, M+45, M+60, PhD) the faculty member submits a written request for column movement to Human Resources and orders official, sealed transcripts -- sent directly to Ohlone College Human Resources Department. The District will accept, in addition to official transcripts, original certificates of completed course work. Transcripts or complete...

Professional Growth Credit for Column Movement. The District and the UFO support continuing education and training for faculty. Further, the District and the UFO agree that faculty who participate in continuing education improve student learning, and add value to the Ohlone College experience. Supporting and recognizing faculty who improve their skills through continuing education are shared goals. Therefore, the District and the UFO agree, as follows: Full-time faculty, with Vice President Instruction's consent, who successfully complete lower and upper division, graduate level, C.E.U., or other courses, will receive credit for salary column (class) movement. Courses which are eligible for salary column movement must improve the faculty's teaching skills, abilities, and knowledge. In addition, education and training courses, for current course offerings and approved future course offerings, must clearly support the faculty's ability to educate their students. Education and training for anticipated but not approved course offerings may also qualify. 8.5.1 Prior to taking classes, the faculty member must first obtain the Vice President 8.5.2 Each upper division and graduate level semester unit (or quarter units converted by multiplying by two-thirds) will count as one unit on the current faculty salary schedule. When other than advanced collegiate courses are approved and completed, course credit will be granted on an hour-for-hour basis at the same rate as a regular accredited college course (one unit per 15 hours of lecture instruction and one unit per 15 hours of lab instruction). The faculty member and the xxxx, with the Vice President Instruction's consent, will agree in advance regarding unit hours to be credited toward class movement. 8.5.3 Upon completion of column milestones (Masters degree, M+30, M+45, M+60, PhD) the faculty member submits a written request for column movement to Human Resources and orders official, sealed transcripts -- sent directly to Ohlone College Human Resources Department. The District will accept, in addition to official transcripts, original certificates of completed course work. Transcripts or completed certificates must arrive prior to September 1 for column movement to take effect that academic year. Human Resources reviews the transcripts against the initial approved request(s) and verifies that the number of units taken qualifies for column movement. Once the request is verified and approved, Human Resources forwards new salary information to Payroll. 8.5.4 The Di...