Common use of RENEWABLE TEACHING CONTRACTS Clause in Contracts

RENEWABLE TEACHING CONTRACTS. The employer and the union agree to explore the viability of renewable multi-year teaching contracts (RTC’s) within the jurisdiction of the CUPE 3903 collective agreement. The parties agree to the implementation of a pilot project involving one or more hiring units as agreed between the parties. For appointments commencing Sept. 1, 1999 • Eligibility: Contract faculty who as of September 1999 have at least 15 years service at York (where a year of service is at least one Type 1 position) and who over any 15 years of service at York have held an average of 2.5 Type 1 or equivalent positions/year. In deciding whether to apply for one of these renewable teaching position(s) departments should take into consideration whether and, if so, how reliance on contract faculty to meet their teaching needs may have affected their setting their academic priorities. Departments may wish to discuss with cognate/sibling units, intra- or inter-Faculty, their needs and priorities and how they are currently met by contract faculty. • A department(s) wishing to receive a renewable teaching position(s) must apply through their Xxxx(s) to the Office of the Vice-President (Academic Affairs). The application must describe how a renewable teaching appointment of the recommend- ed candidate would assist the department in addressing its teaching needs and priorities. • The application must also document the quality of the recommended candidate’s teaching and the advantages to the department and candidate in awarding the candidate a renewable teaching appointment. • Four renewable teaching contracts will be awarded in this 1998-99 contract year on the basis of the quality of the candidate and how the contract(s) would address the teaching needs and priorities of the department. • Contracts will be for 2.5-3 courses or course equivalents. The salary per 6 credit course will be dependent upon the candidate’s years of service at York as below: Sept 1 – Aug. 31 15-20 years cu 21-25 years cu 26-years cu or the average of the employee’s earnings over the previous two September 1 – August 31 contract years to a maximum of 4.5 Type 1 equivalents, whichever is greater. The salary for positions which are not course directorships will be pro-rated. • The contracts will have a 4-year term but will be renewable by agreement of the participating department(s) and the employee. • Assignments will, wherever possible, utilize positions n which a person has incumbency or where they have held a position 2 out of the last 4 times it was posted in Unit 2. If a course which is part of the assignment is cancelled for low enrolment, a replacement course will be found, in the same session if practicable. • A person holding a renewable term contract is still eligible to apply for and be appointed to other positions subject to the normal application and appointments processes and the normal grid rate for compensation. The CAPs on accepting offers and accumulating seniority apply.

RENEWABLE TEACHING CONTRACTS. The employer and the union agree to explore the viability of renewable multi-year teaching contracts (RTC’s) within the jurisdiction of the CUPE 3903 collective agreement. The parties agree to the implementation of a pilot project involving one or more hiring units as agreed between the parties. For appointments commencing Sept. 1, 1999 • Eligibility: Contract faculty who as of September 1999 have at least 15 years service at York (where a year of service is at least one Type 1 position) and who over any 15 years of service at York have held an average of 2.5 Type 1 or equivalent positions/year. In deciding whether to apply for one of these renewable teaching position(s) departments should take into consideration whether and, if so, how reliance on contract faculty to meet their teaching needs may have affected their setting their academic priorities. Departments may wish to discuss with cognate/sibling units, intra- or inter-Faculty, their needs and priorities and how they are currently met by contract faculty. • A department(s) wishing to receive a renewable teaching position(s) must apply through their Xxxx(s) to the Office of the Vice-President (Academic Affairs). The application must describe how a renewable teaching appointment of the recommend- ed recommended candidate would assist the department in addressing its teaching needs and priorities. • The application must also document the quality of the recommended candidate’s teaching and the advantages to the department and candidate in awarding the candidate a renewable teaching appointment. • Four renewable teaching contracts will be awarded in this 1998-99 contract year on the basis of the quality of the candidate and how the contract(s) would address the teaching needs and priorities of the department. • Contracts will be for 2.5-3 courses or course equivalents. The salary per 6 credit course will be dependent upon the candidate’s years of service at York as below: Sept 1 – Aug. 31 15-20 years cu current CD rate plus $2000 21-25 years cu 26-current CD rate plus $2500 26- years cu current CD rate plus $3000 or the average of the employee’s earnings over the previous two September 1 – August 31 contract years to a maximum of 4.5 Type 1 equivalents, whichever is greater. The salary for positions which are not course directorships will be pro-rated. • The contracts will have a 4-year term but will be renewable by agreement of the participating department(s) and the employee. • Assignments will, wherever possible, utilize positions n which a person has incumbency or where they have held a position 2 out of the last 4 times it was posted in Unit 2. If a course which is part of the assignment is cancelled for low enrolment, a replacement course will be found, in the same session if practicable. • A person holding a renewable term contract is still eligible to apply for and be appointed to other positions subject to the normal application and appointments processes and the normal grid rate for compensation. The CAPs on accepting offers and accumulating seniority apply.