Common use of TRIAL STATUS Clause in Contracts

TRIAL STATUS. a. A faculty member who is hired into a non-general fund trial position for a limited period of time in order to evaluate the need for a position shall be considered to be on “trial status.” If a faculty member who has attained regular status accepts a trial position he/she will retain regular status. For the Salem campus only, Trial Status positions will be limited to new curricular areas. b. Trial status faculty members shall have all the rights and obligations of a bargaining unit member except those limitations expressly imposed by the terms of this Agreement. c. Trial status positions shall be treated as a vacancy and subject to Article 11. d. New faculty members hired on trial status shall be given up to two employment contracts for no more than one (1) year each. Probationary or regular status faculty members currently employed less than 1.0 FTE cannot enhance their total FTE employment for more than one year through additional trial status employment. e. At the end of the trial period, if the faculty member’s performance is satisfactory and the College decides to continue the position, the faculty member will move to their entitled probationary or regular status. In this case, uninterrupted time spent in trial status will be counted toward the attainment of regular status and FTE minimum level.

TRIAL STATUS. a. A faculty member who is hired into a non-general fund trial position for a limited period of time in order to evaluate the need for a position shall be considered to be on “trial status.” If a faculty member who has attained regular status accepts a trial position he/she they will retain regular status. For the Salem campus only, Trial Status positions will be limited to new curricular areas. b. Trial status faculty members shall have all the rights and obligations of a bargaining unit member except those limitations expressly imposed by the terms of this Agreement. c. Trial status positions shall be treated as a vacancy and subject to Article 11. d. New faculty members hired on trial status shall be given up to two employment contracts for no more than one (1) year each. Probationary or regular status faculty members currently employed less than 1.0 FTE cannot enhance their total FTE employment for more than one year through additional trial status employment. e. At the end of the trial period, if the faculty member’s performance is satisfactory and the College decides to continue the position, the faculty member will move to their entitled probationary or regular status. In this case, uninterrupted time spent in trial status will be counted toward the attainment of regular status and FTE minimum level.