Common use of Workload Expectations for Reassigned Clause in Contracts

Workload Expectations for Reassigned. Release Time Instructional Faculty Instructional faculty are expected to work 38.28 hours in a semester under a compressed calendar (see Appendix G). Therefore, the percent of reassigned/release time translates into the corresponding hours per week as indicated in the following chart. This is because each teaching assignment has a number of preparation and office hours that also become part of the reassigned/release time. In addition to a teaching load, faculty with reassigned/ release time should expect to contribute the following hours on a weekly basis to the activity for which they have been approved for reassigned/release time. % Reassigned/Release Time LHE Weekly work hours per/% Reassigned/Release time 10% 1.5 3.83 hours/week 20% 3 7.66 hours/week 30% 4.5 11.49 hours/week 40% 6 15.32 hours/week 50% 7.5 19.15 hours/week 60% 9 22.98 hours/week 70% 10.5 26.81 hours/week 80% 12 30.64 hours/week 90% 13.5 34.47 hours/week 100% 15 38.28 hours /week Faculty with more than 100% reassigned/release time need to add additional hours beyond 100% (38.28 hours/week) to calculate their expected working hours per week Example 1: Faculty has 20% reassigned time: • This faculty member is working a total of 38.28 hours/week • Of the total hours worked each week, 7.66 hours are to be spent on the reassigned/release time activity. The remaining hours are for teaching and other related duties to instruction. Example 2: Faculty has 140% reassigned/release time. • This faculty member is working 38.28 hours per week on the first 100% portion of their reassigned time • Plus, another 15.32 hours for the additional 40% reassigned/release time, for a total of 53.6 hours per week. Non-Instructional Faculty Non-instructional faculty are expected to work 35 hours a week while on contract (see Appendix G). Therefore, the percent of reassigned/release time translates into the corresponding hours per week as indicated in the following chart. Reassigned/release time will be in lieu of a non-instructional faculty’s regular duties. % Release/Reassigned time LHE Weekly work hours per% Release/ Reassigned time 10% 1.5 3.5hours/week 20% 3 7 hours/week 30% 4.5 10.5 hours/week 40% 6 14 hours/week 50% 7.5 17.5 hours/week 60% 9 21 hours/week 70% 10.5 24.5 hours/week 80% 12 29 hours/week 90% 13.5 31.5 hours/week 100% 15 35 hours /week

Workload Expectations for Reassigned. Release Time Instructional Faculty Instructional faculty are expected to work 38.28 hours in a semester under a compressed calendar (see Appendix G). Therefore, the percent of reassigned/release time translates into the corresponding hours per week as indicated in the following chart. This is because each teaching assignment has a number of preparation and office hours that also become part of the reassigned/release time. In addition to a teaching load, faculty with reassigned/ release time should expect to contribute the following hours on a weekly basis to the activity for which they have been approved for reassigned/release time. % Reassigned/Release Time LHE Weekly work hours per/% Reassigned/Release time 10% 1.5 3.83 hours/week 20% 3 7.66 hours/week 30% 4.5 11.49 hours/week 40% 6 15.32 hours/week 50% 7.5 19.15 hours/week 60% 9 22.98 hours/week 70% 10.5 26.81 hours/week 80% 12 30.64 hours/week 90% 13.5 34.47 hours/week 100% 15 38.28 hours /week Faculty with more than 100% reassigned/release time need to add additional hours beyond 100% (38.28 hours/week) to calculate their expected working hours per week Example 1: Faculty has 20% reassigned time: •  This faculty member is working a total of 38.28 hours/week •  Of the total hours worked each week, 7.66 hours are to be spent on the reassigned/release time activity. The remaining hours are for teaching and other related duties to instruction. Example 2: Faculty has 140% reassigned/release time. •  This faculty member is working 38.28 hours per week on the first 100% portion of their reassigned time •  Plus, another 15.32 hours for the additional 40% reassigned/release time, for a total of 53.6 hours per week. Non-Instructional Faculty Non-instructional faculty are expected to work 35 hours a week while on contract (see Appendix G). Therefore, the percent of reassigned/release time translates into the corresponding hours per week as indicated in the following chart. Reassigned/release time will be in lieu of a non-instructional faculty’s regular duties. % Release/Reassigned time LHE Weekly work hours per% Release/ Reassigned time 10% 1.5 3.5hours/week 20% 3 7 hours/week 30% 4.5 10.5 hours/week 40% 6 14 hours/week 50% 7.5 17.5 hours/week 60% 9 21 hours/week 70% 10.5 24.5 hours/week 80% 12 29 hours/week 90% 13.5 31.5 hours/week 100% 15 35 hours /week