Common use of Assignment of Classes Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Classes. The Department Chair retains the discretion to assign courses in a way that best maximizes the use of faculty expertise and balances the needs of the department. The faculty member’s proven teaching ability, recent evaluations, and number of years of teaching experience at the College are factors in considering assignments to courses available. Full time faculty will be given preference on all course assignments. The evaluation of the professional activities of all employees in a public institution of higher education is essential to the maintenance of academic and professional standards of excellence. The purpose of professional evaluations for part time faculty shall be to recognize and encourage outstanding teaching performance. Through the evaluation process, faculty are able to identify areas of excellent performance and areas for improvement, and supervisors and peers are able to provide useful feedback for consideration. Evaluation of part-time faculty is also an element of the process through which part-time faculty earn Reemployment Preference (see Article 9.05). Part-time faculty seeking promotion shall be evaluated based on total professional performance, according to criteria to be developed by the Part-time Faculty Criteria and Placement Committee, as defined in Appendix K. Teaching Evaluation Process The primary components of the teaching evaluation process are the:  Classroom Observations and Student Surveys of Teaching to supply first-hand information about the faculty members’ teaching practice.  Procedural Responsibilities which include Syllabus Review, and Administrative Feedback on submission of grades and use of DCC email to communicate with the College and students. Evaluation of part-time faculty members shall be uniformly applied and have primary emphasis on teaching effectiveness. Attention shall be paid by supervisors or other evaluators to the various demands and requirements for teaching students at different levels and in different disciplines.

Assignment of Classes. Normally, the assignment of a course to a part-time faculty member will be on the basis of the number of consecutive semesters the part-time faculty member has taught this course. Evaluations of part-time faculty member will be considered. The Department Chair retains the discretion to assign courses in a way that best maximizes the use of faculty expertise and balances the needs of the department. The faculty member’s proven teaching ability, recent evaluations, and number of years of teaching experience at the College are factors in considering assignments to courses available. Full time faculty will be given preference on all course assignments. Faculty Evaluation: The evaluation of the professional activities of all employees in a public institution of higher education is essential to the maintenance of academic and professional standards of excellence. The purpose of professional evaluations for part time faculty shall be to recognize and encourage outstanding teaching performance. Through the evaluation process, faculty are able to identify areas of excellent performance and areas for improvement, and supervisors and peers are able to provide useful feedback for consideration. Evaluation of part-time faculty is also an element of the process through which part-time faculty earn Reemployment Preference (see Article 9.05). Part-time faculty seeking promotion shall be evaluated based on total professional performance, according to criteria to be developed by the Part-time Faculty Criteria and Placement Committee, as defined in Appendix K. Teaching Evaluation Process The primary components of the teaching evaluation process are the:  • Classroom Observations and Student Surveys of Teaching to supply first-hand information about the faculty members’ teaching practice.  • Procedural Responsibilities which include Syllabus Review, and Administrative Feedback on submission of grades and use of DCC email to communicate with the College and students. Evaluation of part-time faculty members shall be uniformly applied and have primary emphasis on teaching effectiveness. Attention shall be paid by supervisors or other evaluators to the various demands and requirements for teaching students at different levels and in different disciplines. Reemployment Preference The Reemployment Preference (RP) list is a mechanism to recognize outstanding performance by part-time faculty with ongoing teaching assignments at the College. The College and DUE will complete negotiations on the process for implementation of the Reemployment Preference List by the end of the 2016-2017 Academic Year.