Contract Load Clause Samples

Contract Load. The normal contract load of a teaching faculty member shall be fifteen (15) lecture units, or the equivalent, per semester. Normal contract load and overload, if applicable, shall be spread over no less than a four (4) day per week schedule, except for teaching faculty who have reassigned time positions or teach online classes. All schedules must meet the educational needs of the students of Imperial Valley College, and are subject to the approval of the Vice President for Academic Services. The District and unit members agree that they shall work collegially, using policies and procedures established within their departments/disciplines and divisions, to establish schedules which best meet the needs of the District, the students, and the unit members and in accordance with the provisions of section 15.8 below. Teaching faculty members are expected to complete the allied professional duties as expressed in article 15.1 during the times when they are not teaching. As professional employees the expectation is that these duties will be completed in a timely manner using the amount of time required for their successful completion rather than by following a strict hourly work schedule, and at times and locations necessary for or conducive to the duties’ successful completion. During the Fall and Spring semesters of the academic year, allied professional duties may be completed at any time during the calendar week without expectation of additional compensation, with the exception that no faculty member shall be required by the District to work more than five days in any given calendar week without additional compensation for a required sixth workday. This does not preclude any faculty member from voluntarily participating in activities, or working independently on allied professional duties, during the sixth or seventh day of the calendar week with no expectation of additional compensation.