Common use of Faculty Overloads Clause in Contracts

Faculty Overloads. A. Any bargaining unit member who desires an assignment to teach overload sections may, with the permission of his or her immediate supervisor, teach up to 11 college credit hours or six technical credit hours in any academic term. Under extenuating circumstances, the President or designee may approve additional courses in accordance with Board Rule 2.36. To request an assignment, the faculty member must submit a written request to the appropriate supervising administrator as applicable, with an informational copy to the Department Chair or Program Director as appropriate, prior to the established deadline for submission of the course schedule for publication each semester (usually the last Friday in March for fall and summer term course schedules and the first Friday in October for the spring term course schedule). Such requests will be fulfilled prior to making instructional assignments to adjunct faculty as provided below. If the need arises, the Administration may solicit volunteers for overload sections to meet the needs of the College. B. A faculty member on a Basic Academic-Year Contract who teaches in excess of 15 credit hours in either the fall or spring terms shall receive overload compensation as provided in the Supplemental Salary Schedule for Instruction-Credit. C. While overload sections are available to distribute, the following order will be followed when assigning full-time faculty to instruct course sections: 1. Full-time faculty (for load). In determining which faculty member to assign an overload section, the College may consider any relevant criteria, including but not limited to the interested faculty credits, and previous overload assignments. 2. Staff with instructional requirements as identified in their job description 3. Full-time faculty extra-pay sections, in accordance with published deadlines 4. Professor Emeritus, in accordance with Internal Management Memorandum #2-18 5. Administrator Emeritus, in accordance with Internal Management Memorandum #2-29

Faculty Overloads. A. Any bargaining unit member who desires an assignment to teach overload sections may, with the permission of his or her immediate supervisor, teach up to 11 college credit hours or six technical credit hours in any academic term. Under extenuating circumstances, the President or designee may approve additional courses in accordance with Board Rule 2.36. To request an assignment, the faculty member must submit a written request to the appropriate supervising administrator as applicable, with an informational copy to the Department Chair or Program Director as appropriate, prior to the established deadline for submission of the course schedule for publication each semester (usually the last Friday in March for fall and summer term course schedules and the first Friday in October for the spring term course schedule). Such requests will be fulfilled prior to making instructional assignments to adjunct faculty as provided below. If the need arises, the Administration may solicit volunteers for overload sections to meet the needs of the College. B. A faculty member on a Basic Academic-Year Contract who teaches in excess of 15 credit hours in either the fall or spring terms shall receive overload compensation as provided in the Supplemental Salary Schedule for Instruction-Credit. C. While overload sections are available to distribute, the following order will be followed when assigning full-time faculty to instruct course sections: 1. Full-time faculty (for load). In determining which faculty member to assign an overload section, the College may consider any relevant criteria, including but not limited to the interested faculty members’ experience, qualifications, performance, area of instruction/discipline, total overload credits, and previous overload assignments. 2. Staff with instructional requirements as identified in their job description 3. Full-time faculty extra-pay sections, in accordance with published deadlines 4. Professor Emeritus, in accordance with Internal Management Memorandum #2-18 5. Administrator Emeritus, in accordance with Internal Management Memorandum #2-29