Common use of Priority of Assignment Status Clause in Contracts

Priority of Assignment Status. Priority of Assignment (POA) is established based on hire date. The District will produce, maintain, and publish an updated POA seniority list. 5.2.2.1 An individual college adjunct faculty member’s priority for assignment shall be determined by the date they were first hired within a specific discipline, and within the budgetary authority or control of each college. For Continuing Education, this priority of assignment will be applicable throughout all Continuing Education sites within the faculty member's current subject area (as defined by the Continuing Education catalog) and the faculty member’s qualifications. In case a tie for priority of assignment seniority date exists among adjunct faculty in the same discipline, the tie shall be broken by lot. Adjunct faculty currently in the Priority of Assignment program as of the date of ratification of this Agreement shall have their seniority date reset to the date they were first hired within a specific discipline and within the budgetary authority or control of each college.