Common use of Selection Committees Clause in Contracts

Selection Committees. a. Primary Functions Selection Committees are primarily responsible for participating in i. the selection of regular and contract faculty in the DDP; ii. the selection of the DDP’s Coordinator(s); iii. extra-DDP faculty selections; iv. the selection of faculty for program development projects as described in Article 8.12; v. the evaluation of contract and probationary regular faculty in the DDP; vi. the establishment and maintenance of the DDP’s qualified to teach (QTT) and contract inventory lists; and vii. making QTT determinations where necessary, in situations involving layoff, reassignment and recall b. Composition and Structure The Selection Committee shall consist of three (3) members: i. two (2) elected by the DDP; and ii. the Responsible Administrator or designate. Each DDP shall elect two (2) Selection Committee members and, where possible, up to two (2) alternates. The Responsible Administrator will provide the faculty members on the Selection Committee with written notice of the appointment of any designate. The Selection Committee will elect one of its members to chair the Committee. Where the Selection Committee determines that neither its members nor the elected alternate(s) have the necessary content expertise in relation to a particular selection, the Selection Committee may invite up to two (2) faculty members who have such expertise to act as a resource to the Selection Committee throughout that selection. Such invited content expert(s) must comply with the conditions and rules of the Selection Committee process, and shall have voice but no vote. The parties will consider variations to the standard Selection Committee format in unusual situations that may arise. Variance requests will not be refused unreasonably. Agreed variances must be recorded in writing and registered with LMRC. Where the appointment is in a new DDP or program field, the Selection Committee shall be appointed by the Responsible Administrator after consultation with the Association. The Selection Committee is required to participate in Extra DDP Selections as provided in Article 5.05.c. The Responsible Administrator/designate will be responsible for providing institutional support to the Selection Committee.