Common use of Teaching Assignment Clause in Contracts

Teaching Assignment. a. All faculty will be assigned the Faculty Service Area of Community College Instruction/Service. b. Current preparation is weighed in four components. The first is minimum qualifications according to the Disciplines List of the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges or the equivalent (as determined by Merced College's equivalency process); second is the authorization or credential issued by the State of California; third is academic preparation in major fields, minor fields, and special interest areas of aptitude or preparation; and fourth is consideration of occupational experience and/or classroom instructional experience in special aptitude or interest areas. For purposes of layoff seniority, authorization by the general secondary credential is judged to exist in major and minor fields and subject areas previously taught in the professional experience of the instructor. Authorizations by other types of credentials are as provided specifically by the authorization stated on the credential and within the preparation or specialization of the faculty member. The faculty member will be considered qualified to render service by being in possession of minimum qualifications according to the Disciplines Lists of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges or the equivalent (as determined by Merced College's equivalency process), or of an appropriate credential plus completion of appropriate academic preparation at the time of submission of notices of layoff. The employee shall be considered qualified to serve the District in any capacity for which he or she has had successful classroom or other appropriate experience in the subject, subject area, or closely related subject areas that by present and/or past assignment provide a basis for becoming qualified at the time of submissions of notices of layoff, or March 1st, whichever is later. Nothing in this Article shall in any way reduce or modify any rights of the employee under the law.