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Evaluation

 Evaluation Periods

Faculty – Due June 1, 2016

ACLs – Due June 30, 2016

1-yr

August 2015 - May 2016

July 1 2015 – June 30, 2016

3-yr

August 2013 - May 2016

July 1 2013 – June 30, 2016

5-yr

August 2011 - May 2016

July 1 2011 – June 30, 2016

Promotion

Tenure

Sabbatical Leave

Professional Development

 

Article XI - EVALUATION

Section 1.       Criterion

The criterion for the evaluation of professional staff members shall be the quality of the performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X of this Agreement.

Section 2.       Periodic Evaluation

There shall be periodic evaluation by the employer of all members of the bargaining unit as follows:

(1) in each of their first two appointment periods;
(2) once in every three years thereafter for those on standard appointments;
(3) once in every five years thereafter for those holding tenured appointments.

The list of professional staff members to be evaluated in accordance with this schedule in an academic year shall be published at each college by October 1. This provision notwithstanding, the Board or its representative may initiate more frequent evaluation as appropriate. A professional staff member may also request more frequent evaluation, which request shall not unreasonably be denied. The professional staff member shall be notified in advance of the period (not to exceed two weeks) during which a classroom visitation for the purpose of evaluation is to occur.

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ARTICLE XII   PROMOTION

Section 1.       Definition

Promotion recognizes quality of performance by means of an increase in compensation, as provided herein. Within the current delegation of authority, all promotion-eligible candidates shall be promoted if the President determines that they meet the standards for promotion in this Agreement.

Section 2.       Standard for Promotion

The standard for promotion shall be the individual’s performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X, Section 1 of this Agreement and the individual’s job description. Consideration shall be given to all evaluative material in the applicant’s file generated since the applicant’s previous promotion or original appointment to the college, whichever is more recent.

In the case of teaching faculty, for promotion to all ranks the major area of emphasis shall be growth and demonstrated competence in teaching and related responsibilities; for promotion to professor or associate professor, additional consideration shall be given to demonstrated growth and effectiveness in community service, contribution to the college, and professional development and, additionally, for promotion to professor, effective academic leadership. In the case of promotion to professor or associate professor, it is recognized that a teaching faculty member may not be outstanding in all of the additional areas.

In the case of administrators, counselors and librarians, the major areas of emphasis shall be growth and demonstrated competence in performance of professional responsibilities as set forth in Article X, Section 4 and in the job description.

Section 3.       Eligibility

The normal expectation for promotion is after three (3) years of service. Prior service on full-time special appointments, which the employer determines is similar, shall be credited.

Eligibility for promotion of an administrator, counselor or librarian whose position has been reclassified pursuant to the Side Letter Re: Grade Placement shall be determined without regard to the effective date of said reclassification.

Fulfillment of the minimum formal requirements for promotion to a higher rank or grade, as established by the employer (attached hereto as Schedule B for informational purposes only) or who have an appropriate equivalency in accordance with Board policy (provided that the determination of appropriateness shall be subject to the grievance process only), shall determine eligibility for promotion, but shall not guarantee a right to promotion which shall remain within the sole discretion of the President.

Section 4.       Salary

Upon promotion, a unit member’s annual salary shall be increased by an amount as provided below in addition to the negotiated general wage increase and increment for the contract year in which the promotion becomes effective:

(a)       For Community College Professionals with salaries between the minimum and the top step, the increase shall be one step, but not beyond the top step.
(b)       For teaching faculty with salaries between the minimum and the top step for the new rank, the increase shall be at least one step at the new rank or to the minimum for the new rank, whichever is greater, but not beyond the top step.

Section 5.       Procedures for Promotion

The following procedures shall govern consideration for promotion at the college level. The President or his designee is responsible for insuring that the procedures are followed.

(1)       The President shall annually, by October 1, publish a list of those persons within the college who will have three (3) years of service since their previous promotion or original appointment to the college.

(2)       Candidates for promotion must, by January 5, submit an application for promotion to the President on a form prescribed by the employer.

(3)       A Promotion Committee as described below shall, by March 1, consider each applicant for promotion and shall:

a.        Make a recommendation for or against promotion (the committee shall not rank applicants);
b.         Inform each applicant, in writing, of the recommendation made;
c.         Produce a written recommendation with supporting rationale for each person recommended for promotion in a format to be chosen by the committee. These written recommendations shall be included in the applicant’s promotion application file but comments contained therein shall not be used in any grievance procedure.

At each college there shall be one Promotion Committee. At the merged campuses, that committee shall be made up of three sub-committees, one consisting of Congress bargaining unit members, one consisting of Federation1 bargaining unit members and a third consisting of AFSCME2 bargaining unit members. These committees shall be chosen in accordance with each union’s current contract language, except that the AFSCME bargaining unit shall elect one member for each merged campus. Each sub-committee shall make its recommendations independently with respect to members of its bargaining unit. AFSCME members shall maintain their current practice unless they choose to opt into the committee process.

For the Congress bargaining unit, committee members shall be elected by the members of the bargaining unit consisting of tenured members of the bargaining unit, if possible, or if not possible, bargaining unit members who have completed at least three years of service. Members of the committee shall serve two-year terms. The size and composition of the committee shall be determined by the President and shall reflect, whenever possible, the ratio of teaching faculty, librarians, counselors, and administrators in the bargaining unit at the college, except that individuals whose special appointment excludes them from consideration for promotion through the provisions of this Article shall not be eligible for Promotion Committee membership and provided that, wherever possible, there shall be at least one librarian, one counselor, and one administrator on the committee.

The Board shall consult with the Unions with respect to the written instructions which it gives to promotion committees. (See Side Letter Re: Consultation.) The Promotion Committee shall keep a written record of the dates of all meetings, attendance at meetings, and materials considered and shall review the Board guidelines for their work. These records and materials shall be in the custody of the President or his designee. The committee shall not disclose its records or recommendations except as provided herein.

The promotion application and all evaluative material in the applicant’s file generated since her/his previous promotion or original appointment to the college, whichever is more recent, referred to herein as the promotion application file, shall be forwarded to the Promotion Committee by the President. In making its recommendation, the Promotion Committee shall be guided by the individual’s quality of performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X of this Agreement, shall give consideration to the material in the individual’s promotion application file, shall consider the best interest of the college and seek to establish an overall institutional perspective with respect to its recommendations.

The individual shall have the right to appeal an alleged violation of the foregoing procedural requirements by the Promotion Committee to the President provided that she/he does so in writing within ten (10) calendar days of the date of recommendation of the Promotion Committee. The President or his/her designee shall investigate any such allegation and the President shall, if he/she finds a procedural violation prejudicial to the individual, take remedial action or give weight to the violation in making his/her decision. This provision shall be the exclusive remedy for an alleged violation of the contractual procedures by the Promotion Committee, and any such allegation shall not be subject to Article VII unless the President has failed to take remedial action or give weight to the violation.

(4)     The supervising dean shall, by March 15 or, if there is a procedural appeal under subsection (3) above, as soon as possible after the President has responded to such appeal, review the promotion application file for each applicant and shall:

a.       Make a recommendation for or against promotion;
b.       Inform each applicant, in writing, of the recommendation made;
c.        If the dean has recommended against promotion, provide specific written suggestions for areas of improvement.

(5)     If the supervising dean makes a recommendation against promotion, the applicant shall have the opportunity to submit a written response which shall be included in the promotion application file before the file is transmitted to the President.

(6)     In making his/her decision, the President shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article and shall give consideration to all material in the individual’s promotion application file. In determining whom to promote, the President shall review the recommendations of the Promotion Committee and the supervising dean.  Prior to making her/his decision, the President shall meet and discuss her/his intended decision with the Promotion Committee. Where there are differences between the President and the committee, the committee may forward a statement of the reasons for its position to the Chancellor, with a copy to the President.

The President shall forward her/his decision respecting promotions and a copy of the recommendations of the Promotion Committee to the Board by April 15 or as soon thereafter as the appeals process has been completed, but no later than May 15. The President shall inform the person concerned, in writing, of her/his decision. When the President determines that a candidate has failed to meet the standards for promotion, she/he will provide specific written suggestions for areas of improvement.

(7)     Each time a bargaining unit member applies for promotion, a new promotion application file shall be created. The file shall contain all materials relevant to that promotion process and shall be maintained separate from every other file during and after the promotion process is concluded.

Section 6.       Funding

It is anticipated that the cost of promotions shall be paid out of funds provided for such purpose in the collective bargaining agreement. Should such funds prove insufficient, the parties shall bargain over the appropriate response; however, such bargaining shall not result in additional costs to the collective bargaining agreement. The promotion process shall continue unaffected; however, no promotion shall be made until the funding issue is resolved.

Section 7.       Merit Recognition

Nothing in this Article shall prevent the Board from providing merit recognition to unit members in the form of lump-sum payments. (See side letter Re: Merit Pay.)

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ARTICLE IX   TENURE

Section 4.        Tenure

A.     Purpose

Tenure is a means for providing job security consistent with the mission of the community colleges and of assuring a high level of service to the college by those holding such tenure. The employer agrees that the appointment of a member of the bargaining unit who has been granted tenure pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or who had acquired tenure under the Board’s personnel policies may be terminated only in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Agreement. The professional staff member has a correlative responsibility to the employer to maintain an acceptable level of proficiency in service to the college.

Tenure is granted by the President and relates only to the college and not the System. Tenure recognizes professional growth and improvement in service to the college, the usefulness of the individual’s services to the college, affirmative evidence of an acceptable level of proficiency of service, and the potential for service and professional growth. The decision of the President with respect to tenure shall be final.

B.     Procedure

The following procedures shall govern the consideration of bargaining unit members for tenured appointments. The President or his/her designee is responsible for insuring that the procedures are followed.

(1)     The President shall annually, by October 1, publish a list of those eligible for consideration for tenure as provided in Section 1 of this Article.

(2)     By November 1, the professional staff member shall submit a request for consideration for tenure, utilizing a form to be established by the Board after consultation with the union. By December 15, the supervisor shall consider each member of the bargaining unit who is eligible for tenured appointment and who has submitted a request pursuant to this paragraph and shall:

(a)     recommend that a tenured appointment be granted, that a tenured appointment not be granted and a standard appointment issued, or that a tenured appointment not be granted and a final appointment issued;
(b)     inform each candidate for tenure, in writing, of the recommendation made;
(c)     inform each individual for whom a standard appointment is recommended, in writing, of areas needing improvement, where appropriate;
(d)     forward her/his recommendations to the President.

In making a recommendation, the supervisor shall be guided only by the best interests of the college and the individual’s quality of performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X of this Agreement and shall give consideration to all evaluative material in the individual’s file generated since her/his original appointment to the college.

(3)     At each college there shall be a Tenure Committee elected by the members of the bargaining unit. The size and composition of the committee shall be determined by the President and shall reflect, whenever possible, the ratio of teaching faculty, non-teaching faculty, and administrators in the bargaining unit at the college, except that, whenever possible, individuals not holding tenured appointments shall not be eligible for Tenure Committee memberships. The Tenure Committee shall review all evaluative material in the candidate’s file generated since her/his original appointment to the college, and the recommendations of the supervisor.

The Tenure Committee shall keep a written record of the dates of all meetings, attendance at meetings, and materials considered. All records and materials shall remain in the custody of the President or her/his designee. The committee shall not disclose its records or recommendations except as provided herein. In making its recommendations, the Tenure Committee shall be guided only by the best interests of the college and the individual’s quality of performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X of this Agreement as indicated by material in the individual’s file generated since her/his original appointment to the college.

All materials pursuant to (2) above, including the supervisor’s recommendations, shall be forwarded to the Tenure Committee by the President or his/her designee. The committee shall, by March 1, consider each member of the bargaining unit who is eligible for a tenured appointment and shall:

  1. recommend that a tenured appointment be granted, that a tenured appointment not be granted and a standard appointment issued, or that a tenured appointment not be granted and a final appointment issued;
  2. forward its recommendations to the President;
  3. inform each candidate for tenure, in writing, of the recommendation made;

(4)     In making a decision, the President shall be guided only by the best interests of the college and the Community College System and the quality of the individual’s performance of professional responsibilities as provided in Article X of this Agreement and shall give consideration to all evaluative material in the individual’s file generated since her/his original appointment to the college.

In determining whether to grant tenure, the President shall review the recommendations of the supervisor and the Tenure Committee. In addition, the President may consult with and/or seek the recommendations of other representatives of the employer, provided, however, that the President shall inform persons under consideration for tenure of any formal recommendation process and any such recommendations shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Formal tenure recommendations made to the President by management officials shall be consistent with the following:

  1. Recommendations shall be limited to bargaining unit members for whom the management personnel have direct supervisory responsibility.
  2. Such management recommendations shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article, and management personnel shall give consideration to all materials specified above and the recommendations of the supervisor and the committee.
  3.  In the event that a bargaining unit member is not recommended for tenure, the management person shall inform the bargaining unit member, in writing, of areas needing improvement, where appropriate.

The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit the right of the President to consult other management representatives as provided in this paragraph.

Prior to making her/his decision respecting tenure, the President shall meet and discuss her/his intended decision with the Tenure Committee. Where there are differences between the President and the committee, the committee may forward a statement of the reasons for its position to the Chancellor.

The President may decide that a tenured appointment be granted, that a tenured appointment not be granted and a standard appointment issued, or that a tenured appointment not be granted and a final appointment issued. If a standard appointment is granted, the President shall specify areas of improvement, in writing, to the candidate and the tenured appointment review process shall be repeated the following year. The decision to grant a final appointment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article.

The President shall communicate his/her tenure decisions to the Board by April 1. The President shall inform the person concerned, in writing, of his/her decision.

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ARTICLE XVII   SABBATICAL LEAVE

Section 1.       Preamble

Sabbatical leave is educational leave. The purpose of sabbatical leave is to provide a professional staff member with the time and support for scholarly or creative endeavors which will benefit the college and the staff member professionally, and/or enable the professional staff member to develop resources or materials to enrich his/her teaching effectiveness or the performance of administrative responsibilities. The Chancellor may grant sabbatical leave for a full year on half salary, or for a half year on full salary, or for such period and portion of salary as agreed to by the applicant and the Chancellor.

Section 2. Eligibility and Conditions

 A. Eligibility
A professional staff member on tenure-track appointment shall become eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) consecutive years of full-time service at a college. Such professional staff member shall be considered for sabbatical leave during his/her sixth year of full-time service, but the sabbatical shall not commence until he/she has completed six years of service. Once the sabbatical leave has been taken, the professional staff member shall again become eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) additional consecutive years of full-time service following the completion of the sabbatical. (See side letter Re: Sabbaticals.) Full-time leave for professional development shall be considered as continuous service for sabbatical leave, but shall not be included as accumulated time required to qualify for sabbatical leave.

B. Conditions
The recipient of a sabbatical leave is permitted to receive other remuneration in the form of fellowships, assistantships, grants, honoraria or consultant fees. However, an individual on sabbatical leave is generally not expected to engage in paid employment elsewhere. Each applicant for sabbatical leave shall disclose, as part of his/her proposal, all anticipated remuneration including but not limited to, professional development and/or tuition reimbursement dollars and, if paid employment is involved, he/she shall describe the relationship of such employment to the purpose of the sabbatical 47
leave as outlined in Section 1 above. Total compensation while on sabbatical leave shall normally not exceed the regular salary (base pay plus longevity) of the recipient plus expenses attributable to the leave. The recipient of a sabbatical leave must agree to return to the college for at least one year of full-time service following the expiration of the leave. Failure to return to the college for at least one year may result in forfeiture of any and all compensation due him/her and shall be considered a resignation not in good standing.

Section 3.       Rights

Time on sabbatical leave at full or partial pay shall be considered as continuous service for longevity and retirement pursuant to the professional staff member’s particular State-approved retirement plan. Time on sabbatical leave at less than full pay will be considered as full-time service for the purpose of determining years of service for longevity. All fringe benefits shall be continued during the period of the sabbatical leave. Upon completion of such leave, the professional staff member shall return to the same college at the same salary and rank he/she would have attained had he/she not taken such leave.

Section 4.       Number

The number of professional staff members on sabbatical leave at any time at a college shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the full-time professional staff in the bargaining unit, provided that the Chancellor may approve more than 5% in the bargaining unit, except that at colleges with fewer than twenty (20) such professional staff members, one (1) such member may be granted a sabbatical in any given year. For the purpose of calculating this limitation, twelve-month staff on sabbatical leave during the summer months shall not be considered a part of the five percent (5%) limitation. It is anticipated by the parties that sabbatical leave shall be granted to five percent (5%) of the bargaining unit in each year of this Agreement, provided that there are sufficient qualified applicants and there is no net cost to the System.

Section 5.       Sabbatical Leave Committee

At each college, there shall be a Sabbatical Leave Committee elected by the members of the bargaining unit(s). Only tenured employees or employees on tenure track appointment at the college may serve as members of a Sabbatical Leave Committee. The size and composition of the committee shall be determined by mutual agreement. At merged campuses, subcommittees of the Sabbatical Leave Committee will be established consisting of representatives of each bargaining unit. Each subcommittee shall make the recommendation with respect to its own bargaining unit members. AFSCME members shall apply directly to the President for sabbaticals, unless they opt to apply to the committee.

The Sabbatical Leave Committee shall have the responsibility to review all applications for sabbatical leave and shall make recommendations to the President listing in priority order applicants recommended for sabbatical leave at full pay, and separately, applicants recommended for sabbatical leave at half pay.

The operation of the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be subject to the supervision of the President or his/her designee. The committee shall review the Chancellor’s guidelines for its work and shall keep a written record of the dates of all meetings, attendance at the meetings and materials considered. These records and materials shall be in the custody of the President or his/her designee. The committee shall not disclose its records or recommendations except as provided herein.

Section 6.       Procedure

Applicants for sabbatical leave shall prepare a proposal for leave which describes the prospective activity, indicates the contribution it will make to the individual concerned and to the college, and addresses all other conditions set forth in Sections 1 and 2 above. By November 1st of the year prior to the year in which the sabbatical would occur, the proposal shall be presented to the President on a form established by the employer.

The President shall seek the recommendations of the supervisor. In making his/her recommendation, the supervisor shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Prior to making his/her recommendation to the President, the supervisor shall meet with the applicant and discuss his/her intended recommendation.

The President shall also seek the recommendation of the Sabbatical Leave Committee which shall be completed by December 15. In making its recommendations, the committee shall be guided only by the criteria contained in Section 1 of this Article and shall proceed in the manner set forth in Section 5 above. By February 1, the President shall forward his/her recommendations to the Chancellor. Prior to making his/her recommendations, the President or his/her designee shall meet and discuss his/her intended recommendations with the committee. Where there are differences between the President and the committee, the committee may forward a statement of the reasons for its position to the Chancellor, with a copy to the President. In addition, the President may consult with and/or seek the recommendations of other representatives of the employer, provided, however, that the President shall inform persons under consideration of any formal recommendation process and any such recommendation shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Formal recommendations made to the President by other employees of the college shall be consistent with the following:

(a)   Recommendations shall be limited to bargaining unit members for whom the management personnel have direct supervisory responsibility;
(b)   Management recommendations shall be guided by the criteria contained in this Article and management personnel shall give consideration to all materials specified and the recommendations of the Sabbatical Leave Committee.
The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit the right of the President to consult others as provided in this paragraph. (See side letter Re: Consultation.)

The Chancellor or his/her designee shall consolidate the recommendations of all college presidents and shall act on the recommendations by April 1. The Chancellor shall consider the priority recommendations of the presidents within the bargaining unit and allocate such full-pay and half-pay sabbatical leaves as he/she may approve in a manner that is consistent with this Article and with funds available for the unit. All applicants shall be entitled to know the formal recommendations at each level and the decision of the Chancellor or his/her designee, which shall be final.

Within 30 days following the decision of the Chancellor or his/her designee, any individual recommended for a sabbatical leave at full pay, whose leave was not approved, shall have the opportunity to request that the President recommend a sabbatical leave at half pay. Approval of additional sabbaticals hereunder shall not obligate the Chancellor to consider additional sabbatical leaves at full salary.

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ARTICLE XVIII   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Section 1.     Full-Time Leave for Professional Development

A. Preamble

Full-time leave for professional development is educational leave. Full-time leave for professional development shall consist of a full-time leave of absence with or without pay. It may be granted for such purposes as study, research or service as a consultant. If the leave for professional development is with pay, the cost of providing part-time replacement for unit members shall be made pursuant to funds available under this Agreement.

B. Eligibility and Conditions

Professional staff members are eligible for full-time leave for professional development after one year of service on a full-time standard appointment, subject to the following conditions: (1) the applicant’s professional duties permit his/her absence for the period of time requested; (2) the leave is of value to the college; and (3) if with pay, there is no other remuneration to the professional staff member.
Full-time leave for professional development may be granted for up to one year and the Chancellor may authorize an extension of the leave for an additional year.

C. Rights

Full-time leave for professional development shall be considered as continuous service for longevity (if leave for professional development, with pay, on a pro-rata basis), placement in the salary schedule and retirement pursuant to the individual’s particular State retirement plan. All fringe benefits shall be continued during the period of full-time professional development leave, if with pay. All other terms and conditions of full-time leave of absence for professional development are to be agreed upon by the professional staff member concerned, who may request representation by the Congress. The final agreement shall be in writing.

D. Professional Development Committee

At each of the non-merged colleges, the Sabbatical Leave Committee shall also serve as a Professional Development Committee. At each merged college, the Congress subcommittee for Sabbatical Leave shall serve as the Professional Development Committee. The operation of the Professional Development Committee shall be subject to the supervision of the President or his/her designee.
The Professional Development Committee shall have the responsibility to review all applications for full-time leave for professional development and shall make recommendations to the President. The Professional Development Committee shall keep a written record of the dates of all meetings, attendance at meetings and materials considered. These records and materials shall be in the custody of the President or his/her designee. The committee shall not disclose its records or recommendations except as provided herein.     The committee shall make a recommendation to the President concerning the allocation of professional development money made available pursuant to this Agreement. The recommendation shall address the proportion of such professional development money to be utilized for short-term leave, partial leave and full-time leave. The recommendation of the committee is advisory to the President whose decision is final.

E. Procedure

Applicants for full-time leave for professional development shall prepare a proposal for leave which describes the prospective activity and indicates the contribution it will make to the individual concerned and the college, utilizing a form established by the employer. This proposal shall be presented to the President six (6) months in advance of the requested leave.

The President shall seek the recommendation of the supervisor. In making this recommendation, the supervisor shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Prior to making his/her recommendation to the President, the supervisor shall meet with the applicant and discuss his/her intended recommendation with the applicant.

The President shall also seek the recommendation of the Professional Development Committee which shall be completed by December 15. In making its recommendation, this committee shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Prior to making his/her recommendations for professional development leave to the Chancellor, the President or his/her designee shall meet and discuss his/her intended recommendations with the committee. Where there are differences between the President and the committee, the committee may forward a statement of the reasons for its position to the Chancellor, with a copy to the President.

In addition, the President may consult with and/or seek the recommendations of other representatives of the employer, provided, however, that the President shall inform persons under consideration of any formal recommendation process and any such recommendation shall be guided only by the criteria contained in this Article. Formal recommendations made to the President by other employees of the college shall be consistent with the following:

  1. Recommendations shall be limited to bargaining unit members for whom the management personnel have direct supervisory responsibility;
  2. Management recommendations shall be guided by the criteria contained in this Article and management personnel shall give consideration to all materials specified and the recommendations of the supervisors and the Professional Development Committee.

The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit the right of the President to consult others as provided in this paragraph.
The professional staff member shall be entitled to know the formal recommendations at each level in the decision of the President, which shall be final.

Within ninety (90) days of receipt of the proposal, the President shall forward his recommendations to the Chancellor for final determination. The Chancellor shall act on the recommendations within sixty (60) days.

Section 2.     Short-Term Leave

The Board encourages professional staff members to attend appropriate professional meetings, conferences, and seminars consistent with the needs of the college. Leave for these purposes for a period of up to five (5) working days with pay may be granted by the President.

In the case of a denial of a request for short-term leave, the President or his/her designee shall meet with the individual concerned to discuss the reasons for the denial. The decision of the President or his/her designee shall be final.

Expenses incurred by the professional staff member may be reimbursed from funds made available under this Agreement.

Section 3.     Partial Leave

A. Definition and Purpose

Partial leave for professional development shall consist of released time or a reduced assignment. In the latter case, the professional staff member shall be paid a pro-rata salary for the portion of his/her assignment which remains after such leave has been granted. This leave may be granted for such purposes as study, research, or services as a consultant.

B. Eligibility and Conditions

Professional staff members are eligible for this leave after one (1) year of service on a full-time standard appointment, subject to the following conditions: (1) the applicant’s professional duties permit his/her absence for the period of time requested; (2) the leave is of value to the college; and (3) in the case of released time, no additional remuneration is received by the professional staff member.

C. Denial and Meeting

In the case of a denial of a request for partial leave, the President or his/her designee shall meet with the individual concerned to discuss the reasons for the denial.

D. Funding

The cost of providing part-time replacements for unit members provided with released time hereunder shall be from funds made available under this Agreement.

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