28.2.1 Forty-five (45) career advancement points are
necessary to advance from Level I to Level 2. Fifty-five
(55) points are necessary to advance from Level 2 to
Level 3. One hundred (100) points are necessary to
advance from Level I to Level 3.
28.2.2 All points and academic credits must be
documented and include at least two categories with no
more than half of the accumulation from any one category
except for graduate credit directly related to the
individual's assignment and/or professional field.
28.2.3 Points must be earned outside the individual's
regularly assigned college responsibilities. Points may
be accumulated as follows:
28.2.3.1 Completion of forty (40) hours of
employment in an authorized dealership or shop at the
journeyman level doing work related to the teaching
field shall be equivalent to one (1) credit
hour/point.
28.2.3.2 Completion of thirty-six (36) hours of
special training school shall be equivalent to three
(3) credit hours/points.
28.2.3.3 Completion of twelve (12) hours of
comprehensive training school shall be equivalent to
one (1) credit hour/point.
28.2.3.4 Completion of academic credits in approved
vocational/technical courses in subjects related to
the individual's professional teaching field with the
credit hours as designated.
28.2.3.5 Completion of curriculum development
projects, computer/audiovisual software, media
production or package writing beyond the employee's
regular assignment shall earn credit as determined by
the appropriate administrators; however, credit shall
be provided at a rate equal to one (1) credit
hour/point for each fourteen (14) hours consumed on
the project to a maximum of ten (10) credit
hours/points per project.
28.2.3.6 Acquire a second master's degree from an
accredited institution in a field applicable to the
employee's assignment and/or professional field. (45
points)
28.2.3.7 Write and publish a text book in the
individual's professional field. (Up to 20 points per
book)
28.2.3.8 Write and publish in a professional
journal, a document or article in the individual's
professional field. (Up to 5 points per document or
article to a maximum of 20 points)
28.2.3.9 Present or demonstrate one's professional
work in a professional exhibit, presentation or show.
Presenter must be teaching in the field related to the
exhibit. (Up to 5 points per presentation to a maximum
of 20 points)
28.2.3.10 Edit a textbook or translate an
equivalent scholarly work in the professional field
for publication and/or performance into or from a
foreign language. (12 hours = 1 point to a maximum of
15 points on any one work)
28.2.3.11 Train other persons in workshops related
to the individual's professional field. (10 hours = 1
point using a formula of 3 hours of prep time per 1
hour of presentation to a maximum of 20 points)
28.2.3.12 Consult in one's professional field in
either a paid or volunteer capacity. (15 hours = 1
point to a maximum of 10 points)
28.2.3.13 Review and/or critique a text in one's
professional field for a publisher. (20 hours = 1
point to a maximum of 3 points per text up to a
maximum of 10 points) 28.2.3.14 Train in a certified
nondegree program related to a professional field or
attend workshops or educational activities in one's
professional field. (12 hours = 1 point to a maximum
of 10 points)
28.2.3.15 Work in or manage a business in a related
professional field which allows the individual to
apply theory to practice and bring new knowledge to
the classroom. (50 hours = 1 point to a maximum of 20
points)
28.2.3.16 Earn graduate level credit hours from an
accredited institution in subjects related to the
individual's professional field. (1 credit hour = 1
point)
28.2.3.17 Write and submit a grant proposal,
authorized by the College, for equipment, services or
funding of significant benefit to the College. (Up to
5 points per application to a maximum of 15
points)
28.2.3.18 Exceptional service to the College in
areas not in the job description and beyond the 15%
portion of the employee's contract time that is set
aside for committee and meeting work. (Up to 5 points
per year of service)
28.2.3.19 Exceptional service to the individual's
professional field or the educational field in areas
not in the job description and beyond the 15% portion
of contract time that is set aside for committee and
meeting work. (Up to 5 points per year of service)
28.2.4 Either party may request a review of the
point totals necessary for level changes or the value
assigned to any or all categories listed in 28.2. If
such a request is made, then the President will
appoint a joint review committee of five (5) members,
three (3) of whom will be appointed from a list
submitted by the Association. The committee will
complete the review and submit recommendations to the
parties within forty-five (45) calendar days. If
either party rejects the recommendations, then the
remaining issues shall be submitted to arbitration as
outlined in Article 36.
