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ARTICLE 28 - CONTRACTED FACULTY LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
28.1 Eligibility. Following
original placement, any faculty employee may become eligible
to advance to a higher level on the salary schedule by
satisfying the criteria for that pay level as stated in
Article 27, using academic credits, degrees and work
experience not used in original placement or in previous
level advancement.
28.2 Advancement. After completion
of three (3) or more years of teaching at Lane Community
College, any faculty employee with a master's degree or
equivalent may become eligible to advance to a higher level
on the salary schedule through the accumulation of career
advancement points earned for experience, academic credits
and degrees not used in original placement or in previous
level advancement. Any faculty employee will immediately
become eligible to advance to a higher level on the salary
schedule on completion of a doctorate degree in the field
applicable to the individual's employment.
28.2.1 Forty-five (45)
career advancement points are necessary to advance from
Level I 1 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 1 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 journey man level doing work
related to the teaching field shall be equivalent to
one (I 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
(I 1) credit hour/point for
each fourteen (14) hours consumed on the project to a
maximum of 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 =
I 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 I 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 = I 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 = I
1 point to a maximum of 10 points)
28.2.3.15 Work 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 =
I 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. (I 1 credit hour =
I 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 College and Association
will appoint a joint review committee of five (5)
four (4) members, three
(3) two (2) of whom will be appointed
from a list submitted by the Association
and two (2) by the College. 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 35 36.
28.3 Faculty Level Change
Committee. The Faculty Level Change Committee shall
review all faculty level advancement requests and submit its
recommendations to the Instruction vice president(s)
President for implementation. The
committee shall consist of five (5) members. The
President Instruction vice
president(s) shall appoint two (2) members, one
of whom shall serve as chairperson. The remaining
three (3) members shall be appointed from a list of
faculty provided by the Association. Faculty
representatives must be on Level 3 of the salary schedule to
be eligible. The Committee shall choose its chair.
The Committee shall develop application procedures and a
handbook providing operating procedures, guidelines and
criteria for level change approval. The handbook shall be
submitted to the Association and the College.
28.4 Annual Limits. Not more than
an aggregate of ten percent (10%) of the employees shall be
advanced from Level I to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 3
in any given year. Employees denied level advancement
because of excessive applications shall be given first
consideration during the following year.
28.5 Advance to Next Highest
Level. When an employee is advanced on the salary
schedule to the next higher level, he/she will be placed in
step at the next higher dollar amount at the new level.
Level changes shall not affect eligibility for step
increases. (An employee shall be moved from his or her
existing level to the next level at the next higher dollar
amount and then advanced one [1]
(1) step). Exceptions to this procedure may be made
as necessary to insure that a level advancement results in a
salary increase.
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