APPENDIX K
POLICY STATEMENT ON CONVERSION
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TO FACULTY STATUS*
This policy concerns the return to full-time faculty status of faculty
members who have 12 month contracts with an administrative assignment of
at least .75 FTE. The policy defines "academic year salary", the phasing
out of any administrative increment in salary, and a leave program in lieu
of "sabbatical leave" designed to facilitate the resumption of the duties
associated with full-time faculty status. Loss of an administrative appointment
cannot be subject of a grievance.
A. Academic Year Salary1
The summer salary of an administrator is defined as thirty percent
of his or her academic year salary. An administrator’s salary may also
include an additional amount designated as an administrative increment.
The academic year salary of those with 12 months contracts is defined as:
Twelve month salary - administrative increment
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B. Phasing Out Administrative Increment
Category A - those with 10 or more years administrative service
receive two semesters of administrative leave and three-fourths of the
administrative increment in the first year in faculty status, one-half
in the second year, and one-fourth in the third year;
Category B - those with a least 5 but less than 10 years administrative
service receive one semester and one summer of administrative leave and
two-thirds of the administrative increment in the first year in faculty
status, and one-third in the second year;
Category C - those with administrative service of more than one
but less than 5 years receive one semester or one summer of administrative
leave, and one-half of the administrative increment in the first year in
faculty status.
C. Administrative Leave
The primary purpose of administrative leave is to provide the administrator
with a compensated period of time for the study and research necessary
to resume a full-time faculty role. Administrators returning to faculty
status are eligible for administrative leave as follows:
Category A – those with 10 or more years administrative service
receive two semesters of compensated administrative leave.
Category B – those with a least five but less than 10 years of
administrative service receive one semester and one summer of compensated
administrative leave.
Category C – those with at least three but less than five years
of administrative service receive one summer of compensated administrative
leave.
D. Other Conditions
The date of conversion from administrative to faculty status is subject
to negotiation but normally will be the first working day after the end
of the administrative appointment and will be no later than the following
August 16. Administrative increments will begin to be phased out as soon
as the administrative appointment ends.
Salary During Administrative Leaves
Normally, administrators will have been converted to academic year
salaries before beginning administrative leave. In such cases, salary during
leave (distributed on a 12 - month basis) will be one-half the academic
year salary for each semester and thirty percent of the academic year salary
for a summer. Any variation from this policy must be agreed upon before
the leave begins.
Accrued Annual Leave
Administrators are expected to utilize all of their accrued annual
leave prior to conversion to faculty status; any annual leave not taken
by the time of conversion is lost.