Article 12 - Workload

Feb 27, 2006 2:10 PM

1. Full-time culinary Faculty Members shall have a weekly teaching schedule of five 4.5-hour classes.  Full-time non-culinary Faculty Members shall have a weekly teaching schedule of four 4-hour classes.  Faculty Members who elect a schedule combining culinary and non-culinary classes (e.g ½ culinary and ½ non-culinary) shall have a pro-rated schedule of each.  For purposes of this provision, a clock (contact) hour is defined as including fifty minutes of supervised or directed instructional time and ten minutes of appropriate break time.  Instructors are expected to exercise their professional judgment in scheduling breaks during a particular class that are educationally appropriate in length and frequency for students and Faculty, using the ratio of instructional time to break time described in the preceding sentence as a guideline.
2. Part-time Faculty Members shall not be assigned the workload or teaching schedule of a full-time Faculty Member during any quarter, unless the Union grants express written permission otherwise.  Any such permission shall be limited to the specific instance for which granted and shall be non-precedent-setting.  It is understood that this provision does not prevent the establishment of a Temporary Full-time Instructor position described in Article 8.
3. Full-time culinary Faculty shall post three office hours per week and full-time non-culinary Faculty shall post six office hours per week.  All part-time Faculty Members shall post office hours on the basis of one and one-half hours per week per course taught.   Faculty Members who elect a schedule combining culinary and non-culinary classes (e.g. ½ culinary and ½ non-culinary) shall have a pro-rated schedule of each.
4. Up to two Faculty meetings a month at which attendance is required totaling no more than three hours in combined length may be scheduled. Such meetings may be held for the entire Faculty or by individual department and will be scheduled immediately after or preceding regular shifts and each meeting will be held on two different days during the week.  One of the meetings each quarter will be for the purpose of scheduling Faculty for the following quarter and will be exempt from the three-hour time limit imposed on the Employer above.  Faculty will be given ten days notice of such meetings, whenever possible. If outside obligations of an Instructor create a conflict such that the individual can not attend the required meeting, then on a case by case basis the Instructor will be excused and will be permitted to fulfill the obligation as mutually agreed.
5. During the twelfth week of the quarter Faculty Members shall participate in activities such as posting grades, articulation with other Faculty Members, attending graduation (if held), attending Faculty meetings, committee meetings, undertaking professional development and preparing for the next quarter.              During the twelfth week of the quarter Faculty Members shall have a workweek not to exceed twenty hours, scheduled in accordance with the Agenda set forth in Appendix 7.             Part-time Faculty Members who attend during the twelfth week shall be paid at the applicable contractual rate. 
              
   If a meeting or event is scheduled during the twelfth week at which attendance is required and outside obligations of an Instructor create a conflict such that the individual can not attend, then on a case by case basis the Instructor will be excused and will be permitted to fulfill the work obligation as mutually agreed.
              
   If a holiday or a non-instructional day occurs within the twelfth week it shall be counted toward fulfillment of the Instructor’s hours of attendance.
6. It is a Management responsibility to assure that class size, remediation, equipment, supplies and facilities are such that the educational objectives of the class can be achieved. In the event that Management does not provide appropriate class size, remediation, equipment, supplies or facilities, then the Faculty Member shall promptly notify the Academic Department Director, or other appropriate Management representative, who will provide appropriate relief.
7. Non-Faculty administrative personnel shall be responsible for all externship and other student job placements.
8. The Chapter Leader of the AiNYC Chapter shall be scheduled for one less class per week than is set forth above.
9. Except as set forth in this Article, any additional work by Faculty Members shall be on a paid and voluntary basis, in accordance with Article 11, Salaries.
10. Faculty may meet their professional responsibilities, as outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between the parties, appended hereto at Appendix l, either on-campus or off-campus.