Teaching Faculty - Procedure 2.0550

 Purpose

The purpose of this procedure is to outline the work responsibilities and expectations for temporary full-time instructional Faculty who are not eligible to earn continuing contract. 

 Definition

1. Faculty who are employed in temporary, non-continuing contract earning, full-time instructional positions per state board rule at Seminole State College are designated as “Teaching Faculty.” This designation includes instructional faculty only.
2.  Teaching Faculty positions are temporary and not eligible to earn continuing contract status.

Procedure

1. Teaching Faculty must meet the credentialing requirements of full-time faculty as described in the appropriate Seminole State faculty credentialing manual for their teaching assignment and be approved by the District Board of Trustees.
2.  The primary responsibility for Teaching Faculty is teaching in a discipline or discipline areas in which the faculty member has specific training and/or competence.
3. Teaching Faculty are required to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week throughout the term of their contract.
4. Teaching Faculty may be awarded a contract for a specified period of semesters not to exceed one year (12 consecutive months).
5. The base Teaching Faculty contract will include the following professional activities:
   1. Teaching:
      1. Planning, organizing, teaching, and providing feedback to students in a manner to promote successful student learning 
      2. Instructing students in conformance with the material listed in the approved Master Course Syllabi, and as defined by the course descriptions published in printed and/or online editions of the College catalog and according to nationally accepted and departmentally agreed upon instructional best practices for that discipline
      3. Meeting face-to-face, hybrid, or remote classes/labs/studio/clinical sessions on time and for the scheduled period(s)
      4. When teaching online, follows best practices for online instruction and departmental guidelines
      5. Developing or modifying assignments, assessments and other course materials to support and evaluate student understanding of course learning outcomes established in the course syllabus and per department guidelines
      6. Grading student work and providing constructive feedback to students in a timely fashion, including resolution of incomplete or disputed grades
      7. If the instructor of record, validating textbooks, class/grade rosters, and submitting final student grades in the MySeminoleState online portal on the schedule established by the College 
      8. Remaining current with how to use the College’s Online Learning Management System (currently CANVAS) as required by departmental guidelines
      9. Responding in a timely fashion to communication from students, colleagues and supervisors
      10. Meeting with students individually to review course work as needed.
      11. Following all guidelines and directives of the department with respect to its specific expectations for teaching the course and grading.
      12. Adhering to College policies and procedures and department guidelines 
      13. If the instructor of record, making a course syllabus available to enrolled students no later than the first day of class. The syllabus shall follow college guidelines and be formatted in the College designated format, currently OASIS
   2. Teaching Faculty may be assigned to teach day, evening and/or weekend, or online classes at any campus, or other designated instructional site depending on student and College needs.
   3. Teaching Load:
      1. College Credit Teaching Faculty: A minimum of 18 instructional contact hours during the Fall and Spring terms
         1. College Credit Faculty assigned two and one half term contracts: A minimum of nine (9) contact hours during any Summer session.
         2. College Credit faculty assigned three term contracts: A minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours during the Summer term.
      2. Career Certificate (formerly PSAV) Teaching Faculty: A minimum of 24 instructional clock hours per week in all terms.
      3. Adult Education Teaching Faculty: A minimum of 21 instructional contact hours per week in all terms. 
      4. Clinical Teaching Faculty: A minimum of 24 clinical/departmental contact hours per week in all terms. 
   4. Office hours:
      1. College Credit Teaching Faculty:  A minimum of 12 office hours per week.
         1. At least 10 hours of the weekly office hours must be conducted face-to-face in the faculty member’s office or in the Academic Success Center.
         2. With supervisor approval, up to 2 hours of weekly office hours may be virtual hours. Virtual hours are understood to mean that professors are available for synchronous or near-synchronous communication with students and have access to the resources that allow them to advise or instruct students effectively. Teaching Faculty must be able to devote their full attention to students during virtual hours.
      2. Career Certificate (formerly PSAV) Teaching Faculty:A minimum of 6 office hour per week.
         1. At least 4 hours of the weekly office hours must be conducted face-to-face in the faculty member’s office/classroom, in the Academic Success/STAR Center or a location pre-approved by the Dean.
         2. With supervisor approval, up to 2 hours of weekly office hours may be virtual hours. Virtual hours are understood to mean that professors are available for synchronous or near-synchronous communication with students and have access to the resources that allow them to advise or instruct students effectively. Teaching Faculty must be able to devote their full attention to students during virtual hours.
      3. Adult Education Teaching Faculty:A minimum of nine (9) office hours per week.
         1. At least 7 hours of the weekly office hours must be conducted face-to-face in the faculty member’s office or in the Academic Foundations Tutoring Lab.
         2. With supervisor approval, up to 2 hours of weekly office hours may be virtual hours. Virtual hours are understood to mean that professors are available for synchronous or near-synchronous communication with students and have access to the resources that allow them to advise or instruct students effectively. Teaching Faculty must be able to devote their full attention to students during virtual hours.
      4. Clinical Teaching Faculty:A minimum of 6 office hours per week.
         1. At least 4 hours of the weekly office hours must be conducted face-to-face in the Academic Success/STAR Center or clinical lab environment as approved by the Dean.
         2. With supervisor approval, up to 2 hours of weekly office hours may be virtual hours. Virtual hours are understood to mean that professors are available for synchronous or near-synchronous communication with students and have access to the resources that allow them to advise or instruct students effectively. Teaching Faculty must be able to devote their full attention to students during virtual hours.
      5. Office hours shall be scheduled in increments of no less than 30 minutes over any four days of each week unless otherwise specifically authorized by the appropriate Dean.
      6. Office hours should be scheduled such that they are consistent from week to week and publicly posted. 
      7. Office hours shall be provided to students on course syllabi, and posted in the faculty member’s Outlook calendar and on or near the faculty member’s office door (if applicable) at the beginning of each semester. If the approved and posted hours require revision during the course of the semester, the syllabus and posting must be updated and re-approved.
   5. A minimum of 7.5 hours per week in support of student learning in a manner approved by the appropriate AVP/Dean.
   6. Teaching Faculty will also work to engage students outside of class in support of curricular and co-curricular initiatives.
6. Teaching Faculty members appointed to multi-term contracts will be evaluated by the Dean.
   1. The Teaching Faculty member will be observed at least once during the contracted period by the Dean or designee.
   2. Student Perception of Instruction/Clinical Instruction (SPOI)/(SPOCI) surveys will be collected each term for all sections taught by the Teaching Faculty member.
   3. The Dean will meet with the Teaching Faculty member to review and discuss the annual evaluation prior to submitting the evaluation file to Human Resources. 
   4. The evaluation shall be filed as a confidential part of the faculty member's official personnel record in Human Resources by August 15^th of the evaluation year. 
7. Teaching Faculty who do not teach during the summer term, but are re-appointed prior to May 15^th for a subsequent academic year shall be have no interruption in their medical benefits during their off-contract period.
8. Newly hired Teaching Faculty will be paid according to the non-bargaining unit salary schedule with appropriate adjustments above the minimum of the range for relevant experience.
   1. Newly hired faculty with teaching and/or related work experience will be paid at the range minimum plus an amount equal to two (2) percent per year of teaching and/or related work experience up to a maximum of 20 percent.
   2. An adjustment of up to ten (10) percent above range minimum may be used for hard-to-fill positions based on market conditions. Documentation to support a request for a “hard- to- fill” adjustment must be approved by the Office of Human Resources. The Office of Human Resources must designate the position as “hard-to-fill” prior to extending a job offer, preferably before recruitment begins.
9. This procedure will take effect for Teaching Faculty contracts issued for Spring 2021 and thereafter.