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MnSCU-IFO Master Agreement 1995-1997

ARTICLE 10 - Workload

Section A. Faculty Workload. The workload of faculty includes student advising, maintaining and improving expertise in a discipline and in pedagogy, serving on departmental and university committees, contributing to student growth and development, evaluating student performance, scholarly activities, and service to university and community, as well as teaching and class preparation. These endeavors shall comprise the faculty member's workload.

Subd. 1. On a quarter calendar, a faculty member's teaching load shall not exceed fourteen (14) undergraduate credit hours per academic quarter nor thirty-six (36) undergraduate credit hours per academic year. On a semester calendar, a faculty member's teaching load shall not exceed fourteen (14) undergraduate credit hours per semester nor twenty-four (24) undergraduate credit hours per academic year.

a. For purposes of calculating teaching load, a three (3) credit graduate course shall be the equivalent of a four (4) credit undergraduate course, and a four (4) credit graduate course shall be the equivalent of a five (5) credit undergraduate course. All other graduate courses shall be calculated as the equivalent of one and one fourth (1.25) undergraduate credits per one (1) graduate credit hour. Graduate equivalency shall apply only to courses exclusively for graduate students.

b. Undergraduate studio courses, activity courses, and private lessons shall be credited on the basis of at least one (1) credit hour for each two (2) contact hours.

c. Undergraduate music studio courses and private music lessons shall be credited on the basis of at least two (2) credit hours for each three (3) contact hours.

d. Undergraduate laboratory courses shall be credited on the basis of one (1) credit hour for each lecture hour and at least one (1) credit hour for each two (2) laboratory hours.

e. Metropolitan State University Resident Faculty Teaching. A resident faculty member's teaching load shall not exceed thirty-two (32) undergraduate quarter credits or, if applicable, twenty-one (21) undergraduate semester credits per academic year. Resident faculty with primary responsibilities in academic advising or psychological counseling shall teach at least eight (8) undergraduate quarter credits or, if applicable, six (6) undergraduate semester credits per year. Teaching for all resident faculty may include educational planning. A resident faculty member with less than a full-time appointment will have a pro-rata teaching assignment based on the percentage of time employed. Resident faculty members may have alternative assignments. Alternative assignments shall be mutually agreed to by the resident faculty member, and the President/designee. Alternative assignments must be made by June 30, 1994 and annually thereafter.

All other Subdivisions of Section A(1)(a-d), above shall apply to Metropolitan State University resident faculty teaching.

Subd. 2. Advising.

a. Normally, the faculty member will be responsible for ten (10) hours weekly for student advising and other contacts with students, at times and approved locations, either on or off campus, posted at the faculty member's office. Additionally, as a professional, a faculty member shall devote a substantial amount of his/her workload to courses and class preparation, the evaluation of student performance, committee assignments, research, community service, the maintenance of professional expertise, innovations in teaching/learning and other similar professional activities. These endeavors shall make up the balance of the faculty member's workload.

b. Metropolitan State University Advising. As part of his/her regular workload, at any point in time a resident faculty member with a full-time appointment may not be required to advise more than forty-five (45) student advisees. Because of the difference in other areas of their workload, resident faculty members with a full-time assignment in a graduate program may be assigned fewer than forty-five (45) advisees. A resident faculty member with a part-time appointment shall not be required to advise more than a proportionate number of student advisees. Responsibilities for resident faculty in advising shall be established by June 30, 1994 through the mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the President.

Subd. 3. Interactive Television. Interactive television may be conducted as part of load or as overload, subject to Article 12, Section B. For purposes of calculating teaching load, one (1) interactive television credit shall be the equivalent of one and one fourth (1.25) undergraduate credits. If a faculty member has a plan that has been appropriately approved for developing an interactive television course, he/she shall receive appropriate compensation or release time for development of course materials. Technical and paraprofessional support shall be provided at the originating location as well as at each site.

Subd. 4. Off-campus Credit Instruction. Off-campus courses may be taught as part of load or as overload, subject to Article 12, Section B. For travel time in connection with the offering of off-campus courses, a faculty member will be reimbursed at the rate of at least ten cents ($.10) for each mile traveled. Mileage will be measured from the university campus, or from the faculty member's residence, whichever is closer to the off-campus site, based upon the approved state mileage table. If a faculty member's assignment includes teaching load at an off-campus site, a portion of his/her office hour obligation can be at the off-campus site.

Subd. 5. Assessment of Prior Learning. The decision to assess prior learning shall be reached after consultation between the President/designee and the department. For quarter based campuses, compensation for faculty involved in assessment of prior learning shall be either fifty dollars ($50) or twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per quarter credit requested, whichever is greater. For semester based campuses, compensation for faculty involved in assessment of prior learning shall be either fifty dollars ($50) or eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($18.75) per credit requested, whichever is greater.

Subd. 6. Miscellaneous Instructional Categories. Faculty members providing packaged courses or correspondence courses approved by the President/designee shall be compensated at the rate of thirty dollars ($30) per quarter credit hour per student, for quarter system faculty, or the rate of forty-five dollars ($45) per semester credit hour per student for semester system faculty.

Section B. Non-Teaching Faculty Workload. All members of the non-teaching faculty such as those involved in library/learning resources, counseling center, student teacher supervision, full-time intern supervision, and laboratory school teaching/supervision who are members of the appropriate unit shall enjoy full faculty status with all the privileges and responsibilities pertaining thereto. The workload of a non-teaching faculty member shall include maintenance of professional expertise, committee assignments, research, community service and other similar professional activities.

Subd. 1. Librarians/Media Faculty. Librarians/Media Faculty shall be responsible for implementation of library/media services to support the mission and philosophy of each institution. Librarians/Media Faculty on each campus shall recommend to the Administration objectives and methods for library/media services, giving priority to providing services necessary to fulfill the educational needs of students and instructional needs of faculty. The Administration on each campus, after consultation with the librarians/media faculty, shall schedule the library/media services.

Subd. 2. Counseling Center Faculty Members. The workload of a counseling center faculty member shall include client contact hours, preparation for and evaluation of client contacts, maintenance of professional expertise, crisis intervention, and other professional activities.

Subd. 3. Student Teacher Supervisors. The full workload for the academic year of supervisors of student teachers shall be determined by the President after meeting and conferring with the Association. The meet and confer session shall include consideration of faculty/student teacher ratios and travel requirements.

Subd. 4. Exceptions. For those non-teaching faculty members whose work involves classroom teaching or other special duties and/or projects, the Administration shall assign duties in a manner that will result in a total workload consistent with that of a non-teaching faculty member whose workload does not include a teaching assignment or other special duties and/or projects.

Section C. Excess Workload. An excess workload may be agreed to by the faculty member and the President/designee subject to provisions of Article 12.

Section D. Duty Days.

Subd. 1. Regular Contracts. The duty year for regular contract faculty members shall consist of one hundred sixty-eight (168) duty days within the academic year. Resident faculty members at Metropolitan State University, the Association, and the President/designee may mutually agree to alternative duty day calendars of 168 duty days during an academic year.

Duty days shall not be scheduled on New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day*, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day*, Veterans Day*, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day.

*The President may, after meeting and conferring with the Association, designate alternate non-duty days for the observance of these days for academic units when such revisions are in the best interests of the university.

Subd. 2. Extended Contracts. Faculty members appointed to a duty year which exceeds the one hundred sixty-eight (168) duty days as provided in Subd. 1. hereof shall receive a pro rata salary adjustment. The scheduling of extra duty days shall be determined in consultation with the faculty member consistent with the needs of the university. Extra duty days normally shall not be scheduled on the days indicated in Subd. 1.

Subd. 3. Limited Contracts. Limited implies a reduced workload during the whole of the academic year, or a full or reduced workload during portions of the academic year.

a. Reduced Contracts. Reduced contracts, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 354.66, may be granted by the President to those faculty members who meet statutory eligibility criteria. Non-teaching faculty members must work less than twenty-four (24) hours per week over one (1) year in order to qualify for a reduced contract. A teaching faculty member must work less than sixty-seven percent (67%) of an annual full-time load as defined in Section A above.

A faculty member on a reduced contract shall be reinstated to full-time duties upon his/her request, provided the request is made to the President not later than March 1 of the previous year.

b. Part-time faculty members with an appointment other than (1) those covered in (a) above, or (2) an adjunct appointment, shall receive salary on a pro rata basis, and shall be eligible for fringe benefits as listed elsewhere in this Agreement.

c. All part-time faculty who teach more than fourteen (14) quarter credits or nine (9) semester credits in any one (1) academic year shall be paid on a pro rata basis for the entire academic year during which said amount of service is rendered. If any part-time faculty member who teaches more than fourteen (14) quarter credits or nine (9) semester credits in any one (1) academic year were paid less than pro rata pay for any quarter(s) or semesters, as applicable, during said academic year by virtue of having received an adjunct appointment(s), the university shall, as soon as practicable after learning that the faculty member will teach more than fourteen (14) quarter credits or nine (9) semester credits during a single academic year, supplement the faculty member's salary so that the faculty member receives full pro rata pay for the entire year.

Section E. Academic Calendar. The academic calendar of each university shall be established by the President. Prior to establishing or making changes in the calendar, the President/designee shall afford opportunity to meet and confer with the Association.

Section F. Delegate Assembly. Delegates to the IFO Delegate Assembly shall be released with pay one (1) day for each Assembly meeting.

Section G. Athletic Directors, Coaches, and Trainers. This Section shall determine workload and compensation for those faculty members whose workload includes intercollegiate athletic coaching. For purposes of this Section, an intercollegiate sport shall be defined as a sport that is recognized by the university as having varsity status and whose teams engage in competition with similar teams at other institutions.

Subd. 1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as requiring that the university offer any particular sport.

Subd. 2. Categories.

a. Pursuant to Subd. 1., there will be three (3) categories of head coaches: (1) those who coach basketball, football, ice hockey, or volleyball; (2) those who coach baseball, swimming, gymnastics, wrestling, softball, cross-country skiing (combined men and women), or spring track; (3) those who coach cross-country skiing, golf, tennis, or winter track.

b. For purposes of determining the type of appointment offered, athletic directors shall be considered to be in category (2).

Subd. 3. Initial Appointments.

a. Head coaches in category (1) of Subd. 2., shall, at the option of the President, be offered either a four (4) year athletic or a probationary appointment.

b. Head coaches in category (2) of Subd. 2. shall, at the option of the President, be offered either a four (4) year athletic or a probationary appointment.

c. Head coaches in category (3) of Subd. 2. shall be offered a probationary, a four (4) year athletic, or a tenured appointment in accordance with Article 21.

d. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the award of a fixed-term contract including head coaching duties in any category in accordance with Article 21, Section E., Subd. 1.c.

Subd. 4. Compensation.

a. The base salary of those head coaches, current and future, accepting four year athletic appointments as described in Subd. 3. shall be the salary indicated on the salary schedule in Article 11, plus ten percent (10%).

b. In those cases where the President finds that curricular requirements prevent crediting a percentage of a full-time workload for coaching activities in categories (2) and (3), the President may, after meeting and conferring with the Association, authorize compensation in accordance with Article 12 and Subd. 5.a. of this Section.

c. Individuals hired solely for the purpose of coaching any sport listed in this Article may be compensated at the adjunct faculty rate for the percentage of a full-time workload as listed in Subd. 5.a. of this Section.

d. Head coaches may renegotiate their salaries each time they are eligible for a new four (4) year athletic appointment, beginning in FY 1992 and thereafter.

Subd. 5. Equivalent Workloads.

a. The minimum credit for head coaching activities shall be the percentage indicated in the table below of a full-time appointment for a full academic year, except that cross-country skiing (combined men and women) will remain at twenty-eight percent (28%) and ten (10) quarter credits for quarter based campuses, or seven (7) semester credits for semester based campuses. The apportionment of the percentage of a full-time appointment to coaching activities during each academic quarter during the year shall be determined by the President.

	Coaching Activity as Annualized Percentage of
Category	Full Workload	Quarter Credits	Semester Credits
1	42%	15	10
2	28%	10	7
2 (Comb. Men & Women)	32%	14	9
3	16%	6	4
3 (Comb. Men & Women)	24%	9	6

The percentage of a full-time workload credited for faculty assigned head coaching duties in two (2) sports shall be, at a minimum, the sum of the percentages indicated in Subd. 5.a. for each sport. Nothing shall prevent the President from crediting a greater percentage of a full-time workload for any particular head coaching appointment.

Subd. 6. Coaches with Non-Coaching Assignments.

a. Head coaches in category (1) and category (2) with fixed-term contracts who accept an appointment including duties in addition to coaching shall be given a four (4) year, fixed-term appointment covering both the coaching and non-coaching assignments. The salary for the appointment shall be computed in accordance with Subd. 4.

b. The head coach in categories (1) and (2) with an academic appointment shall be given first consideration if a full-time vacancy occurs in the department or program in which he/she holds his/her academic appointment, in accordance with the following procedures.

1. Should the President decide to fill such a vacancy, this decision shall first be made known to the coach involved, and the coach shall have the opportunity to apply and have his/her application considered in accordance with Article 21 prior to beginning any search.

2. Should two (2) or more faculty be eligible, then the President shall make the appointment after considering the recommendation of the department. If a non-tenured head coach is appointed by the President, credit for service within the last twelve (12) years shall be granted in accordance with Article 21, Section E, Subd. 5.d., but notwithstanding any other section of the Agreement, such individuals shall serve a minimum of two (2) years in probationary status.

Subd. 7. Extended Duty Days. The President shall offer extended duty day contracts to head coaches, assistant coaches and athletic trainers who are required by the President/designee to hold practice before the commencement of the academic year, to hold post-season practice and/or engage in post-season competition on non-duty days, and/or to engage in recruitment, fund raising, administrative, and other activities related to their coaching assignment on non-duty days during the academic year. Prior approval is required.

Subd. 8. Evaluation and Renewal of Athletic Appointments. Head coaches shall be evaluated yearly under Article 22. Such evaluations shall be completed by the President by March 1. Those coaches being renewed beyond a four- (4) year athletic appointment shall be offered either a two- (2) year athletic appointment or a four- (4) year athletic appointment at the discretion of the President. The option of a two- (2) year appointment shall be exercised not more than once during the duration of the coach's years of service, and when offered, the President will provide the affected head coach with the reasons in writing. Those coaches not being renewed beyond either their initial athletic appointment or a subsequent athletic appointment shall be given a notice of the non-renewal by March 15 of the final year of the current appointment.

Subd. 9. Head coaches and Assistant coaches on four (4) year or two (2) year athletic appointments (non-adjuncts) holding the rank of Instructor will be promoted to Assistant Professor effective beginning with their sixth year of employment, unless promoted earlier in accordance with Article 25.

Subd. 10. Vacancies. When new head coaching or assistant coaching positions are created or faculty vacancies exist, such positions shall be advertised in accordance with Article 21. Prior to making an appointment, the President/designee shall involve the appropriate department(s) in evaluating the academic credentials of the candidate and in making a recommendation to the President/designee concerning the candidate for the vacancy.

Subd. 11. Assistant Coaches. Assistant coaches hired after the effective date of this Agreement may receive athletic appointments for up to two (2) years at a time. No compensation beyond the agreed term of appointment shall be offered.

Section H. Theater Productions.

Subd. 1. Reassigned Time. Each faculty member having responsibility for production of a play shall receive appropriate reassignment time for each quarter or semester, as applicable, in which he/she fulfills such a responsibility.

Subd. 2. Compensation. In those cases where the President finds that curricular requirements prevent creating a percentage of full-time workload for theater production activities, the President may authorize compensation in accordance with Article 12.

Section I. Forensics.

Subd. 1. Reassigned Time. Each faculty member who coaches students for intercollegiate forensics competition shall receive at least two (2) credits reassignment time for each quarter or semester, as applicable, in which he/she fulfills such responsibility.

Subd. 2. Compensation. In those cases where the President finds that curricular requirements prevent creating a percentage of full-time workload for coaching forensics, the President may authorize compensation in accordance with Article 12.

Section J. Metropolitan State University Community Faculty.

Subd. 1. Definitions. Community Faculty. Community faculty shall be those faculty employed at Metropolitan State University other than fixed-term, probationary, or tenured faculty employed at Metropolitan State University, who perform a range of academic duties including but not limited to teaching, and who are in the bargaining unit and meet the requirements of M.S. 179A.03, Subd. 14. In addition to the provisions of this section, Section J, Metropolitan State University community faculty, unless noted otherwise in this Agreement, shall be eligible for all benefits provided to faculty holding adjunct appointments.

Subd. 2. Workload.

a. Beginning FY 1993, workload for community faculty, except for those community faculty exempted in Section J., Subd. 2.b., shall be no more than sixteen (16) quarter course credits or, if applicable, eleven (11) semester course credits per academic year. Beginning FY 99, workload for community faculty shall be no more than eight (8) semester credits per semester and twelve (12) semester credits per academic year.

b. Grandparented community faculty shall be defined as those faculty qualifying under Appendix C, Letter of Understanding #4, Section I of the 1991-1993 MSUS/IFO Agreement, and shall have the workload limits described therein. These workload limits shall remain in effect until such time as Metropolitan State University converts to semesters. At that time, the workload limits for the Grandparented community faculty shall be identical to that of other community faculty.

Subd. 3. Salaries.

a. Beginning July 1, 1993, community faculty members shall be compensated for teaching courses at no less than adjunct rate in Article 11 of MSUS/IFO Agreement.

b. Beginning July 1, 1993, community faculty course instruction payments will begin within one month of the starting date of courses.

c. Beginning Summer Quarter 1993 the following minimum compensation rates for non-class instruction duties will be in effect:

Subd. 4. Professional Improvement.

a. Professional development and training opportunities shall be provided by the university to community faculty.

b. Professional Improvement Funds of not less than twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ($12,500) in FY 1995 shall be available to community faculty for improving professional competence related to their assignments at Metropolitan State University.

c. The President, after meeting and conferring with the Association, shall establish procedures and criteria for application and awarding of funds to community faculty.

d. Community faculty may be included in system-wide faculty development opportunities as appropriate.

Subd. 5. Department and Program Involvement. For purposes of discussions related to issues included in Article 20, Section A., Subd. 3., community faculty shall be represented in colleges, departments or programs. Representation of community faculty shall be subject to mutual agreement between the President/designee and the Association. Community faculty may participate in all of their college and departmental meetings, consistent with the requirements of Article 20.

Subd. 6. Appointment.

a. The Dean or his/her designee shall consult with the department or program resident faculty concerning the need for hiring community faculty. The department or program resident faculty shall be responsible for evaluating the academic credentials of the candidates and for making recommendations to the President/designee.

b. Assignments shall be communicated to the community faculty as early in the academic year as possible, normally by July 1.

Subd. 7. Evaluation. Community faculty shall be evaluated at least annually.

Subd. 8. Continuation of Current Employment for Grandparented Community Faculty.

a. Whenever grandparented community faculty members covered by Subd. 2.b. voluntarily reduce their workload, they shall be subject to the limitations stated in Subd. 2.a. The President or designee may grant exemptions of this limitation for approved personal, educational or other extended leave, but the exemptions shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.

b. Grandparented community faculty who terminate employment at Metropolitan State University shall lose the protection under Section J., Subd. 2.b.

Subd. 9. Benefits.

a. Benefits will be determined based on the workload assignment projected in the annual assignment summary. Benefit eligibility and workload will normally be communicated to community faculty by July 1. All community faculty accrue retirement and other benefits as regulated by state and federal statutes and Article 14, if threshold requirements are met, and may elect to participate in tax sheltered annuities and the deferred compensation plan, if threshold requirements of the Agreement and appropriate laws are met.

b. Grandparented community faculty shall be eligible for all coverages in the Group Insurance Program on an employee-pay basis for those employed at least fifty percent (50%) of a full-time work assignment for a regular academic year; and those community faculty employed at least three-fourths time of the full-time work assignment load for a regular academic year shall receive the employer contribution listed in Article 14, Section C., Subd. 1. Community faculty may purchase optional life and disability coverage if they meet the requirement of Article 14, Section G., and any requirements of law.

c. All community faculty shall be eligible to participate in the health and dental expense account and the dependent care expense account, and grandparented community faculty shall also be eligible to participate in the health and dental premium accounts, if they meet the program requirements.