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MnSCU-UTCE Master Agreement 1997-1999
ARTICLE 15
Salary
Section 1. Step Placement for New Hires. New faculty hired during the term of this agreement shall be assigned to a step determined to be appropriate by the President or designee of the College.
Section 2. Step Movement.
Subd. 1. Eligibility to Advance a Step. A faculty member must earn ten (10) salary units to advance one step on the salary schedule. At the beginning of the academic year 1998-99, all faculty members will automatically advance one (1) step in addition to steps earned prior to and subsequent to this step.
Subd. 2. Application of Salary units. A faculty member may earn salary units in the following manner.
(a.) Teaching Experience. A faculty member on a continuous contract shall earn five (5) salary units for one full academic year of teaching experience, beginning with the 1996-97 academic year. Leaves of absence of greater than twelve (12) weeks shall not count as teaching for purposes of this Article.
(b.) College Credits. A faculty member shall earn one salary unit for each pre-approved college quarter credit earned since July 1, 1995. (Note: one semester credit equals 1.5 quarter credit.)
(c.) Workshops and Seminars. A faculty member shall earn one salary unit for each twelve (12) hours of pre-approved workshops or seminars attended since July 1, 1995.
(d.) Work Experience. A faculty member shall earn one salary unit for each twenty-four (24) hours of pre-approved work experience worked since July 1, 1995.
(e.) Prior Unused Salary Units. Professional development activities that occurred after July 1, 1993 and prior to July 1, 1997, and were acceptable for salary advancement under the provisions of preceding contracts, but not used, shall be carried forward and applied in accordance with the provisions of this agreement. All units earned under this provision must be used within seven (7) years of date earned.
Subd. 3. Limitations on Accrual of Salary Units. Unless salary units earned in accordance with Section 2, Subdivision 2 of this Article are applied to a pre-approved degree plan, salary units earned must be used within three (3) years of completion date.
(a.) College Credits, Workshops, or Seminars Paid for by the College. If the College pays any of the cost for the faculty member earning college credits or attending workshops or seminars, such college credits, workshops, or seminars shall not earn salary units for advancement on the salary schedule. For purposes of this Article, if the faculty member uses tuition waiver to earn college credits, the College shall be deemed to have paid the cost of the course. These credits may not be applied toward step advancement. Also, if the faculty member attends a seminar or workshop during the duty day, the hours attended will not be eligible to earn salary units for step advancement unless the faculty member used a personal day.
(b.) Work Experience. No more than three salary units of work experience may be earned in any one fiscal year. Business/Industry internships for which the faculty member receives compensation from the College shall not earn salary units for advancement.
(c.) Prior Approval. In order to earn salary units for advancement on the salary schedule, all college credits and workshop, seminar, and work experience hours must be approved prior to taking the college course, workshop, seminar or fulfilling the work experience. Faculty must earn a grade "C", "Pass", or "Satisfactory" or higher in any college course in order to earn salary units for salary schedule advancement for that course.
Subd. 4. Limitation on Application of Salary units.
(a.) Workshops and Seminars. For each step, a faculty member may use a maximum of three (3) salary units earned for attending workshops and seminars.
(b.) Work Experience. For each step, a faculty member may use a maximum of three (3) salary units earned for work experience.
Subd. 5. Limitation on Number of Steps Earned in an Academic Year.
(a.) Maximum Number of Steps Per Year. A faculty member may advance no more than two (2) steps on the salary schedule in any one academic year.
(b.) Maximum Number of Steps in Two Consecutive Years. A faculty member may not advance more than three (3) steps on the salary schedule in any two consecutive academic years. The automatic 1998-99 step advancement will not be counted as one of these steps.
(c.) Status of Salary Schedule. If negotiations for a successor contract are not completed at the commencement of the 1999-00 academic year, no adjustment shall be made in any faculty member's step placement on the salary schedule prior to ratification of a successor contract.
Subd. 6. Frequency of Step Advancement. A faculty member's placement will be modified to reflect steps earned twice every academic year, effective at the beginning of fall quarter or semester and on January 15 or the beginning of the winter semester. Verification of workshop, seminar or work experience hours or college credits earned must be submitted by the faculty member to the College President or designee no later than October 1 and January 15 of each year. The burden of proof for all college credits or workshop, seminar or work experience hours lies with the faculty member, and this proof must be in the form of a transcript, grade report, or workshop, seminar, or work experience verification. College credits and workshop, seminar or work experience hours submitted after October 1, even though otherwise qualifying to earn salary units, shall not be considered until the following January 15 and credits and hours submitted after January shall not be considered until the following October 1.
Section 3. Salary Schedule. The salary schedule for the 1997-98 academic year, to be effective July 1, 1997, shall be as follows:
| STEP | SALARY | |
| 1 | 22,050 | |
| 2 | 23,050 | |
| 3 | 24,050 | |
| 4 | 25,050 | |
| 5 | 26,050 | |
| 6 | 27,050 | |
| 7 | 28,050 | |
| 8 | 29,050 | |
| 9 | 30,050 | |
| 10 | 31,050 | |
| 11 | 32,050 | |
| 12 | 33,050 | |
| 13 | 34,050 | |
| 14 | 35,050 | |
| 15 | 36,050 | |
| 16 | 37,050 | |
| 17 | 38,050 | |
| 18 | 39,050 | |
| 19 | 40,050 | |
| 20 | 41,050 | |
| 21 | 42,050 | |
| 22 | 43,050 | |
| 23 | 44,050 | |
| 24 | 45,050 | |
| 25 | 46,050 | |
| 26 | 47,050 | |
| 27 | 48,050 | |
| 28 | 49,050 | |
| 29 | 50,050 | |
| 30 | 51,050 | |
| 31 | 52,050 | |
| 32 | 53,050 | |
| 33 | 54,050 | |
| 34 | 55,050 | |
| 35 | 56,050 | |
| 36 | 57,050 | |
| 37 | 58,050 | |
| 38 | 59,050 | |
Effective July 1, 1998, Faculty members who are on steps 1 through 5 on the 1997-1998 salary schedule, shall be moved to step 6 of the 1998-1999 salary schedule.
The salary schedule for the 1998-99 academic year shall be as follows:
| STEP | SALARY |
| 6 | 27,275 |
| 7 | 28,050 |
| 8 | 29,050 |
| 9 | 30,050 |
| 10 | 31,050 |
| 11 | 32,050 |
| 12 | 33,050 |
| 13 | 34,050 |
| 14 | 35,050 |
| 15 | 36,050 |
| 16 | 37,050 |
| 17 | 38,050 |
| 18 | 39,050 |
| 19 | 40,050 |
| 20 | 41,050 |
| 21 | 42,050 |
| 22 | 43,050 |
| 23 | 44,050 |
| 24 | 45,050 |
| 25 | 46,050 |
| 26 | 47,050 |
| 27 | 48,050 |
| 28 | 49,050 |
| 29 | 50,050 |
| 30 | 51,050 |
| 31 | 52,050 |
| 32 | 53,050 |
| 33 | 54,050 |
| 34 | 55,050 |
| 35 | 56,050 |
| 36 | 57,050 |
| 37 | 58,050 |
| 38 | 59,050 |
On September 1, 1998, the faculty members on steps 37 and 38 will receive a one-time payment of five hundred dollars $500 - not to be included in the base salary.
Section 4. Degree Completion Incentive. Effective 1998-99 academic year, faculty members who submit, have approved and successfully complete a college degree plan shall, upon proof of completion be compensated in the following manner:
(a.) BA/BS - one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400)
(b.) Masters - one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400)
(c.) Doctorate - one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400)
Section 5. Customized Training Instructors. The compensation for customized training faculty, as defined in Article 13, Section 1, shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Section 6. Adjunct Faculty. Any adjunct faculty hired on a course-by-course basis and not on a continuous contract shall be compensated at a rate of three hundred and fifty dollars to seven hundred and one dollars $350 - $701) per quarter credit taught or five hundred and twenty-five dollars to one thousand fifty dollars ($525 - $1050) per semester credit taught. If the .33 threshold is met any time during the term by a faculty member, the pro-rated compensation shall be retroactive to the beginning of the term.
Section 7. Student Activity Assignments. Assignment to student activities that are not part of the regular curriculum shall be by mutual agreement between the faculty member and the administration. Compensation for such assignment shall be paid according to the following chart. Release time may be mutually agreed upon between the faculty member, the UTCE Chapter and the College President or designee.
| Assignment | Compensation |
| Interscholastic Sports and Campus Club Advisors | Not less than $500 |
| Cheerleader Advisor | Not less than $175 |
| Student Senate Advisor | $1,400 |
| Supervision of a student club activity on a night or weekend | $90 per day plus expenses |
To qualify for the ninety dollar ($90) per diem compensation, the following conditions must be met:
(a.) The faculty member must complete and have administrative pre-approval of a student activity assignment form.
(b.) The faculty member must be involved in a pre-approved state or national vocational student organization activity.
(c.) The faculty member must be involved in a pre-approved student contact/direction activity.
(d.) The faculty member must be spending the night until 6:00 a.m.
Section 8. Substitute Pay.
(a.) The compensation for short-term substitute assignments shall be determined by the College administration.
(b.) Long-term substitute instructors are those who teach in excess of thirty consecutive days. They shall be placed on the salary schedule in accordance with this Article.
Section 9. Overload Pay. Overload pay will be compensated pro rata based on the faculty member's base salary
Section 10. Extended Contracts. Extended contracts will be compensated pro rata based on the faculty member's base salary.
Section 11. Summer Session. Summer sessions commencing prior to July 1, shall be compensated based on the previous academic year base salary. Summer sessions commencing on or after July 1, shall be compensated based on the subsequent academic year base salary.
Section 12. Distance Learning. The terms of this contract shall apply to faculty that are providing such services.
Section 13. Life/Work Experience Evaluation. A faculty member who agrees to evaluate a student's life/work experience application for the purpose of college credit shall be paid at the rate of ten dollars ($10) per lecture credit and twenty dollars ($20) per lab credit.
Section 14. Test Outs. A faculty member who agrees to conduct student test outs for the purpose of acquiring college credit without participating in the regular class shall be paid at the rate of ten dollars ($10) per lecture credit and twenty dollars ($20) per lab credit
Section 15. Degree Plans. The College administration shall develop and disseminate guidelines for submission and approval of College degree completion plans.
Section 16. Independent Study. Independent study has no formalized lectures or labs and is available by arrangement with an instructor. A faculty member who agrees to accept additional independent study as overload shall be paid at the rate of fifty dollars ($50) per quarter credit or seventy-five dollars ($75) per semester credit, for each student credit.