5.140 Faculty Status

Policy Number: 5.140

There are four different teaching faculty appointments Begin section to be removed,End section to be removed and Begin section to be removedfour distinctly differentEnd section to be removed types of contracts issued for teaching.

The first kind of contract is for 9-, 10-, or 11.5- Begin section to be removedor 12 End section to be removedmonthBegin section to be removedsEnd section to be removed full-time teaching faculty appointment. Begin section to be removedThese faculty are all considered full-time and are in continuing employment, as provided in Policy 8.300.End section to be removed Begin section to be removedThey all receive health, life and disability insurance for the full twelve months of the fiscal year. They all receive full fringe benefits for the period covered by their contracts. Those on twelve-month contracts are on either the administrative calendar or the faculty calendar.End section to be removed Begin section to be addedFull-Time faculty are in continuing employment, and compensation is pro-rated for 12 months (24 pay periods).End section to be added

The second type of teaching contract is for overloads for full-time teaching faculty only during their regular contract periodBegin section to be removed in accordance with guidelines mandated by the State of ArkansasEnd section to be removed. Begin section to be removedTheyEnd section to be removed Begin section to be addedFaculty being paid an overload contractEnd section to be added receive matching Begin section to be removedfor their End section to be removedretirement Begin section to be addedbenefits End section to be addedBegin section to be removedplanEnd section to be removed for this Begin section to be removedextraEnd section to be removed income Begin section to be removedbyEnd section to be removed Begin section to be addedaccordingEnd section to be added toBegin section to be added End section to be addedthe same formula Begin section to be removedas incomeEnd section to be removed Begin section to be addedused End section to be addedunder their regular contract. Begin section to be removedAn approved Salary Schedule for Part-Time and Overload Instruction is the method of compensation.End section to be removed

Next are contracts for part-time instructors. Begin section to be removedTheseEnd section to be removed Begin section to be addedThis third kind of contract is End section to be addedBegin section to be removedare End section to be removedissued for specified courses by semester. Begin section to be removedCompensation is by the Salary Schedule for Part-Time and Overload Instruction, andEnd section to be removed These instructors earn no fringe benefits except those mandated by State and Federal law. Part-time instructors who are state employees must have concurrent employment approved in advance.

Begin section to be removedThe last type of End section to be removedBegin section to be addedThe final form of End section to be addedteaching contract is issued Begin section to be addedto full-time faculty for teaching during summer sessions. End section to be addedBegin section to be removedSummer School InstructionEnd section to be removed. Begin section to be removedCompensation is provided by a separate salary schedule approved specifically for summer school employment.End section to be removed These instructors earn no monetary fringe benefits except those mandated by State and Federal law. Full-time teaching faculty who elect to teachBegin section to be removed inEnd section to be removed during theBegin section to be added End section to be addedsummer Begin section to be removedschoolEnd section to be removed earn sick leave in accordance with Begin section to be addedthe following guidelines established in 2003:End section to be added

• Begin section to be addedFull-time faculty summer teachers who teach six hours or more: The teacher will receive four hours per session of personal leave time. They will also receive eight hours of sick leave for each session.End section to be added
• Begin section to be addedFull-time faculty summer teachers who teach less than six hours: The teacher will receive two hours per session of personal leave. They will also receive four hours of sick leave for each session.End section to be added

Begin section to be removedSection 8.600 andEnd section to be removed Begin section to be addedIn addition, full-time faculty teaching during a summer session willEnd section to be added receive matching for their retirement plan by the same formula as income under their regular contract. Employment during the regular nine-month academic year does not, in any way, imply or obligate the College to employ the faculty member for a summer teaching position. The College does not guarantee any faculty member a summer teaching appointment. Begin section to be removedSummer school instructors who are state employees, other than full-time teaching faculty, must receive prior approval for concurrent employment.End section to be removed