3354:2-20-05. Employment contracts for administrators and supervisory professionals

Continuing Admin. & S/P	Temporary Admin. & S/P	Tenure-track Faculty	Non-tenure track Faculty
x Full-time	x Full-time	Full-time	Temporary
x Partial-year	x Partial year		Part-time
x Part-time	x Part-time
staff	staff
Full-time	Full-time
Partial-year	Partial-year
Part-time	Part-time

(A) Length of contract year

Commences July frist and concludes June 30 thirtieth of the following year.

Except for temporary contracts (as set forth in II. D.), administrators and supervisory/professionals hired after the beginning of the fiscal year established in paragraph of this rule (A) shall be issued a first year probationary contract which terminates on June thirtieth of the following year.

(B) Types of contracts

(1) Probationary contracts issued to newly-hired administrators and supervisory/professionals

Newly-hired administrators and supervisory/professionals must be employed by the college for at least nine months of paid employment prior to becoming eligible on the next July for a continuing contract.

Newly-hired administrators and supervisory/professionals performing unsatisfactorily shall be notified by March fifteenth of non-renewal of the employment contract.

(2) Probationary contracts issued due to unsatisfactory Performance

If, as a result of the annual performance evaluation, the president determines the work of an administrative employee to be unsatisfactory, the president may order the issuance of a probationary contract commencing on July frist of the next fiscal year.

In the event the employee continues to demonstrate unsatisfactory performance during the probationary period, he/she shall be notified, in writing, no later than February frist of the then current fiscal year of the intent not to re-employ for the subsequent fiscal year.

(3) Continuing contracts

(a) Issued to all administrators and supervisory/professionals having satisfactorily completed the probationary employment period.

(b) Management has the right to transfer an administrator or supervisory/professional who is under contract to a comparable position.

(c) Normally renewed annually, except for:

(i) Non-renewal due to lack of work or funds

(a) Affected employee shall be notified by March of the then current contract.

(b) Failure to provide notice by the date(s) established above shall result in the automatic re-employment of the employee for the subsequent fiscal year.

(c) Where the incumbent of an eliminated administrative or supervisory/professional assignment has previously earned tenure as a Lakeland faculty member, the incumbent shall have the right to return to his/her former academic division as a full-time tenured faculty member. Faculty seniority status in such situations shall be established in accordance with the applicable provisions of any then current labor agreement.

(ii) Non-renewal due to unsatisfactory performance (See II.B.1.a.)

(iii) Non-renewal for cause

(4) Temporary contracts issued to administrators, supervisory/professionals for a limited term as set forth in a grant or for a special project.

Replaces:3/6/03

Effective: 5/3/2004
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3354
Rule Amplifies: 3354
Prior Effective Dates: 1/5/98, 3/6/03