BOARD POLICY F-10 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

Adjunct Faculty

May 2010

BACKGROUND

On March 1, 2010 the Board approved the administration’s proposed revisions to Board Policy, F-10, Employee Compensation, except for the section on Adjunct Faculty.

At this meeting the Board requested that the administration develop a compensation plan that would provide pro-rated compensation for adjunct faculty in relation to the full-time faculty compensation scale.

The suggested ratio was between 65-70%. Administration developed a plan for adjunct

faculty at the levels of 65%, 68.75% and 70% of the full-time faculty salary scale.

The staff reviewed options and the administration created a plan that would do the following:

Create a placement scale for adjunct faculty for steps 1-10, similar to the full-time faculty scale;

Ensure adjunct faculty compensation no less than 68.75% of a comparable full-time faculty salary for similar education and experience;

Allow adjunct faculty to maintain their market competitive salaries; and

Provide a long-term compensation plan for adjunct faculty.

Result in no frozen salaries.

DETERMINATION OF WORKLOAD

The workload relation between adjunct faculty and full-time faculty was determined to be at 68.75% .

20.625 LEH = adjunct faculty max. workload

FULL-TIME FACULTY WORKLOAD

Full TimeFaculty

Workload Per Week

Teaching Scheduled Office Hours

Appointment Office Hours

Class Preparation

Other Duties (such as advising, committee

meetings, etc.)

Total Load Per Week

Hours Per Week

15 5 5 7.5 7.5 40

% of Load for Full-Time

Faculty Per 40/hour week

37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 18.75% 18.75% 100%

5 courses3 hours

per course1 hour per

course1 hour per

course1.5 hours per

course Non-course specific

34 Weeks over 9 months

ADJUNCT FACULTY WORKLOADAdjunctFaculty

Workload Per Course

Teaching Scheduled Office Hours

Appointment Office Hours

Class Preparation

Other Duties (such as advising, committee

meetings, etc.)

Total Load Per Course

Hours Per Course

3 1 0 1.5 0 5.5

% of Load for Adjunct

Faculty Per Course

37.5% 12.5% 0 18.75% 0 68.75%

1 course3 hours

per course1 hour per

course N/A 1.5 hours per course N/A

Adjuncts providing additional services are compensated

through additional stipends.

32 Weeks over 9 months

FOUR PHASES

There are four parts (or phases) to the new compensation plan: Phase I = Initial Placement Scale Experience

Credit 1-10 for New Hires

Phase II involves conversion of current adjunct faculty Grandfathering the current LEH rate for adjunct

faculty over Step 10 (on FY10 Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale)

Adjusting any LEH rate for adjunct faculty that is less than 68.75%

Placements for adjunct faculty that have additional education (doctorate) or additional graduate hours beyond the masters degree for adjuncts currently on Steps 1-10 (on FY10 Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale)

Conducting initial placements for adjunct faculty scheduled for initial placements effective September 2010

Phase III addresses an annual adjustment as approved by the Board of Trustees

Phase IV addresses the annual market survey.

PHASE I

Creation of an Adjunct Faculty Initial Placement Scale on Steps 1-10 on FY10 Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale for New Hires that represents 68.75% of Steps 1-10 of the full-time faculty compensation scale.

ADJUNCT LEH RATE PLACEMENT SCALE Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Arts & Science Bachelors Masters degree

+ 0-23 Masters degree

+ 24-44 Masters + 45 PhD

Workforce

HS+6 OR AAS + 4 OR Bachelors + 3

HS + 9 OR AAS + 6 OR

Bachelors + 4 OR Masters

HS + 15 OR AAS + 10 OR

Bachelors + 6 OR Masters + 2

AAS + 12 OR Bachelors + 8 OR

Masters + 4 PhD

Health Science I (Licensure required) AAS + 3 Bachelors Masters + 0-23 Masters + 24 PhD

Health Science II (Licensure required) AAS + 3

AAS + 6 OR Bachelors

AAS + 10 OR Bachelors + 6

AAS + 12 OR Bachelors + 8 OR

Masters PhD

Experience Credit Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 51 788 872 937 1,017 1,0392 804 889 955 1,037 1,0603 822 906 971 1,047 1,0784 839 923 989 1,063 1,0985 857 941 1,007 1,078 1,1196 878 958 1,023 1,095 1,1377 899 986 1,039 1,111 1,1568 920 1,013 1,056 1,128 1,1769 942 1,038 1,072 1,145 1,196

10 959 1,060 1,092 1,162 1,216

Key HS= High School AAS= Associate's degree0-23, 24-44, 45+ = additional graduate hours in the teaching discipline# following degree equals # years required work experienceHSII Master's & PhD are related to but not in teaching discipline

Experience Credit = 1 year of teaching/work on a full-time basis in an academic yearArts & Sciences: 1 full-time year teaching experience of 30 LEH or more at college level and 12 months

prorated other teaching experienceWorkforce/Health Sciences: Same as Arts & Sciences and 12 months full-time directly related work experience

Adjunct Faculty LEH Placement Scale @ 68.75% Experience

CreditLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

1 788 872 937 1,017 1,039

2 804 889 955 1,037 1,060

3 822 906 971 1,047 1,078

4 839 923 989 1,063 1,098

5 857 941 1,007 1,078 1,119

6 878 958 1,023 1,095 1,137

7 899 986 1,039 1,111 1,156

9 942 1,038 1,072 1,145 1,196

10 959 1,060 1,092 1,162 1,216

PHASE I

LEH Rate Calculation The LEH Rate is the amount to be paid per LEH

for the semester. To determine how much an adjunct will receive

for teaching a course, multiply the number of LEH taught by the LEH Rate.

For example, if a course is 3 LEH, and the LEH Rate is $1,007 multiply 3 times $1,007 (3 X $1,007 = $3,021).

PHASE I

Initial LEH Rate Placements for new hires Initial LEH Rate placement methodology includes

full or partial credit for all types of teaching; only previous college-level teaching was used to place adjunct salaries prior to FY11.

Placement is capped at Experience Credit 10. 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) is given for each

academic year. Once placed and LEH rate is determined, adjunct

moves off placement grid onto a range of all LEH rates.

INITIAL LEH RATE PLACEMENTS

Arts and Science based on discipline related teaching experience

Workforce disciplines, Health Sciences directly related work experience and teaching experience

INITIAL LEH RATE PLACEMENTS

Workforce and Health Science work and teaching experience will be used first to determine educational level and the remaining experience will determine the experience credit. Work experience used for an educational level may not be counted again for experience credit placement. Full-time directly related work experience 3

months or more continuous duration with same employer;

Part-time directly related that was half-time or more and 6 months in duration.

INITIAL LEH RATE PLACEMENTS

Employees no longer need to wait a period of teaching two (2) semesters before initial placement

Adjunct faculty will be placed upon hire.

FULL-TIME TEACHING CREDIT Initial LEH rate placement credit will be

counted for full-time teaching as follows:Type of Full-time Teaching Experience Percent 1 Year

Equivalent

ACC teaching experience in academic degree/certification programs 100% 30 LEH

Administrative experience at ACC or other accredited institutions 100% 12 mo. Full-Time

Full-time teaching experience at accredited two year Community or Junior Colleges and/or at accredited four year colleges or universities

100% 30 LEH

Full-time teaching at High School. Less than post secondary vocational institutions, Job Corps, trade schools, etc.

75% Academic Year (9-12 months)

Full-time teaching experience in the Military, or Industrial teaching (must be the full-time primary responsibility described in detail)

75% 12 months

Full-time teaching at Junior High/Middle schools, Elementary schools, and/or GED/ABE or Parallel Studies in paraprofessional instruction at ACC

66% Academic Year (9-12 months)

Full-time instruction of GED/ABE at institutions other than ACC 50% Academic Year (9-12 months)

Experience Credit = 1 year of teaching/work on a full-time basis in an academic yearArts & Sciences: 1 full-time year teaching experience of 30 LEH or more at college level and 12 months prorated other teaching experienceWorkforce/Health Sciences: Same as Arts & Sciences and 12 months full-time directly related work experience

PART-TIME TEACHING CREDIT

Initial LEH Rate placement credit will be given for part-time teaching at accredited institutions of higher education by using the following formula: Total number of LEH (or credit hours) taught part-

time at all institutions divided by 30 LEH equals the full-time equivalent years of teaching.

PART-TIME TEACHING CREDIT

Thirty (30) LEH is the number of LEH a full-time faculty must teach to be counted as a whole year. The criteria for adjunct initial placement are the same as full-time initial placement.

PHASE II-CONVERSION PLACEMENT

Conversion Placement is for current adjunct faculty at or below Step 10 on the FY10 Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale.

Adjunct Faculty (Step 10 and under) will receive the higher LEH rate of either their current LEH rate or the conversion placement rate (68.75%).

Should an adjunct teach in two disciplines, the higher LEH rate will be counted.

Conversion placement is for educational level.

PHASE II

Adjunct Faculty over Step 10 Current adjunct faculty that are over Step 10 will

be “grandfathered” with their current LEH rate on the FY10 Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale. This establishes their LEH Rate.

Future placement will be made on these adjunct only in such cases where they have earned a PhD, or earned additional

graduate hours in the teaching discipline to qualify for Level movement.

Such placement will be capped at Experience Credit 10.

PHASE II

Adjunct Faculty over Step 10 MFA degrees prior to FY08 currently on the PhD

level (Level 2) will be grandfathered into Level five (5).

PHASE II

Initial Placements for Adjunct Faculty who qualify for an initial placement effective fall 2010 Each year in the fall new adjunct faculty qualify

for initial placement on the salary scale after two semesters (fall, spring or summer).

PHASE II

Adjunct faculty in this group will need to supply the following documentation: Verification of college level teaching Teaching experience other than college-level

teaching Graduate hours in addition to the Masters degree

in the teaching discipline, if at 24-44 or over 45 hours

Directly related work experience, only for Workforce, including Health Science adjunct

PHASE III-ANNUAL INCREASE

If the Board approves an annual increase for adjunct faculty, the adjustment will be given in proportion to the number of LEH taught in the prior academic year.

PHASE III-ASSUMPTIONS FOR SCENARIOS 1 AND 3

There are no steps on Adjunct LEH Rate Scale.

Full-time faculty have steps on their salary scale.

All references to steps in this section refer to full-time faculty steps.

The difference between steps on full-time salary scale is 2%.

The Board approves a step (2% on the full-time faculty grid). Any amount over 2% is for cost of living, inflation, etc.

20.625 LEH is the maximum workload for adjunct faculty. This is 68.75% of 30 LEH required by full-time faculty for annual increase.

PHASE III-EXAMPLE: 2% ANNUAL INCREASE

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I)Scenario 1

2% increase

Current LEH Rate

LEH Taught

Board Approved Increase

Required Load to get full

2%

E = (B) / (D) F= (D) x (E) G=(A ) + (F)

No Additional Increase

New LEH Rate

Portion of Raise

depending on LEH taught

Amount of increase per

LEH LEH Rate

941 6 2% 20.625 0.29 6 947 947

• Adjunct Jones has a current LEH rate of $941 (A) and teaches 6 LEH (B) for the year.• The Board approves a 2% annual increase (C). This is 2% for the full-time faculty step and no additional

increase.• Divide 6 LEH (B) by the maximum adjunct workload of 20.625 (D) = Proportionate rate for raise of 29% (E) • Multiply the 29% (E) by maximum adjunct workload of 20.625(D) = $6 proportional increase per LEH (F)• The new LEH rate for Adjunct Jones is $941 (A) + $6 (F) = $947 (G)

PHASE III-EXAMPLE:4% ANNUAL INCREASE

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I)

Scenario 3 4%

increase

Current LEH Rate

LEH Taught

Approved Board

Increase

Required Load to get full

2%

E = (B) / (D) F = (D) x (E) G =(A ) + (F) H =(G) * 2% I = (G) + (H)

Portion of Raise

depending on LEH taught

Amount of increase with 2%

LEH Rate with 2%

Additional2% increase

New LEH Rate

941 6 4% 20.625 0.29 6 947 19 966

• Adjunct Smith has a current LEH rate of $941 (A) and teaches 6 LEH (B) for the year.• The Board approves a 4% annual increase (C). This is 2% for the full-time faculty step and 2% additional

increase. • Divide 6 LEH (B) by the maximum adjunct workload of 20.625 (D) = Proportionate rate for raise of 29% (E) • Multiply the 29% (E) by maximum adjunct workload of 20.625(D) = $6 proportional increase per LEH (F)• The new proportional increase LEH rate is $947 (A + F)• Then, the 2% additional increase is calculated by dividing Adjunct Smith’s proportional increase LEH

rate of $947 (G) by 2% additional increase = $19 (H)• The new LEH rate for Adjunct Jones at the 4% annual increase is $947 (H) + $19 (H) = $966 (I)

PHASE IV—ANNUAL MARKET SURVEY

For adjunct faculty the relevant comparison market shall be the ACC Full-Time Faculty salary scale at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree levels.

The methodology to determine market competitive salaries shall be to conduct the annual full-time faculty salary survey in compliance with the Board policy and then, to determine the minimum adjunct faculty LEH rate at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate level.

PHASE IV

The lowest minimum LEH rate shall reflect no less than 68.75% of the comparable full-time faculty rate at the same education and experience.

PHASE IV

If market adjustments are made to the full-time scale and approved by the ACC Board of Trustees, similar prorated adjustments will be made to adjunct faculty compensation.

ADJUNCT FACULTY CONVERSION TIMELINE

May 2010 Information sessions for Adjunct Faculty; Plan available on HR website

May- September 2010 Initial LEH Rate placement for new hires for fall (FY11)

June-July 2010 Educational conversion of current Adjunct Faculty on Steps 1-10; Placements for Adjunct Faculty who are scheduled for initial placement in fall 2010

July 2010 Conversion (grandfathering) of LEH rates for current Adjunct Faculty at or above Step 11

Board approval of budget and compensation schedule for FY11

Mid- August 2010 HR sends letters to all Adjunct Faculty with final LEH rates:

For current adjunct faculty steps 1-10

For current adjunct faculty over step 10

For initial placements

For new hires

September 2010 All LEH rates become effective

For complete information see the website located at http://www.austincc.edu/hr/compensation/ . The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) will be updated as information sessions are held on the various campuses.

Project Contact Person: Vicki West, HR Compensation Manager 223-7502 vwest@austincc.edu

To verify your current Level/Step: Bobetta Burns, HR Records Manager 223-7571 bburns@austincc.edu