West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 135 - Community And Technical College Education › Title 135 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION › Series 135-09 - Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, Promotion And Tenure › Section 135-9-17 - Notification of Terms and Conditions of Faculty Appointments

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
17.1. Institutions
				have a large measure of flexibility in determining the form and style whereby
				faculty are notified each year of the terms of their appointment. When an
				initial appointment is made, however, or when the conditions of the appointment
				change, it is crucial that the faculty member be fully informed of the terms
				and conditions of en:q)loyment. While a formal contract may not be necessary
				each year, the institution may choose one of several means of notifying faculty
				about their appointments: a personal letter, a formal contract, or a
				combination of a letter with a standard contract attached.
17.1.1 Community and technical colleges may
				offer each year to their full-time term faculty contracts of up to three years'
				duration, subject to the conditions stated in Sections 3, 4, and 9 of this
				policy.
17.2. The letter of
				appointment or contract should state the following:
17.2.1. That the appointment (to the
				specified position) is offered in accordance with the provisions of
				institutional policy, and (if appUcable) of the institution's faculty handbook
				or other publication.
17.2.2. That
				the appointment is tenured, tenure-track, clinical-track, instructional
				specialist, librarian-track, term, or non-tenure-track as defined in this
				policy.
17.2.3. That the rank (in
				case of a tenured, clinical-track, term, or tenure-track appointment) is
				Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Instructor, including a
				clinical-track designation, as appropriate, or
17.2.4. That the rank (in case of a
				librarian-track appointment) is Librarian or Professor/Librarian, Associate
				Librarian or Associate Professor/Librarian, Assistant Librarian or Assistant
				Professor/Librarian, or Staff Librarian or Instructor/Librarian.
17.2.5. That the rank (in case of an
				Instructional Specialist appointment) is Professor/Instructional Specialist,
				Associate Professor/Instructional Specialist, Assistant Professor/Instructional
				Specialist, or Instructor/Instructional Specialist.
17.2.6. That the appointment is fiiU-time
				(1.00 FTE or the equivalent, as determined by the institution) or part-time
				with the FTE identified.
17.2.7.
				That it is a terminal contract (whenever appropriate).
17.2.8. That it is a joint appointment with
				another institution (whenever appropriate), with the home institution
				specified.
17.2.9. The beginning
				and ending dates of the appointment.
17.2.10. For tenure-track appointments, the
				academic year in which tenure must be awarded (the "critical year").
17.2.11. The total salary for the
				appointment.
17.2.12. That,
				consistent with the provisions of this policy, employment is subject to the
				fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities of the position.
17.2.13. That the specific assignments of the
				position will be determined by the institution.
17.2.14. That any special conditions that are
				included in the appointment be made a part of the contract only if they are
				signed by the faculty member and the designated representative of the
				institution.
17.2.15. That
				acceptance of the appointment will be specified by the faculty member's
				signing, dating, and returning a copy of the letter or contract to the
				designated representative of the institution within a reasonable time, which
				should be specified.