2023-2024 Employee Handbook with Faculty Addendum BOT _updat

61 Applied Music Lessons • The FCC music program offers vocal and instrumental lessons on most instruments. Lessons are taken for both credit and non-credit and are scheduled weekly for hour, 45- min. or 30 min. sessions. Students pay an additional applied lesson fee each semester. The credit conversion for applied music lessons for the purpose of the workload report is .66 credits for 1 hour of contact time. OFFICE HOURS/AVAILABILITY Five (5) published office hours are to be maintained by all full-time faculty so students have an opportunity to consult with their instructors in person. Office hours are to be announced at the beginning of the semester, published on the syllabus, and posted on the instructor’s office door. Adjunct faculty are required to notify students via the syllabus of out-of-class availability. Full-time and adjunct faculty should be available to their students through email and/or by appointment, and should normally respond to student email inquiries within 24 to 36 hours. Online faculty members are expected to respond to student email inquiries within 24 to 36 hours. FULL-TIME & ADJUNCT FACULTY ABSENCES Full-time and adjunct faculty must accurately and promptly report their absence to their Department Chair and Associate Vice President/Dean or Executive Director. Upon notification of an absence, the Department Chair will obtain a substitute or make provisions for notifying students involved. A class may not be cancelled without the prior approval of the Department Chair. Full-time and adjunct faculty are expected to make arrangements in advance with their Department Chair for any absences from regularly assigned duties. All absences must be reported to the Department Chair on the Classroom Absence Report (available from the Academic Office Manager) for internal record-keeping. In cases of emergency, full-time and adjunct faculty must notify their Department Chair as soon as possible before the start of the class. Full-Time Faculty Full-time faculty do not accrue annual leave. However, they do accrue sick leave. Unlimited sick leave may be carried over from year to year. There is no cash payout of unused sick leave upon separation from employment. Sick leave is used in half-day increments (3.5 hours) for any class period or office hours that are missed. • Sick leave must be taken and must be reported to HR through Absence Management in PeopleSoft. • A Classroom Absence Report must be submitted at the same time. • Sick leave must be taken regardless of whether or not the class is covered. Professional Development/FCC Approved Function Leave When full-time or adjunct faculty are approved for leave to participate in conferences or other professional development functions, absences must be reported to the Department Chair on the Classroom Absence Report. These absences are not reported in PeopleSoft. It is the responsibility of the full-time or adjunct faculty member to coordinate with the Department Chair to arrange substitute coverage.

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