| CREATING A COLLABORATIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT |
7 |
| Mission, Vision, and Values |
7 |
| Pan – FCC FORWARD |
8 |
| Governance and College Management |
9 |
| President’s Leadership Teams |
9 |
| College Leadership Teams |
10 |
| Collaborative Communication |
12 |
| Employee Engagement |
13 |
| STARTING YOUR CAREER AT FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
14 |
| Recruitment and Hiring |
14 |
| Application Integrity |
14 |
| Background Screening |
14 |
| Self-Disclosure of Criminal Records and Traffic Citations |
16 |
| Our Employee Groups |
16 |
| FLSA Exemption Status |
18 |
| Probationary Employees |
18 |
| Teaching Assignments for Non-Faculty |
19 |
| New Employee Orientation |
19 |
| WORKING AT FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
20 |
| College Policies and Procedures |
20 |
| Work Hours |
20 |
| Alternate Work Arrangements |
21 |
| Absenteeism and Tardiness |
21 |
| Employee Code of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest |
21 |
| Nepotism |
22 |
| Outside Employment Disclosure |
22 |
| Use of College Technology and Equipment |
22 |
| Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) |
23 |
| Professional Conduct |
23 |
| Mobile Phone Protocol |
23 |
| Expense Reimbursement |
23 |
| College Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness |
24 |
| Fire Code Compliance |
25 |
| Employee Identification |
25 |
| Keys and Electronic Facility Access |
25 |
| Parking Regulations |
25 |
| College Mail |
25 |
| Use of Personal Furniture |
26 |
| College Transportation Services |
26 |
| Service Vehicles |
26 |
| Fitness for Duty |
26 |
| Available Services |
26 |
| CELEBRATING OUR SUCCESS |
28 |
| Annual Celebration of Excellence at the Spring Convocation |
28 |
| Recognition for Completion of Degrees |
28 |
| Retirement Celebration |
29 |
| Participation in Commencement |
29 |
| Employee Publicity/Promotion |
29 |
| ADVANCING YOUR CAREER |
30 |
| Supervision and Evaluation |
30 |
| Performance Appraisal |
30 |
| Professional Development |
30 |
| EMPLOYEE ASSURANCES |
32 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity, College Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
32 |
| Non-Discrimination |
32 |
| Title IX Sexual Harassment |
32 |
| Alcohol, Tobacco, Opioids, and other Drug Awareness |
33 |
| Disability Accommodation |
33 |
| Employee Protections |
33 |
| Protected Disclosures |
33 |
| Access to Personnel Files and Data Changes |
34 |
| Employment Verification |
34 |
| Employee Misconduct |
34 |
| COMPENSATION |
36 |
| Recording Work Hours – Non-exempt Employees |
36 |
| Exempt Employee Expectations |
37 |
| Payroll |
37 |
| On-Call Plant Operations Personnel |
37 |
| Essential Personnel |
38 |
| Affinity Group & Senate Compensation |
38 |
| GROUP HEALTH BENEFITS |
39 |
| Eligible Employees |
39 |
| Health Insurance |
39 |
| Health Savings Account |
40 |
| Flexible Spending Account |
40 |
| Dental Insurance |
40 |
| Vision Insurance |
40 |
| Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) |
40 |
| ADDITIONAL BENEFITS |
42 |
| Life Insurance |
42 |
| Long-Term Disability Insurance |
42 |
| Legal Services Plan |
42 |
| Aflac |
42 |
| Retirement Plans |
42 |
| Tax Deferred Compensation Plans |
43 |
| Employee Assistance Program |
43 |
| Tuition Benefits |
43 |
| Workers’ Compensation and Work-Related Injuries |
44 |
| Annual Leave |
44 |
| Paid Time Off |
45 |
| Personal Leave |
45 |
| Sick Leave |
46 |
| Holidays and Scheduled College Breaks |
47 |
| Bereavement Leave |
47 |
| Jury Duty and Court Attendance Leave |
48 |
| Unpaid Leave |
48 |
| Sabbatical Leave |
48 |
| Military Leave |
49 |
| Family and Medical Leave |
50 |
| EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND SECURITY |
51 |
| Inclement Weather/College Closings |
51 |
| Safety and Health |
51 |
| Emergency Response Guide |
51 |
| Emergency Procedures |
52 |
| Weapons Policy |
52 |
| Workplace Violence |
52 |
| Unattended Children on Campus |
52 |
| ENDING THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP |
53 |
| Voluntary Separation |
53 |
| Retirement |
53 |
| Involuntary Separation |
53 |
| System Access |
54 |
| Exit Process for Separating Employees |
54 |
| References |
54 |
| FACULTY ADDENDUM |
55 |
| FULL-TIME FACULTY |
57 |
| Full-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities |
57 |
| Instructional Load |
58 |
| Full-Time Faculty Contract |
59 |
| DEPARTMENT CHAIR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES |
59 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES |
61 |
| CREDIT ADJUNCT FACULTY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
62 |
| Adjunct Instructional Load |
63 |
| Adjunct Faculty Letters of Acceptance/Assignment |
63 |
| PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL |
64 |
| FULL-TIME FACULTY RANK |
64 |
| Qualifications for Specific Academic Rank |
64 |
| FACULTY COMPENSATION |
65 |
| Other Rates of Pay Rank |
66 |
| OFFICE HOURS/AVAILABILITY |
67 |
| FULL-TIME & ADJUNCT FACULTY ABSENCES |
67 |
| Full-Time Faculty |
67 |
| Professional Development/FCC Approved Function Leave |
67 |
| Adjunct Faculty |
68 |
| Procedures for Substitute Coverage |
68 |
| Absence by Full-Time Faculty or Adjunct Due to Inclement Weather |
68 |
| ACADEMIC FREEDOM |
68 |
| TEXT BOOK SELECTION AND USE GUIDELINES |
69 |
| CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ADJUNCT FACULTY |
69 |
| Role of CEWD Adjunct Faculty |
69 |
| Employment Status |
70 |
| Compensation |
70 |
| Identification Cards |
70 |
| Conflicts of Interest and Non-Solicitation Agreement |
70 |
| Course & Classroom Information |
70 |
| Copyright Information |
70 |
| Ownership of Course Materials and Course Outlines |
70 |
| Field Trips |
70 |
| Absence from Class |
70 |
| Class Evaluation |
71 |
| Evaluation of Instructor |
71 |