Chairs may be placed on an A or B+ contract with approval of the Dean and Vice President according to the following: a. Department Chairs placed on a twelve (12) month faculty A-Contract will be paid an additional 20% above the B-contract. b. Department Chairs placed on a B+ contract will be allowed up to thirty (30) plus days. Additional plus days are approved by the Dean and Vice President. c. All Department Chairs will receive a $5,000 stipend. d. When on a B+ contract, Department Chairs will provide a report twice a year (in July and then in January) representing the number of plus days that they will work over the contract period to be included with their annual contract. These days will be mutually agreed upon with the Dean and changes/substitutions may be made with the concurrence of the Dean before the end of the contract period. e. Chairs may elect to receive a stipend in lieu of up to six (6) hours of release time per year. f. No faculty member may have a contract workload in excess of twenty-one (21) instructional units (including release time, stipends, classes, and web classes) in any given semester without approval of the Vice President. 10.9 Training Department Chairs will receive training while on contract to develop competence in all areas of responsibility related to this position. The Dean and Vice President are responsible for funding this Department Chair training. TMCC-NFA will meet with Department Chairs to provide information on the TMCC-NFA contract as it relates to the Department Chair’s responsibilities. 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 56
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