Update on NTT Promotion Timelines and Criteria
Dear NTT Faculty Member
We would like to update you on a few matters related to NTT promotional timelines and criteria for promotions.
NTT Promotion Criteria and Process
While some departments have notified NTT faculty that any request for a promotion review had to be submitted during a date certain in October, the FSU has clarified with the administration that unit members are eligible for consideration for promotion provided notice is given by the end of this Fall Semester. Promotions to Senior Lecturer or Senior Lecturer II will be reviewed during this coming Spring semester. If you believe you have the requisite time in service (6 Full Time Equivalent - FTE- years with the exception below for Lecturers who were converted to Senior Lecturer under the new contract) and satisfy the promotional criteria (meritorious performance and promise of continuing professional development and achievement), then you should submit your request for the review by no later than the end of this Fall semester.
Lecturer II’s Converted to Senior Lecturer and Eligibility for Promotion to Senior Lecturer II
Those NTT who were Lecturer II’s who were converted to Senior Lecturer under the new contract will be eligible for promotion to Senior Lecturer II after 10 years of service from hire date regardless of current or past FTE and regardless of length of time as a Senior Lecturer.
Calendar versus FTE Year Calculation
The FSU has asserted to the administration that under this new contract you still carry your creditable time accumulated under the previous collective bargaining agreement. Therefore, any service you performed prior to July 1, 2014 would be calculated as Calendar Year, rather than FTE. Calendar year is calculated by adding one year of service for any prior year (before July 1, 2014) that you taught/worked during a fall or spring semester - regardless of the amount of work you performed during that academic year. Post July 1, 2014 all of your creditable time would be calculated on an FTE basis and must be added up to meet the requisite 6 FTE year of service for consideration of a promotion. At this time we are still working with the Administration to assure there is agreement regarding pre July 1, 2014 calculation of creditable service - until there is a definitive decision regarding pre July 1, 2014 calculation we are encouraging members to apply this definition.
Under the new Agreement you will NOT be notified by the administration that you are eligible for promotion. Therefore, you should be sure to check your creditable service and if you think you are eligible notify your department chair before the end of this semester of your intent to submit your portfolio by the first day of the Spring semester for consideration.
If you have any questions please contact the FSU
From the FSU
Actual Language:
21.10.5 Eligibility for promotion: All Lecturers with at least six years of full-time-equivalent service as a Lecturer, Lecturer II, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Instructors, or in a position on the Amherst or Boston campuses, excluding student employment, with duties and responsibilities substantially the same as Lecturer, will be eligible for consideration for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer.
Senior Lecturers with at least six years of full-time-equivalent service as a Senior Lecturer or in a position on the Amherst or Boston campuses, excluding student employment, with duties and responsibilities substantially the same as Senior Lecturers, will be eligible for consideration for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer 2.
As specified in 21.10.3.3, an Associate Lecturer shall not be eligible for the title of Senior Lecturer without at least three years of full-time equivalent service in the rank of Lecturer.
21.10.6 Promotion Standards and Criteria: In addition to having accrued the necessary service credit, a candidate for promotion to Senior Lecturer or Senior Lecturer 2 must demonstrate evidence of:
* Meritorious performance in the area(s) of the candidate's responsibility
* Promise of continuing professional development and achievement
21.10.7 Review Process: Candidates for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer or Senior Lecturer 2 shall follow this review process:
1. Candidates who believe they are eligible to apply for promotion consult with the department chair/head to confirm eligibility.
2. The candidate assembles a portfolio of accomplishments in his/her area(s) of responsibility, including a personal statement, a current curriculum vitae, and all other materials that he or she believes will be essential to an adequate consideration of the case and submits the portfolio to his/her department head/chair.
3. If the candidate wishes to include in the portfolio letters of evaluation from scholars or professionals in other University departments or from outside the University, he/she supplies a list of such evaluators to the department head/chair with the portfolio. The head/chair solicits evaluations from the individuals suggested by the candidate and may solicit evaluations from other relevant scholars and professionals.
4. The department head/chair adds to the file all available evaluations of teaching effectiveness.
5. The department personnel committee reviews the portfolio and forwards its vote and recommendation to the department head/chair, simultaneously sending a copy to the candidate.
6. The department head/chair reviews the portfolio and forwards his/her recommendation to the relevant college review committee (as described in paragraph 7 below), simultaneously sending a copy to the candidate.
7. College review committees shall be constituted as follows: In Amherst, from three to five lecturers, elected by the lecturers in the respective schools and colleges; in Boston, the relevant standing College Personnel Committee, expanded by one or two senior lecturers, selected in accordance with the normal process for populating the CPC. These committees review the portfolio and forward their votes and recommendations to the dean, simultaneously sending a copy to the candidate.
8. The dean reviews the portfolio and forwards his/her recommendation to the provost, simultaneously sending a copy to the candidate.
9. The provost reviews the portfolio and informs the candidate and all previous levels of review of his/her decision.
21.10.8 Timing: The candidate may submit his/her portfolio no later than the first day of the spring semester of the academic year in which he or she will accrue the equivalent of six years of full-time service in his/her current rank. The review process will be conducted during the spring semester of that academic year. The candidate will be notified of the provost's decision no later than August 15 of the summer after the academic year in which the review takes place.
21.10.9 Effective Date of Promotion: The promotion of a successful candidate will take effect on September 1 of the academic year following the provost's decision.
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