Article III - Definitions

Article I - Agreement
Article II - Recognition
Article III - Definitions
Article IV - Negotiation Procedures
Article V - Non-Discrimination
Article VI - Association Rights
Article VII - Academic Freedom
Article VIII - Professional Dues or Fee & Payroll Deductions
Article IX - Grievance Procedure
Article X - Leaves
Article XI - Employee Rights
Article XII - Working Conditions
Article XIII - Personnel Files
Article XIV - College Calendar
Article XV - Holidays
Article XVI - Appointment of Faculty
Article XVII - Unit Vacancies
Article XVIII - Reassignments
Article XIX - Evaluation of Faculty
Article XX - Due Process
Article XXI - Reduction in Force
Article XXII - Workload
Article XXIII - Salary
Article XXIV - Reduced Workload
Article XXV - Other Duty and Compensation
Article XXVI - Additional Duty Assignment
Article XXVII - Employee Benefits
Article XXVIII - Travel
Article XXIX - Department Chairperson
Article XXX - Retiree Benefits
Article XXXI - Miscellaneous
Article XXXII - Public Charges
Article XXXIII - Unit Stability
Article XXXIV - Statutory Changes
Article XXXV - Savings Clause
Article XXXVI - District Rights
Article XXXVII - No Strike, No Lockout
Article XXXVIII - Completion of Meet and Negotiation
Article XXXIX - Faculty Service Areas
Appendix A - Faculty Salary Schedules
Appendix B - Co-Curricular Activities
Appendix C - Advising, Counselor/Librarian Hours & Stipends
Appendix D - Side Letter - Access to Personnel File
Appendix E - Criteria for Academic Reduction in Force
Appendix F - Family Care Leave
Appendix G - Lecture Equivalancy Hours - Athletics
Appendix H - Retiree Fringe Benefit
Appendix I - Approved Academic Calendar
Exhibit 1 - Non-Contractual Memorandums of Understanding

3.1	Faculty Member refers to any individual academic full-time employee of the District, regular (tenured) or contract (Ed Code 87602), who is covered by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

3.2	Faculty refers to all academic full-time employees of the District, regular (tenured) or contract who are covered by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

3.3	Faculty Member, Unit Member and Faculty may be used interchangeably in this Agreement.

3.4	Part-time faculty refers to any academic person employed by the District for not more than sixty percent (60%) of a full-time assignment. (Ed Code 87882). (See Article 2.2 for Recognition)

3.5	The District and GCFA will create a task force to address the provisions applicable to part-time faculty by June 30, 2006. The Task Force will consist of three (3) District appointed members and three (5) faculty appointed members.

5.6	Negotiable items means faculty salaries, hours, terms and conditions of employment and other matters as defined in the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA).

3.7	Negotiate in good faith means a serious and honest effort on the part of each party to reach agreement, including, but not limited to, the duty on the part of each party to provide the other with all information as required in accordance with the EERA.

3.8	Paid leave means that a faculty member shall be entitled to: (a) receive wages and all fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, insurance and retirement benefits; (b) return to the same or similar assignment held immediately preceding the commencement of the paid leave; and (c) receive credit or annual salary increments provided during the paid leave.

3.9	Benefit leave means that a faculty member shall be entitled to medical, dental and vision fringe benefits accorded faculty who are on paid leave; and entitled to return to the same or similar assignments held immediately preceding the commencement of leave.

3.10	Unpaid leave means that a faculty member shall not be entitled to any of the fringe benefits granted to faculty on paid leave or benefit leave except the right to return to the same or similar assignment held immediately preceding the commencement of the unpaid leave.

3.11	Administration means any District employee designated as Management or Supervisory as defined by the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA).

3.12	Days means calendar days unless otherwise specified in other Articles of this Contract.

3.13	Daily rate of pay means the annual contract salary divided by the number of days in the College calendar. (See Article XIV)

3.14	Immediate family means any relative of the faculty member as defined by Education Code Section 87788.

3.15	College shall be interpreted as being Gavilan College.

3.16	Chapter/CTA shall be interpreted as the Association. GCFA (not Chapter/CTA) shall be interpreted solely as the local chapter.

3.17	Academic year means the designated school year.

3.18	Department Chairperson will mean the faculty member(s) as described in Article XXIX - Department Chairperson.


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