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14.1
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The work year shall be one hundred seventy seven (177) days for the duration of this Contract.
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14.1.1
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By mutual agreement between Unit Members and the appropriate Vice President, the Unit Member may work outside of the academic calendar but within the fiscal year and take compensatory time off.
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14.2
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The agreed upon calendar is attached as Appendix I.
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14.3
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The academic calendar will consist of one hundred seventy seven (177) days.
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14.4
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There will be one hundred seventy (170) instructional days.
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14.5
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There will be seven (7) flex days; five (5) are designated "contract flex" days and two (2) "mandatory flex" days.
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14.6
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Definition: A flexible calendar day shall be defined as a six (6) hour day.
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14.7
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Definition: A "contract flex day" is a day that a faculty member will perform certain activities as outlined in this document and Education Code 84891. These activities may be performed on campus or off campus. A contract between the faculty member and the District will be entered into in order to fulfill this task.
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14.8
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Definition: A "contract flex day" shall be any day of the week that allows the faculty member to work on his/her own time at his/her own expense during the fiscal year (Education Code 84891). Regular scheduled office hours, instructional class and laboratory time, scheduled committee meetings, and related professional duties will not be counted as part of a "contract flex day".
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14.9
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Definition: A "mandatory flex day" is a day designated in the Contract that places a faculty member on campus for planned activities.
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14.10
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Flex contract activities done on instructional days shall commence no earlier than completion of professional duties such as class or laboratory time, office hours, committee meetings, and related professional duties.
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14.11
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All faculty members shall develop a contract for their flex contract day activities which shall be submitted to the Staff Development Committee. All contracts will be submitted on a standard form; the form and guidelines for individual flex contracts will be developed by the Staff Development Committee and submitted to the Vice President of Instructional Services for approval. The proposed individual contracts will be reviewed and commented upon by the appropriate Department Chairperson, then forwarded to the Staff Development Committee by September 25 for Committee approval. The Staff Development Committee will then forward the contract to the Vice President of Instructional Services for final approval.
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14.12
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Academic advisers who wish to count advising days as part of their flexible assignment and advise without stipend, may do so.
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14.13
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The core of flex day activities shall come from the Education Code Section 84891 and the following list of qualifying activities.
Education Code Section 84891 - Course instruction and evaluation; staff development; in-service training and instructional improvement; program and course curriculum or learning resource development and evaluation; student personnel services; learning resource services; related activities such as student advising, guidance, orientation and matriculation services; department or orientation and matriculation services; department or divisional meetings, conferences, workshops and institutional research; other duties as assigned by the District and necessary supporting activities for the above.
Qualifying and individual activities - Institutional planning; articulation; student recruitment; workshop development; improving learning resources; short-term course development or offering; facility planning; institutional research; peer interaction designed to strengthen curriculum and teaching; grant writing; cross discipline curricular work; conference presentation; conference attendance; computer software development or learning; research and publication; job shadowing; computer skill development; course work completed in one's field or related field; curriculum development or revision; community relations; working with/for statewide groups related to education and community college.
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14.14
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Counselors, librarians, and other faculty members not directly involved in instruction shall be subject to all the provisions of the GCFA/District Agreement as it relates to their contracted work hours. This agreement does not modify or change the current contracted work hours. Counseling and Librarian contract flex hours may be done only after completion of daily assigned duties.
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