The Austin Community College Board of Trustees adopted this policy
on April 21, 1997. It replaces the old policy VIII-74 on the same
subject, which had been adopted on August 24, 1977 and amended
on July 31, 1978 and May 17, 1982. It also replaces some rules
on placement of adjunct faculty.
A. Full-time Faculty
Full-time faculty shall be placed in an experience step and educational
level appropriate to their background. Thus the President shall
establish rules so that full-time faculty will receive:
[1] One experience step of placement credit for each year of relevant
full-time experience, with a maximum of 25 steps and a limit of
10 steps at initial placement. The President may set equivalence
rules for part-time experience.
[2] The level appropriate to their relevant educational background
as specified on the salary scale. The President may set equivalence
rules by which a portion of relevant non-teaching work experience
may be counted as educational-level equivalent rather than as
experience.
[3] Any discrepancy between actual placement and that which would
result from the application of rules adopted under this policy
must be eliminated in less than three years.
B. Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty shall be placed on the adjunct-faculty salary
scale in an experience step based on their experience at the College.
Adjunct faculty at the third or higher experience step shall also
be placed in a salary-scale level based on their educational or
vocational experience.
C. Board Approval
Any change in administrative placement rules with a financial impact of more than $100,000 in a fiscal year must have Board approval, preferably during the budget process.