Instructor absence / Substitutes / Substitute pay

Value Statement:  ACC expects students to receive quality instruction throughout the duration of the course term, and for instructor absences to be rare. When an absence is unavoidable, students are expected to receive appropriate learning alternatives, or have a qualified substitute.

Absences:  In case of illness or any other emergency that will cause you to miss a class, please contact your Department Chair and the Campus Administrative Office so that a Cancelled class Notice can be posted to alert students. If you teach a class that begins at 7:30 a.m. or earlier, you can call Campus Police for assistance.

Substitutes:   Departmental policies on the responsibility for recruiting a substitute may vary from department to department. Contact your Department Chair for instructions. If you have arranged for a qualified departmental substitute on your own, please notify the Department Chair of your arrangements.

Substitute Pay:   The current ACC rate (Fall 2009) for substitutes is $31.00 per hour. The Departmental Administrative assistant will generate a one‐time stipend payment for the hours worked. Substitute pay may or may not be deducted from the pay of the absent instructor. This is determined on a case‐by‐case basis.