Instructional Academic Staff (IAS)

Policies & Procedures FAQ

 

IAS WEBSITE:  http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias

 

1.    Departmental Bylaws: 

a.    All departmental bylaws should now contain, at minimum, IAS procedures for annual evaluation, career progression and appeals procedure.

b.    See 4/24/08 Faculty Senate materials  (http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/42%20index.htm)

 

2.    Titling at the Time of Hire:

a.    A Position Description should be completed at the time of hire – this will reflect the expectations with regards to teaching, professional development and service, along with the appointment % breakdown.

b.    All IAS titles will follow either the Lecturer or the Clinical Professor series with specific rank determined by the position description and prior teaching experience. See http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias/pages/titling.html for a complete description of UWL title series.

c.    Prior years of teaching experience should be negotiated at the time of hire and recorded on the L-1347 FACULTY/INSTRUCTIONAL ACADEMIC STAFF PERSONNEL ACTION FORM Ňthe pink sheetÓ (http://www.uwlax.edu/hr/recruit/Faculty_Recruitment/docs/Pinksheet_FAC&IAS_2.pdf). 

NOTE:  This information is important in determining eligibility for career progression.

d.    Once assigned a title, changes in title should only occur through the career progression process.

 

3.    Individual Development Plan (IDP):

a.    The IDP has 2 parts – the IDP form (discussion of goals) & the Position Description

b.    When? 

                                               i.     IDP – annual

                                             ii.     Position Description – at time of hire and at any time that the expectations or % appointment change

c.     See HR website (http://www.uwlax.edu/hr/current/IDP/IDP.htm) for explanations & templates

 

4.    Career Progression Portfolio:

a.    Career Progression Grid can be used to determine candidateŐs eligibility – both quantitative and qualitative.

b.    See IAS website for complete Career Progression guidelines (http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias/pages/CareerProgression.html)

c.    Contents & Responsible Parties

                                               i.     Candidate

1.    Digital Measures Report & Narrative w/ support materials links (convert everything to pdf; check that links are functioning; forward to department chair via email)

                                             ii.     Department Chair

1.    Chair uploads the following to Digital Measures (IAS Report – Departmental) :

a.    Letter of support from Promotion Committee &/or Dept. Chair

b.    Departmental Promotion Committee Signature Page (if applicable)

c.    SEI scores for last 6 semesters

d.    Merit scores for last 6 semesters (If IAS merit is not a part of departmental process, this should be addressed in departmentŐs letter.)

e.    Most recent IDP & Position Description (IDP or department letter should address departmentŐs statement on IAS PD/CA/Schol

f.      Chair sends notification of departmentŐs support/non-support to candidate.  Non-support decisions must include reasons.

                                            iii.     Dean

1.    Upload simple statement indicating support or non/support.  Non-support statements must include reasons.  Statements should be relatively consistent in size and content for all candidates.

2.    Dean sends notification of support or non-support (with reasons) to candidate.

3.    Dean uploads all components of CP portfolio to D2L.

 

5.    Workload Policy:

a.    Total Workload has two components (Teaching Load & Additional Workload Equivalency) and shall not exceed 15* contact hours

                                               i.     Teaching Load – Full-time instructional academic staff engaged in undergraduate instruction typically have a teaching load of 12 contact hours of group instruction per week.  Full-time instructional academic staff engaged in graduate instruction typically have a teaching load of 9 contact hours of group instruction per week.

                                             ii.     Additional Workload Equivalency – Composition of additional workload equivalency (3* contact hours) varies among individual IAS members and departments.  It may include, but is not limited to, considerations dependent upon class size and course writing content, number and nature of course preparations required, the nature of instructional patterns (e.g., lecture, discussion, laboratory, distance learning, clinical and/or field activity), the nature of the students (lower division, upper division, or graduate), supervisory duties (e.g., student teachers, teaching assistants, undergraduate research, independent study, thesis supervision), the extent of other assigned responsibilities in non-instructional duties (e.g., program director, lab preparation and/or coordination), scholarly activities (professional development), service activities (e.g., committee assignments, academic advisement, or assistance with student activities and organizations, public service, community service and professional service) and/or additional contact hours of classroom teaching. 

b.    *In those areas where contact hours are even numbered, Total Workload shall not exceed 16 contact hours – 12 hours Teaching Load + 4 hours Additional Workload Equivalency

c.    What is a Contact Hour?  An hour spent in instruction of students (e.g., lecture, laboratory, discussion, etc.)

d.    Full policy and explanation can be found at IAS website. (http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/41st/3-29-07/IAS%20Appendix%20B.htm)