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Longwood
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Chief Administration
and Finance Officer:
Human Resources
201 High Street, Lancaster 335, Farmville, VA 23909
Phone: 434.395.2074
Fax: 434.395.2666 |
Policy 5226
EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL FACULTY
I. GENERAL
A. Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to establish a local
policy that will guide the University's relationship with Administration and
Professional (A/P) Faculty of the University.
B. Applicability: This policy's application is limited to those
fulltime positions defined by the Commonwealth of Virginia's
"Consolidated Salary Authorization for Teaching and Research Staffs in
Institutions of Higher Education," as administrative and professional
(A/P) faculty.
C. Authority: Authority to establish institutional policies and
procedures is granted the University's Board of Visitors by Section 9-6.14:3
of the Virginia Administrative Process Act.
II. DEFINITIONS
A. Administrative Faculty: Administrative faculty are those
employees whose primary duties are directly related to the management of the
educational, general and auxiliary activities of the University or a
department or other subdivision of the University. Employees holding these
appointments exercise discretion and independent judgment, and typically
direct the work of other employees.
B. Professional Faculty: Professional faculty are those employees
whose primary duties require appointees to possess advanced learning and
experience acquired by prolonged formal instruction and/or specialized work
experience. Job classifications representative of this sub-category are:
coaches, counselors, dentists, lawyers, librarians, physicians, veterinarians
and others serving educational research, athletic, medical, student affairs,
and development functions or activities.
C. Academic Tenure: Tenure is a recognized academic status granted
certain teaching faculty by the Board of Visitors, requiring participation in
a multi-stage process of evaluation and leading to recommendation. A status of
tenure is not recognized in A/P positions. Although some A/P administrators
may have been granted tenure by the Board of Visitors as a teaching faculty
member in an academic department, such tenure will be inoperative for the
duration of that employee's A/P status. Consequently, acceptance of an A/P
administrator's position does not destroy an employee's separate status of, or
eligibility for academic tenure in a department or school of instruction, as
provided for in Section III.G of the Faculty Policies and Procedures Manual,
entitled "Tenure."
D. Days: In all cases where the word "days" is used in
this document, except in Section 5.131 and where identified as calendar days,
it should be read to mean "working days."
III. POLICY
A. Appointments:
1. Appointing Authority: Authority to appoint A/P Administrators
is limited to the President or the President's designee, except for vice
presidents.
a. Vice Presidents: Authority to appoint vice presidents is
limited to the University's Board of Visitors.
2. Formalities of Appointment: Appointments must be made in
writing by the President or the President's designee, or the Board of
Visitors, to become effective.
a. Contents of the Writing: Appointment letters must specify, at
a minimum, the appointee's compensation, title, and the appointment
period. Other terms or conditions of appointment may also be provided when
deemed necessary or appropriate by the appointing authority.
3. Appointment Period: An A/P Administrator's appointment period
is typically twelve (12) months. Terms normally begin on June 25 of one (1)
year and end on June 24 of the following year. When appointments are made
subsequent to June 25, they will nonetheless expire no later than the
following June 24.
4. Normal Reappointment/Salary Adjustment Letters: Letters
containing information about the terms and conditions of reappointment will
be issued by May 15 for the fiscal year beginning on June 25 of that year.
Letters regarding salary adjustments, for the same period, may be issued
separately, but no later than August 1 each year. Legislative impasse or
late passage of the Appropriations Act by the Virginia General Assembly
might, however, delay notice to A/P administrators.
5. Reassignment of Administrative Duties and Re-designation of Titles:
The President or designee has discretionary authority to reassign
administrative duties and re-designate titles during any term of appointment
for A/P administrators, when in the best interest of the University.
Reasonable prior notice, under the circumstances, will be given affected A/P
administrators. Compensation may be adjusted accordingly.
B. The Evaluation Process:
1. Requirement: All A/P administrators are subject to formal,
periodic evaluations. A common evaluation instrument and process will be
used for all A/P administrators. The President must approve any changes in
the instrument or the process.
2. Responsibilities: Performance evaluation is intended to be a
participative process.
a. Immediate Supervisor: The A/P Administrator's immediate
supervisor is responsible for establishing performance standards and
performance objectives for any new A/P Administrator's position. They must
be established within thirty (30) days of the A/P Administrator's initial
appointment. The immediate supervisor also initiates and manages the
evaluation process. Performance objectives should be carefully crafted to
encompass only essential functions of the job, and should be reasonably
attainable, but still representatively challenging at that particular
level of responsibility. A/P Administrators should have meaningful input
into performance objectives.
b. Employee: The employee should participate actively in the
evaluation process, but may not supersede the immediate supervisor's
judgment in evaluating job performance, in establishing job expectations
or in setting standards of performance.
c. External Raters: These persons may be jointly chosen at the
beginning of the evaluation cycle to provide input into an employee's
annual evaluation.
d. Filing: All A/P Administrators' evaluations will be filed in
the employee's official personnel file maintained by the Human Resources
(HR) Office.
3. Types of Periodic Evaluations:
a. Initial Evaluation: An initial evaluation must be conducted
by an A/P Administrator's immediate supervisor prior to a new A/P
Administrator's ninetieth (90th) day of employment. The evaluation period
will be the first ninety (90) days of employment. A/P Administrators hired
less than ninety (90) days from the end of a performance cycle will not be
evaluated for that cycle.
b. Annual Evaluation: All A/P Administrators must be evaluated
at least annually. Annual evaluations are typically begun during the month
of March, and are completed no later than the last working day in April of
that same year. The evaluation period will be the period from the first
day of the current appointment period until the date of evaluation for
first year employees. The evaluation period for continuing employees will
be from the day following the end of the last evaluation until the date of
the pending evaluation.
c. Special Evaluation: If facts and circumstances warrant,
either the President or the A/P Administrator's immediate supervisor may,
at either's discretion, establish a special evaluation period for the A/P
Administrator. If such a process is initiated, the affected A/P
Administrator will have prior written notice. Notice will include the
reason for the special evaluation, the period involved, and when it is
expected to conclude.
d. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Considerations: The
University holds employees with disabilities to the same performance
standards it applies to non-disabled employees, in terms of both the
amount and quality of work performed. The University will not downgrade
evaluation results, however, if a disabled employee is unable to perform
non-essential functions of his or her job, where such non-performance is
understood to be a reasonable accommodation for the particular employee's
disability.
C. Compensation:
1. Compensation Authority: The hiring authority must obtain the
approval of the area vice president and funding certification from the Chief
Administration and Finance Officer (CAFO) to set starting salaries.
2. Starting Salary Determination: Salary determinations will be
made giving due consideration to the nature of the work, the salary levels
of other similarly situated employees of the University, relevant education,
professional experience, scope of duties, market factors, and salary survey
information for other colleges of similar size, budget, enrollment and
geographic factors.
3. Communication: The salary amount must be stated in all Notices
of Appointment, as discussed in Section 3 of this policy.
a. Administrative Stipends: Salaries for tenured teaching
faculty serving as A/P Administrators must reflect in writing, the amounts
apportioned as "administrative stipend" and the amount which
constitutes the "faculty salary base." Administrative stipends
must be approved by the President. Generally, the stipend will reflect the
difference between the faculty base and the amount budgeted for the
position.
b. Appropriations: All Notices of Appointment or Reappointment
must contain a statement indicating to the employee that "appointment
is fully dependent upon receipt of funds appropriated by the Virginia
General Assembly, and is subject to the Appropriations Act."
4. Pay Policy:
a. Purpose: This policy is intended to provide administrative
guidance to managers and officers of the University in setting and
adjusting salaries for University administrators, in order to maintain an
equitable, market competitive salary structure for this group.
b. Policy: Longwood University will strive to achieve and
maintain market competitive salaries for all administrative and
professional faculty (A/P Administrators) through active monitoring of
Longwood salaries for specific positions with published benchmarks.
c. Official Benchmark: The College and University Personnel
Association's (CUPA) Annual Administrative Compensation Survey will be the
primary comparative tool for determining starting salaries and equity
adjustment needs for existing position holders. The HR Office will provide
such data to the CAFO and to the President annually.
d. Salary Goals: The salary goal for all new hires is at least
the fortieth (40th) percentile for the comparable position identified in
the official benchmark. The salary goal for all existing positions will be
the sixtieth (60th) percentile for the comparable position identified in
the official benchmark for continuing position holders. Under normal
circumstances it should take approximately five (5) years for a new hire
to reach the sixtieth (60th) percentile. Where no comparable position
exists in the official benchmark survey, other authoritative published
sources will be used if available. Where such goals may not be met
immediately, plans for meeting these goals in the future will be addressed
through annual administrative and professional faculty compensation
studies done each spring.
e. Equity Adjustments: Equity adjustments for positions falling
below salary goals will be evaluated annually for implementation on June
25 of that year, provided funding is available and consideration being
given to prior performance. Vice presidents will make such recommendations
through the CAFO to the President.
f. Merit Increases: When merit pay pools have been funded, a
distribution of that pool will be based on individual performance levels
on annual evaluations. Such increases will normally occur on November 25
of that year or when the performance cycle ends. Formulas/criteria used to
define the merit pool distribution will be approved by the President and
reported as information to the Board of Visitors. At a minimum, an
employee must hold A/P Administrator status for the six (6) months
preceding the effective date of such increase to be eligible for merit
provisions that year.
g. Compensation Analysis Services: The HR Office is prepared to
assist hiring managers and vice presidents in determining starting
salaries and identifying internal equity problems.
5. Compensatory Leave for A/P Administrators:
a. Eligibility: Generally, A/P Administrators are not eligible
to receive compensatory leave. Individuals in these positions have
sufficient freedom in establishing and managing their own work schedules
to make necessary adjustments of their time to offset periods of peak
demand on their time. Supervisors must approve such adjustments.
6. Overtime Leave for A/P Administrators: A/P Administrators are
not eligible for overtime leave.
7. Compensation for Professional Development Activities: An A/P
Administrator's attendance at professional organizational functions,
professional development activities sponsored by professional organizations,
professional seminars, certification programs, and Commonwealth of
Virginia-sponsored training and education programs are considered
"work" for pay purposes, so long as they have a direct connection
to the nature of duties being performed by the Administrator. Travel time to
and from such activities, when done during the normal workday, will also be
considered hours worked for pay purposes. All such activities must receive
prior approval from the area vice president.
A considerable number of A/P Administrators are enrolled in graduate and
post-graduate education programs. Such programs are encouraged by the
University when done on a part-time basis and during non-working hours.
Unpaid educational leave is the appropriate avenue to manage full-time
degree program requirements when they would require an Administrator to be
substantially away from his or her normal duties over an extended period of
time. It would be a manifestly unreasonable burden on institutional
resources to treat the hours as time worked under those circumstances.
8. Recording of Leave: A/P administrators are responsible for
recording their own leave on the approved leave recording form.
D. Leaves:
1. Annual Leave: Annual leave accrues at a rate of sixteen (16)
hours per month.
a. Effective Date: July 1, 1994
b. Participation: All full-time A/P Administrators, except
coaches, are subject to the provisions of this section.
c. Eligibility: All full-time A/P Administrators, except
coaches, are eligible for annual leave. Since coaches operate on the same
school year as teaching faculty, neither they nor teaching faculty receive
annual leave.
d. Accrual Basis: Annual leave is accrued for any semi-monthly
pay period for which the employee is in an active payroll status.
Therefore, if an employee were active for the first semi-monthly pay
period but not the second, his or her accrual for that month would be
eight (8) instead of sixteen (16) hours. Typically, when one is off active
payroll status he or she is on "Leave without Pay."
(1) Accrual Year: Annual leave under this section will be accrued on
a calendar year basis.
e. Purpose: Annual leave may be used for vacations or for other
personal reasons. Leave should be scheduled and approved as far in advance
as possible, to increase the likelihood of approval by the department
head.
f. Approval: Annual leave must be approved before it is taken.
The department head may disapprove annual leave that presents a true
hardship on the department, if taken at that time. Employees should,
however, have a reasonable opportunity to take annual leave earned during
any given year.
g. Carry-Over: Maximum carry-over from one calendar year to the
next is twenty-four (24) days.
h. No Pay-out at Change in Status (such as full-time to part-time or
A/P Faculty to Classified employee), Termination, or Retirement: If
not taken prior to the date of separation from employment or change in
status, annual (and holiday leave) will be lost. Annual and holiday leave
for A/P Faculty accrues no cash value and may never create a leave
liability for the University.
2. Sick Leave: At the beginning of any appointment or
reappointment period, an employee will be granted one hundred twenty (120)
days of sick leave. This leave does not accrue, but is "drawn
down." No balance remaining from one appointment period carries over
into the next appointment period. The intention of this benefit is to
provide a guarantee of six (6) months of benefits to employees during any
twelve (12) month period. Thus, no more than one hundred twenty (120) days
of sick leave can be used in any calendar or fiscal year.
a. Purpose: Sick leave may be used to take time off from work
for the following reasons:
(1) for an employee's illness or non-work-related injury which
renders the employee unable to attend work;
(2) for medically necessary appointments which cannot be scheduled
during non-working hours;
(3) for periods affecting the employee's ability to attend work due
to pregnancy or childbirth; and
(4) for illnesses or death in the immediate family, which render the
employee unable to attend work.
(a) Family Sick Leave: Such leave will be limited to a maximum of
forty (40) hours per occurrence with an annual maximum of eighty (80)
hours.
(b) Immediate Family: Immediate family is defined as parents
(including step-parents), spouse, children (including step-children
and foster children), siblings (including step-siblings), or any other
relative, by blood or marriage, domiciled indefinitely with the
employee.
b. Eligibility: All full-time teaching faculty and A/P
Administrators are eligible for sick leave.
c. Verification of Need: The department head may request
verification of need from an employee using more than five (5) days of
sick leave during any particular absence period. Verification may be a
signed physician statement or evidence of medical appointment.
d. Pay-Out at Termination or Retirement: There is no payout
provision for unused employee sick leave.
3. Other Leaves, Including Leave Sharing: The provisions of policy
relating to Administrative Leave, Educational Leave, Family and Medical
Leave (under FMLA), Military Leave, Leave to Assist Schools, Holidays, Leave
without Pay, Leave Sharing, and Workers' Compensation will remain consistent
with Department of Human Resource Management Policies and Procedures Manual
for Classified Employees.
E. Termination of Employment:
1. Types of Termination:
a. Resignations: As a matter of personal choice or professional
opportunity, employees sometimes find it necessary to leave the
University's employ. Under normal circumstances, the institution expects
that these transitions will be managed to coincide with the expiration of
an A/P Administrator's current term of appointment, or at a time that has
been mutually agreed upon.
(1) Notice Considerations for Resignations: Resignations
should be submitted in writing to the A/P Administrator's immediate
supervisor, no less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the A/P
Administrator's last actual day of work. Notices should be signed and
dated, and should include a brief statement of the reason for the
resignation and the A/P administrator's anticipated, last actual day of
work. Because of the time needed to recruit qualified applicants, early
notice allows institutional programs and services to operate without
interruption. Consequently, the University appreciates the notice of
resignation as soon as the decision to resign is made.
(2) Receipt of Notice: Notice is considered effective once an
A/P Administrator's immediate supervisor has acknowledged receipt and
accepted the resignation by signed writing. The original resignation
letter and a copy of the immediate supervisor's acceptance letter should
be forwarded by the department to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
without delay.
b. Termination for Cause: From time to time the University must
exercise its prerogative to terminate an appointment because an A/P
Administrator fails to meet and correct significant performance
deficiencies within a reasonable period of time, or because he or she has
engaged in conduct at work which violates established standards of conduct
or directly and adversely affects his or her ability to perform
effectively at work. Termination for cause may occur at any time and
requires no notice of non-renewal to be issued.
(1) Prohibited Conduct Which Could Result in Immediate Termination
for Cause: The following is not intended to be an all-inclusive list
of conduct violations, but is provided as an example of the types of
conduct which could result in immediate termination for cause.
(a) willfully, recklessly, or negligently damaging or destroying,
or causing State property to be damaged or destroyed or causing
pecuniary loss to the University;
(b) theft or unauthorized use or removal of State property,
including official records and electronically stored information or
information services;
(c) gambling on State time or on State premises;
(d) use, possession, or distribution of alcohol or illegal
controlled substances on State time or on State premises (except in
the case of alcohol use at official functions or in similar settings
where such use has been authorized);
(e) sexually harassing conduct toward another, as defined by the
University's Policy on Sexual Harassment;
(f) insubordination;
(g) knowingly making false statements or falsifying records or
other public documents relied upon by the institution or the public
for their accuracy.
2. Prohibited Conduct That Could Result in Progressive Discipline:
Other less serious forms of conduct violating established standards may
result in progressive disciplinary measures. The following is not intended
to be an all-inclusive list of conduct violations, but is provided as an
example of the types of conduct that could result in progressive discipline.
All disciplinary actions involving loss of pay, reassignment or loss time
must be reviewed by the CHRO and the Attorney General's office prior to
issuance.
a. poor performance;
b. abuse of time;
c. excessive absenteeism;
d. lack of civility toward others;
e. misuse of or negligent care of University resources.
3. Authority to Terminate for Cause: Only the President or
designee has the authority to terminate an A/P Administrator's employ
involuntarily.
4. Notice Requirements Relating to Termination for Cause: Written
notice must be provided to the affected employee by the President or
designee without delay, once a full and impartial investigation into the
circumstances has concluded. The notice will be in the form of a suspension
pending termination, inviting the employee to meet with the President or the
President's designee within five (5) working days of the date of notice to
show why such action should not be taken. Should an A/P Administrator not
request a meeting within the prescribed time, or not present additional
material facts sufficient to alter the decision to terminate employment, the
termination will occur on that fifth (5th) day subsequent to the issuance of
the notice to terminate for cause. A notice indicating that the termination
is final must be issued by the President.
5. Review: All terminations for cause must be reviewed by the HR
Director and the Attorney General's office prior to issuance.
F. Non-Renewal of Appointment: The requirement of notice of
non-renewal beyond a specified contract date exists to ensure that
appointment/employment of individuals will not terminate without an
appropriate period of notice. An A/P Administrator may be subject to
non-renewal for any lawful, work-related reason deemed appropriate by the
President or designee. Such reasons may include reduction-in-force, changing
administrative requirements, marginal performance, or financial exigency.
1. Notice Requirements:
a. An A/P Administrator whose employment will not be continued beyond
the current term of appointment will be informed in writing as follows:
Number of years in the
Current A/P
Faculty
Minimum Notice
Assignment
Requirement
1 year or
less
1 month
2-4
years
2 months
5-9
years
3 months
10 years or
more
4 months
b. Exceptions to the notice requirements apply to the following
positions:
(1) positions that are dependent upon grant or contract funds and are
limited to the term of the grant or contract; and
(2) positions that are established for a project of specific
duration.
An individual's employment in such positions ends with either the
occurrence of the expiration of the current contract or the depletion of
the funding source for that particular appointment. Any individual in this
type of position will be advised of this exception in the initial
appointment contract and any subsequent renewals thereof.
2. Terminal Contracts when Non-Renewal Notice Requirement is Not Met:
Should the requirement for notice of non-renewal not be fulfilled, the
individual will receive a terminal contract for the period sufficient to
meet the notice requirement as appropriate. For example, an individual
employed for five (5) years, is currently under contract that expires
June 24 of a particular calendar year. The individual is entitled to receive
a written notice of non-renewal by March 24 of that same calendar year. The
individual receives a notice of non-renewal on May 24. The individual would
receive a terminal contract of continued employment for the period June 25
through August 24, or three (3) months from the date of receipt of notice of
non-renewal.
3. Set-Off Relating to Non-Renewal Notice Requirements: Eligible
employees of the Commonwealth may be entitled to severance pay when
separated from employment involuntarily if the separation does not relate to
poor job performance. These state benefits are paid in weeks of pay based on
years of service. If a separated A/P Faculty of the University is eligible
for these payments, the non-renewal notice requirements shall be reduced by
the number of weeks of state severance benefits to which the employee is
determined to be entitled as provided by the Workforce Transition Act of
1995.
4. Presidential Review, Appeals, and Grievance Rights: If the
non-renewal notice decision is made by a vice president, the A/P Faculty
member may request a review by the President. This request must be made in
writing within ten (10) days of the receipt of notice of non-renewal.
However, no further review or appeal within the University will be granted.
The non-renewal of a contract with the appropriate notice is not eligible
for grievance review under the administrative and professional faculty
problem solving procedures (section G of this policy).
G. Problem Solving: (Supersedes Longwood University Policies and
Procedures Manual Policy F-20.1)
1. Purpose: From time to time, differences develop among people
who work together on a daily basis. This is a natural part of the human
experience. We all perceive common events through different eyes and unique
perspectives. When problems persist for extended periods of time without
resolution, professional effectiveness suffers. The purpose of this policy
is to create a process that can be engaged if normal channels of
intervention fail to resolve issues. The purpose of the policy is not to
create a process to replace normal channels.
2. Normal Channels: Normal channels seem so obvious they are
sometimes overlooked. When problems or misunderstandings occur between
people, candid dialogue, early on, between the two parties to the
controversy is the most effective means of resolving it. Relationships are
strengthened by adversity, when two people work together in trying to see
each other's viewpoints. This is a worthwhile activity. Another normal
channel of communication is bringing a common supervisor or administrative
supervisor into the discussion to help clarify issues and objectively look
at the situation. If these means fail to bring about an effective resolution
of the problem, the University's mediation process is available as an
internal dispute mechanism.
3. Mediation Process: Typically, grievance procedures and external
avenues of redress take a long time to resolve. The nature of the
proceedings is often highly adversarial. After filing a grievance or a
complaint, the parties necessarily lose control of the outcome as well. A
third party intervenes and renders a binding opinion. A common result is a
decision neither party feels is satisfactory, and no matter what else
happens, the relationship has suffered long-term damage. For these reasons,
the institution consciously chooses not to employ an adversarial dispute
resolution process in managing internal disagreements.
a. Definition: Mediation is a form of alternative dispute
resolution that seeks to assist parties to resolve a dispute by persuading
them to adjust their positions or settle their dispute. Philosophically,
the vehicle is grounded in the logic that a free society is founded upon
the conviction that its internal conflicts can be resolved by an
acceptable accommodation of diverse interests.
b. Scope: The internal mediation process for administrative and
professional faculty is not intended to resolve every possible dispute
between employees or between employees and the University. The process
best fits disputes between employees, including employee to supervisor
relations. The process is also very effective in resolving policy
application issues or issues for which no policy guidance exists. The
process has also been used nationally by many organizations as a fair,
expedient, cost-efficient, and effective way of resolving controversies
involving allegations of discrimination.
c. Procedures:
(1) Prerequisites to Successful Mediation:
(a) The parties must come to the mediation table in good faith, in
an earnest effort to resolve the dispute.
(b) Persons with authority to settle the matter must be present or
be willing to sanction the remedy or settlement.
(c) The parties must be willing to honestly disclose all relevant
information germane to the issue.
(d) Confidentiality of discussions at the mediation table is
crucial.
4. How to Engage the Process: Parties interested in securing the
participation of a mediator for a dispute should contact the CHRO. The
parties should both agree on the choice of mediator. Specific mediation
procedure guidelines are available from the CHRO, although individual
mediators should have a pretty wide berth in terms of procedural latitude.
a. Exclusions: The mediation process is not available for the
following subject areas:
(1) Disciplinary Actions: All terminations for cause or
financial exigency, and other disciplinary actions involving lost pay,
lost time or reassignment are subject to prior review by the CHRO and
the Office of the Attorney General. Implicitly, all terminations and
administrative reassignments are also subject to the scrutiny of the
President, in that the President must authorize any termination for
cause. These levels of review connote a built-in fairness, as they
exist.
(2) Non-Renewals: A/P faculty are contracted on an annual
basis. A wish not to renew at the conclusion of a contract year is a
prerogative of both contracting parties. Either party to any contract is
free to sever ties at the conclusion of the contract. The employee may
resign. The employer may wish not to renew. The important consideration
is reasonable notice. Sections 7.1.1 (Resignations) and 7.1.3
(Non-Renewal of Appointment) cover notice requirements for each
circumstance.
(3) Pay or Pay Equity: Compensation adjustments for
administrators subsequent to hire are determined by established pay
policy and merit pay provisions relating to annual performance
management ratings. The mediation process is not intended to serve as a
contract renewal-negotiating platform.
(4) Performance Management Ratings: The performance management
process was designed with a self-contained rebuttal mechanism to address
significant disagreements in relation to that process. Redundant
internal routes of appeal are unnecessary.
(5) Operating Budgets: The institution has a central,
representative planning and budget committee that recommends a budget to
the President annually. The President's decision is final. The President
reserves the prerogative to alter budget recommendations to meet
critical needs or to provide documented personnel equity adjustments.
e. Goal of Mediation: The goal of any mediation is settlement. A
settlement is described as an agreement to compromise on important
positions, in order to preserve essential ones. Where settlement cannot be
achieved, understanding is the goal. Mediation provides the parties with a
controlled environment where they can state, assess, and gain
understanding and appreciation of their respective viewpoints in a safe
and respectful atmosphere.
g. Non-Applicability of the Longwood University Faculty Policies and
Procedures Manual to A/P Administrators: Although some A/P
Administrators may be granted academic rank, this conferral shall not
imply applicability of the Longwood University Faculty Policies and
Procedures Manual to that A/P Administrator's employment at the
University. Teaching Faculty benefits derived from the Longwood University
Faculty Policies and Procedures Manual shall apply to no A/P
Administrator.
Revised and approved by the Board of Visitors, September 7, 2002.
Revised and approved by the Board of Visitors, March 22, 2003.
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