PURPOSE: (1) To define the personnel category of non-teaching faculty. (2) To adapt established personnel policies and procedures to unique requirements for this category.

1. The category non-teaching faculty includes those individuals so closely involved with the education\instructional process that their community of interest is much closer to that of the teaching faculty than it is to the group of employees referred to as classified. Included in this group are continuing education faculty and professional librarians. TTC may designate other personnel as non-teaching faculty upon submission of justification and prior approval of the Executive Director of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education.
   
2. The college will employ non-teaching faculty members on 9-month or 12-month contracts corresponding to the dates of each academic year and according to the needs of the institution.
   
3. Recruitment and Selection.
   The college may appoint individuals to the position of non-teaching faculty from outside the system or from a position of a teaching faculty member or from the position of classified employee. The college will make the appointment in accordance with the compensation plan under the appropriate salary range. The terms, duration and other conditions of each appointment will be stated in writing at the time of the employment.
   
4. Qualifications for Appointment and Promotions.
   The college will determine appointment and promotion of faculty by evaluation of education, training, experience, and performance. Qualifications for initial employment and advancement recognize that competency to perform includes formal education, industrial, business, government or teaching experience, awarding of professional licenses, certificates of similar indication if significant attainments.
   
5. Condition of Employment.
   The college employees full-time permanent faculty members on the assumption that their institutional assignment is their primary employment. Before acceptance of additional employment of any kind (including self-employment), the employee should discuss the matter with the immediate supervisor who should advise the Vice President as to whether or not such additional employment will interfere with the faculty member's full-time assignment. All secondary employment requires prior written presidential approval on form T3-24.
   
6. Performance Appraisal.
   The college will appraise non-teaching faculty at least annually on the standard EPMS form. Appropriate supervisors should request blank appraisal forms as needed from Trident's Human Resources office. Annual performance appraisals will be completed in accordance with the universal review dates established for each college division.
   
7. Salary Increases.
   The college will consider salary increases for non-teaching faculty members in accordance with guidelines provided by SBTCE. All salary increases are subject to availability of funds and other budget limitations.
   
8. Annual Leave.
   Annual leave procedures, which have been set forth for classified individual will apply to non-teaching faculty.
   
9. Holidays.
   The holiday schedule for non-teaching faculty will follow the schedule set forth for classified employees.
   
10. Change of Faculty Personnel to Classified Status.
    Employees transferring from non-teaching faculty to classified status must have a classified position approved in advance by the SBTCE Human Resources Management division.