Workload Policy for School of Education
At the end of each academic year, all full-time faculty members will submit an annual work statement
which highlights plans for the upcoming year, and a summary of accomplishments from the previous
year. An annual review meeting will be held with the Director to review plans and accomplishments.
Qualified faculty members (all designations) are obligated to comply with the specific duties outlined in
their initial appointment letter or specific assignments negotiated each year with the School of
Education Director. Their duties may include teaching and supervision or other administrative functions.
The following descriptions apply primarily to tenure track faculty in the School of Education.
Teaching
The regular teaching load for tenure track faculty will be two courses per term. This assumes that the
faculty would accomplish their goals in the other two areas (Service and Scholarship). The teaching load
may be increased if the faculty member fails to meet predetermined goals in the other two areas for
two consecutive years. Reduced teaching loads may be negotiated with the SOE Director when faculty
assumes administrative roles (i.e. Graduate Director, Program coordinator) or other duties (e.g.,
principal investigator of a significant research grant). Summer teaching is optional and not governed by
these Workload Policies.
All faculty members are expected to meet their classes, hold office hours, and deliver current knowledge
relevant to the subject matter. Faculty members are expected to adhere to stated University ethical
standards and practices.
Advising Duties
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All tenure track faculty are expected to serve as advisors for masters level students as
assigned by the program directors. Assignment of faculty as Chairs of doctoral committees
would be made based on the policies adopted in each program, but must remain under the
guiding principles established by the Graduate School. Advising responsibilities are
considered integral to the faculty role and are not considered for adjustment in the
workload. Advising responsibilities during the summer term are to be arranged by each
faculty with their advisees.
 Tenure-track faculty who are designated Chairs of doctoral committees advising dissertation
level students (i.e. post-advancement of candidacy) may be allowed course reduction on
request if 3-5 students graduate within a two year period. Note: the designation of 3-5
students is based on negotiation between the faculty member and the SOE Director. This is
intended to assist with additional time spent with specific students exhibiting a need for
intensive mentorship (e.g. international students) in comparison to the general population.
 Graduate Faculty teaching Special Seminars (e.g. pilot courses) or Special Independent
Study, with minimum number of students (5-7 doctoral, or 10-12 masters), may negotiate
this as one of the courses in their teaching workload. In such circumstances, advanced
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permission from the SOE Director must be obtained, and the course must meet regularly
each week as a class.
Service
Service activities are valued, and faculty members are required to assume an equitable share of the
governance burden of their Programs and the School. Faculty members are required to serve on School
and College level committees as assigned by the Director or the Dean and/or when elected for such
roles.
Five areas of service include:
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To the profession, as evidenced by such things as:
a) Reviewing manuscripts for professional journals, reviewing manuscripts for publishers,
reviewing grant proposals, and similar activities;
b) Editing scholarly journals;
c) Holding offices in professional associations;
d) Serving on committees of professional associations.
To the University as evidenced by committee service and lectures outside the School.
To the academic unit within SOE as evidenced by committee service and/or serving in
administrative positions (e.g. Director of a program; Director of Distance Learning; Program
Coordinator or heading up a Research Center or Institute).
To the community as evidenced by professional consulting service to community agencies and
organizations at local, state, regional, and national levels. Such service would include
membership on advisory boards and boards of directors, delivery of presentations, training, and
workshops, provision of research assistance, and other similar activities.
To the Program, as evidenced by Program reports such as NCATE, Graduate Program Reviews.
Scholarship
All tenure track faculty are expected to publish and engage in scholarly activities. This can include
publication of refereed, scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters, and monographs.
Publications
Publications will be described in the Workload Statement based on the following designations:
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In-Print, will recognize the time between official acceptance and actual publication.
Under Review, will recognize the time and effort following submission where the author
has less control over the review and publication process.
Being Revised After Initial Review, will recognize the time and effort following
submission where the author is in the process of revising the manuscript to meet the
specific needs of the publisher.
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In Preparation, will recognize effort, and attention needed for the research and
scholarly writing of manuscripts.
Workload in the scholarship area may be adjusted given the differentiating characteristics of writing
forms (i.e. books, book chapters, and journal articles) and/or authorship order. Individual faculty
members engaged in lengthy writing projects (e.g. books or monographs) should discuss with the SOE
Director in advance their workload expectations in the Scholarship area.
Grants and/or Fellowships
Grants and/or fellowships are considered unique forms of scholarship due to the overlap
between Scholarship and Service. Grants and Fellowships are recognized as Scholarship with the caveat
that the grant and/or Fellowship will produce and result in publications. Work loads of faculty would be
adjusted according the type and quantity of work involved in preparation of grant proposals and/or
administering the funded grants.
Workload Policy for School of Education Collaborative Material
The Workload Policy should be used to address the Annual Performance Reviews (APR), and the
Reinstatement, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Policies. These three articles are intended to be used in a
cyclical and simultaneous process.
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