Although eligible faculty may apply in multiple years, no faculty member may receive the load reduction under this Article more than once during each of the three (3)-year periods. In order to demonstrate eligibility to apply for a reduced load under this Article, a faculty member who has previously received a grant of a reduced load or stipend pursuant to the terms of Article 6.18 or 6.19 of the prior Agreements or a special leave pursuant to Article 6.17 must submit at the time of the application a copy of the completed work or works as appropriate. (b)
A proposal that is not approved may be resubmitted in a subsequent year but is required to be reevaluated and ranked anew. The application process for a reduced leave under this Article shall follow the procedures in FPS 22, C and D, which apply to special leaves.
(c)
Eligible faculty members seeking a reduced load must present a proposal for a scholarly publication or project, consistent with department guidelines based upon the particular discipline, including peer review where appropriate for such disciplines. In cases where the nature of the project exceeds the extent of a project that can be completed during a three (3)-credit load reduction, such as an extensive empirical project or a book, the proposal should describe with particularity the portion of the work to be completed during the load reduction and the appropriate benchmarks to measure such completion. Projects already completed at the time of application (manuscripts ready for submission/already submitted/already published and/or artistic works ready for performance, exhibition, etc.) will not be eligible for load reduction.
(d)
The faculty member is responsible for the completion of the work specified in the approved proposal.
(e)
Faculty awarded a reduced load hereunder cannot teach overload in either semester of the academic year that they are on reduced load.
(f)
Faculty will also not be eligible for a load reduction hereunder in the same academic year as the faculty member has been awarded a special leave.
Page 43
