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Southeast Tech board acknowledges new faculty workload plan to standardize duties and measurements
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Southeast Technical College trustees acknowledged a faculty workload plan that standardizes job descriptions and a unified workload calculation designed to increase transparency across programs, with deans asked to submit assignments by July 1 for next academic-year implementation.
Southeast Technical College trustees on April 1 acknowledged a newly developed faculty workload plan aimed at creating consistent job descriptions and a single workload-calculation tool across the college.
Benisha Homan, vice president for academics, told the board the plan grew from years of faculty committees and a task force that collected surveys, program feedback and benchmarking with other state technical colleges. "We landed on defining six components of the faculty role and a workload unit system so that we can transparently show who is doing what," Homan said.
Homan described the equivalency benchmarks the plan uses: a faculty member teaching a full academic credit load would be at approximately 36 credits per year, while a faculty member measured on contact hours would equate to roughly 800 student-contact hours; those metrics are converted into workload units. The plan also spells out expectations for office hours, advising, committee participation, professional development and program-specific duties.
The workload package includes a Word-format document visible to campus and an Excel tool developed by a faculty member to let instructors model their own workload. Homan said the college intends to work with IT to move the tool into a more permanent system and has asked deans to return finalized workload assignments by July 1.
Board members praised the transparency and the collaborative process. President Kelly said the work "was challenging" but added it was grounded in fairness and student success. Trustees asked about how job descriptions will be rolled out; Homan said HR is updating templates and divisions will tailor the program-specific components.
The board formally moved to acknowledge the report; the motion carried by voice vote. The acknowledgment does not itself change contracts or salary schedules, Homan said — implementation details and any contract implications will follow the review period and additional administrative steps.
