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Appendix XVIII—Incremental Pay and Appointment Status
Incremental Pay and Appointment Status for Faculty Members with Administrative Appointments
1. General
1.1 In order for salaries of faculty members also serving as administrators, upon return to their faculty positions, to be equitable in relation to their faculty peers (TAMUS Policy 01.03), the following West Texas A&M University rule shall be incorporated into rules on administrative appointments and will apply to appointments of administrators holding both
- (1)
- administrative rank below that of president and
- (2)
- faculty rank.
2. Documentation
2.1 Documentation of all appointments to administrative positions when the appointee holds faculty rank shall include the following:
2.1.1 Base Faculty monthly salary. This is a faculty monthly salary appropriate to the appointee’s experience and qualifications as reflected in the academic market. This base faculty monthly salary will be negotiated at the time of appointment regardless of whether the appointee was an internal or external candidate in the search process.
2.1.2 Administrative stipend. This is a monthly salary supplement added to the base faculty monthly salary described in 2.1.1 above. This stipend is effective only during the time the appointee holds the administrative position.
2.1.3 Administrative appointment period. This is the period during the fiscal year in which the appointee performs administrative duties and the administrative stipend, if any, is paid.
The administrative stipend and administrative appointment period taken as a package will be referred to below as the administrative salary supplement.
3. Salary Increases
3.1 All monthly salary increases awarded to a faculty member in an administrative position shall be retained in the individual’s base faculty monthly salary when relinquishing the administrative position. Salary increases may be given: to reward meritorious performance as a faculty member or administrator, with a promotion, as required by state-mandated across-the-board increases, to correct salary inequities, or because of other actions applicable to faculty salaries. In assessments of meritorious performance, recognition of the individual’s contributions as an administrator will be made. As is the case with all employees, merit increases will be based upon performance review.
4. Terms of Appointment
4.1 Terms related to termination of administrative duties, as well as subsequent return to full-time faculty status, may include an appropriate transition period of reduced responsibilities to develop and refresh teaching, research and service capabilities when the administrator returns to the full-time faculty position.
- The normal faculty appointment period is less than 12 months. Upon relinquishment of an administrative position, an appointment in excess of the normal faculty appointment period may be granted in order to effect a successful transition and return to full-time faculty service. Otherwise, administrative salary supplements will cease on the date of termination of the administrative appointment. An exception will not be granted if it would result in a violation of SPRM Policy 01.03.
- Application
5.1 This rule includes all academic administrative positions below the level of president for which an administrative salary supplement is assigned.
5.2 This rule shall apply to all administrative appointments made after January 1, 1998. An administrator with appointment made prior to January 1, 1998 may request that his or her appointment be restructured to conform to these rules.
Approved March 23, 1998