Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Separation from
employment at the college may be caused by retirement, resignation, contract
non-renewal, or involuntary termination. Each type of separation carries
certain obligations for both the employee and the college.
(1)
Retirement is
customarily well planned and the employee should inform the supervisor as far
in advance as possible of the effective date. Wherever possible, the college
shall respect the wishes of the employee and shall work out a phase-out program
that benefits both the employee and the on-going needs of the college. The
college does not have a mandatory retirement age.
(2)
Resignation may
occur at any time for all employees except instructional faculty. The college
respects the effective date of the resignation in exchange for the
consideration a resigning employee has for the impact of the resignation to the
on-going activities of the college.
Appointment to an instructional faculty
position at the college is by contract. As such, there is a professional/legal
obligation on the part of the instructional faculty member and the college to
abide by the terms of the contract. Instructional faculty members have a
professional/legal responsibility to provide reasonable notice (in a timely
fashion) when they request to be released from a mutually agreed upon
contract.
(3)
The college reserves the right to decline the renewal
of instructional faculty contracts without providing for cause.
(4)
Involuntary
terminations could occur in the event of retrenchment, the unsatisfactory
performance of an employee, or at any time for any or no cause (at-will
employer).
(5)
In instances where evaluative procedures indicate lack
of satisfactory performance in teaching, professional growth, and service to
the college and/or the non-renewal of an instructional faculty member's
contract, a recommendation for termination of employment of an instructional
faculty member shall be made to the board of trustees by the
president.
(B)
Administrative guidelines and procedures to implement
the policy for separation from employment shall be at the discretion and
approval of the president.
