POLICY ON EXTENDING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR TENURE

Draft:11/12/2003

 

 

A faculty member may request that her/his probationary period for tenure be extended, according to the rules listed below.  This policy recognizes the effects that child bearing/rearing issues, family care responsibilities, and serious medical illness may have on the energy that a faculty member can devote to her/his professional responsibilities and, thus, on the ability to work at the pace or level expected to achieve tenure.

 

  1. Requests are made by the faculty member to the AVP through the appropriate Dean.

 

  1. Requests for the Extension of the Probationary Period for tenure will normally be submitted to meet the following deadlines:

 

    1. If the normal tenure decision will be made in a Fall Semester, any request for extension must normally be made prior to the previous January 15.
    2. If the normal tenure decision will be made in a Spring Semester, any request for extension must normally be made prior to the previous May 15.
    3. In the event of exceptional circumstances, exceptions to these deadlines should be granted

 

  1. The probationary period may be extended in one-year increments up to a maximum of two years.

 

  1. An extension of one year for the birth/adoption of a child is automatic for either parent upon request. Two or more children adopted simultaneously or within a one-year period will count as one for the purposes of this policy.

 

  1. A faculty member who has been granted a Reduction in Duties for Family Care will be granted an extension of one year automatically upon request.  For faculty members who have not received a Reduction in Duties for Family Care, requests for extensions of the probationary period for family care reasons should be judged using the most liberal interpretation of the need for such an extension.

 

  1. If a faculty member has suffered a serious illness and been granted a leave for temporary disability as a result, an extension of one year will be granted automatically upon request.

 

  1. An extension of the probationary period for tenure should not penalize the faculty member in the tenure review process.

 

 

 

11-04-03