The charts below contain selected Alamo Colleges policies and procedures pertaining or of interest to faculty members.   The complete listing of
  policies and procedures can be found at the District's Board Policies web site.   Questions regarding the applicability of the Alamo Colleges' policies
  and procedures should be directed to the District Ethics & Compliance Office at 485-0057.   Should any conflicts occur between the text cited below
  and current College or District policies or procedures, the latter would prevail.         

SECTION 1:   NEW   POLICIES   &   PROCEDURES
TITLE   /   TOPIC:	POLICY:	PROCEDURE:	OTHER   REFERENCES:
Academic Calendar			see School Year & Calendar
Academic Freedom & Responsibilities	D.3.5
Access to Programs, Services, and Activities	G.2.2
Adjunct Teaching Loads and Pay Guidelines			see Chancellor's Clarification 08-03
Administrative Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Alamo Colleges' Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals	A.1.3		AD LEGAL*
Animals on College District Premises		C.2.1.3
Annual Report: Faculty Self-Evaluation			see Employee Evaluations
Assaults - Defined			FLBG LEGAL*
Attendance ( Student )			FBD LEGAL*
Attendance and Punctuality ( Employee )	D.4.4
Benefits	D.5.2	D.5.2.1
Bereavement Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Civic Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Classroom Observation			see Employee Evaluations
Communicable Diseases	D.4.8	D.4.8.1         F.3.1.1
Communicable Diseases as a Disability		F.3.1.2
Conduct Constituting Moral Turpitude	D.4.9
Conflicts of Interest	D.2.4	D.2.4.2        C.1.5.1	see also Nepotism, Conflicts of Interest
Consensual Relationships	D.4.12	D.4.12.1
Core Curriculum & Degrees	E.1.3
Course Load and Schedules ( Student )	E.1.4		ECC LEGAL*
Criminal History Background Checks and Drug Testing		D.2.3.1
Crimes of Violence, Definitions of			FJ EXHIBIT B
Curriculum Design: Instructional Programs and Courses			EFA LEGAL*
Curriculum Development: Instructional Advisory Committees	E.1.6
...Demotion	D.8.2	D.8.2.2
Department Chair Positions		D.2.3.2
Developmental Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Disabled Students, Special Programs			EFCA LEGAL*
Disadvantaged Students, Special Programs			EFCC LEGAL*
Disciplinary Procedures			see Employee Evaluations
Disruptions ( Student )			FLBH LEGAL*
Donations and Grants from Private Sources	C.1.3	C.1.3.1
Dress Code ( Student )			FLBA LEGAL*
Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace	D.4.7	D.4.7.1
ETAP - Educational Tuition Assistance Program			see Educational Assistance
Education Records Defined			FJ LEGAL*   see also Student Records
Educational Assistance		D.6.1.3
Emeritus Status			see Recognitions and Awards
Employee Assistance Program		D.5.2.1
Employee Compensation and Exempt / Nonexempt Status	D.5.1	D.5.1.1
Employee Complaints	D.3.3	D.3.3.1
Employee Evaluations	D.7.1	D.7.1.1
Employee Leave Benefits			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Employee Qualifications	D.2.3
Endowment Funds	C.1.7
English, Faculty Members' Use of		D.2.3.3
Equal Educational Opportunities	F.1.1		FA LEGAL*
Equal Employment Opportunities	D.2.1	D.2.1.1	DAA LEGAL
Facilities, Student and Community Use of College District	G.1.4	G.1.4.1
Equipment, Supplies, and Personnel, Use of College District	C.2.7	C.2.7.1
Evacuation Plans		C.2.1.1
Facilities, Student and Community Use of District - Conduct on   College District Premises		G.1.4.2
Faculty ( Term ) Contracts	D.2.5	D.2.5.1	DDA LEGAL*
Faculty Criteria		D.2.3.2
Faculty Evaluation by Chairperson		D.7.1.1
Faculty Code of Professional Ethics	D.4.10	D.4.10.1
Faculty Promotion	D.8.2	D.8.2.1
Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA )	D.5.4		DECA LEGAL
Freedom of Association	D.3.4
Grievance Procedures			see Employee Complaints
Grievance Procedures, Student Academic			see SAC Student Handbook, pgs. 27-29
Grievance Procedures, Student Non-Academic			see SAC Student Handbook, pgs. 29-30
Harassment	D.4.5	D.4.5.1	see also Chancellor's Directive 07-03
Hazing			FLBC LEGAL*
Hiring Practices	D.2.2	D.2.2.1
Holidays, Leaves and Absences	D.5.3	D.5.3.1	DEC LEGAL
Honorary Associates Degree	E.1.3	E.1.3.1	Nomination Form
Inclement Weather and Other Emergency Closings	D.5.5	D.5.5.1
Information Technology Resources, Appropriate Use of	C.1.9	C.1.9.1	see also Chancellor's Directive 07-01
Instructional Programs and Courses			EFA LEGAL*
Instructional Programs and Courses: Academic Courses			EFAA LEGAL*
Instructional Programs and Courses: Technical and Vocational Courses			EFAB LEGAL*
Instructional Resources: Copyrighted Materials	E.1.7		EDD LEGAL
Intellectual Property	C.1.8	C.1.8.1	DBD LEGAL   EDD LEGAL
International Programs	E.1.8	E.1.8.1
Interrogations and Searches ( Student )			FLC LEGAL*
Job Qualifications	D.2.3
Leave of Absence			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Live Work Projects, Special Programs	E.1.5
Mail Services and College District Addresses	C.2.6		CHE LEGAL
Mass Mailings			see SACALL Listserv Procedures
Military Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Moral Turpitude	D.4.9		see also Chancellor's Directive 09-01
Nepotism, Conflicts of Interest	D.2.4	D.2.4.1       D.2.4.3	see also Conflicts of Interest
Non-Renewal: Non-Tenured Employees		D.10.2.3
Notification of Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses	D.4.11	D.4.11.1
Official Functions	C.2.10	C.2.10.1
Outside Employment		D.2.4.3	see also Nepotism, Conflict of Interest
Paid Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Personal Appearance and Uniforms	D.4.3	D.4.3.1
Personal Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Professional Development	D.6.1	D.6.1.1
Promotion...	D.8.2	D.8.2.1
Public Information Program	G.1.1	G.1.1.1	GAA LEGAL   GAB LEGAL   GAC LEGAL
Recognition and Awards	D.10.4
Religious Matters, Neutrality in			EJD LEGAL*
Retaliation, Protection from	D.3.2	D.3.2.1	see also Chancellor's Directive 07-02                 Whistleblower Protection, Statutory
Retirement	D.10.3
SACALL Listserv Use			see Mass Mail Procedures
Safety Program	C.1.6     C.2.1
Safety Program: Responsibilities		C.1.6.3
Salary Schedule, Placement and Advancement on the Faculty			see Employee Compensation and Exempt /         Nonexempt Status
School Year and Calendar	E.1.2		EA LEGAL*
Senior Citizen Audit, Special Programs	E.1.5
Separation from Employment	D.10.2
Sex Offender Registration ( Student )			FL LEGAL*
Sexual Harassment			see Faculty Code of Professional Ethics             Harassment             Student Harassment           Student Harassment - Complaint Process           Student Sexual Harassment           Student Sexual Harassment - Complaint           Process
Sexual Harassment - Definitions			FDE LEGAL*
Sick Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Smoking Prohibited	C.1.6     C.2.1
Standard Work Week		D.2.5.1
Status, Assignments, and Duties ( Reassignment & Transfer )	D.2.5
Status, Assignments, and Duties: Term Contracts		D.2.5.1
Student Code of Conduct	F.4.2
Student Code of Conduct - Prohibited Behavior		F.4.2.1	see also Student Code of Conduct
Student Conduct: Alcohol and Drug Use	F4.5
Student Enrollment Requirements	F.2.1
Student Expression - First Amendment			FLAA LEGAL*
Student Harassment	F.4.4
Student Harassment - Complaint Process		F.4.4.1
Student Organizations, Registered	F.5.1
Student Records	F.4.1		FJ LEGAL*   see also Education Records Defined
Student Records, Access to		F.4.1.1
Student Sexual Harassment	F.4.3
Student Sexual Harassment - Complaint Process		F.4.3.1
Summer Employment			see Status, Assignments, and Duties: Term Contracts
Telecommuting	D.2.6	D.2.6.1
Termination During Contract Term: Non-Tenured Employees		D.10.2.2
Termination: Tenured Faculty		D.10.2.5
Testing Programs			EI LEGAL*
Traffic and Parking Controls		C.2.2.2	CHC LEGAL*
Training, Required		D.6.1.2
Transportation Management - Transporting Students			CJ LEGAL*
Travel Expense Reimbursement, Employee	C.2.9
Travel Procedure, Employee			Employee Travel Procedures - NEW!
Tuition Assistance			see Educational Assistance
Upward Mobility			see Educational Assistance
Vacation Leave			see Holidays, Leaves, & Absences
Weapons, Prohibited - Defined			FLBF LEGAL*
Whistleblower Protection, Statutory		D.3.2.2	see also Retaliation, Protection from
Workers' Compensation	C.1.6	C.1.6.2	CKE LEGAL
Workplace Violence	D.4.6	D.4.6.1
* The Texas Association of Community Colleges maintains an online Policy Reference Manual that codifies Texas state laws, regulations, and court   rulings pertaining to education.   Although these policy statements have not been adopted by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees, they have been   included in this web resource in order to provide faculty with applicable legal references for the various Alamo Colleges' policies and procedures.   These TACC / TASB legal policy statements are subject to interpretation by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees and its legal counsel.   Questions   about applicable laws may be directed to the Alamo Colleges Office of Legal Services at 485-0059.

      

SECTION 2:   POLICIES   &   PROCEDURES   IN   PROCESS
PROCEDURE   TITLE	SECTION   REFERENCE
Guidelines for Class Scheduling	EBC-SAC LOCAL+
Guidelines for Faculty Multiple Overload Teaching	DJ-SAC LOCAL+
Guidelines for Released Time	DJ-SAC LOCAL+
Qualifications of Technical Education Program Personnel	DE LOCAL+
Teaching Faculty Position Description	DDA LOCAL+
+Source: Alamo Community College District Procedures & Guidelines Manual as revised July 14, 1994.

Last Modified:  Friday, September 25, 2009

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