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Chipola College, Instructors at Odds Over Pay
04/22/09 - 08:21 PM
Jackson County Floridan
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Jackson County, Fla:

A special magistrate spent most of Wednesday hearing both sides of a contractual dispute between the Chipola Faculty Association and the college.

Magistrate Tom Young will issue his report on the matter May 29, although neither side is required to assent to Young’s findings.

If either side rejects the findings, the   issue would be heard and decided by the Chipola College Board of Trustees.

Items at issue include the amount of “points” earned by faculty each school year, the number of hours faculty are required to be present on campus, and an alleged imbalance in expenditures for athletics and academics programs.

Backed by the United Faculty of Florida, the faculty association claims instructors are not treated professionally by college administration.

The association claims the attitude toward faculty is evident in that Chipola faculty are required to work more on-campus hours than at most other community colleges in the state. The association claims its members are also paid less than the state average.

The college’s administration contends that there is more accountability in having faculty present for 35 hours per week, over the typical 25 hours per week requirement through out the state.

The faculty association also proposed to reduce the required number of points — based on the credit hours they are required to teach — from 72 to 60 per school year, in essence increasing instructors’ salaries.

College administrators said there is no room in the budget for that proposed change.

The administration also said the athletics budget is justifiable, providing a financial presentation from the college’s vice president of finances, Steve Young.

The faculty association disagrees, claiming Chipola spends far more on athletics programs than it’s peers in the state.

The hearing ended Wednesday.

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