Faculty: Clocks vs. Contracts
How to navigate a faculty members probationary/promotion clock vs. their contract clock dates.
Below is an example timeline of a faculty member on the CHS track.
| Contract | Promotion Clock |
|---|---|
| First Contract - 7/1/2020-6/30/2023 | 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 (clock year 1) |
| 7/1/2021-6/30/2022 (clock year 2) | |
| 7/1/2022-6/30/2023 (clock year 3) | |
| Reappointment - Second Contract - 7/1/2023-6/30/2026 | 7/1/2023-6/30/2024 (clock year 4) |
| 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 (clock year 5) | |
| 7/1/2025-6/30/2026 (clock year 6) | |
| Reappointment - Third Contract - 7/1/2026-6/30/2029 | 7/1/2026-6/30/2027 (clock year 7) |
| 7/1/2027-6/30/2028 (clock year 8) | |
| 7/1/2028-6/30/2029 (clock year 9, 'notice' year if not promoted, to work 12 mo. before appt ends) | |
| Appointment ends if not promoted |
The image below illustrates the timeline from the table above. The red line indicates the probationary/promotion clock timeline, where the green dates, indicate the faculty members contract dates and reappointment timeline.
