Part Time Faculty Handbook

Brief History of Lee College

Lee College was founded in 1934 as a part of the Goose Creek Independent School District. The main campus at the corner of Lee Drive and Gulf Street in Baytown was first used in 1951. Today it is a 37-acre campus with 31 buildings containing 81 classrooms, 43 laboratories, a gymnasium, a library, and a building devoted to student services that includes a snack bar and game room.

The College separated from the school district in 1965 and now has its own President and Board of Regents. In 1966 the College began the first program in Texas to award associate degrees to prison inmates. That program is now centered at the Lee College/Huntsville Center and is the largest in Texas, serving more than 1,200 inmates annually. Other off-campus education programs are located at the San Jacinto Mall and in Anahuac, Liberty, Crosby, Hardin, Huffman, Dayton, Hull-Daisetta, and Mont Belvieu, as well as through the Internet and television.

With an enrollment of approximately 11,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) credit students per year, Lee College is a comprehensive community college. Besides taking credit courses, over 13,000 students enroll in continuing education courses every year.

Payroll Information

Part-time faculty will receive paychecks on the 15^th or last working day prior to the 15^th of the month and the last working day of the month, unless otherwise specified by the president of the college.                 

All part-time instructors who wish can arrange for direct deposit of their paychecks. Forms are available on the Lee College web site at www.lee.edu/payroll/directdeposit or in the Payroll Office in Rundell Hall. Part-time pay rates are $36.46 per hour for lecture hours taught and $24.31 per hour for lab hours taught. A schedule of part-time pay per credit hours taught follows.

Part-time faculty must provide official transcripts to the Human Resources Office within 45 days of employment. Lee College reserves the right to pay minimum wage until the employment file is complete. When the file is complete, they will receive the current part-time faculty rate, including any necessary retroactive adjustments. Files must be complete before the end of the semester in order for adjustments to be made.

Payroll Check Distribution Dates

For the 2007 -2008 fiscal year, payroll checks will be distributed as listed in Appendix B. If you are paid on time sheet, dates of time sheets being used for calculation are listed across from the pay date.

REMEMBER ­ If you are not on Direct Deposit, checks must be picked up at the cashier window before 2:00 pm each payday, with the exception of Friday paydays when checks must be picked up by 12:00 noon. To pick up your check, you must have a picture ID and only the employee can pick up a paycheck. Consider Direct Deposit to a savings account or your personal checking account. See Appendix B for timesheet submission and pay date schedule

Human Resources Office Requirements

During the first semester of their employment, and as necessary after that, part-time faculty members must provide employment information required by the College and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Human Resources Employment packets are available in the Human Resources Office and should be completed and returned to that office. Below are the forms necessary for each new employee:

• Part-time Application (full-time employment requires a new application).
• I-9 Form with attached copies of appropriate documents (filled out once during employment, unless there is a name change.) The employee must fill this form out before their first day of work. Acceptable documentation is on back of Form I-9.
• Confidentiality Agreement (filled out once during employment)
• CBM 008 Report Form (filled out once unless there have been more than 3 years between employment periods.)
• W4 Form (filled out once unless employee wants to make a change in withholding)
• Personal Data Sheet (filled out periodically and when information changes)
• Verification of 3 ­ 5 Years Work Experience (Applied Science faculty only, once during employment)
• Official Transcripts (The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools requires official transcripts, not copies. Official transcripts must be mailed directly from the institution to the Lee College Human Resources Office.) If official transcripts, sealed in an envelope, are not included with the packet, transcript request forms must be completed and a copy filed with the Human Resources Office. If any costs are associated with the request for the transcript, the applicant/employee will be responsible for paying the cost.
• OBRA Retirement Plan Form
• OBRA Designation of Beneficiary Form (filled out once during employment unless employee wants to change beneficiary). If this form is not received in a timely manner, the beneficiary will default to "Estate."
• New Hire Report Form
• Direct Deposit Form (a voided or photocopied check must be attached.)
• Network Access Form
• Background Release Authorization Forms
• Applicant Statistical Data Form (Voluntary)

Policy and Procedures for Hiring Part-time Instructors

1. If a sufficient applicant pool of appropriately qualified part-time instructors exists, these positions do not have to be advertised.

2. The Human Resource Office will conduct a criminal history and education background check on all part-time faculty members.

3. The division chair is responsible for verification of work experience and/or contacting professional references.

4. The appropriate instructional dean, based on the recommendation of the division chair, hires part-time instructors.

5. Part-time instructors must meet the same credential requirements as full-time instructors. These credential requirements vary according to course taught.

6. Part-time instructors who apply for full-time positions will compete with all other candidates for those positions.