Faculty Absences and Substitutes

Faculty Absences and Substitutes

All faculty members are expected to be present for each class they are scheduled to teach. If you cannot meet your class due to illness, or a planned absence, contact your Division Chair or the Division Secretary so that they can hire an official substitute. The substitute must be provided with a prepared assignment. Special paperwork and timecards must be filled out with the Division Secretary for absences and substitutes. All substitutes must be approved by the Division Chair and must complete the appropriate paper work (I-9 forms) prior to substituting.

Adjunct faculty will not be paid for missed class sessions. In special situations a faculty member may request an alternate day and time for a make-up class, but it must be agreeable to the students and the Division Chair, and a room assignment must be officially approved by the rooms coordinator. Only the Division Chair or Dean of Instruction is authorized to cancel an individual class session. In the event that no substitute can be found, and the class must be cancelled, a notice is to be placed on the classroom door. Both the switchboard (73)27000 at Pecos, or (98)88000 at Williams, and the Dean of Instruction's secretary (73)27014, must be informed if a class does not meet at its regular time.

Faculty may serve as substitutes for other faculty if certified, and will be paid at the current substitute rate when paperwork is on file. See your Division Secretary to sign up as a substitute.