tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2531823328999773146..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Bill Priest revisitedZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-24201385763384084842013-06-14T18:15:06.647-07:002013-06-14T18:15:06.647-07:00Thank you for that information, Anonymous, which I...Thank you for that information, Anonymous, which I presume comes from direct personal experience. I actually checked the on-line edition of DCCCD's Board Policy Manual and discovered the statement "For the purposes of Education Code 51.943, the College District is not required to provide an annual contract to tenure or tenure-track faculty, but must provide tenure and tenure-track faculty with any written notification required in the College District’s tenure policy of a change in a term of employment according to the policies of the College District," which naturally led me to conclude that tenured and tenure-track faculty must exist. A closer look shows that the BPM also contains a proscription on employment contracts exceeding three years, which presumably trumps the tenure language and the implication that tenure exists. Interesting.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-62682299391603527402013-06-14T17:51:53.641-07:002013-06-14T17:51:53.641-07:00DCCCD has no tenure for faculty. None. We have rol...DCCCD has no tenure for faculty. None. We have rolling 3-year contracts, so it takes 3 years to fire faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-69034600209625903552013-06-13T06:57:57.508-07:002013-06-13T06:57:57.508-07:00Tenure is not just some amorphous touchy-feely rig...Tenure is not just some amorphous touchy-feely right, but in fact is legally recognized as a PROPERTY right for faculty who have earned it. So removal of it without due process FOR CAUSE constitutes nothing less than theft, just like theft of any other property. Bill Priest's attorney wasn't necessarily incompetent, just up against settled case law.Kathienoreply@blogger.com