Classroom Policies and Guidelines
Hours of Operation: Official college business may be conducted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. Farm Hours are 7 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday. Note: Hours subject to change during registration and during summer. When inclement weather or other conditions warrant closing the Institute, local TV and radio stations will be promptly notified. A plan for make-up of lost instructional time will be communicated through the appropriate faculty member to the Executive Director or designee.
BAMSI prohibits any form of sexual or other prohibited harassment involving any of its employees in the employment relationship or involving any of its students in the educational relationship. Harassment, retaliation, coercion, interference, or intimidation of an employee or student due to his or her race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, or other legally protected status is strictly forbidden.
Instructor’s Weekly Door Schedule: The purpose of a published weekly door schedule is to assist students and the Institute’s employees in communicating with or locating a faculty member. The average workweek of a fulltime faculty member is to consist of 40 hours. In the format of the Instructor’s Weekly Door Schedule, thirty of those hours are to be scheduled on campus. As required, hours performing campus business off-campus will also count towards the thirty hour requirement. The schedule should be completed and turned in to the office in draft form two working days before classes begin, and a copy of the first page showing the times and locations of the instructor should be posted on the instructor’s door. By the fifth (5th) working day after classes begin, the first page of the final signed form should replace the draft form on the door. The thirty posted hours on campus should consist of the following:
- Time in class: Post the course name, section number, and the room number of all seated courses or seated portions of hybrid courses (excluding extra contract hours). Distance education courses, extra contract hours, and other activities that contribute to the total workload appear on the second page.
- Office hours: This is time allotted for student conferences, planning, and assessment. A minimum of Five (5) are required, and the location for these hours should be specified. Office hours should be spread out throughout the work week in order to provide students ample opportunity to meet with faculty. Faculty who fail to adhere to these requirements may be subject to disciplinary action.
- Other hours: These are listed to complete the required on/off campus hours. This is time allotted for planning, assessment, administrative work, research and other service to the Institute.
Faculty Responsibilities: A faculty responsibility form should also be completed by the fifth (5th) working day after classes begin. This form is a summary of all of the teaching, research and scholarship and service to Institute and community.
Faculty Plan: Faculty identify goals and objectives for the coming year, inclusive of activities to be undertaken during the summer, and the means by which they may be achieved based on their duties and responsibilities, talents, gifts and interests. These goals and objectives should be aligned with and support the goals and mission of the School/Unit and the Institution. To be completed by week two (2) of September, submitted to the Office and reviewed/modified as needed. Faculty should revisit their Faculty Plan to reflect on their goals and objectives; document their reflections; assess their progress towards achieving their goals and objectives; and identify and save documentation that they may use as evidence to support their performance or achievements in each of the categories.
Faculty Evaluation: Faculty Evaluation is an integral part of BAMSI’s Performance Management Program. The purpose of the process is to ensure a high standard of work performance for every employee and to foster communication between supervisors and employees with a clear statement of performance expectations and a workable performance plan. The Evaluation Form does not replace the regular, consistent, informal and formal communication between the supervisor and employee. Rather, it is a synopsis of the employee performance during the stated appraisal period.
Course Evaluation Form: Students will evaluate their instructors and their subsequent course using the Course Evaluation Form. These also provide an opportunity for faculty to understand how they are perceived by the students they teach. Forms are completed electronically via Populi in accordance with Institute policy. Course evaluations are done every term for every course and results will be available for faculty after the end of the semester.