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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For Distribution to Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:420.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p>I wanted to make you aware of the Teaching Relief Program that is in addition to the Family and Medical Leave policies and the Parental Leave policies at UH. The Program is outlined below. Please contact me via email (<a href="mailto:provost@uh.edu">provost@uh.edu</a>) if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Teaching Relief Program<o:p></o:p></b></p><div><p><b><u>Eligibility</u></b>: Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who are primary caregivers of a newborn infant or newly adopted child.<br><br><b><u>Terms</u>:</b> One semester of teaching relief may be provided, in which other duties are to be assigned instead of teaching duties. Teaching Relief should not be used for circumstances where use of sick leave is appropriate. The application must be approved by department chair, dean and AVP/Provost, based on the criteria set out below. Under the terms of this program, the teaching load of the faculty member in the semester before and after the leave will not be affected by the terms of the leave.<br><br><b><u>Procedure</u>:</b><br><br><b>Application</b> – Faculty member must submit an application at earliest possible date, preferably 6 months in advance of the semester in which teaching relief is requested. Application must include:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A request establishing the eligibility for the teaching relief;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A sufficiently detailed description of the work to be done in place of the applicant's normal teaching responsibilities;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A defined work product to be advanced;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>An adequate method for evaluation of the work by the department chair or dean during the semester; and<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The faculty member teaching load in the semester before and after the leave must be specified.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p><b>Approval</b> – Approval is contingent on the following findings:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>The proposal must be found to be in the best interest of the department’s or program’s instructional program.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>The instructional responsibilities of the department or program can be met without the allocation of additional resources.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>The department or program will continue to be in compliance with applicable statutes and policies, including:<o:p></o:p></li></ol></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>a. Texas Government Code § 658.002 – Working Hours Required for Salaried Employees<br>b. Texas Government Code § 658.007 – Working Hours for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education<br>c. Texas Education Code § 51.402 – Report of Institutional and Academic Duties<br>d. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Faculty Workload Guidelines<br>e. Board of Regents Policy § 21.05 – Faculty Workload<br>f. UH Academic Workload Policy, established in the UH Faculty Handbook<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><b>Approval by AVP/Provost</b> – The chair or dean should submit the application to the AVP/Provost, along with his or her written review regarding eligibility and approval. Upon final review, the AVP/Provost will issue a written decision to the applicant and appropriate dean and/or department chair. The decision of the AVP/Provost is final.<o:p></o:p></p><p><br>Paula Myrick Short, Ph.D.<br>Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UH System<br>Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, UH<br>Distinguished Professor of Education<br>Director, Institute for Policy, Research, and Evaluation<br>203 Ezekiel W. Cullen Building<br>University of Houston<br>Houston, TX 77204-2019<br><a href="mailto:provost@uh.edu">provost@uh.edu</a><br>832-842-0550<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd/AvUi~wrQKv8SdNj5GrAe~yL~Jvsq~zT~dzuNlzr~.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>