11.1                 The District and the Association shall meet annually to negotiate academic calendars for at least the next two fiscal years.  If agreement on a calendar cannot be reached, a calendar as close in structure as possible to the 2000-2001 calendar will be set by the District.

Calendars shall comply with all requirements of AB 1725 and Title 5.

The 1999-2000 calendar will consist of the following:  

Summer Session                   June 21-August 13                       (6 Weeks Day, 8 Weeks Evening)

Fall Semester                         August 23-December 21             (16 Weeks + Flex Days)

Winter Session                     January 3-February 10                 (6 Weeks)

Spring Semester                   February 14-June 13                    (16 Weeks + Flex Days)

The 2000-2001 calendar will consist of the following:

Summer Session                   June 19-August 11                       (6 Weeks Day, 8 Weeks Evening)

Fall Semester                         August 22-December 19             (16 Weeks + Flex Days)

Winter Session                     January 2-February 8                   (6 Weeks)

Spring Semester                   February 12-June 12                    (16 Weeks + Flex Days)  

A flex calendar will be established using nine (9) days for flex. All faculty, classroom and non-classroom, will participate in flex days. For hourly faculty, the number of flex days will be prorated. Hourly faculty will be encouraged but not required to fulfill their flex days through the institutional and departmental days rather than individual days.

The nine (9) flex days will include two (2) institutional days, three (3) departmental days, and four (4) individual days. The content of flex days is not subject to grievance.

Monitoring content of individual flex days shall be the responsibility of the department chairs. Appeal of a decision by a chair will be to the appropriate academic administrator.

Monitoring content of institutional and departmental flex days shall be the responsibility of the Professional Development Committee of the Academic Senate.