Office of Origin: Human Resources 
Responsibility: Executive Director, Human Resources 
Original Date Adopted: 1-12-88 
Dates Reviewed: 2-4-15; 6-7-17; 10-6-21, 3-4-26(C)
Last Date Approved by Board: 6-27-17  

Outside of an employee’s normally scheduled work hours, employees who are not faculty or lecturers (“staff”) may teach a maximum of 6 contact hours per semester for Lake Michigan College (the “College”) with the approval of their supervisor, supervising Cabinet member, and Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs. In certain circumstances, requests to teach in excess of 6 contact hours may also be allowed with the additional approval of the Executive Director, Human Resources. 

All staff must be qualified in accordance with the Faculty Qualifications policy, and all teaching assignments must follow the approved course assignment process.

Teaching during normal scheduled work hours, including the lunch hour, will be considered part of the staff’s normal workload and will not result in additional compensation. 

If a teaching assignment interferes with the staff’s job performance, the staff may be required to end or modify the teaching assignment as a condition of continued employment. 

Staff will be approved to teach only after full-time faculty and lecturer base load requirements and preferred overload assignments are satisfied, and after qualified adjunct faculty are considered. At no time should an established adjunct faculty in good standing be replaced by a staff person. 

References: Faculty Qualifications policy