AFT Applying for Unemployment
Faculty Furlough & Unemployment Info

• Memorandum-of-Agreement-between-State-of-NJ-and-Council-of-NJ-State-College-Locals-AFT-AFL-CIO-Redlined Version for-July-1-2023-to-June-30-2027
• AFT FT 2019-2023 FT-PT – Pending Reindexing – Not for Final Publication
• Summary AFT 2023 27-FT-PT-Contract

Forms

1. Outside Employment Questionnaire – PT and Adjunct (PDF)
2. Digital Signature Instructions (PDF)

AFT Contract Agreements

• Memorandum-of-Agreement-between-State-of-NJ-and-Council-of-NJ-State-College-Locals-AFT-AFL-CIO-Redlined Version for-July-1-2023-to-June-30-2027
• AFT FT 2019-2023 FT-PT – Pending Reindexing – Not for Final Publication
• Summary AFT 2023 27-FT-PT-Contract

Assessment Only

1. Calendar:  2026-2027 AFT Professional Staff Assessment Only Calendar as of 06.04.26
2. APAS Instructions (PDF)
3. APAS-Form (Fillable) (PDF)

1. Business Card Printing Authorization Form and Procedure
2. AFT Tuition Reimbursement Form Electronic Signature (PDF) Once the form opens, download it and save to your computer and open with Adobe Acrobat  Policy & Procedure Digital Signature Instructions (PDF)

Performance Based Promotions for AFT Professional Staff

1. 2026-2027 Professional Staff Performance Based Promotions as of 6.04.26
2. NEW MOA Professional Staff Performance Based Promotions (Updated as of 7.21.25)  (PDF)

Professional Staff (AFT) Resources

1. APAS Instructions (PDF)
   
2. APAS-Form (PDF)
3. Sample Job Description (PDF)

Reappointment

1. Calendars:
   2026-2027-Professional-Staff-4th-5th-1st-Multi-Year-Reappointment-Calendar-as-of-06.04.26
   2026-2027-Professional-Staff-2nd-3rd-Part-Time-Reappointment-Calendar-as-of-06.04.26.pdf
   2026-2027-Professional-Staff-Multi-Year-Calendar-as-of-06.04.26.pdf
2. APAS Instructions (PDF) APAS-Form  (PDF)
3. AFT-Professional-Staff-Checklist (PDF)
4. Viewing Your Student Opinion Surveys

Salary Charts AFT Professional Staff and Faculty

CNJSCL-FT-PT-2023-2027-Salary-Charts.pdf

Other Resources, MOAs & MOUs

• Professional Leave (PDF)
• MOA – Compensatory Time for AFT Professional Staff & Librarians (PDF)
• MOU – APAS (PDF)
• MOA – Performance Based Promotion (Updated as of July 21, 2025) (PDF)
• MOA – Annual Performance System (APAS) – Covid AY2019-20
• Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Memorandum of Agreement
• COVID-19 Immunization Exemption/Extension Form
• MOA – After Hours Contact Tracers – COVID-19 Coordinator

1. AFT Tuition Reimbursement Form Electronic Signature (PDF) Once the form opens, download it and save to your computer and open with Adobe Acrobat Policy & Procedure (PDF) Digital Signature Instructions
2. Business Card Printing Authorization Form (PDF) Procedure (PDF)
3. College & University Disclosure Form (Faculty Only) (PDF)
4. (PDF)
5. Request for Approval for Attendance at Events/Travel Authorization Request Form (non-faculty only) Definitions (PDF)

*PLEASE NOTE:  All questions and inquires about Ethics should be directed to our Vice President & General Counsel, Nicole Morgan-Agard, at extension 6975 or ethics@ramapo.edu 

For more information:  https://www.ramapo.edu/ethics-officer/

The Office of Employee Relations is responsible for administering faculty tenure, promotions, career development procedures, the collective bargaining agreement between the College and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and other labor relations matters.

Faculty Resources

• • • Faculty Handbook Section
    • RCNJ Format Vita (PDF)
    • Peer Evaluation Form (PDF)
    • Faculty Assembly Presentation Fall 2022 Updates
    • Viewing Your Student Opinion Surveys
    • Common Application Form (PDF)

Career Development

1. 1. 1. NEW Career Development Training for Cohort 2025-2026
      2. 2026-2027 Career Development Calendar as of 4.10.26(PDF)
      3. Career Development Guidelines and Process  (PDF)
      4. Career Development Checklist (REVISED) (PDF)
      5. Common Application Form (PDF)
      6. Peer Evaluation Form (PDF)
      7. Viewing Your Student Opinion Surveys

Faculty Scholarship Funding (FSF)    

1. 1. 1. 2026-2027 Faculty Scholarship Fund (FSF) Calendar as of 4.10.26
      2. 10.0 Faculty Scholarship Funding (FSF) Procedure (PDF)
      3. Appendix H – Faculty Scholarship Funding Checklist 10-11-23
      4. Common Application Form (PDF)

Faculty Handbook Additional Agreements (MOAs & MOUs)

1. 1. 1. Transition to Retirement Procedure and Calendar (PDF
      2. Compensatory Time for AFT Professional Staff & Librarians (PDF)
      3. Supplement Faculty Workload (PDF)
      4. Promotion of Faculty from Instructor to Assistant Professor (PDF)
      5. Alternate Faculty Workload (PDF)
      6. Reappointment & Tenure (PDF)
      7. Student Opinion Forms (PDF)
      8. Student Opinion Surveys – Spring 2020 (PDF)
      9. Student Opinion Surveys (Summer 2020) (PDF)
      10. Applied Music Instructor (PDF)
      11. Procedures for Tenure Upon Appointment to a Position with Faculty Rank (PDF)
      12. Faculty Class Observations for Virtual Courses
      13. Annual Promotion Information Submittal Extension of Application Submittal Deadline and Electronic Submittal Guidance
      14. Schedule of Compensation for Work Stipends
      15. The Career Development Program
      16. COVID-19 Immunization Exemption/Extension Form(writable PDF)

Forms / Procedures

1. 1. 1. Faculty Request for Approval for Attendance at Events (PDF)
      2. College & University Disclosure Form (Faculty Only) (PDF)
         
      3. Business Card Printing Authorization Form (PDF) Procedure (PDF)
      4. AFT Tuition Reimbursement Form Electronic Signature (PDF) Once the form opens, download it and save to your computer and open with Adobe Acrobat  Policy & Procedure (PDF) Digital Signature Instructions (PDF)

Other Resources

1. 1. 1. Convener Job Description (PDF)
      2. UPC Letter Solicitation Template (DOC)

Payroll

    A. Understanding Your Paystub

Promotion

1. 1. 1. Calendar: 2026-2027 Promotion Calendar as of 4.10.26 (PDF)
      2. NEW-2026-2027 Faculty-Promotion-and-e-binders-Information-Presentation-Updated-10.05.25 (PDF)
      3. Procedures:
         5.0 Criteria for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Reappointment with Tenure (PDF)
         9.0 Promotion Process for Tenure Track Faculty Members (PDF)
      4. NEW 2025-2026 Revised Fillable APPENDIX C Promotion Guidelines and Checklist as of 10.05.25
      5. Peer Evaluation Form (PDF)
      6. Viewing Your Student Opinion Surveys

Reappointment

1. 1. 1. Calendars:
         REVISED 2026-2027 3rd Year Reappointment Calendar as of 4.21.26 (PDF)
         2026-2027 4th, 5th, & 6th Year Reappointment Calendar as of 4.10.26 (PDF)
      2. Procedures:
         5.0 Criteria for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Reappointment with Tenure (PDF)
         6.0 Renewal of Faculty Contracts (PDF)
      3. Reappointment Process Guidelines and Checklist  (PDF)
      4. eBinder Reappointment and Reappointment with Tenure Training and Information as of 12.16.25 (PDF)
      5. Peer Evaluation Form (PDF)
      6. Viewing Your Student Opinion Surveys

Sabbatical

1. 1. 1. 2026-2027 Sabbatical Leave Program Calendar as of 4.10.26 (PDF)
      2. 11.0 Sabbatical Leave Policy and Procedures (PDF)
      3. Common Application Form (PDF)
      4. APPENDIX F- Sabbatical Application Checklist (PDF)

Salary Range Adjustment

1. 1. 1. Program (PDF)
      2. Guidelines (PDF)

Tenure

1. 1. 1. Calendar: 2026-2027-Reappointment w/Tenure Calendar as of 4.10.26  (PDF)
      2. Procedures:
         5.0 Criteria for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Reappointment with Tenure (PDF)
         8.0 Tenure Process at Ramapo (PDF)
      3. Tenure Process Guidelines and Checklist(PDF)
      4. e-Binder Guidelines – Reappointment and Reappointment with Tenure Information updated 5.20.24PDF)

Tenure by Exceptional Action

1. 1. 1. 5.0 Criteria for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Reappointment with Tenure (PDF)
      2. Procedure for Academic Administrators (PDF)

Faculty Handbook

The Faculty Handbook is a summary compilation of information contained in several independent sources, which include the policies and regulations of Ramapo College’s Board of Trustees, Administrative rules and regulations and the collective bargaining agreement between the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the College. The Handbook seeks to provide a compact reference on topics of interest to the Ramapo College faculty and staff. It is not intended to give complete and detailed information about all of the College’s policies and procedure. Its function is to serve as a guide to administrative and academic regulations, procedures and obligations as they now apply at this College. A college or university is, of course, never static. Policies and procedures constantly change, and as changes occur they will be reflected in this Handbook.

Revised Faculty Handbook (2023)  (PDF)

Faculty Handbook Sections

• • • Introduction (PDF)
    • Mission Statement (PDF)
    • Vision (PDF)
    • Values (PDF)
    • 1.0 Organization (PDF)
    • 2.0 Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures (PDF)
    • 3.0 New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace (PDF)
    • 4.0 Model Procedures for Processing Internal Complaints Alleging Discrimination in the Workplace (PDF)
    • 5.0 Criteria for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Reappointment with Tenure (PDF)
    • 6.0 Renewal of Faculty Contracts (PDF)
    • 7.0 Ramapo College Tenure and Promotions Plan (PDF)
    • 8.0 Tenure Process at Ramapo (PDF)
    • 9.0 Promotion Process for Tenure Track Faculty Members (PDF)
    • 10.0 Faculty Scholarship Funding (FSF) Procedure (PDF)
    • 11.0 Sabbatical Leave Policy and Procedures (PDF)
    • 12.0 Obligations to Attend Special Meetings and Commencement (PDF)
    • 13.0 Office Hours for Student Consultation (PDF)
    • 14.0 Statement Concerning Conduct, Responsibility, and Due Process (PDF)

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A:  Career Development Checklist (PDF)

APPENDIX B:  Updated Peer Review Letter for Promotion-Tenure (PDF)

APPENDIX C:  Promotion Process Guidelines and Checklist

APPENDIX D:  Reappointment Process Guidelines and Checklist (PDF)

APPENDIX E:  Tenure Process Guidelines and Checklist(PDF)

APPENDIX F:  Sabbatical Application Checklist (PDF)

APPENDIX G: Common Application Form (PDF)

APPENDIX H:  Faculty Scholarship Funding Checklist 10-11-23 (PDF)

1. 1. 1. MOA- Study Abroad Memorandum of Agreement (PDF)
      2. Teacher Education Memorandum of Agreement (DOC)
      3. Faculty Development Funding (FDF) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (PDF)
      4. MOA – Compensatory Time for AFT Professional Staff & Librarians (PDF)
      5. MOU – APAS (PDF)
      6. MOA – NEW Professional Staff Performance Based Promotions as of 7.21.25 (PDF)
      7. MOA – Annual Performance System (APAS) – Covid AY2019-20
      8. Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Memorandum of Agreement
      9. COVID-19 Immunization Exemption/Extension Form
      10. MOA – After Hours Contact Tracers – COVID-19 Coordinator
      11. Sabbatical Memorandum of Agreement – 2014 (PDF)
      12. Intellectual Property and Online Courses
      13. Amended MOA Intellectual Property and Online Courses (5-30-23-PDF)
      14. Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Memorandum of Agreement (PDF)
      15. MOA – After Hours Contact Tracers – COVID-19 Coordinator
      16. MOA – Voluntary Separation from Service Incentive Plan
      17. MOA – Non-Tenured Teaching Positions (Lecturer)
      18. MOA – Podium 5-30-23
      19. MOA – The Career Development Program 2.12.25 (UPDATED)  (PDF)
      20. MOA – AFT for VSIP 2024
      21. MOA-Discontinuation of +1 Credit Graduate Payment (PDF)