Sixth Year Excellence Review

In 2003, UC-AFT negotiated the end of UC's practice of hiring lecturers on three year contracts after six years of teaching.  The new contract language established the excellence review, and the continuing appointment upon successful completion of the review.  While the review is often referred to as the "Sixth year review", it is in fact the 18th quarter or 12th semester review.  For the review to be initiated, a lecturer must reach the year in which their 18th quarter or 12th semester occurs in a single department.   A continuing appointment is an indefinite contract at a set percentage time.  Your appointment can be terminated only with proper notice according to the Layoff article in the Unit 18 contract.  For more information on the excellence review, see the power point below.  This information may vary slightly from campus to campus, so please contact your local's field representative to schedule an excellence review workshop.

Demystifying the Sixth Year Review PowerPoint