LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 205

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HIGHER EDUCATION 205

PRESENT WORDING

6.23 Appointment of Members

d. Appointments with permanent tenure may be
made if the candidate has already been granted per-
manent tenure by another educational institution of the
Synod or if the requirements for the granting of per-
manent tenure are satisfied at the time the appointment
is made.

e. The Board of Regents may decline to renew the
appointment of a faculty member without tenure at its
discretion and without formal statement of cause. If
reappointment to the teaching staff is not contemplated,
the Board of Regents shall so notify the faculty member
through the president of the institution at least six
months prior to the expiration of the current appoint-
ment. In the case of individuals under consideration for
permanent tenure (6.25 b) such notice of nonreappoint-
ment shall be made at least 12 months before the ex-
piration of the current appointment.

f. The terms and conditions of every appointment
shall be stated in writing and be in the possession of
both the institution and the prospective faculty member
before the appointment is consummated. Limitations of
academic freedom because of the religious and confes-
sional nature and aims of the institution shall be stated
in writing at the time of the appointment and conveyed
to the person being appointed.

g. The Board for Professional Education Services
after consultation with its Advisory Council shall pro-
vide policy statements on academic, professional, the-
ological, ministerial, and other criteria for the
appointment and advancement of faculty members.

h. Ordinarily candidates for teaching positions with
tenure on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall be grad-
uates of a theological seminary or teachers college af-
filiated with the Synod or shall have achieved such
status by colloquy. When, in exceptional cases, laymen
are involved, they should be persons who are solemnly
pledged to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired Word of
God and to the Lutheran Confessions.

6.25 Permanent Tenure

Each educational institution of the Synod shall nor-
mally award tenure to a minimum of 40 percent and a
maximum of 60 percent of its faculty.

a. Standards or qualifications for granting tenure
shall be:

1. The faculty member shall ordinarily have com-
pleted five years of creditable service (periods of leave
are not included) as a member of the faculty of one or
more educational institutions of the Synod, at least the
last two years of which shall have been in the institution
he is currently serving. However, the said five-year re-
quirement may be waived in exceptional cases if the
unanimous consent of the electors is given.

2. The faculty member shall have demonstrated
scholarly achievement by earning advanced academic
degrees.

3. The faculty member’s reputation, character, con-
cern for students, and ability to honor leaders shall pres-
ent a good reflection on the institution and the church.

4. The faculty member’s aptness to teach has been
demonstrated by effective communication in the class-
room.

b. Steps toward granting tenure shall be:

1. Ifthe Board of Regents, on recommendation of the
president of the institution, determines that a faculty
member meets the above requirements and has not been
granted permanent tenure, it shall either carry forward
the procedure for granting permanent tenure or inform

PROPOSED WORDING

6.23 Appointment of Members
d. (No change)

e. The Board of Regents may decline to renew the
appointment of a probationary faculty member at its
discretion and without formal statement of cause. If
reappointment to the teaching staff is not contemplated,
the Board of Regents shall so notify the faculty member
through the president of the institution at least six
months prior to the expiration of the current appoint-
ment. In the case of individuals under consideration for
a rollover contract or permanent tenure (6.25) such no-
tice of nonreappointment shall be made at least nine
months before the expiration of the current appoint-
ment.

f. (No change)

g. (No change)

h. Ordinarily candidates for teaching positions that
are expected to lead to tenure or to rollover contracts
on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall be graduates of
a theological seminary or a college affiliated with the
Synod or shall have achieved such status by colloquy.
When, in exceptional cases, laypersons are contracted,
they should be persons who are solemnly pledged to the
Holy Scriptures as the inspired Word of God and to the
Lutheran Confessions.

6.25 Permanent Tenure

Each educational institution of the Synod shall nor-
mally award tenure to a maximum of 40% and rollover
contracts to a maximum of 40% of its faculty in this
case, or rollover contracts only up to a maximum of 80%
of its faculty.

a. Standards or qualifications for granting tenure or
offering a rollover contract shall be:

1. The faculty member shall ordinarily have com-
pleted five years of creditable service (periods of leave
are not included) as a member of the faculty of one or
more of the educational institutions of the Synod, at
least the last two years of which have been in the in-
stitution he/she is currently serving.

2. The faculty member shall have earned advanced
academic degrees and demonstrated scholarly achieve-
ment.

3. (No change)

4. (No change)

5. The faculty member is an active member in good
standing in a member congregation of the Synod.

b. Steps toward granting tenure or a rollover contract
shall be:

1. If the Board of Regents on recommendation of the
president of the institution, determines that a faculty
member meets the above requirements, it shall either
carry forward the procedure for granting tenure or a
rollover contract or else inform the faculty member of