Dean Jones says:

"OK...I am willing to increase the number of conferences we will pay for you to attend from ONE to TWO. Also, I am willing to reduce the number of summer sessions you would be required to teach."

Here is the contract package I'd like to offer you:

**TWO guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years

**$1,000 for software to analyze data

**$10,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 25th percentile

**Required to teach ONLY THREE summer sessions, none of which count toward your teaching load

**Five-day a week teaching schedule."

How will you respond?

1.  "Thank you for your offer.  How about the following?

**TWO guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years

**$1,000 for software to analyze data

**$10,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 90th percentile

**Required to teach ONLY TWO summer sessions, and neither counts toward the teaching load

**Two-day-a-week teaching schedule."

2.  "Thank you for your offer.  How about the following?

**TWO guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years

**$6,000 for software to analyze data

**$20,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 75th percentile

**Required to teach ONLY ONE summer sessions, and it counts toward the teaching load

**One-day-a-week teaching schedule."

3.  "Thank you for your offer.  How about the following?

**TWO guaranteed trip to a conference each year for two years

**$6,000 for software to analyze data

**$20,000 for hardware (i.e., special computer processor and other equipment)

**A nine-month salary at the 50th percentile

**Required to teach ONLY TWO summer sessions, and it counts toward the teaching load

**One-day-a-week teaching schedule."