Dean Jones says:

"The reason I will not agree with that is because I want 'all hands on deck' during the regular academic year.  We are here to serve the students by providing them with maximum flexibility in the times that our courses are offered, and with the maximum number of courses.  So, the short answer is "no."      

To reiterate, here is the contract package I'm offering you:

**ONE graduate assistant for TWO years.

**FOUR guaranteed trips to conferences 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 55th percentile

**Required to teach TWO summer sessions (each with high enrollment caps), neither of which count toward your teaching load

**Three-day a week teaching schedule.

That is my offer.  Take it or leave it." 

Your response:

1.  I'll take it.

2.  Can I have some time to think about my decision?

3.  May I please have a few days to think about my decision?

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