Dean Jones says:

"That won't work...Didn't I just say that I want to offer our students a variety of courses at a variety of times and during summer?  If you get a reduced teaching load then that won't work to meet my goal!

Here is a different 'package proposal':  Suppose I reduce the number of summer sessions that you teach from two to ONE and I allow you to give multiple-choice exams.  In return, we raise the enrollment caps on all of your regular academic classes and your summer course.    

Here is the contract package I'm offering you:

**TWO graduate assistants for THREE YEARS; in return, you agree to supervise two undergraduate research projects each year over the next three 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 ONE summer session; it won't count toward your academic-year teaching load.  In return, your enrollment caps will be increased.

**Three-day a week teaching schedule."

Your response:

1.  I accept your generous offer.

2.  Sorry, but you'll have to do better than that!