About the Series: Lecturer
The official ranks are
Lecturer
Continuing lecturer
Senior continuing lecturer
The term “pre-six” is sometimes used to describe the “Lecturer” rank.
Pre-Six is used to explain that they are under 25 quarters of service. You will hear people say Lecturer, Pre-Six, or Pre-Six Lecturer, but essentially, it’s the same thing because all Lecturers are under 25 quarters.
Initial Continuing Lecturer – The way HR/APO define that the individual is in their first quarter/year of service as a Continuing Lecturer.
Excellence Review is a process that lets HR/APO know that someone is applying for a promotion into the Continuing Lecturer title.
Links
Union contract (consists of multiple articles)
See in particular (links as of Feb 24, 2023):
Article 3 - Academic Responsibility
Article XX [probably will be 43 when finalized] - Academic Review Criteria