Staff Development Guidelines and Regulations
Table of Contents
Staff Development Advisory Committee
Academic Affairs Committee
Classified Staff Development Committee
Classified Management Council
Administration Staff Development Committee
Staff Development Officer
Allocation Model
Notification
Reimbursement
Participants
State Legislation
Local Contract
Hours Required for Full-time Faculty
Hours Required for Adjunct Faculty
Hours Required for Reassigned Time Assignments
Hours earned
Activity Formats
Kinds of Activities
Project Guidelines
Project Approval Guidelines
Project Approval Process
I. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Mission
The Mission of Staff Development is to provide activities and support for the professional growth of faculty, staff and administrators, with the ultimate aim of maintaining the highest quality services for students at Irvine Valley College. Staff Development is a process that seeks to promote professional and individual growth and development of college personnel.
Objectives
- To motivate professional staff to become involved in a program of professional development.
- To encourage faculty members to extend their knowledge in their own and related disciplines.
- To encourage professionals to innovate, experiment, and create.
- To increase understanding of the teaching/learning process.
- To promote awareness of changing student characteristics.
- To promote awareness of the relationship between community and campus.
- To promote the exchange of ideas among colleges, disciplines, and professional specialists.
- To enhance management, instructional and support staff skills.
- To promote the importance of all college employees working as a partnership in the educational experiences of the student and the implementation of a well functioning academic program.
Staff Development Organizational Chart
Staff Development Advisory Committee
The Staff Development Advisory Committee is an umbrella group which is comprised of six voting members: the Vice President of Instruction, who represents the administration; two representatives of the faculty selected by the Academic Senate; the president of the IVC Management Council or designee who represent classified leadership; and two members of the Classified Staff selected in accordance with the Classified Senate bylaws. The Staff Development Officer serves both as chair and as a non-voting member of the committee.
Academic Affairs Committee
The Academic Affairs Committee is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate which meets every two weeks. The committee is comprised of one faculty chair and one faculty member from each academic school. Included among its responsibilities is the charge to review proposals for Faculty Independent/Group Flex activities.
Classified Senate Staff Development Committee
The Classified Senate Staff Development Committee is responsible for policy development of staff development funds designated for classified staff. Each year the committee approves requests for disbursement of funds and also plans and coordinates staff development events such as retreats and staff development days.
Membership composition of the Classified Senate Staff Development Committee includes five voting members of the classified staff. The Classified Senate President, who is an ex-officio member of the committee, serves in an advisory role. The Vice-President of Student Services also serves as an advisor.
Classified Management Council
The Classified Management Council is comprised of classified managers, supervisors and confidential employees specified by the Board of Trustees. Classified leadership staff have significant responsibilities for promoting and fostering leadership, and assisting with the formulation of District policies, administrative regulations, and programs. The Staff Development Officer serves as an ex-officio member of the committee regarding Staff Development activities.
Administration Staff Development Committee
The Administration Staff Development Committee is comprised of all certificated administrators and is responsible for policy development of staff development funds and coordination of staff development activities for NC administrators. The Staff Development Officer serves as an ex-officio member of the committee regarding Staff Development Activities.
Staff Development Officer
According to the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Flexible Calendar Program published by the Faculty Development Committee of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, one of the six original legislative standards used in developing these guidelines was the necessity of allowing for "faculty governance of the college program" (4). In keeping with this policy, the guidelines state that the coordinator of the Flex program "should be a faculty member," because "the types of activities that will best serve the faculty are also best understood by faculty," and that the "selection of the coordinator should be handled through the shared governance mechanism" (17-8).
The Staff Development Officer, in conjunction with the Advisory Committee and the Vice President of Instruction, coordinates staff development activities for all of the Staff Development segments of the campus: administration, classified management, classified staff, and faculty. With the assistance of the Advisory Committee, the Staff Development Officer will coordinate a comprehensive organizational process that includes overall planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Staff Development Program for Irvine Valley College.
The Staff Development Officer:
- Works with the Vice President of Instruction to set meeting dates, locations, agendas and edit minutes as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Committee.
- Coordinates the preparation of needs assessments and the campus resource plan for the Staff Development program.
- Responds to oral and written communications (on and off-campus) regarding staff development information.
- Prepares and posts information on the IVC Staff Development website.
- Understands legal regulations regarding Staff Development and AB1725 compliance.
- Serves as an Ex-officio member of the Academic Affairs, Classified Staff Development, NC Management Council, and Administrative Staff Development Committees.
- Serves district committees related to Staff Development.
- Keeps current on all Staff Development publications.
- Coordinates development of the Staff Development budget.
- Attends and takes a leadership role in local, state and national Staff Development meetings and conferences.
- Assists in the preparation of written reports and surveys for Staff Development.
- Acts as a resource person for the planning, coordination, and implementation of Staff Development workshops /activities.
The Flexible Calendar program is primarily intended to facilitate faculty improvement of the instructional program. However, any institutionally planned activity should be made available to other college staff as well.
The Staff Development Officer's term of office shall be June I-May 31 and is renewable on a biannual basis. The appointment is recommended by the Staff Development Advisory Committee with approval by the Academic Senate.
Distribution of Staff Development Funds
Normally, the Staff Development Advisory Committee is charged with meeting every two weeks. The Advisory Committee has three major tasks to complete. The first of these tasks is to approve the staff development activities which are to be held for the next academic year. These events represent a collection of activities which benefit the four constituency groups: classified management, faculty, classified staff, and administration. Included are programs such as retreats, workshops, speakers, and the Professional Resource Center.
The second task is to review and either approve or deny the recommend allocations of AB1725 funds made by the four committees representing the four governance groups on campus.
The third task of the Advisory Committee is to review the staff Development budget allocation model and recommend any changes in the allocation model due to growth in each of the four mentioned populations by August 1. As a point of departure, however, it is recommended that the college accept the following allocation model.
Allocation Model
Normally, of the total amount of staff development money which comes to the college via the district, a portion of money will be collectively taken off the top for two specific purposes. The first purpose is for organizational functions. Included within this money allocation is funding for organizations such as membership dues for 4C/SD (California Community College Council for Staff Development), photocopying, printing, and clerical help for the Staff Development Office.
Normally, the remaining funds are to be divided by the four populations according to the percent of full-time equivalent personnel (FTEP) within each group. This equation may be recalculated by the Advisory Committee each year to reassess FTEP. This figure categorizes college personnel into the following four groups:
- Administrators: all full-time administrators
- Classified Staff: all full-time classified personnel plus part-time FTE staff included in the bargaining unit
- Faculty: all full-time faculty plus part-time FTE faculty less the appropriate percentage of full-time faculty who teach overload
- Classified Management: all full-time classified leadership personnel
Normally, these allocations are used for funding of conferences, workshops and/or grant development. Money which is carried over from the previous year belongs to the group which originally controlled those funds, as long as funding for the new Academic Year has been awarded by the State Chancellor's Office. During years when no new state funding is received, the Staff Development Advisory (Umbrella) Committee may elect to re-distribute the Funding/Allocation Model in a way that best suits the current needs of the college community.
II. CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP APPROVAL AND TRAVEL PROCEDURES
(For All College Staff)
Funding is available for all employees-full-time and adjunct faculty, classified, classified management, and administrators. All AB 1725 funds are designed for activities and programs which are above and beyond the normal development activities of the college or district and are in compliance with Title 5, Section 87153, as shown in Appendix A. The following campus committees make recommendations about the allocation of AB1725 funds, which must then must be approved by the Staff Development Advisory Committee:
Faculty requests ........................ Academic Affairs Committee
Classified requests ..................... Classified Staff Development Committee
Classified Management requests ......... Management Council
Administrative requests ................. Instructional Council
A. Procedure for Applying for Funding
All college employees will use the same application procedure. Forms are available in the School offices, Office of Instruction and the Staff Development office. The application consists of the following three steps:
STEP 1: Complete a Staff Development Funding Application [Form C1]
- Attach a statement describing how this activity will enhance your job effectiveness or managerial skills.
- Attach descriptive materials, conference brochure, etc.
STEP 2: Complete a District Conference Request
Complete Lines 1-5 and 9. Lines 6A-8 will be completed by the Staff Development Officer/Dean of Instructional Programs after approval by the appropriate committee.
STEP 3: Submit application materials and District Conference Request (STEP 1 and STEP 2 above) to the Staff Development Officer. The applicant should confirm that the committee will be meeting to consider the travel request before the activity occurs.
STEP 4: all requests, once recommended or not recommended by the appropriate committee will be forwarded to the Staff Development Advisory Committee for approval.
Notification
Results of the committee's actions will be posted on the IVC Staff Development web page, and the Staff Development Officer shall notify the applicant following committee action. The committee chair shall also send copies of the application to the Staff Development Officer who will submit the application forms to the Office of Instruction. This ensures a centralized tracking system of funds approved.
Reimbursement
Reimbursement requests are to be coordinated by the individual with the Office of Instruction. Once a conference/workshop has been attended, all paperwork and receipts related to the activity must be submitted to the Office of Instruction immediately. Faculty members who wish to receive Flex credit must also submit an Individual/Group Project Evaluation [Form C3] to the Staff Development Officer.
B. Funding Guidelines
- Full-time and Adjunct faculty members may be reimbursed up to 100% for activities under $100. Full-time faculty may receive up to a maximum of $200 per activity or $300 if attending as a presenter. Adjunct faculty may receive $100, with an additional $50 if attending as a presenter.
- Classified Staff can receive up to $400 for a given activity. Part-time Classified Staff can receive up to a maximum of $200 for a given activity.
- Classified Leadership may receive a given amount authorized by the Management Council up to maximum funds available.
- Administration may receive a given amount authorized by the Administrative Staff Development Committee up to maximum funds available.
NOTE: All applicants for Staff Development funds should be aware that alternative sources of funding may be available.
C. Nine Authorized Uses of Funds (E.C. 87153)
The authorized uses of funds allocated under this article include all of the following:
1. Improvement of teaching is for activities designed to change instructional processes so that increased student learning is effected.
- Examples:
- (a) Instructional development grants or faculty fellowships awarded on a competitive basis that encourage instructors to build objectives, media, or measures that promote positive student outcomes.
(b) Seminars in instruction leadership for instructional administrators.
Activities: Instructional Workshops, Great Teachers Seminars, Classroom-based Research Programs.
2. Maintenance of current academic and technical knowledge and skills is for activities that assist instructors in sustaining knowledge pertinent to their teaching specialties.
- Examples:
- (a) Tuition reimbursement and sabbaticals for university study.
(b) Workshops in skill development for laboratory assistants, paraprofessional aides, and other classified personnel.
Activities: Curriculum development, discipline-based activities.
3. In-Service training for vocational education and employment preparation programs is for activities to facilitate curricular and instructional revisions in occupational education.
- Examples:
- (a) Workshops conducted jointly for employers and occupational program staff members.
(b) Faculty training at employer sites and on-campus workshops for community economic development.
Activities: Vocational Education, curriculum development, exchange programs between business/industry and the college.
4. Retraining to meet changing institutional needs is for activities that promote staff awareness of evolving clientele preferences and program possibilities.
- Examples:
- (a) Training sessions to assist classified staff members in understanding to accommodate student from different cultural backgrounds.
(b) Tuition reimbursements or short courses to assist administrators in preparing for newly-emerging campus needs.
Activities: Staff Development Training, Academic Senate, ISW Facilitator Training, Classroom-Based Research Training.
5. Intersegmental exchange programs are activities that link staff members with their counterparts in secondary schools and universities and the Chancellor's Office.
- Examples:
- (a) Staff exchanges that promote curriculum articulation between high school and college and between college and university.
(b) Classified staff exchanges that assist in the development of compatible Admissions and Records systems.
Activities: California Articulation Number, Intersegmental Coordinating Council any cluster activities and/or project with shared activities among California State University, University of California, K-12, and the California Community Colleges.
6. Development of innovations in instructional and administrative techniques and program effectiveness is for activities designed to stimulate staff in assessing outcomes of courses and programs.
- Examples:
- (a) Seminars to prepare administrators to design student and program evaluation measures and to use information derived therefrom.
(b) Workshops that assist faculty in developing specific measurable objectives for their courses.
Activities: Shared governance activities, Educational Leadership Colloquia. Total Quality Management.
7. Computer and technological proficiency programs are activities to build staff usage of computers and other technologies.
- Examples:
- (a) Training sessions organized by computer and media center staff member specially for classified staff and their needs or faculty and their needs.
(b) Sessions that demonstrate how computer systems can be designed so that administrators have more rapid access to pertinent information.
Activities: Computer classes or workshops, interactive media workshops or seminars.
8. Courses and training implementing affirmative action and upward mobility programs are activities that assist women and minority group staff members in changing their occupational status within the institution.
- Examples:
- (a) Reassigned time or grants to enable minority classified staff members to pursue training opportunities for upward mobility.
(b) Tuition reimbursements for minority administrators to gain graduate credits.
Activities: Latina Leadership Network Conference, Asian-Pacific Americans in Higher Education Annual Conference, Black Women's Leadership Conference, Classified Staff Career Development.
9. Other activities determined to be related to educational and professional development, pursuant to criteria established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, including, but not necessarily limited to, programs designed to develop self-esteem, are activities designed to assist staff members in gaining awareness of their own professional possibilities and potential.
- Examples:
- (a) Funds for faculty travel to conferences and professional meetings.
(b) Training sessions that assist classified staff members to become aware of their own potential for personal growth.
Activities: Professionalism, ethics, safety, CPR, Wellness.
III. THE FLEXIBLE CALENDAR PROGRAM FOR FACULTY
A. Purpose
The purpose of the flexible calendar program is to provide time for faculty to participate in development activities that are related to "staff, student, and instructional improvement" (Title 5, Section 55720). The flexible calendar program is a component of the staff development program and the major vehicle for faculty participation in development activities.
The flexible calendar program allows faculty (full-time, part-time, instructional and non-instructional) the time to work individually or with groups to achieve improvement in three distinct areas:
- Staff improvement
- Student improvement
- Instructional improvement
In addition to providing time to conduct these activities, the flexible calendar program also allows institutions some flexibility in scheduling configurations (e.g., offering an inter-session with two 16-week semesters) (Title 6, Section 55722).
Participants:
Flexible calendar program participants are primarily faculty. However, other college personnel should be involved in flexible calendar development activities. The decision of who participates in the flexible calendar program is determined by the district/college shared governance process (Title 5, Section 55724, 5).
B. Background and Goal
State Legislation:
California Title V 1981 legislation authorizes colleges to use up to 15 days of the 178-day academic calendar to be used for instructional improvement activities. Title V's Chapter 8, Article 2, specifies that "in lieu of" activities may be conducted by college personnel during non-instructional hours throughout the fiscal year. More detailed information on this legislation is available in the Staff Development Office.
Local Contract:
The South Orange County Community College Faculty Association and the South Orange County Community College District have agreed upon a Flex calendar. The instructional calendar has 178 days of instruction, with the number of Flex days determined locally.
The information in this document reflects the spirit and the language of Title V, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, and the SOCCCDFA/District negotiated contract.
C. Faculty Flex Obligation
Hours Required for Full-time Faculty:
Flex activities are also to be scheduled during non-instructional hours throughout the fiscal year, between July 1 and June 30. The total Flex credit for a non-instructional day cannot exceed 7.2 hours or as determined by the District contract.
Hours Required for Adjunct Faculty:
Adjunct Faculty are encouraged to participate in any of the Flex programs they wish.
Hours Required for Reassigned Time Assignments:
Faculty on reassigned time subtract the percentage of their reassignment from their full load. (See the Flex Obligation Table below to calculate Flex obligations based upon non-reassigned load.)
Flex individual instructor assignment sheets will be distributed that indicate each instructor's required Flex hour obligation for each semester. The total of both fall and spring teaching assignments will represent the Flex hour obligation for the academic year.
Flex Obligation Table
|
|
Hours Required/Year |
| 1 |
2.5 |
| 2 |
5 |
| 3 |
7.5 |
| 4 |
10 |
| 5 |
12.6 |
| 6 |
15 |
| 7 |
17.6 |
| 8 |
20 |
| 9 |
22.6 |
| 10 |
25 |
| 11 |
27.7 |
| 12 |
30.2 |
| 13 |
32.7 |
| 14 |
35.2 |
| 15 |
37.8 |
D. Hourly Credit for Flex Activity Participation
Hours earned:
Participants: 1=1. Each hour in an approved activity up to 8 hours a day meets the contract.
Presenters: 3=1.Presenters receive 2 hours of preparation time for each hour of on-campus presentations (equals 3 total per hour). Presenters who repeat their programs will be given another 2 to 1 hour credit. [Request to Present a Staff Development Flex Activity [Form B]]
E. Individual Flex Faculty Contracts
Each faculty member is responsible for the development of his or her individual plan for professional and/or personal growth for the purpose of instructional improvement (Title Section 55726 a). This individual plan may encompass any combination of individually designed activities, institutionally planned workshops, conferences, and/or academic courses. These activities must be appropriate within the regulations that govern the flexible calendar program (Title 5 Section 55724, 4A through G).
The approval of individual faculty plans should be by the Dean and Academic Affairs Committee. [Individual Full-time Faculty Flex Activity Agreement [Form A]]
Plans for each academic year should allow for faculty to complete activities at any time during the academic year including times that they are not scheduled to work. However, individual faculty plans must be completed within the academic year in which they are proposed. Faculty members should be able to modify their plans in the event of schedule changes.
F. Flex Hour Accounting
On-campus Workshops:
Attendance at on-campus workshops is reported by the presenter. Participants will be asked to complete an evaluation form.
Individual or Group Projects:
Each person participating in an individual or group project is responsible for completing an evaluation form and submitting the stated product to the Flex Committee. [Individual/ Group Project Evaluation Form [Form C3]]
Faculty Contract Report:
The Flex Office will send regular reports to faculty which reflect completed as well as remaining Flex hour obligations.
Adjunct Faculty should complete the registration form for the workshops they plan to attend, which will be provided at the workshop.
G. Flex Calendar Program Activities
Activity Formats
The time allowed for faculty to obtain flexible calendar credit is limited to those activities designed to improve a college's staff, student, and instructional program (Title 5, Section 55724). Professional development activities intended for instructional improvement can be delivered in many formats including:
- college wide programs
- focused workshops
- applicable conferences
- department or school seminars
- individual or small group planned projects
- institutionally planned activities
- learning resource development
- student personnel services
- classroom assessment projects
- classroom pilots
- grant proposals
- inter campus meetings
Kinds of Activities
The flexible calendar program allows faculty (full-time, part-time, instructional and non-instructional) the time to work individually or with groups to achieve improvement in three distinct areas:
- Staff improvement
- Student improvement
- Instructional improvement
H. Evaluation
A comprehensive evaluation of flexible calendar program activities should occur (Title 5, Section 55730, d) on a consistent basis as determined through shared governance mechanisms. The college should determine, through its own collegial processes, its own configuration of individuals responsible for conducting the evaluation of flexible calendar program activities.
I. Individual/Group Project
Faculty are currently compensated and accountable for a specified number of hours to be determined locally of professional development activities undertaken with the annual 178-day instructional calendar. This responsibility may be met in whole or in part by participation in approved professional development activities planned and scheduled by the Staff Development Office, the Academic Affairs Committee and Staff Development Advisory Committee.
Faculty members who wish to perform a staff development project (attend conference, develop new courses, etc.) in lieu of attending and participating in some or all of the Staff Development Flex activities must adhere to the following guidelines and regulations in accordance with the state regulations governing flexible calendar in-service activities and AB 1725.
Project Guidelines
Faculty are encouraged to propose individual professional development projects. However, faculty are to be advised that only those projects that meet the criteria defined by the law may be approved: specifically excluded are professional activities of a routine nature for which a faculty member is routinely accountable (such as class preparation, grading and committee obligations). Projects must enhance the professional capabilities and competencies of the faculty member or otherwise contribute to the development of the institution and its educational progress.
Faculty are employees of the District while professional staff development duties are being performed, and faculty are remunerated for these duties; consequently, faculty may not be otherwise employed or otherwise remunerated during professional staff development hours, and no project may be approved wherein this exclusion is violated.
In accordance with the state regulations governing flexible calendar activities and in AB 1725, the activities such as the following shall be considered appropriate:
- Major design or redesign of courses and/or programs.
- Subject area research and course update.
- New course/program development.
- Development of new instructional materials for first-time use in course/program.
- Development of new short-term courses.
- Field visits to colleges and/or industries in relationship to a particular academic and/or vocational program.
- Attendance at specific professional conference(s) and/or workshop(s).
- Inventory review and development of updated need of library holdings for a particular course and/or program.
- Integration of state-of-the-art technology in curriculum.
- Clearly defined research project involving curriculum, instruction, student services, and/or community/industry needs.
Project Approval Guidelines
Regulations for seeking approval of staff development project shall include:
- Completion of the Faculty Individual/Group Project Proposal Form [Form C2], Appendix C.
- Provision for a faculty member to perform a project on the same or similar topic only once in two years.
- Project approval by the Dean of Instructional Programs in advance in accordance with the process outlined herewith before a faculty member performs the project for a given semester.
To receive Flex credit upon completion, the individual/group must submit a conference/workshop summary, materials developed, syllabus revision, course outline written, etc., and completed evaluation form. [Individual/Group Project Evaluation Form [Form C3]]
Project Approval Process
Faculty members who wish to use some or all of the Flex Calendar to perform a project should submit a proposal form to his/her Dean before the activity date. Subsequently, the Dean shall facilitate discussion on the merits of the proposal in accordance with the Professional Development Individual Project Approval Guidelines and Regulations and seek action (approval or denial) by the school faculty as a whole. If the project is approved, it will be advanced by the Dean to the Staff Development Officer, who will take the proposal to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate for approval. The Academic Affairs Committee will determine if the proposal meets the appropriate guidelines for Flex credit as described below, and determine the amount of Flex credit to be awarded. Flex credit for approved activities will be awarded after the Individual/Group Project Evaluation Form [Form C3] and a product from or report of the activity has been turned in to the Staff Development Officer.
Some examples of projects which meet prescribed State regulations governing Flex calendar professional development activities include:
- Write for publication or write a grant proposal
- Take a short-term class
- New course/program development
- Exploration of alternate instruction methods
- Field visits to sites related to your program and/or areas of responsibility
- Professional conferences/workshops
- Visit other colleges or universities to get ideas for your classes or for better articulation
- Assessment of community needs and preferences
- Projects involving community and/or student groups
- Form mentor partnerships with Adjunct faculty or new Full-time faculty
- Participate in High School Career Days
Appendices
Appendix A -CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE, STAFF DEVELOPMENT FUND
This article details the staff development fund. While the flexible calendar program is not specifically addressed in this article, flexible calendar activities are part of a staff development program. Consequently, this fund can be used to support faculty development activities administered under a flexible calendar program.
ARTICLE 5 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT FUND
¶87150-Creation and Purpose of Fund
This is hereby created in the State treasury the Community College Faculty and Staff Development Fund, to be administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the purpose of which is to provide state general funds to community colleges for supporting locally developed and implemented faculty and staff development programs.
¶87151-Allocation of Funds; Affidavit Requirements
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall annually allocate funds appropriated for the purposes of this article to each community college district whose chief executive officer has submitted to the Chancellor an affidavit which includes:
- (a) A statement that each campus within the district has an advisory committee, composed of administrators, faculty, and staff representatives, which has assisted in the assessment of the faculty and staff development needs and in the design of the plan to meet those needs.
- (b) A campus human development resource plan has been completed for the current and subsequent fiscal years.
- (c) A report of the actual expenditures for faculty and staff development for the preceding year.
¶87152-Initial Allocation
- (a) The initial allocation to each district, from funds appropriated by the Legislature therefor, shall be an amount equivalent to one-half of one percent of the fiscal year revenues, as defined by Section 84700, received by the district, for the 1987-88 fiscal year.
- (b) In subsequent fiscal years, no district shall receive an allocation greater than two percent of its fiscal year revenues, as defined in Section 84700, for the prior fiscal year.
¶87153-Authorized Uses of Funds
The authorized uses of funds allocated under this article shall include all of the following:
- (a) Improvement of teaching.
- (b) Maintenance of current academic and technical knowledge and skills.
- (c) In-service training for vocational education and employment preparation programs.
- (d) Retraining to meet changing institutional needs.
- (e) Intersegmental exchange programs.
- (f) Development of innovations in instructional and administrative techniques and program effectiveness.
- (g) Computer and technological proficiency programs.
- (h) Courses and training implementing affirmative action and upward mobility programs.
- (i) Other activities determined to be related to educational and professional development pursuant to criteria established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, including, but not necessarily limited to, programs designed to develop self-esteem.
¶87154-Operation of Article
This article shall be operative during any fiscal year only if funds are provided therefor in the annual Budget Act for that fiscal year or other legislation.
Appendix B -DEFINITION OF TERMS
- 4C/SD
- California Community College Council for Staff Development.
- ADA
- (Average Daily Attendance) The unit which is used as the basis for the computation of State Apportionment for California Community Colleges. An ADA unit consists of 525 student contact hours. ADA is a way of counting the number of students a district serves for funding purposes. Under the implementation of AB 172S this concept has been replaced by FTES. Not all Title 5 regulations have been revised to accommodate this change as yet.
- Academic work day
- number of hours during a day that a faculty member is contractually obligated to complete in performance of duties to a college (e.g., instruction, office hours, other duties).
- Banking
- refers to the carryover of time spent on activities appropriate for flexible calendar beyond the number required by the institution for any one year to the next fiscal year.
- Evaluation
- to determine the significance or worth of a program by careful appraisal or study.
- FACCC
- Faculty Association of California Community Colleges.
- Faculty development
- a process that seeks to promote professional and individual growth and development of college personnel directly or indirectly involved with students.
- Flexible calendar program activity
- an activity designated as student, staff, and instructional improvement and in-lieu-of instruction for which the college is being reimbursed by the state.
- Flexible calendar program day
- a designated day or hours out of the instructional calendar to conduct student, staff, and instructional improvement activities.
- Flexible calendar program
- allows California Community Colleges to use one to fifteen days of the state-mandated 175-day teaching year for faculty development.
- FTES
- (Full-time equivalent student) An alternate unit of funding that specifies a flat rate allocation based upon a workload measure as an index to determine the amount of funding a district will receive.
- FTEP
- (Full-time equivalent personnel).
- Instructional improvement
- any educational related activity that enhances the ability of instructors to teach and students to learn.
- Instructional methods
- strategies for teaching and monitoring the progress of that teaching.
- In-service
- training going on or continuing while one is fully employed.
- Measurable objective
- something toward which effort is directed.
- NCSPOD
- National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development.
- NISOD
- National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.
- Needs assessment
- A survey conducted on a periodic basis to gather information from faculty, staff, and students in order to determine the importance and priority of instructional improvement activities.
- Personal development
- activities which add knowledge and skills to an individual's discipline, career, or vocation intended to improve performance on the job. These activities also provide a discipline revitalization of professional direction and focus.
- Seminar
- A formal group learning activity convened for the interchange of knowledge, usually dealing with one specific topic.
- Shared Governance mechanism or process
- refers to the locally designed process to provide the means through which all membership of the academic community-students, faculty, administration, and classified-can participate effectively in the orderly growth and development of the college.
- Staff development
- a process that seeks to promote professional and individual growth and development of college personnel directly or indirectly involved with students.
- Teaching methods
- strategies for presentation and facilitation of learner interaction.
- Workshop
- a brief intensive instructional program for a relatively small group of people that emphasizes participation in problem-solving.