RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Riverside | Moreno Valley | Norco 

Faculty Development

Professional Growth and Sabbatical Leave

The District encourages faculty to continue their professional preparation through academic, scholarly, and professional endeavors beyond those skills, proficiencies, and attainments presented at the time of initial appointment to the District. Board Policy 3080 defines the process for salary reclassification, and the CTA contract defines sabbatical leaves. Plans for professional growth and sabbatical leaves must be approved in advance. View Board Policy 3080. (See also BP 7160)

For appropriate forms please visit the PG&SL forms on the website.

For information contact: Kristina Kauffman, Associate Vice Chancellor Institutional Effectiveness
(951) 222-8991 or (951) 222-8257

Faculty Development Committee (FDC)

Since Summer 2006 Faculty Development has been managed by the Faculty Development Coordinators are on each campus

The FDC Provides input for Policies and Programs including:

  • A wide variety of professional development learning and training opportunities for all faculty
  • New Faculty Orientation Programs
  • 4faculty.org
  • The FLEX agenda
  • Faculty Development Funds for Conferences/travel and workshops

Professional Development - FLEX see also http://www.rccdfaculty.net/pages/flex.jsp

FLEX Policy - The flexible calendar program provides time for faculty to participate in professional development activities that are related to "staff, student and instructional improvement" (Title 5, Section 55720). The flexible calendar program, a component of the staff development program, offers opportunities for faculty to participate in professional development activities.

Calendar - The FLEX calendar provides for instructional improvement activities through the shortening of the instructional calendar. Title 5 legislation authorizes colleges to use up to 15 days of the academic calendar for professional development activities. As designated by the negotiated academic calendar, three (3) days have been approved for FLEX activities. These activities are to be scheduled during non-instructional hours (outside the regular contract day) throughout the fiscal year between July 1, and June 30.

Contract - As designated by the negotiated calendar, three days have been approved for FLEX activities. Eighteen hours of FLEX activities are required in lieu of instruction days. This time is to be scheduled during non-instructional hours (outside the regular contract day) throughout the year between July 1 and June 30.

Individual Plan - Faculty have broad discretion about how they complete the 18 hours as long as they gain department approval. By contract, RCCD's FLEX contracts are approved by departments or (if designated by the department) by department chair. After completion of individual FLEX activities, faculty members are asked to forward evidence of completion to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Credit - One hour in an approved activity is equivalent to one hour of FLEX credit, up to a maximum of six hours a day. Faculty who present District-provided FLEX activities can receive one hour of preparation time (FLEX credit) for each hour of on-campus presentations. The FLEX days designated by the District are as follows:

FLEX Days
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Friday, February 6, 2008

For a schedule of events please see: http://www.rccdfaculty.net/pages/eventmaterials.jsp

Please visit http://www.rccdfaculty.net for information on other FLEX workshops and downloadable FLEX forms, or you may contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at (951) 222-8991.

Improvement of Instruction and Tenure Review

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness oversees the evaluation processesm while the campus Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs/Educational Services/Career and Technical Education have responsibility for actual implementation of the processes and the evaluations themselves. Please see Evaluations for details and Evaluation Forms.

New Full-Time Faculty Orientation

This program assists newly hired contract faculty in learning the organizational structure, policies, procedures, and various RCCD departmental functions, including the discussion of effective pedagogy. The program includes one full days of district orientation, and additional workshops on each campus, completion of 4faculty.org's new faculty modules, and other selected assignments.

New Part-Time Faculty Orientation

New part-time (adjunct) faculty should plan to attend an on campus orientation meeting. Part-time faculty are strongly encouraged to visit 4faculty.org and complete the new faculty orientation modules.

 

 

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