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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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