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ARTICLE 23 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIP
23.1 Definition.
Professional development provides means for faculty
to: (1) accommodate changes in disciplines,
technology, pedagogy and expectations of students,
faculty and the community; (2) contribute to their
profession; (3) collaborate with other faculty and the
community; and (4) increase their capacity to
professionally grow and teach.
23.2 Funding. A general
professional development fund of
$172,689 $186,490 shall be
established for the purpose of funding professional
development projects and activities as defined in Section
23.1. Of these funds, a minimum of $40,000 shall be set
aside for short-term professional development; $24,000
shall be set aside for new faculty orientation; if
available, funding shall be set aside for discipline
contact support; and funding shall be set aside for other
professional development and academic scholarship
activities provided for by Agreements between the College
and Association. The Faculty Professional Development
Committee shall administer these funds and resources
purchased by the fund. The General Faculty
Professional Development Fund shall increase
annually at the same percentage as the full-time faculty
salary, except that an additional $65,250 shall be
included in the fund and not increase annually.
23.3 Committee and
Subcommittees. The committee shall consist of a
minimum of eight (8) members representing diverse faculty
interests, and appointed by the association. In addition,
a Vice President for Instruction or designees shall serve
as an ex-officio member without voting rights.
There will be a standing subcommittee to administer
short-term leave funds and a standing subcommittee to
administer long-term paid sabbatical leaves.
Subcommittees will appoint their own chairs who also
serve as members of the Faculty Professional Development
Committee. The Faculty Professional Development Committee
may create additional subcommittees.
23.4 Rules. The committee and
subcommittees shall develop rules and procedures as they
deem appropriate, including an appeals process ending
with the Association' s Executive Board.
Faculty Professional Development Coordinator. A
contracted faculty person shall be designated to
coordinate faculty professional development activities
and chair the Faculty Professional Development committee.
The committee will advertise in-house and select the
coordinator, subject to the approval by the Instructional
Vice President or designee and the
aAssociation. The appointment
will be for a term of two (2) years, and a person
may fill the position for no more than two (2) terms
consecutively. The coordinator' s
seniority will continue to accrue in his/her regular
faculty position. Funding of this position at 0.2 and
up to 0.5 FTE, through replacement costs,
shall be by through the
General Faculty Professional Development Fund
professional development fund.
23.6 Transfer of Funds. The
committee may transfer general professional development
funds into the short-term and/or long-term leave accounts
with consensus of the committee chair and subcommittee
chairs.
23.7 Carry Over. Professional
development funds not spent during a fiscal year will be
carried over to the following fiscal year and added to
the general professional development fund amount
designated in Article 23.2.
23.8 Long-term Leaves.
23.8.1 Purpose.
To provide faculty with professional development leave
of one or more academic terms that will better fit the
employee for service to Lane Community College.
23.8.2 Eligibility. A
contracted employee will be eligible to apply for
professional development leave of up to one (1) term
after completion of two (2) years of service, two (2)
terms after four (4) years, and three (3) terms after
six (6) years. After a leave has commenced, a new
eligibility period, as defined above, must be
completed before the employee becomes eligible to
apply for another leave.
23.8.3 Application for
Leave. The Long Term Leave Subcommittee shall
determine the deadline(s) for application and the
numbers of leaves to be awarded following each
deadline. Applicants must be informed by the committee
within one month of the application deadline regarding
the disposition of their applications. The application
for leave shall contain a statement of the plan for
activities to be undertaken. Each application may
include an impact statement from the department chair.
Application is made to the Faculty Professional
Development Committee.
23.8.4 Compensation. An
employee on leave shall receive seventy-five percent
(75%) of annual salary for a three (3) term leave,
eighty-seven percent (87%) of annual salary for a two
(2) term leave, and one hundred percent (100%) of
salary for a one (1) term leave.
23.8.5 Insurance/Step
Eligibility. Insurance benefits shall continue
during the leave. The leave shall not be construed as
a break in service for any purpose, and the employee
shall be returned to the position formerly occupied if
that position is still funded. Upon return from leave,
the member shall be eligible for a salary step
increase for the year of leave pending satisfactory
review of the completed program by the Faculty
Professional Development Committee.
23.8.6 Subcommittee. The
Long-term Leave Subcommittee shall consist of five (5)
members. The members shall be appointed annually by
the Association. In addition, a Vice President for
instruction or designee shall serve as an ex-officio
member without voting rights. The committee shall
develop specific application procedures and criteria
for approval. The acceptability of proposals for
professional development leave will be determined by
the Long-term leave Subcommittee.
23.8.7 Rules. The
following rules will apply:
23.8.7.1 As a
general rule, not more than two (2) leaves per
department may be granted for any one (1) term.
When more than one (1) acceptable application in a
department is made, precedence is given by order of
greater number of years served since last long-term
leave granted, or if no leave was granted, the
number of years of service.
23.8.7.2 In the application
for leave, each member agrees to return to lane
Community College upon the completion of the leave
for a period of one (1) term' s service for
each term of leave. The College shall be reimbursed
for costs incurred for such leave if the employee
does not return as agreed. This provision shall not
be enforceable if an employee is laid off while on
leave and does not return to Lane Community
College.
23.8.7.3 Upon completion of
leave, the faculty member will submit a report of
the accomplishments and benefits resulting from the
leave. Copies of this report shall be filed with
the Long-term leave Subcommittee and the
appropriate Vice President.
23.8.8 Number of
Leaves. The Long-term Leave Subcommittee will
grant at least nine (9) terms of professional
development leave each year of the Agreement. In the
event the year' s minimum number of leaves are
not granted, the number below the minimum will be
added to the minimum the following year.
23.8.8.1 In the
event that the minimum leaves do not meet the need
for paid sabbatical leaves, the Faculty
Professional Development Committee may appeal to
the College for additional funds.
23.8.9 Charges. For
long-term leaves, the fund shall be charged the
percent of annual salary and OPE relevant to such
leaves; in particular, the part-time replacement
costs of the leave. Other costs, if any, directly
associated with the approved leave shall be charged to
the general professional development fund.
23.9 Short-term Leaves.
23.9.1 Definition of
Activities. Short-term professional development
activities are off campus and usually of less than one
(1) term. Short-term activities may include
professional conferences, workshops, visitations or
other activities which will benefit the employee and
the College.
23.9.2 Funds available.
The Faculty Professional Development Committee shall
provide a fund of at least $40,000 each year
which will be administered by the Short-term Leave
Subcommittee.
23.9.3 Subcommittee. The
Short-term Leave Subcommittee shall consist of five
(5) members. The members shall be appointed annually
by the Association. In addition, a Vice President for
Instruction or designee shall serve as an ex-officio
member without voting rights. The committee shall
develop specific application procedures and criteria
for approval. the acceptability of proposals for
professional development leave will be determined by
the Short-term Leave Subcommittee.
23.9.4 Personnel Costs.
Personnel costs charged against the fund shall be
limited to salary costs, if any, of the
substitute.
23.9.5 Eligible Expenses.
Short-term professional development funds may be used
for transportation costs, expenses, tuition and fees.
Expenses shall be charged to the fiscal year fund in
which the activity occurs.
23.9.6 Compensation.
Faculty requests shall be granted without reduction in
salary and benefits.
23.9.7 Laid-off Employee
Eligibility. Employees who have received a lay off
notice shall be eligible to apply for short-term
leaves.
23.9.8 Employee
Obligation. Employees that have been granted
short-term leave funds shall not be required to return
to employment at Lane Community College.
23.9.9 Priority. Each
employee shall be eligible to be granted one (1)
request per term. However, the Short-term Leave
Subcommittee will develop a priority system that will
give preference to employees who have never received
funds.
23.9.10 Notification. The
Faculty Professional Development Coordinator will
notify the applicant in writing whether their request
has been approved or denied prior to the commencement
of the activity.
23.9.11 Carry over. Any
remaining short-term professional development funds
not spent during the current fiscal year will be
carried over to the following fiscal year and added to
the amount provided in Section 23.9.2 of this
Article.
23.10 Discipline
Contact. The Faculty Professional Development
Committee, directly or through a subcommittee, shall
administer funds made available to support faculty in
disciplines in the college to maintain contact with the
current thinking about teaching in the discipline. A
report of the extent of these funds shall be provided
annually to the College and the Strategic Learning
Initiative Leadership Team.
23.11 New Faculty
Orientation. The Faculty Professional
Development Committee, directly or through a
subcommittee, shall administer funds for and oversee the
Faculty Connections program to orient and integrate new
faculty into the college.
23.12 Developmental Evaluation
Support. The Faculty Professional Development
Committee, through its coordinator or designees, shall
work with Developmental Evaluation teams to help identify
professional development support opportunities and to
develop and maintain files on existing professional
development resources for this purpose.
23.13 Faculty Academic
Scholarship. The Faculty Professional
Development Committee, through its coordinator or
designees, shall support structures of faculty
scholarship as agreed by the College and Association. The
Faculty Professional Development Fund may be utilized to
provide funding for such activities.
23.13.1 Faculty Academic
Journal. A faculty academic journal, as
described in an accompanying Memorandum of Agreement,
shall be funded and supported through the Faculty
Professional Development Fund. It will be funded at the
level of $22,000 in the 2000-01 fiscal year.
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