The Professional Development Committee

Responsibilities

• In 2014, AB 2558 was placed into effect which effectively established the Community College Professional Development Program and eliminated the Community College Faculty and Staff Development Fund.
  
  
• This assembly bill requires that each campus has a Professional Development Advisory Committee (composed of faculty, staff, and administrators), completes an annual human development resources plan, and submits a report of the actual expenses incurred through faculty & staff development each year. 
  
  
• Professional Development Funding is to be disbursed according to the rules and regulations of the board of governors. In order to receive continued funding for Professional Development on campus, documentation must be maintained concerning employees' participation in Professional Development activities in accordance with their contractually obligated hours.
  
  
• Another intersting item from 2014 is the creation of the new ACCJC Accreditation Standard III.A.14 which calls for the following:
  
  "The institution plans for and provides all personnel with appropriate opportunities for continued professional development, consistent with the institutional mission and based on evolving pedagogy, technology, and learning needs. The institution systematically evaluates professional development programs and uses the results of these evaluations as the basis for improvement."
  
  
• Section 87153 of California Education Code specifies the type of Professional Development activities that may be funded by the Community College Professional Development Program. They are as follows:
  • Improvement of teaching.
  • Maintenance of current academic and technical knowledge and skills.
  • In-service training for vocational education and employment preparation.
  • Retraining to meet changing institutional needs.
  • Intersegmental exchange programs.
  • Development of innovations in instructional and adminstrative techniques and program effectiveness.
  • Computer and technological proficiency programs.
  • Courses and training implementing affirmative action and upward mobility.
  • 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.
    
    

Meetings

Meetings are held during the second Monday of each month from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the Teaching and Learning Center (Room 2410). 

 

Membership

Charge of Committee

Develop policies and processes for awarding of professional development funds; review and make recommendations for funding of staff proposals; plan and promote professional development activities.

Reporting Relationship

President, Academic Senate, Classified Senate

Membership

• Faculty Tri-Chair (selected by President & Academic Senate)
• Classified Tri-Chair (selected by Classified Senate)
• Administrator Tri-Chair (or designee)
• 1 Administrator or Designee
• 1 Faculty from each Division (currently 5 total)
• 1 Part-time Faculty 
• 4 Classified, including Teaching and Learning Center
• 1 Student (non-voting), selected from LPCSG
  
  

Appointments by

• Academic Senate
• Administration (President)
• Classified Senate
• LPCSG
  
  

Term

2 years. One-half replaced each year. First year selected by lottery.

This is the membership list, effective for the 2018-2019 Academic Year:

Name	Role/Position/Divison
Howard Blumenfeld	Coordinator/Faculty/STEM
Roanna Bennie	Interim President/Administrator
Elena Cole	Faculty/A&H
Lyndale Garner	Faculty/SLPC
David Powers	Faculty/STEM
Gina Webster	Faculty/BHAWK
Gabriela Discua	Faculty/Student Services
Vacant	Part-Time Faculty
Amanda Ingold	Classified
Bill Eddy	Classified
Carolyn Scott	Classified
Tim Druley	Classified/TLC

 

The Professional Development Committee currently reports out to the President & College Council. The official membership consists of a minimum of one chair (or two co-chairs), one administrator, five faculty (one from each division), one part-time faculty member, and four classified (including the TLC). Appointments are made by a combination of the Academic Senate, Administration, and the Classified Senate. Members serve two year terms with one-half of the membership replaced each year. The first year of the Professional Development Committee is selected by lottery.