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Professional Development Committee
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The Professional Development Committee

 keys to success

News & Updates
Mission
Responsibilities
Meetings
Membership


 

News & Updates

  • The FLEX Days for 2020-2021 have been determined.  They are Tuesday, October 20 for Fall 2020 and Tuesday, March 9 for Spring 2021. 
  • If you are Full-Time faculty, please make sure to complete your Variable FLEX form (Part 2) by May 15.  
  • The PDC is currently accepting proposals for our Spring 2021 FLEX Day which is on Tuesday, March 9 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.  The final deadline to submit proposals for consideration in the program is Monday, February 8 by 5:00 PM.
  • Archives from past FLEX day sessions, including Fall 2020, can be found here.  


Mission

The Professional Development Committee is charged in an advisory capacity to address the professional and personal growth needs of the campus faculty, staff, and administration in accordance with the California Education Code as well as to foster the professional development goals set forth in the CLPCCD District Educational Master Planand the Las Positas College Mission Statement & Institutional Strategic Goals.

 

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 2015 is the creation of the new ACCJC Accreditation Standard III.A.5 which calls for the following:

    "The institution provides all personnel with appropriate opportunities for continued professional development, consistent with the institutional mission and based on identified teaching and learning needs. The institution plans professional development activites to meet the needs of its personnel. With the assistance of the participants, the institution systematically evaluates professional development programs and uses the results of these evaluations as a 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 Room 1687. 

 

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 (President or designee)
  • 1 Faculty from each Division (currently 5 total)
  • 1 Part-time Faculty 
  • 5 Classified, including Teaching and Learning Center and Administrative Services
  • 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 2020-2021 Academic Year:

Name Role/Position/Divison
Dyrell Foster Administrator Tri-Chair
David Powers Faculty Tri-Chair
Carolyn Scott Classified Tri-Chair
Rifka Several Senior Administrative Assistant
Kisha Quesada Turner Faculty/A&H
Vacant Faculty/PATH
Howard Blumenfeld Faculty/STEM
Gina Webster Faculty/BSSL
Michelle Zapata Faculty/Student Services
Savanna Alliband-McGrew Part-Time Faculty
Tim Druley Classified/TLC
Alesia High Classified/Administrative Services
Linda Cross Classified
Carmen Ortiz Classified
David Rodriguez Classified
Raine Yenlinn LPCSG

 

The Professional Development Committee currently reports out to the President & the Academic Senate. The official membership consists of three chairs (administrator, faculty, and classified), 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.

 

 
 

For More Information Please Contact:

David Powers
Professional Development Faculty Tri-Chair

(925) 424-1357
dpowers@laspositascollege.edu

Rifka Several
Senior Administrative Assistant

(925) 424-1014
rseveral@laspositascollege.edu

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