February 26, 2014 Meeting

Agenda

Taft College Faculty Association Agenda

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

 

  1. Welcome and Lunch

 

  1. Approval of Minutes from January meeting

 

  1. Treasurer’s Report

 

  1. TCFCBC Update
    1. Adjunct/Overload Language Clarification
    2. Sabbatical Process
    3. Approved Committee List
    4. Faculty Evaluations & Procedures Update
    5. Upcoming topics – Faculty Club Advisors & Division Chair Compensation

 

  1. Contract Highlight – 7.5 Longevity Program

 

  1. Scholarship Committee (Applications available March 28, 2014, Deadline for selection of recipients April 18, 2014.)

 

  1. Other

 

  1. Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 26, 2014, Location: Cougar Room (Lunch will be provided) (Every 4th Wednesday)

Minutes

Taft College Faculty Association

Minutes of February 26, 2014

 

Call to Order

President Diane Jones called the meeting to order at 12:11 pm.

 

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the January 14 meeting were approved as presented, with 1 vote opposed.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer Ruby Payne reported that the balance in the association account is $11031.04 before today’s lunch.

Taft College Faculty Collective Bargaining Committee (TCFCBC) Update

Adjunct/Overload Language Clarification

President Diane Jones reminded the Association that this language had already been approved. At the time, the discussion focused primarily on adjunct instructors. As a result, some full-time faculty members were not accelerated to steps two or three as they should have been for prior teaching or professional experience. The resulting discussion in the last TCFCBC meeting should have rectified this issue.

 

Sabbatical Process

President Diane Jones reported that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is currently being drafted. Once completed, the MOU will be brought before the Association for ratification. The process looks like the following: at the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year Superintendent/President Dena Maloney will announce how many, if any, sabbaticals will be offered during the 2015-2016 academic year. Interested faculty can apply, and any approved sabbaticals will take place during 2015-2016. Diane also reported that Dena is unwilling to commit to any ongoing numbers of offered sabbaticals. A discussion ensued pertaining to other Districts’ policies, and possible numbers of sabbaticals offered.

 

Approved Committee List

President Diane Jones reported that Vice President of Student Services Darcy Bogle would like to take the Counseling Committee off of the approved committee list, and add the Student Success Committee. Vice President of Instruction Mark Williams also wanted to create a new committee. The charters for these committees are scheduled to go before the Governance Council, so the TCFCBC postponed this issue to avoid circumventing the process. A discussion ensued pertaining to criteria for established committees, ensuring that Faculty members get credit for their committees during any changes to the approved committee list, and the importance of signing in at your committee meetings.

 

 

Faculty Evaluations & Procedures Update

President Diane Jones reminded members that she reported on this issue in our last Association meeting. A subcommittee including Greg Golling, Diane Jones, and Mike Mayfield has been formed from the bargaining group. The subcommittee is making progress, and will recommend procedures to TCFCBC. Dena will then decide if HR or IR will oversee the process.

 

Upcoming Topics – Faculty Club Advisors & Division Chair Compensation

President Diane Jones reported that these two topics would be addressed at some point in future TCFCBC meetings. When the time comes, members may be invited to help tell the story.

 

Contract Highlight – 7.5.1

President Diane Jones led a discussion on this section of the contract. She reminded Association members receiving a longevity increase to inspect their first paycheck for accuracy.

 

Scholarship Committee

President Diane Jones reminded the Association that we awarded $2500 in scholarships last year. She then opened the floor for discussion and motions. Chris Chung-Wee suggested that we increase that amount this year. A motion was presented by Craig Johnson and seconded by Chris Chung-Wee to offer six $500 scholarships. The motion was unanimously approved. David Layne suggested that the Scholarship Committee should have discretion in the number of scholarships. A motion was presented by Tony Thompson and seconded by Chris Chung-Wee to amend the previously approved motion to award $3000 in scholarships, at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee. Motion Unanimously Approved

 

Other

President Diane Jones reported that the summer retro pay issue should have been finally resolved with a February 15th payout.

 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 12:52 pm.

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