Classified Professionals
Staffing Request Form
Office Use Only
Rec. Date: ___________
Fiscal Year: __________
Program Review: _____
Please fill out one form for each classified staff position that you are requesting for your division/unit. This form
is to be submitted as an appendix in your program review each fiscal year and a copy should be forwarded to
the classified prioritization chair. For positions requested outside the program review cycle (e.g., retirements,
resignations, grant/categorical funded positions), this form should be submitted to the classified prioritization
chair and will be used for information/tracking purposes. (Please see the program review website for more
information.)
Division/Unit: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/MCOM
Position Title Requested: Radio Station Instructional Assistant
Request Number (i.e., 1 + # of times position requested, but not granted, in past five program reviews):
One
Please indicate if this is a request for/to:
☐ Fill a currently vacant position (Must attach District job description; see Classified Prioritization Chair for assistance.)
12
40
hours per week
months per year
■
☐ Increase of an existing position (Must attach District job description; see Classified Prioritization Chair for assistance.)
from: ☐ 9, ☐ 10, ☐ 11 month
to: ☐ 10, ☐ 11, ☐ 12 month
from:
%
to:
%
☐ New position (Must attach proposed job description; see Classified Prioritization Chair for assistance.)
hours per week
months per year
Estimate Increase / Proposed Annual Salary Cost:
(assume step 1 for vacant position)
$ $4,172.67
Note: total cost of position will include salary + benefits.
Funding Source:
100
☐
✔ General
☐ Categorical
☐ Grant
Grant name:
%
%
%
Justification:
Why is this position necessary?
There was a full-time Classified Radio Station position for decades. When the person in that position
left for a job in commercial radio, filling the vacant position was put on hold. It ended up being
indefinitely vacant. The majority of MCOM classes involve hands-on experience and training requiring
the use of the radio station labs. In order to keep the labs open for student access and use, a full-time
instructional assistant is needed for lab support. Reinstatement of this much needed support is vital to
the survival of the MCOM program and the four AA degrees we offer. The only reason the radio
station has remained available since this loss is because students have generously volunteered their
time and services. When the time comes that we no longer have students donating their unpaid time,
What educational programs or institutional purposes does this position support? How does the request
the courses associated with the radio station will be in jeopardy of being canceled and possibly
relate specifically to your Program Review, the College’s Strategic Plan, and/or Accreditation Recommendations?
eliminated thus endangering the sustained viability of our MCOM AA degrees.
This position supports the Mass Communications Department and the AA degrees we offer. Chabot’s
Strategic Plan is to “Increase the number of students that achieve their educational goal within a
reasonable time by… providing more information and support.” This position supports that goal by
making it possible for students to matriculate and achieve their educational goals. When the radio labs
are unstaffed, students become frustrated and drop the courses. The position will increase student
retention and success. It will also help alleviate the programmatic bottleneck.
Where will the individual work? To whom will the person report? Are there any special equipment/facilities needs
to be considered?
They work will primarily in the radio station, room 132. They would report to the full-time MCOM
instructor and the AHSS dean.
What is the consequence of not funding this position?
We will not be able to keep the labs open for student use. Without personnel, enrollments have
dropped because of the inadequate access to the radio station studios. Courses associated with the
radio station will be in jeopardy of being canceled and possibly eliminated thus endangering the
sustained viability of our MCOM AA degrees. Students would not be able to graduate with their AA
degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting.
What alternative approaches have been considered in meeting the programmatic demands of this request?
Students have generously volunteered their time and services, which is not optimal nor reliable. There
are time students donating their unpaid time are unable to staff the labs.
How will the campus community (students, staff, faculty, and community) be positively impacted by filling this
position?
The radio station will be able to be more involved in and support campus clubs and organizations. We
will be able to put on College Hour events that serve the campus community. The radio station
reaches beyond the campus and is broadcast in our community to our service area. We will be able to
increase our outreach by being on feeder school campuses and community events representing the
college. The position will increase student retention and success. Faculty will be able to better serve
our students with this position.
What other personnel currently provide support to this program and these students?
Since this position was vacated there has been no personnel providing support to the MCOM program
and our students.
Requested by:
Chad Mark Glen Date:
Area Manager Notes/Response:
10/26/15
Area Manager:
Carla Walter
Date: