Instructional Council
Monday June 23, 2014
3Pm – 5pm, Boardroom
Agenda
1. Convocation
2. Discussion: Discipline Organizers (aka Revised Area Coordinator)
-pg. 2 below
3. Faculty Calendar – see attachments
4. Faculty Handbook Update (see pg. 3 below)
a. Format
b. Instructional Council Input
5. Area Updates (if any)
6. Update on June 9 IC discussion
7. Future Agenda Items
Adjourn
Attachments to Agenda Items 1 and 2:
1. Suggestions for Discipline Organizers:
1. Deans would request position: possible criteriaa) The discipline has a large number of associates
b) Has multiple courses with only associates teaching them, and/or
c) Multiple courses with over 5 different instructors teaching the
same course.
d) Faculty selection is made by the dean.
2. Mentor new associates: be available to new associates to discuss/share
curriculum, syllabus construction, teaching methods, and answer content
related questions. Check in with associates prior to the start of the
semester, in the middle of the semester, and near the end of the semester.
3. Works with the dean to ensure faculty in the area have determined their
assessment tool/process for the assessment planned during the semester,
and that all courses in the discipline have current two year plans.
2. Suggestions for Faculty Calendar:
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Book Order due dates for fall, spring, and summer
Syllabus due dates for fall, spring, and summer
Grades submission deadline
Program Review deadline
Assessment deadlines
Last CC to make it in the catalog along with CC meeting dates
Flex form goals due and completion due dates for associates and full-time
faculty including emphasis on penalty for failure to complete
8. Department and Division meeting dates
9. Calendar on inside.redwoods including the above and other meetings
could be added by dean, directors, and their admin support
Faculty Handbook Suggestions/Ideas:
1. Create an all-college handbook:
 Section includes policies that apply to all
 include section with faculty only information
2. Online only
3. Remove physical policies and include web address and links
directly to the policy
4. Include links to and web address to forms
5. Include links, web addresses to any/all helpful web information
6. Include / Work with Deans, Senate?
7. Include an easy quick-print of phone numbers and positions?
Rational: Handbook is too large and “wordy.” Many do not utilize it
because of this. A printed version may be supplied to new hires, but
after that they should refer to the website and print on their own, if
needed