FacultySenatePositionPrioritizationProcess
IssuesforConsiderationbyFacultySenate
ReportfromToniAlderson,RayKaupp,DeniseLim,MichaelMangin,andDawnNakanishi
May17,2016
ItisimportantthattheinitialestimatefromtheVPIofthenumberofcontractfacultypositionsthatthe
collegewillhirebeasaccurateaspossible.
1. RoleofdatafromPRO.Useittoinform,ratherthandirecttheprocess.
a. Keepthesemetrics:
i. Full-TimetoAdjunctRatiosinDepartment(overseveralyears–probablyfour):
1. FTtoAdjunctexpressedasFull-TimeEquivalentFaculty(FTEF)
2. Headcount:numberoffull-timefacultyversusnumberofadjunct
faculty
ii. EnrollmentDemandMetrics
1. Growth/declineinWSCHoverlastfiveyears
2. Percentageoffillatcensusoverlastfiveyears
3. WSCHperFTEFoverlastfiveyears
b. Eliminatethesemetrics:
i. Lossofcontract–tobeaddressedinthenarrative
ii. One-persondepartment–tobeaddressedinthenarrative
iii. Accreditingbodymandates–tobeaddressedinthenarrative
2. EliminatetheRANKINGofpositionrequestsfromPROdata.Wefeltthatthedataremained
crucial,butthattherankingprocesscreatedquantitativeresultsthatdidnotalwaysreflectthe
realityofprogramneeds.Forinstance,thecontracttoadjunctfacultyratiomightimpact
differentdepartmentsdifferently.TheBusinessDepartment,forinstance,mightbebetter
servedbyusingalargenumberofadjunctswhose“other”jobskeepsthemcurrentinthefield
andabletosharethosecurrentpracticesdirectlyintheclassroom.
3. NeedforongoingtrainingofSenatorsandDeansinusingthedata,understandingcollege-wide
needs,andvotinginthecollege’sinterests(notwitha“divisionhat”on).
4. Rankingofpositionsbyoneofthefollowingmechanisms:
a. RetaincurrentsystemofpresentationsbeforethefullSenate,withseparaterankingfor
SenateandDeans.OR
b. Createacommitteeoffacultyandadministrativerepresentativesthatcouldlooklike:
ProposedPossibleCommitteeof16VotingMemberstoPrioritizePositions
ATTENDEES—ABSOLUTE
ATTENDEES--POSSIBLE
Administration
Faculty--1for1equal#sto
admin.recruitedbySenate
Upfordiscussion
VPI(co-chair,non-voting)
Fac.SenatePres.ordesignee–
(co-chair,non-voting)
CTEDean
(5)Deansfromeachacademic
division
(5)fromeachacademicdivision
StudentServicesDean
COUNSELING-Dean
1liaisonfromCCFT
WatsonvilleCenterDean
Library/CESS—Dean
1fromCounseling
DistanceEd.Dean
PRORepresentative
1fromLibrary/CESS
TLCDean
Otherideas?
GeneralInformation:
• Co-chairedbytheVPI-FSPres.withaProcessConsultant/Support/TimeKeeper
• 16votingmemberstotal=VotingCommittee
• Similarpresentationtiming/formattothecurrentformat
• Anyoneiswelcome—itisanopenmeetinguntilthe“ClosedSession”(Committeevoting)
5. IfthecurrentSenate/Deanmodelisretained,thereisinterestinamorerobustconversation
amongsenatorsafterpresentationsandbeforevoting.Challengetomovebeyondadvocacyfor
aparticularpositionandreallydiscusscollegedirectionsandneeds.
6. Whodecideswhichpositionsarehired?Theultimatedecisionshouldbeinthehandsof
Cabinet,withresponsibleVP’scoordinatingpriorities.
7. VPImeetswithFSPresidenttoreviewrecommendedlist.Thefinallistwithrationalesforeach
positionispublished.
8. CPCandBoardapprove.
ProposaltoFillaFull-TimeFacultyPosition–DRAFT
RevisedforMay17,2016
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GeneralInformation
Facultypositionbeingproposed–[briefresponse]
Proposalbeingmadeby(listnamesandtitles)–[briefresponse]
Summarydescriptionoftheposition–[briefresponse]
QuantitativeDataProvidedbyPRO
Full-TimetoAdjunctRatiosinDepartment(overseveralyears,probablyfour):
a. FTtoAdjunctexpressedasFull-TimeEquivalentFaculty(FTEF)
b. Headcount:numberoffull-timefacultyversusnumberofadjunctfaculty
EnrollmentDemandMetrics
a. Growth/declineinWSCHoverlastfiveyears
b. Percentageoffillatcensusoverlastfiveyears
c. WSCHperFTEFoverlastfiveyears
NarrativeRationale
Narrativerationaleforfillingthisposition:includeexamplesofhowthispositionimpacts
students,programneed,andcollegegoals.
a. Addresshowtherequestreflectsfuturedirectionsofgrowth.
b. Explainhowthepositionwillimpactequitygoalsofthecollege.
c. Alsoincludeinformationaboutthenumberofcontractfacultyservinginthe
departmentandtheimpactofretirementsonthedepartment.
d. Whatistheimplicationforyourdepartmentifacontractfacultyisnothired?
e. Whatfutureneedsoftheprogramandthecollegeareuniquelyaddressedbyhiringa
contractfacultyinyourprogram?
f. Describecomplexityintheprogramthatisn’treflectedinthenumericalcriteria.
g. IncludeanalysisandinterpretationofthePROdatathatcontextualizesitforcolleagues
whoarenotinyourdepartment/program.
*AskSenateforinputonwhatquestionstheywouldliketoseeaddressedintheproposals.
7. Otherinformationtosupportthepositionproposal.–[narrative]
IV.
TheremainingquestiontobefilledoutbytheDivisionDean:
8. Pleaseofferanyadditionalinformationthatyouwouldlikethecommitteetoconsider.Include
anyinformationabouttheavailabilityofqualifiedadjunctsand/orthecancellationofsectionsin
recentyearsduetotheinabilitytofindasuitableadjunctinstructor.Youareencouragedtouse
datatosupportyourarguments.–[narrative]