AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND
TO: GOVERNING BOARD
DATE
FROM: PRESIDENT
December 6, 2010
SUBJECT:
Academic Staffing: Classroom Instruction Recommendation
REASON FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION
ACTION
ENCLOSURE(S)
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ITEM NUMBER
C.2
BACKGROUND:
The vitality of the college is dependent upon its instructional program. The quality of the college’s
instructional program is contingent upon the availability of highly competent and visionary contract faculty
who are adept at curriculum development and instructional delivery. In addition, the unavailability of
adjunct faculty in some disciplines necessitates filling several positions. Finally, the college is bound by
regulation to meet the Faculty Obligation Number established by the Board of Governors.
The Fall 2010 positions were proposed and reviewed in accordance with the established academic hiring
prioritization process. The numerical rating is based on FTE taught by adjunct faculty, growth in WSCH,
percentage of fill at census, change in WSCH per FTE, unavailability of adjunct faculty, loss of contract in
current year, student to teacher ratio, and retirements of contract faculty. The numerical process yielded the
following ranking:
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2
3
4
5
6
Division
HASS
NAS
HAWK
NAS
HAWK
HAWK
Department
Geography/Meteorology
Mathematics Instructor (1 of 2)
Medical Assistant Instructor
Mathematics Instructor (2 of 2)
Nursing Instructor
Kinesiology Instructor
FISCAL IMPACT:
Within budget parameters.
Administrator Initiating Item:
Renée M. Kilmer, VP Instruction
Academic and Professional Matter
If yes, Faculty Senate Agreement
Senate President Signature
 Yes  No
 Yes  No
Final Disposition
RECOMMENDATION:
After the numerical rating is completed and distributed, the process calls for the Faculty Senate and the
Instructional Administrators to hold a joint meeting during which department representatives present oral
statements in support of positions. Members of the Faculty Senate ranked the positions in the following
order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Geography/Meteorology
Math (1 of 2)
Medical Assistant
Nursing
Kinesiology
Math (2 of 2)
The instructional administrators conducted a final review and discussion, after which they ranked the
positions in the following order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Geography/Meteorology
Math (1 of 2)
Medical Assistant
Kinesiology
Math (2 of 2)
Nursing
After consideration of the enrollment, growth, and efficiency data for each of the positions; review of the
full-time/part-time faculty ratio by department, the College Master Plan, the Program Plans; consultation
with the deans and the faculty senate and their respective rankings; and with consideration of current
budgetary concerns of the Chancellor’s Office; and with the approval and authority of the College President,
the final priority ranking of the positions is presented to the Governing Board below along with the rationale
to support the ranking of the 2 positions recommended for funding.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Geography/Meteorology
Math (1 of 2)
Medical Assistant
Math (2 of 2)
Nursing
Kinesiology
It is recommended that the Governing Board authorize the college to fill 2 academic positions from this list.
The need for each of these positions has been demonstrated, and, in fact, without the positions the programs
will be in jeopardy or unable to meet student need in the most effective way. As we all know, the most
precious resource of a college is its contract faculty. The final ranking is as follows:
1.
Geography/Meteorology
The geography/meteorology program has long functioned with a single full-time faculty
member. With his retirement in 2009, the Division replaced him with adjunct faculty,
who taught at capacity for a year. For the 2010-11 academic year, we hired a one-year
temporary contract. This program typically serves over 700 students per year and the fill
rate is among the highest on campus at over 95%. A program of this size needs a faculty
member who can maintain the quality of curriculum through curriculum development and
instructional planning.
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2.
Math (1 of 2)
The math department continues to be one of the largest departments on campus, serving
the most students both at the developmental/basic skills level and the transfer level. Over
3000 students typically enroll in math classes each semester and the fill rate in math
classes is among the highest on campus at over 95%. The department must rely heavily
on adjunct faculty to offer sufficient sections of classes each semester, and the pool of
prospective adjunct is very small. The impending retirement of one long-time faculty at
the end of this year and the retirement of three more fulltime faculty in the past couple of
years has necessitated this replacement position in order to sustain the quality of teaching
in the discipline.
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