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AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND
TO: GOVERNING BOARD
DATE
December 5, 2011
FROM: PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Academic Staffing: Classroom Instruction Recommendation
REASON FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION
ACTION
ITEM NUMBER
ENCLOSURE(S)
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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 2011 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
7
8
9
10
Division
BELA
NAS
HASS
HASS
BELA
HAWK
NAS
HAWK
VAPA
HASS
Department
Spanish Instructor
Mathematics Instructor
Psychology Instructor
Anthropology Instructor
English Instructor
Medical Assistant Instructor
Biology Instructor
Radiologic Technology Instructor
Digital Media Instructor
Political Science Instructor
FISCAL IMPACT:
Within budget parameters.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Governing Board authorize the college to fill the following 4 academic positions:
Radiologic Technology, Biology, Medical Assistant, Political Science.
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
Approved
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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.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Radiologic Technology
Biology
Medical Assistant
Math
Anthropology
Psychology
English
Spanish
Political Science
Digital Media
The instructional administrators conducted a final review and discussion, after which they ranked the
positions in the following order:
1. Radiologic Technology
2. Biology
3. English
4. Political Science
4. Medical Assistant
6. Mathematics
7. Psychology
8. Anthropology
9. Digital Media
10. Spanish
After consideration of the enrollment, growth, and efficiency data for each of the positions; review of
graduation requirements and transfer requirements; 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 the first
four positions from available funding.
1. Radiologic Technology
2. Biology
3. Medical Assistant
4. Political Science
5. Mathematics
6. English
7. Anthropology
8. Spanish
9. Psychology
10. Digital Media
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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:
Radiologic Technology: Students must graduate from a JRCERT accredited program in radiologic
technology to qualify to take the ARRT national board examination and employers require ARRT licensure. It
is a requirement of the JRCERT that a program our size has a minimum of two full time program officials, the
program director and the clinical coordinator. We currently have one full-time faculty member (the director)
and a one-year temp contract serving as the clinical coordinator, replacing the FT faculty who retired last year.
The replacement of this position is mandatory for continued RT accreditation.
Biology: Biology has lost two fulltime faculty in the last three years, one retirement and one resignation, and
another full-time faculty member is on 50% reduced load. Biology is a highly impacted program, and an
essential pipeline for the Allied Health programs. The replacement of one of the two lost faculty members is
critical to the continued success of the biology department and for students entering the Allied Health fields. In
particular, the biology department needs a physiology and anatomy specialist.
Medical Assistant: The Medical Assistant program, which historically had two full-time faculty, currently has one
fulltime faculty member, but offers four different programs, two of which have special accreditations. The one fulltimer is the program chair as well as director of the program. Some of the courses are high-loading classes so generate
significant FTES for the college at a relatively low cost. The addition of a workforce development strand has put a
greater demand on the one full-time faculty member. The replacement of retired full-timer is essential to continue
offering the four MA programs and to meet the workforce needs of the region.
Political Science: The Political Science department currently has one full-time faculty member, although until two
years ago there were two. The retirement of one of the faculty has put a strain on the department’s ability to offer the
international politics path. Political Science is a graduation requirement for the Associate of Arts degree, and it is a
graduation requirement of CSU. PS is the only Cabrillo program that fulfills a graduation requirement but that has only
one full-time faculty member.
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