Professional Development Committee
Minutes
Monday, April 20, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
D-129
MEMBERS
Name
Terri Pyer
Shannon Bliss
Megan Blevins
Laura Lark
Andrea Marble
Others
Name
Representing
CHRO; co-chair
Administrative
PD Center; co-chair
Professional
Development Center
Human Resources
Present
Title or
Representing
Present
x
x
x
x
Absent
x
CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS
Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.m.
Absent
Terri Pyer
ACTION ITEMS
1. The agenda was approved.
2. March minutes were approved.
3. Pam submitted her votes on the travel and conference grants. Using the rubric for
scoring applications, and considering the information given to all applicants that we
would be judging the applications very carefully in light of the spending freeze, the
committee voted to fund one of the four projects. One of the applications did not fit the
instructions for travel and conference (it was a request that the college pay tuition for a
for-credit course), and the other two applications insufficiently addressed the questions
asked. Only the funded application even identified a single strategic priority and goal,
even though the first question asked specifically that.
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS
1
HARTNELL COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT
Hartnell College will be nationally recognized for the success of our students by developing leaders who will contribute
to the social, cultural, and economic vitality of our region and the global community.
HARTNELL COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Focusing on the needs of the Salinas Valley, Hartnell College provides educational opportunities for students to reach
academic goals in an environment committed to student learning, achievement and success.
1. Terri, Shannon, and Andrea reported that the member of the accreditation visiting team
who wanted to meet with members of the Professional Development Committee was
very complimentary of the work we have done, and thanked us for going far beyond
what they ever expected to see.
2. Megan gave a presentation from the 4C/SD state-wide conference on retooling
professional development held last week in Ontario. She reported that we were
definitely on the right track, and our progress, programs, and ideas put us comfortably
on the continuum of where other community colleges are. A keynote speaker, LeBaron
Woodyard, said the AB 2558 is not being funded yet, but things are in progress to
update Title 5 and figure out how this will be fully implemented. She heard lots of ideas
for how to offer professional development for administrative and classified employees,
which is everyone's concern now, since everyone already has a head start in offering
professional development for faculty. She learned that it is clear that a critical culture
shift embracing professional development is possible through consistency and repetition
in offering it. She also signed us for the state-wide clearinghouse, a kind of 2-part
approach that is first a kind of collection of training programs and offerings that the
members make available to all, and second, Grovo, which is a paid service that offers
quick 1-2 minute video training modules on a variety of topics. She also shared four
main ideas about approaches to professional development for faculty, classified,
leaders, and campus-wide efforts.
NEXT MEETING(S)
May 18, 2015
June 22, 2015
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
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HARTNELL COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT
Hartnell College will be nationally recognized for the success of our students by developing leaders who will contribute
to the social, cultural, and economic vitality of our region and the global community.
HARTNELL COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Focusing on the needs of the Salinas Valley, Hartnell College provides educational opportunities for students to reach
academic goals in an environment committed to student learning, achievement and success.