Professional Development
Faculty Professional Development Fund
The San Mateo County Community College District provides a fund equal to 1% of expenditures for regular faculty salaries to provide faculty professional development opportunities.
Eligibility:
Long Term Projects - Regular (Tenured & Contract III/IV) Faculty
Short Term Projects - All Faculty (Regular, Contract, & Adjunct)
Extended Leave (Sabbatical) – All full-time academic employees who have completed six years of continuous paid service with the District directly proceeding the term of the requested leave are eligible for extended leaves of a full semester or academic year. District authorized paid leaves will not constitute a break in service.
Activities:
Long Term Projects: Involve full or partial reassignment lasting more than three weeks. Types of activities could include retraining, advanced study, and research.
Short Term Projects: Projects can include participation in conferences, workshops, seminars, or training sessions lasting up to three weeks.
Extended Leave (Sabbatical): Involve retraining; upgrade skills and knowledge for current or future assignments, improvement of curriculum, educational delivery, student personnel services or other support services; development or revision of certificate or degree program; feasibility or revision of new or existing programs.
Allowable Expenditures:
Long Term Projects: Participants are provided reassigned time at full pay. It does not cover tuition, transportation, meals or lodging.
Short Term Projects: Funds are available to cover costs of registration fees, travel expenses and substitute teaching time; tuition is not funded.
Extended Leave (Sabbatical): Participants, who are approved a full semester or academic year, will receive all fringe benefits and eighty percent (80%) of their regular pay.
Evaluation: For all projects when completed, a written report must be submitted within 30 days of completion to the Office of the Vice President of Instruction describing the project activities and verifying that the project has been satisfactorily concluded.
Application:
Long Term Application: Long-Term projects are considered by the Professional Development Committee in two separate cycles with deadlines normally in October and February.
Short-Term Application: Short-Term projects are accepted on a continuous basis by the Professional Development Committee. Applications must be submitted 21 days prior to the activity.
Extended Leave (Sabbatical): Extended Leave (Sabbatical) projects are considered by the Professional Development Committee once a year in February. For detailed information and application forms, go to the AFT web site.
Click links below for:
Professional Development Request for Proposals (RFP) 2011-2012
Any questions regarding the Professional Development funds, please contact
Rick Hough - Chair, Professional Development Committee, ext. 4193, Hough@smccd.edu.
Theresa Tentes - Administrative Secretary, Office of the Vice President of Instruction, ext. 4321, tentes@smccd.edu.
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Skyline College for Program Improvement Fund
For the academic year 2011-12, Skyline College has established a small fund to support faculty and staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of instructional materials for existing and emerging programs and services. The fund is to be used in development of materials that enhance, expand, create or modify new or existing programs. Projects funded through this proposal are above and beyond Duties and Responsibilities - Appendix D – AFT Contract. For the 2011-12 academic year the fund has $15,000 available. Proposals will be evaluated by the Professional Personnel Committee. All funds must be spent by June 30, 2012.
The Deadline to submit proposals is Thursday, November 3, 2011.
Click links below for:
Request for proposals of Skyline College Fund for Program Improvment.
Any questions please contact:
Arthur Takayama, Chair, Professional Personnel Committee, ext. 4208, takayama@smccd.edu.
Theresa Tentes - Administrative Secretary, Office of the Vice President of Instruction, ext. 4321, tentes@smccd.edu.
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Professional Enrichment Funds (PEF)
For Administrators, Faculty and Classified Staff
Eligibility:
Administrator: All Administrators
Faculty: All Faculty (Regular, Contract & Adjunct)
Classified: All Permanent Classified Staff
Allowable Expenditures:
Administrators: Funds can be used for travel expenses which include transportation, lodging, meals, parking and any miscellaneous expense pertaining to the travel.
Faculty: Funds can be used to supplement what the regular Professional Development funding is not able to cover in travel expenses. Travel funds can include transportation, lodging, meals, parking, and miscellaneous expenses pertaining to the travel.
Classified: Funds can be used for professional enrichment educational activities such as attending conferences, workshops or class tuition.
Application
Administrators: Five requests at $200 each, 1 request per Administrator for the current fiscal year will be considered by the PEDAC Committee for review.
Faculty: Six requests at $200 each, per semester for four semesters, 1 request per Faculty member for duration of fund, will be considered by the PEDAC Committee for review.
Classified: Six requests at $200 each, per semester for two semesters, 1 request per Classified staff member for duration of fund, will be considered by the PEDAC Committee for review.
Click links below for:
Faculty - Complete a Short Term Proposal 2011-2012
Classified - The 2011-2012 Forms are not availabe at this time but will be soon.
Administrators - The 2011-2012 Forms are not available at this time but will be soon.
Any questions regarding the Professional Enrichment Funds, please contact
Nina Floro, Chair of the Professional Enrichment Development Advisory Committee, ext. 4414, floro@smccd.edu.
Theresa Tentes, Administrative Secretary, Office of the Vice President of Instruction, ext. 4321, tentes@smccd.edu.
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The purpose of this fund is to supplement (up to $200) what the regular Professional Development Program is not able to cover in professional development activity expenses. BSI Professional Development Funds are allocated through PEDAC and designed specifically for professional development activities in the area of basic skills.
Eligibility:
All Faculty (Regular, Contract & Adjunct)
Click links below for:
Complete a Short Term Proposal for BSI Funds - 2011-2012
Any questions regarding the Basic Skills Funds, please contact Nina Floro, Chair of the Professional Enrichment Development Advisory Committee, ext. 4414, floro@smccd.edu.
Theresa Tentes, Administrative Secretary, Office of the Vice President of Instruction, ext. 4321, tentes@smccd.edu.
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Classified Staff Development
The San Mateo County Community College District recognizes that the quality of its educational offerings and services is enhanced by the professional growth and development of its employees. The Classified Staff Development Program is intended to provide opportunities to attend classes and workshops that will promote outstanding District departments, programs and services, while fostering the creativity, personal growth and advancement of our employees. Through our staff development opportunities we hope to create a positive climate of open communication, mutual respect and appreciation for the advantages of a diverse community.
Eligibility:
Permanent Classified employees who have completed the required probationary period are eligible to participate.
Allowable Expenditures:
Conference/Workshops: Classified employees may request a maximum of $1000 per conference/workshop per each fiscal year. If you are interested in attending a conference/workshop, complete the Application for Conference/Workshop funds well in advance of the date of the event, and obtain your supervisor’s approval.
Tuition: Classified employees may be reimbursed for tuition, books and related expenses (not including meals or mileage) for a maximum reimbursement of $1400 in a one year period (July 1 through June 30). Reimbursement will be made upon satisfactory completion of approved coursework with a grade of C or better.
To Apply:
To apply for Classified Staff Development (CSD) funds use one of the forms that are below; the Application for Conference/Workshops or the Application for Tuition for a College Course. Next, follow these steps:
- Complete the appropriate form and print a copy.
- Sign the form and submit the original to your Immediate Supervisor and the Division Dean for approval and signatures.
- Complete a Conference Attendance Approval form and submit to your Immediate Supervisor and the Division Dean for approval and signatures. Note: Only complete a Conference Attendance Approval form if you are attending a Conference/Workshop. The Conference Attendance Approval Form is below for your convenience.
- Send the original signed forms (Classified Staff Development request form and Conference Attendance Approval form) to Office of the Vice President of Instruction, for approval and processing. Note: Both forms, CSD Application for Workshop or Conference form and Conference Attendance Approval form, are needed to process your request.
Click links below for:
Classified Staff Development 2011-2012 Policies
Classified Staff Development, Conference Application
Classified Staff Development, Tuition Application
Conference Attendance Approval Form
Any questions regarding the Classified Staff Development funds, please contact Theresa Tentes - Administrative Secretary, Office of the Vice President of Instruction, ext. 4321, tentes@smccd.edu.
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