October 24, 2012 Meeting

Agenda

Taft College Faculty Association Agenda

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

 

  1. Welcome and Lunch

 

  1. Approval of Minutes from September meeting

 

  1. Treasurer’s Report

 

  1. TCFCBC Update
    1. Academic Calendar
    2. Voluntary Severance Package
    3. Salary Credit Language Clarification
    4. Frye Report
    5. Evaluations

 

  1. Board of Trustees Meeting – Board Goals – TC Website/About Us/Board of Trustees

 

  1. Public Hearing on 50% Law – November 8, 2012, 4:00pm, Cougar Room

 

  1. YES on Prop. 30 – NO on Prop. 32

 

  1. Other

 

  1. Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 12:10pm, Location: Cougar Room (Lunch will be provided) (Every 4th Wednesday)

Minutes

Taft College Faculty Association

Minutes of October 24, 2012

 

Call to Order

President Diane Jones called the meeting to order at 12:11 pm.

 

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of the September 26 meeting were approved as presented.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Cash Balance

Treasurer Ruby Payne reported that the current balance in the association account is $9088.05 after lunch. We recently received our first dues check for the year.

 

Taft College Faculty Collective Bargaining Committee (TCFCBC) Update

Academic Calendar 2014-2015

President Diane Jones reported that a taskforce has been established to begin looking at the 2014-2015 academic calendar. Darcy Bogle and Craig Johnson are the faculty representatives on the taskforce. They will report back to the association following their first meeting.

 

Voluntary Severance Package

President Diane Jones stated that this agenda item is normally addressed in our August TCFCBC meeting. It was postponed this year due to interest based bargaining training. Diane will meet with HR Director Jana Peters to run the two years of service credit STRS numbers for all faculty members eligible to retire. These numbers will be taken to the next TCFCBC meeting, and the group will go through its normal process.

 

Salary Credit Language Clarification

President Diane Jones stated that historically, most people were sending memos to their appropriate Vice President to get prior approval for salary credit courses or activities. Some had done activities without prior approval. One was denied, went before the AEER committee, and was approved. Diane is working with Interim Vice President of Instruction Patti Bench to begin crafting contract language that will both retain flexibility and detail the prior approval process. Diane also reported that the bargaining group has asked admin. for an accounting of salary schedule units each May. She also encouraged members to keep track of their own salary schedule units.

Frey Report

President Diane Jones reminded the association that our contract language uses step 20 of the ranked non doctorate Frey report as a benchmark. Steps 30-36 of this report are averaged and compared to our class VII step 18. Last year, this resulted in a 1.8% increase to the salary schedule. This year’s calculation shows that we are + $33, and in compliance with contract language. Diane reminded the association that the Frey Report is the best benchmark available.

 

 

Evaluations

President Diane Jones stated her hope that all non tenured faculty members know who their peer evaluation team is, and reminded peer committee members to follow the established process. She also reminded members that they can ask for Faculty Association representation for any meeting they may have with a supervisor. Members can ask for representation at any point during a meeting as well.

 

Board of Trustees Meeting

President Diane Jones reminded the association she is now addressing the Board of Trustees in closed session prior to each board meeting. Diane reminded the Board that although faculty have not opted for furloughs, we have lost overload. Additionally, some of our adjuncts have lost 100% of their teaching loads. Diane also informed the association that the board published a set of Board Goals in its last meeting. These goals are available online.

 

Public Hearing on 50% Law

President Diane Jones reported that she and Greg Golling serve on a 50% law taskforce. She also encouraged members to show up if at all possible to the 50% law public hearing November 8th at 4:00 pm in the Cougar Room.

 

Yes on Prop. 30 – No on Prop. 32

President Diane Jones encouraged members to vote yes on Prop. 30 and No on Prop. 32.

 

Other

President Diane Jones read thank you letters from Don Bandy and scholarship recipient Lizabeth Ayala. Tony Thompson reported that all three tiers of courses are going into the schedule during scheduling meetings this week.

 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 12:51 pm.

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