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 FLEX ACTIVITIES
All Faculty - Approved
Effective: July 1, 2005   Rev: September 13, 2007

The purpose of the flexible calendar is to provide time for faculty to participate in development activities that are related to staff, student, and instructional improvement.  All activities must:

  1. Be non-compensated
  2. Be above and beyond regular contractual duties, and
  3. Take place outside of normally scheduled hours/class

Title 5, Article 2, Flexible Calendar Operations, Section 55724

1. Course Instruction and evaluation
 
  • Student Learning Outcomes workshops, group activities and research
  • Review of materials in Merlot ( www.merlot.org )
  • Attending workshops on teaching methods or techniques
2. Staff development, in-service training and instructional improvement
 
  • All Rio Hondo sponsored Staff Development workshops/events
  • All non-compensated Virtual College workshops/activities
  • Completing "4 Faculty" modules (www.4faculty.org )
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • Workshops/Conferences designed to enhance knowledge in discipline
  • Disaster Preparedness

3. Program and new course curriculum or learning resource development and evaluation
 
  • Part-timers only - course revision
  • New curriculum development
  • Reading discipline related professional journals and articles
  • Review of learning resources materials
  • Grant writing to secure funds for improvement of instruction

  • Course revision for non-credit/fee based classes

4. Student personnel services
 
  • Visiting/recruiting at area High Schools
  • Serving at on-campus Information Table
  • Workshops on how to mentor students and/or faculty
  • Mentoring of New and/or Part-time faculty
  • Faculty-Counselor meetings to address areas of concern (articulation/referrals…)
  • Mentoring of Students
  • Conducting workshops for students
5. Learning resource services
 
  • Creating Website to support course
  • Creating tutorial modules
  • Grant writing workshops
  • Institutional research to improve service to students
6. Related activities, such as student advising, guidance, orientation, matriculation services, and student, faculty and staff diversity
 
  • Performing follow-up for the campus Academic Alert System
  • Learning a second language (not used for column advancement)
  • Student Club Advisement
  • Participation in Orientation Program
  • In service/workshops on diversity, sexual harassment
7. Departmental or division meetings, conferences and workshops, and institutional research
 
  • Part-timers only - department/division meetings
  • Attendance at ASCCC-sponsored events, including Plenary Sessions, Institutes, and other events designed to inform or gather input from faculty (ie. Strategic Planning meetings, IMPAC, meetings related to proposed resolutions or minimum qualifications.
  • Departmental meetings/retreats that take place outside of regularly scheduled monthly meetings
  • Faculty & Staff meetings to improve learning support services.
  • Service on (including research and writing) an Accreditation Self-study  Standard Committee
8. Other duties as assigned by the district
 
  • Only during non-contract period (summer/intersession) - Service on interviewing committees
9. The necessary supporting activities for the above - Not to exceed 6 hrs/semester for Full-time Faculty and  3 hrs/semester for Part-time Faculty
 
  • Fitness & Stress Reduction Activities
  • Upgrading of classroom environment
  • Attendance at College sponsored Cultural events
  • Attendance at Rio Hondo Intercollegiate events
  • Community service not related to discipline
  • Wellness activities to improve ability to better perform job (exercise, stress reduction…)

 
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