STAFF DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

8/12/03 - Boardroom

 

PRESENT:   Andy Howard , Lyla Eddington , Jennette Noriega , Suzanne Frederickson , Beverly Reilly , Cathy Ruiz , Gail Chabran , Jim Rogers , Voiza Arnold , Howie Beazell (resource), Manuel Baca , Antonio Flores , Jim Newman (resource), Katie O’Brien

 

ABSENT:      JoAnne Haskins, Sandra Rivera

 

The meeting was called to order by Andy Howard at 2:10 p.m.

 

Introductions:  Introductions were made by everyone present.

 

Staff Development Task Force Report

  • Copies of the Staff Development Task Force were distributed.

·        Recommendations of the Task Force were discussed.

·        The Staff Development Committee will consist of three members of each constituency group:  Facul ty , Managers, and Classifieds.

·        Resource people will include Jim Newman , Aracely Tamayo , Howie Beazell.

·        There will be a FLEX sub-committee and a CSEA sub-committee

 

Committee Tasks

·        Develop a process for selection of Staff Development Coordinator.

·        Jim Newman , former Flex Coordinator, has been assigned to be the Staff Development Coordinator for the Fall 2003 semester only.

·        The Staff Development Coordinator position will be opened in the Fall 2003 semester after the process for selection of Staff Development Coordinator has been developed.

·        There has not been a Staff Development person for a while and Classifieds and Managers were left out.

  • A Staff Development budget needs to be developed.

·         Last year’s monies were frozen.

·        Teresa will advise how much general fund and TTIP funds there are.

·        A suggestion was made to develop some guiding principles and criteria on how to spend the money to benefit the most people.

·        Because of Lyla’s experience, she was asked to speak on this topic at the next meeting.

  • Create a Staff Development Plan

·        Have activities to support college goals, encourage diversi ty .

    • A Consultant on diversi ty training will be taken to the next Board meeting.
    • This committee and the Planning/Fiscal Council will go through the diversi ty training.

·        Have other professional development activities.

    • Katie O’Brien will present the concepts of “Formation” to the committee at the next meeting.

·        Plan Campus Retreat

·        A Campus Retreat has been planned and reservations for 120 people have been made for April 1-2, 2004 at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead .

·        The Staff Development Committee will make the decision on the amount of the co-payment.

·        The committee will also make the decision of who will go if it is necessary.

 

Staff Development Website:  Howie is working on the website which will include Staff Development Activities.

 

Next Meeting

·      The next meeting will be in two weeks.

·      The next meeting will include developing a budget, criteria and a plan.

 

Other Business

·      Suzanne Frederickson presented a Classified Staff Development Survey for Workshops for Classified personnel to approval by the committee.

·      She suggested having a Classified Staff Development Day from 10:00 – 12:00 on FLEX DAY.

·      All agreed that the Survey is a good idea.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.