Mission Statement

Professional Development provides all employees with learning opportunities needed to accomplish the college’s mission and strategic initiatives.

Program Description

The Professional Development structure, a participatory governance Steering Committee chaired by the Faculty Professional Development Coordinator and guided by the Professional Development Leadership Team (PDLT), embodies the college’s six strategic initiatives as it directs key programs, develops workshops, and provides for custom professional development and ensures continuous review and evaluation of the program.  

The Professional Development Steering committee includes 5 faculty members, 4 classified members, 4 MSC/Administration members, and a student; this committee provides overall program and budget oversight.  Flex committees for Faculty and Classified plus a team of managers direct the development of workshops and trainings focused on, but not exclusive to, their constituencies.  The full-time faculty flex obligation for 2016/2017 will be 11 days (6 in the fall semester and 5 in the spring semester). The hour total is 66. 

The Professional Development Leadership Team (PDLT) combines Classified, MSC and Faculty Coordinators, plus an Administrative Secretary--Non-instructional.  The Faculty Coordinator reports to the Vice President of Student Learning and Economic Development (SLED); the MSC and Classified Coordinators report to the Vice President for Planning, Research and Organizational Development (PROD).  In addition, the respective coordinators report and meet regularly with their constituent groups (Management Association, Academic Senate and Classified Senate).
 
Butte College’s Professional Development programs provide the opportunity for full-time faculty, associate faculty, classified staff, and management, supervisory and confidential (MSC) staff to increase their skills and pursue professional interests, maintain currency in technology, deepen knowledge of District values, policies and processes, and network with District colleagues.  

Professional Development provides faculty with numerous options to fulfill their flex obligation.  The Faculty Annual Flex Plan will ensure faculty consider their professional development goals in advance; identify potential activities to achieve the goals and assess the benefit and outcomes at the end of the academic year.  No more than 50% of full-time faculty flex obligation may be met through individual activity contracts/travel and conference (75% with Dean’s approval).  Full-time Faculty Flex activities are tracked by Professional Development, and reported to the Vice President of Student Learning and Economic Development (SLED) and Human Resources at the end of each academic year. The MSC group maintains a mentorship program whereby new MSC employees are paired with others within the group to help them transition into their new roles.  Additionally, a monthly training session is held to present topics of interest to the group. 
 
Classified professional development is the focus of a week of training during spring break, with workshops that are also open to all faculty and MSC employees.  Classified Day, held at the end of the spring term is a day dedicated to professional development training and employee networking exclusively for classified staff.  In the 2014/2015 academic year  a regularly scheduled time slot for workshops, called Third Thursday Workshops was implemented allowing staff to plan their participation in advance. This successful workshop series continues and is ongoing.  

BEEP, the Butte Employee Education Program, is a regular institutional series, with each of four distinct sessions per year scheduled in advance.  All new employees are encouraged to attend and all seasoned/veteran employees are invited to participate. 

Professional Development is dedicated to increasing participation by all Butte College employees and expanding professional growth opportunities for all employee groups.  We use Active Data Calendar to promote workshops and activities, making it easy for all employee groups to see and schedule upcoming events from their own desktops. Since 2014, additional focus has been placed on the development of online flex activities to further expand employee access to professional development. We will continue to provide high quality constituency-focused programs, and sponsor a series of social and networking events for all employees in the Center for Excellence.

Professional Development will continue to enhance college vitality by providing workshops and trainings that support excellence in teaching and learning, and the District's strategic initiatives. To ensure consistency in approach and focus, the Professional Development Leadership Team strongly recommends that the District require all incoming professional development funding and activities, regardless of source, be coordinated with the established Professional Development Steering Committee.  The Professional Development Leadership Team (PDLT) also recommends that the Steering Committee be consulted prior to applying for any grant funded professional development related opportunities.

Accountability for Previously Funded Items

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (OSLED Departments)

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Professional Development offers workshops and activities pertaining to the following topics to support the college's efforts to meet student achievement standards:

Student Equity
Basic Skills
Technology
Learning Management System
Instructional Effectiveness
Active Learning
Diversity
Student Learning Outcomes.

Professional Development also offers orientation programs and facilitates professional partnerships, leadership development and travel and conference opportunities for all college employees. 
 
 

Strategic Direction

The Professional Development structure, a participatory governance Steering Committee chaired by the Faculty Professional Development Coordinator and guided by the Professional Development Leadership Team (PDLT), embodies the college’s six strategic initiatives as it directs key programs, develops workshops, provides for custom professional development and ensures continuous review and evaluation of the program. 
Professional Development is responsive to the campus community and demonstrates creativiy and flexibility while maintaining integrity with regard to established processes.

Program Review

Department Goals

Professional Development will:

Continue to collaborate with departments across campus to provide professional development opportunities for all college employees.
Partner with campus leaders of Guided Pathways, Basic Skills, Innovation Award, Student Equity, TMI, and IT to enhance and expand professional development opportunities for all employees.
Streamline data collection, budgeting, and application processes.

 
 

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	Professional Development	Personnel			$0.00	$0.00
Increase Reassign Time for Faculty Coordinator to 75%	Additional time is necessary for coordinator due to major revisions of faculty flex tracking, heavy workload, needed program innovations, collaboration with Student Success Initiatives, outreach to Chico State, and coordination of overall program with Classified and MSC coordinators. Although Professional Development is not currently funded at a level that fully supports innovation and collaboration, Pro Dev has begun healthy collaborations with other offices and initiative efforts on campus (Student Equity, Innovation Award, OSLED) to bring innovative programming to Butte College. Working with others and implementing the results of collaborative effots takes time. So far, in 2015-16, the coordinator has worked to bring a highly successful 2-day On Course Workshop to campus (meetings, emails, contracts with On Course), rejuvenate and launch the Travel & Conference committee (help with recruiting members, application process, award letters), and create and launch the Faculty Classroom Exchange program (program form, emails). The coordinator has also provided leadership in researching electronic form software and implementing JotForms for selected Professional Development programs. Each new Professional Development endeavor has also required the work of administrative support staff, including the Pro Dev student assistant. An increase of 25% reassign time for the Faculty Professional Development Coordinator would support the continuation and expansion of collaborative and innovative program development for all Butte College faculty, which would ultimately have a positive impact on student achievement and success.		Student Equity Student Support Services Program (SSSP) Basic Skills Initiative		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
2	Professional Development	Personnel			$0.00	$0.00
Provide Additional Administrative Support (Collaboration with Academic Senate)	Professional Development requires its own administrative support position separate from the Academic Senate administrative support position. The Professional Development Leadership Team strongly recommends this separation due to increasing challenges which include: MOU regarding Flex obligation which requires Professional Development to have all data for full-time faculty Flex online and available for review. Academic Senate's high demands for administrative support staff overlaps and conflicts with the periods of highest demand for administrative support staff for Professional Development. Some examples include: Beginning and end of fiscal year when budgets are being created and major expenditures are being made Beginning and end of each semester when Flex and Institute Days are being actively supported. Expansion of Professional Development opportunities (for example, online workshops, the 2-day On Course Workshop, Travel & Conference, Faculty Classroom Exchange) requires additional planning, implementation, reporting and accountability.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
3	Professional Development	Personnel			$0.00	$0.00
Maintain Student Assistant Support at 10 hours/week	In 2015-16, Professional Development was able to hire a student assistant (Federal Work Study) 10 hours per week. It is essential that Professional Development have a student assistant 10 hours per week to record and track faculty flex hours in a timely manner.				Maintaining core programs and services
4	Professional Development	Operating Expenses	11.000.400.1.675000	55200	$0.00	$30,000.00
Restore Ongoing Travel and Conference Funding	The deletion of ongoing travel and conference funding for the past several years is the most notable reduction of Professional Development support and affects all constituent areas.		Student Equity Basic Skills Initiative		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans Reaching the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement level on the implementation of Student Learning Outcomes Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop projections of student demand, or appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities Improving support services to meet demands for online students and students attending at off-campus centers
5	Professional Development	Operating Expenses			$0.00	$3,000.00
Augment Funding to Support Instructional Skills Workshop	Butte College is hiring large numbers of new full- and part-time faculty, all of whom are encouraged to participate in the intensive, four-day ISW. Although participants pay a $50 fee to participate, the current ISW budget is not adequate to cover facilitators' stipends, associate faculty stipends, food, and supplies costs for the number of faculty who would like to participate in the ISW.		Student Equity Basic Skills Initiative		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
6	Professional Development	Operating Expenses			$0.00	$10,000.00
Fund Faculty Classroom Exchange Program	Associate faculty who participate in the Faculty Classroom Exchange program for a minimum of three hours will be paid at the meeting rate for a maximum stipend of $100 per classroom exchange.		Student Equity Basic Skills Initiative		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
7	Professional Development	Operating Expenses			$0.00	$18,000.00
Provide Online Technology Training for Employees (Collaboration with IT)	There is a documented need for technology training in offices across campus. Professional Development and IT will work together to deliver training using Lynda.com.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
8	Professional Development	Equipment			$44,333.00	$0.00
Employee Training Lab Upgrade (Collaboration with TMI)	The primary use of the LB 216 lab is by employees. Technology Mediated Instruction (TMI) holds workshops year-round in the use of the District’s LMS. The lab is also used by Professional Development and Information Technology Support & Services. This lab is the only dedicated space for training staff and faculty, and has not had any updates (hardware or otherwise) in over seven years. Please refer to the 'Employee Training Lab Justification and Cost Estimate Breakdown' document for background and project details (this document has been provided to IT leadership, Professional Development leadership and Dean Luozhu Cen).		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
9	Professional Development	Equipment			$6,000.00	$0.00
Upgrade Computer Workstations for Classified Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, and Student Assitant	Workstations are outdated and are in need of upgrade. The faculty professional development coordinator needs an adjustable desk.				Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
10	Professional Development	Facilities	11.000.400.1.675000	56220	$6,000.00	$0.00
Add Electrical Outlets in CFE	The CFE needs an electrical upgrade to maximize use of facility.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services