Professional Advancement Committee

PAC Standing Membership

Academic Senate (6-10):

At-large faculty, a balanced representation among disciplines. Desired membership: A minimum of one representative from each school, plus counseling. Term: Three years.

Faculty Evaluation Coordinator (1)

Chair (1):

Elected by the members of the Professional Advancement Committee from its membership.

Duties

• Presents workshops to promote salary advancement and sabbatical application processes.
• Solicits, evaluates, rates, and recommends sabbatical leave requests as authorized by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
• Approves sabbatical leave reports.
• Evaluates and approves professional development proposals and completion reports for salary advancement post-hire date.
• Facilitates licensure/certification fee reimbursement.
• Reviews all contract faculty evaluations, including tenure and/or promotional recommendations, to ensure they are procedurally correct and meet general college and district standards.
• Reviews non-promotional evaluation appeals as granted by Section 15.1.13 of the CBA to ensure the evaluation is procedurally sound.
• Facilitates the tenure, review, and promotion process which brings evaluation committee recommendations to the President of the college.
• Reports actions to the Academic Senate and Academic Senate Executive Committee.

Reporting

• Academic Senate
• Academic Senate Executive Committee