Professional Learning Council
The Professional Learning Council supports planning and provides oversight for campus-wide professional learning efforts. The Council ensures that plans align with institutional priorities and initiative needs, and that consistent and continuous high-quality professional learning opportunities for all college constituent groups are available. The Council reviews professional learning plans and activities to confirm that they meet the guidelines for professional development as specified in Title V.
Groups that Report to the Council
- Faculty Professional Learning Workgroup
- Professional Learning Funding Request Workgroup
Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM in R-116 in the Elva Salinas Professional Learning Center. Meetings are held in September, October, November, and December in the Fall and February, March, April, and May in the Spring.
Non Voting Membership
Marco Anzures, Professional Learning Coordinator, Chair
Voting Membership
Classified Professionals:
- Neary Sim, Administrative Assistant IV, School of Behavioral & Social Sciences and Consumer & Family Studies
- Temmy Najimy, Administrative Assistant IV, School of Information & Learning Technology
Manager:
- Susan Murray, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
Faculty:
- Christy Ball, Professor, English
- Donna Carter, Adjunct Professor, Counseling
- Sarah Hawkins Professor, Life Science
- Anna Rogers, Professor, English
- Elva Salinas, Professor Emerita, English
Students:
- Vacant -- If you are a student and are interested in joining us, please contact the Associated Student Government (ASG)
Supervisors:
- Josolyn Hill, Student Services Supervisor, Counseling
Ex Officio:
- Don Long, Professor, Faculty Professional Learning Committee Chair
- Justin Bigley, Administrative Assistant III, Professional Learning
- Soon-Ah Fadness, President of the Chairs Cabinet, Academic Senate
- Sean Ryan, Classified Senate Professional Learning Committee Chair
- Andrew MacNeill, Managers Professional Learning Workgroup Chair
- Josolyn Hill, SPAA Professional Learning Workgroup
- VACANT, Initiatives Professional Learning Workgroup Chair
- Supports planning and provides oversight for campus-wide professional learning efforts. Ensures alignment of plans with institutional priorities and initiative needs. Ensures consistent and continuous availability of high-quality professional learning opportunities for all college constituent groups. Ensures professional learning plans and activities meet guidelines for professional development as specified in Title V.
- Recommends, develops, reviews, revises and implements a 3-year professional learning strategic plan and an annual logic model/work plan in alignment with the college's strategic priorities.
- Provides oversight for professional learning needs assessment process. Reviews campus-wide professional learning activity results and provides direction and oversight for professional learning committees and work groups.
- Reviews and identifies professional learning requirements of campus initiatives for campus-wide integration that improves processes, reduces redundancy, ensures responsible and effective use of resources, and increases effectiveness.
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