Faculty & Staff Handbook
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0 Table of Contents 1. THE DISTRICT-SCCCD ......................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Officers and trustees of the board ......................................................................................... 5 1.2 District Administration ......................................................................................................... 5 2. THE COLLEGE ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Strategic Plan ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.1.1 Mission ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.2 Vision ............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.3 Values ............................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Vision 2025 ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Calendars............................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.1 Instructional Calendar 2019-2020.................................................................................. 7 2.3.2 Fall 2018 ........................................................................................................................ 8 2.3.3 Spring 2019 .................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.4 Holidays/Classes not in Session................................................................................... 10 2.4 Reedley College (Reedley Campus) Administration .......................................................... 10 2.4.1 Instruction .................................................................................................................... 11 2.4.2 Reedley Student Services ............................................................................................. 11 2.4.3 Reedley Administrative Services ................................................................................. 12 2.5 Reedley Department Chairs ................................................................................................ 13 2.5.1 Appointment of Department Chairs ............................................................................. 14 2.5.2 Department Chair Duties ............................................................................................. 14 2.6 RC Full Time Faculty list ................................................................................................... 14 2.7 Madera & Oakhurst Community College Centers .............................................................. 17 2.7.1 Administration ............................................................................................................. 17 2.8 Madera CCC Department chairs ......................................................................................... 18 2.9 Madera & Oakhurst CCC Full Time Faculty List .............................................................. 19 2.10 Madera & Oakhurst community college center’s Departments ........................................ 21 2.10.1 Madera Community College Center Student Services .............................................. 21 2.10.2 Oakhurst Community College Center Student Services ............................................ 21 3. ROSTER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................... 23 3.1 Adding Students .................................................................................................................. 23 3.2 Attendance (Classroom)...................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Census Roster Certification/Faculty Drops of Student ....................................................... 24 3.4Reedley Dropping College Students- No Show or Faculty Drops .................................................................. 26 SCCCD [Company address] 1 3.5 Registration/Drops .............................................................................................................. 28 3.6 Adding Students from Waitlist ........................................................................................... 28 4. THE CLASSROOM AND TEACHING ........................................................................... 28 4.1 AAUP Ethics Statement ...................................................................................................... 28 4.2 Intellectual Freedom and Responsibility (BP 4030 Academic Freedom) .......................... 29 4.3 Absences ............................................................................................................................. 30 4.4 Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA......................................................................................................................................... 31 4.5 Cheating and Plagiarism ..................................................................................................... 32 4.6 Children in Class ................................................................................................................. 32 4.7 Classroom Etiquette ............................................................................................................ 32 4.8 Credit by Exam (AR 4235) ................................................................................................. 32 4.9 Disruptive Students ............................................................................................................. 34 4.10 Early Alert ......................................................................................................................... 36 4.10.1 What is Starfish Early Alert? ..................................................................................... 36 4.10.2 What can Starfish Early Alert do for you? ................................................................. 36 4.10.3 How does Starfish Early Alert work? ........................................................................ 36 4.10.4 How do I use Starfish Early Alert? ............................................................................ 37 4.11 Field Trips ......................................................................................................................... 37 4.11.1 Transportation Requests............................................................................................. 38 4.12 Final Exam Schedule ........................................................................................................ 38 4.13 Grades and Academic Records ......................................................................................... 39 4.14 Grade Changes (AR 4231) ................................................................................................ 39 4.15 Instructional Minutes per Hour and Class Break Time .................................................... 40 4.16 Privacy Act-Family educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ................................. 40 4.16.1 Access to Education Records ..................................................................................... 40 4.16.2 Disclosure of Education Records ............................................................................... 41 4.17 Proctoring Examinations ................................................................................................... 41 4.18 Student Academic Regulations and Procedures ............................................................... 41 4.19 Textbook Adoption ........................................................................................................... 42 4.20 Visitors to Class ................................................................................................................ 43 4.21 Course Syllabus ................................................................................................................ 43 4.21.1 Developing a Course Syllabus ................................................................................... 43 5. FACULTY SUPPORT........................................................................................................ 44 5.1 Academic Senate ................................................................................................................. 44 5.2 Audiovisual Equipment ...................................................................................................... 44 2 5.3 Computer workstations for Adjunct faculty ....................................................................... 45 5.4 Computer Services .............................................................................................................. 45 5.5 Computer, Network, and Internet Use (AR 3720 ............................................................... 45 5.6 Curriculum Development and Evaluation .......................................................................... 45 5.7 Employee Assistance Program ..........................................................................................