by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | Budget, Elections, September 2016 faculty voice
Steve Schessler If you think back four years to 2012, you may remember the huge campaign around Proposition 30 – following our great success then, Prop 30 funds currently comprise 14% of our total revenue ($8.6 million). We’re about to lose that...
by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | Elections, Guided Pathways, September 2016 faculty voice, Student Equity
Robin McFarland and Skye Gentile Faculty senate continues to focus on student equity and student success. With that in mind, at every meeting we devote some time to the topic of Guided Pathways. Many of you attended the Guided Pathways Institute that was presented by...
by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | Contract Development, Non-credit Courses, September 2016 faculty voice
Karl Ewald, CCFT President Maya Bendotoff wrote an extensive piece on AB 86 and Enhanced Noncredit for the December 2015 issue of Faculty Voice. At that time, CCFT and the district were in negotiations around compensation for faculty doing this work. In March 2016,...
by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | President's Report, September 2016 faculty voice
Karl Ewald, CCFT President It is truly an honor to have been elected president and to have this chance to serve the faculty through CCFT. The last few weeks have given me a completely new view of Cabrillo. Partially because I’ve been spending about half my time...
by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | September 2015 Faculty Voice, September 2016 faculty voice
Salary remains the primary item pending agreement in the current negotiations process, which both teams agreed to extend until October 15, 2016. As we move into the fall semester, we need to work together collectively—with all faculty on deck—to advocate for a strong...
by CCFT | Sep 10, 2016 | September 2015 Faculty Voice
Maya Bendotoff In late August CCFT and the District agreed to continue the pilot program for additional pay for designated ancillary activities. The program represents an effort to include adjunct faculty members, who compose about two thirds of all faculty, in key...
by CCFT | May 5, 2016 | May 2016, Part-timers
by Sadie Reynolds This semester Adjunct Chair Sadie Reynolds undertook a survey of Adjunct Faculty, with invaluable assistance from CCFT Director Maya Bendotoff and CCFT’s current Office Assistant Candace Ashley. CCFT conducted the study to gain insight into the...
by CCFT | May 5, 2016 | Contract Development, May 2016, Uncategorized
By Eric Hoffman Will you be evaluated next year, or do you expect to participate in another faculty member’s evaluation as an observer? Be aware that changes are coming to our evaluation process. For the last three years, a committee of CCFT members and Deans have...
by CCFT | May 5, 2016 | Accreditation, May 2016, Struggle in the Courts
by David Lau, CCFT Communications Director ACCJC on Life Support ACCJC, the troubled accreditor of Cabrillo College and the entire California Community College system, faced a difficult few weeks in March. A majority of California Community College Presidents voted...
by CCFT | May 5, 2016 | Elections, May 2016
by Michael Mangin, Robin McFarland, and Conrad Scott-Curtis The State of California no longer automatically funds deferred maintenance and facilities upgrades for community colleges. Instead taxpayers in local districts are asked to fund college facility needs through...
