by CCFT | Feb 28, 2015 | Contract Development, Faculty Voice, Feb. 2015 Faculty Voice
by Eric Hoffman, CCFT Grievance Officer An evaluation study group of faculty and deans has been meeting this semester to recommend changes to the faculty evaluation system. We have looked at the what, when, and how of the process. The “what” is the set of criteria...
by CCFT | Feb 28, 2015 | Faculty Voice, Feb. 2015 Faculty Voice, Part-timers
by Katie Woolsey As most of us are aware, an increasing proportion of higher educational instruction in the United States is performed by adjunct, part-time, and non-contract faculty. In response to this reality, a movement is rising which aims to raise awareness...
by CCFT | Feb 28, 2015 | Accreditation, Faculty Voice, Feb. 2015 Faculty Voice
by Steve Schessler This past Fall semester, our union’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) supported our political allies and issues important to our work in education. Before the report and update, I’d like to offer a brief explanation of COPE and its function...
by CCFT | Jan 27, 2015 | Apr. 2014 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, Repeatability
“I always liked the idea that community colleges have been open to everyone in the community. However I don’t like the idea that community colleges, funded by the tax payer, are adopting policies that will block some of those same tax payers from improving...
by CCFT | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec. 2014 Faculty Voice, Elections, Faculty Voice, QPEC
Sadie Reynolds Your COPE and CCFT’s Quality Public Education Campaign (QPEC) Leadership Team on Council were busy this fall, helping to engage and educate the campus community politically in advance of the mid-term elections. During the week of October 13, four...
by CCFT | Dec 12, 2014 | Budget, Dec. 2014 Faculty Voice, Negotiations, President's Report, Retirement
Conrad Scott-Curtis CCFT has several projects underway, including continued work on repeatability, faculty evaluation, funding for adjunct ancillary activities, and discussion with CFT and state political leadership concerning priorities for next year’s California...
by CCFT | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec. 2014 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, Part-timers, Uncategorized
Adjunct faculty members without sufficient earnings from other employment may be eligible for unemployment insurance over winter break. “Underemployed” adjuncts may be able to receive reduced benefits. To maximize benefits, adjuncts should apply as soon as possible...
by CCFT | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec. 2014 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, QPEC, Uncategorized
Ann Endris During the Fall 2014 Flex Week, staff from the organization Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) facilitated a workshop about supporting undocumented students. The overwhelming feedback by faculty and staff who attended was “We want more!” In response to...
by CCFT | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec. 2014 Faculty Voice, Faculty Voice, Legislation, Repeatability, Uncategorized
Susan Stuart, Theatre Arts Faculty In the fall of 2013, CCFT (Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers) held an evening town-hall forum at Sesnon House on issues relevant to quality public education. We were interested in what students, faculty, and community members...
by CCFT | Oct 31, 2014 | Accreditation, Faculty Voice, Oct. 2014 Faculty Voice, President's Report
by Conrad Scott-Curtis This week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s suit against the ACCJC has gone to trial in San Francisco Superior Court. The suit, filed in August of 2013, alleges that ACCJC, the accrediting agency for California’s 112 community...
