October 2014: Contract Education: What Happens in an “Off-Cycle” Evaluation?
by Eric Hoffman If you believe an evaluation or other meeting with an administrator may lead to discipline, such as loss of assignment or placement on administrative leave, you have what are called Weingarten Rights—the right to have a CCFT representative at any...
October 2014: The Devastating Impact of Dental Hygiene Cuts
by Joanne Noto, Toni Alderson, and Bridgete Clark The Cabrillo College Administration has recently mandated that the Dental Hygiene Program will not be taking an incoming class in summer 2015. The Dental Hygiene Program disagrees with this mandate. Since College...
October 2014: New Legislation to Provide Additional Paid Bonding Time for New Families
by Maya Bendotoff AB 1606, a bill signed by Governor Brown in June, 2014 will open the pathway to additional paid bonding time for new parents. According to the provisions of the new law, academic employees may take up to 30 days paid in a school year to bond with a...
October 2014: Efforts to Revise Repeatability Regulations Continue, and Need Your Support!
by Maya Bendotoff CCFT, at the request of faculty members and in conjunction with our Quality Public Education Campaign, continues to work on various levels to advocate for changes to repeatability regulations that limit student access and success. A small group of...
October 2014: Faculty Corner: Three Questions for Robin Mara
1. How goes your first semester as a full-timer? Great! Cabrillo is a wonderful place to work. Students are engaged, work hard, and are great people. The staff and faculty at Cabrillo are very helpful and welcoming. Everyone is always friendly and willing to answer...
October 2014: CCFT Endorses Tom Torlakson
by Steve Schessler A school teacher versus a Wall Street investment banker – these are the candidates in our race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Tom Torlakson, the incumbent superintendent, attended Daly City public schools and then San Mateo...
October 2014: A Teacher’s Response to Our Statewide Academic Senate President
by Susan Stuart In the most recent Rostrum, the publication of the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges (ASCCC), new faculty president David Morse justifies with unwavering certainty why a student cannot re-take a class to advance or update his/her...
September 2014: Agreements on Compensation and Workload for 2014-15
by Maya Bendotoff At the very end of the Spring 2014 semester CCFT and the District agreed to the following on compensation and workload for 2014-15: Maintaining the salary increase from 2013-14 (this included a 1.1% ongoing increase plus a 1.63% one-time increase)....
September 2014: The Committee on Political Education Wants You
by Steve Schessler Issues. Our union’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) needs your help and support as we gear up for this year’s issues. As educators and support professionals, we understand the importance of pedagogically-sound class size, the funding...
September 2014: Pilot Program for Paid Ancillary Activities Extended for 2014-15
by Maya Bendotoff In the spring of 2014, CCFT and the District launched our first-ever pilot program for additional pay for designated ancillary activities (see Side Letter of Agreement 13-14.10). As part of the pilot, we agreed to evaluate the project prior to moving...