Department Chairs Leadership Academy

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Department Chairs Leadership Academy

• 11 March 2008
• 830 - 1000 am
• DLC Room 402

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Comment on Prevention

• The Rehabilitation Act and Title I of the
  American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Refer faculty and staff to HR immediately.
• Sexual Harassment or Hostile Environment Issues.
• Refer to Kellie Garcia or Janet Millar for
  investigation.
• Dont wait for formal complaint.

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Summer QYRO 2008

• 2008 is our first QYRO
• We will have extra pay summer work
• CSUB Target 650 FTES
• Limited budget for University needs
• New process for scheduling courses

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Apology

• Budget almost prevented extra pay.
• This is late notice.

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Extra-pay Overview

• Department Chair/ Department
• Provides Equity Plan
• Course requests rationale
• School Dean
• Selects ranks order of courses offered
• Oversight Dean
• Sets summer schedule/ makes offers

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Elephant in the Room
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The Elephant in the Room

• Seniority NOT CONSIDERED
• Equity Plan REQUIRED
• Goal Fairness in distribution of
• Extra-pay opportunities.

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THE BIG QUESTION

• Do you want summer school?
• No! gt No action required.
• Yes! gt Action required.
• Step One Develop Equity Plan.
• Step Two Recommend Courses.
• (Submit both to Dean by 4/7/08.)

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Who is my department?

• Extra-pay involves
• Tenured/ Tenure Track AY Faculty
• Entitled AY Lecturers (12.12 12.3)
• Other AY lecturers
• CSUB-AV included.
• FERP 12-month are not on the Equity Plan but
  can teach during summer for no extra pay.
• (Only AY not using summer as part of AY.)

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What is an Equity Plan?

• A rank-ordered list for summer extra pay offers
  to faculty
• All Department members sign Plan.
• All faculty listed regardless of interest.
• Faculty can refuse work when offered.
• Department decides Equity Plan model.

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Underlying Assumptions

• Courses not owned by individuals.
• Multiple courses recommended by department.
• T/TT can teach most GE, GRE, or major courses.
• Summer (1 course) is perfect to prep new course.
• Faculty are stimulated by new prep.
• Opportunity to cross-train department faculty.
• Low enrollment courses will be canceled.
• Faculty can refuse offer.

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Alphabet Equity
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Sample Alphabet Equity

• Department lists all faculty by Alphabet.
• Coin is tossed to start with A or Z.
• Faculty can accept or refuse offer and goes to
  end of list.
• New hires are added to bottom of list.
• The list continues each year.

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Lottery Equity
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Sample Lottery Equity

• Department draws names from a hat until all
  faculty are listed.
• Faculty can accept or refuse offer and then goes
  to the bottom of the list.
• The list continues each year.

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Formula Equity
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Sample Formula Equity

• Extra-Pay summer assignments are tracked for
  3-year period.
• Faculty have number equal to courses taught for
  extra pay in last 3 years.
• Lowest number is offered courses first.
• Numbers re-calculated each year.
• Person with zero stays at top.

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Department Course Requests

• Separate from Equity Plan.
• Recommend variety of courses.
• Justify each course.
• What is demand? (GRE, GE, Major)
• What is expected summer enrollment?
• How many additional FTES will your department
  achieve for AY with this course in summer?
• When last taught? Enrollment?
• When next scheduled in AY 2008-2009?

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Department Deadline

• Equity Plan Course Requests to School Dean
  April 7, 2008.

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Role of School Dean

• Review all recommendations
• Evaluate requests
• Select courses based on School needs
• Rank order selected courses
• Send rank order to Oversight Dean
• DEADLINE April 14, 2008.

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Role of Oversight Dean(Dean rotates every year.)

• Determine 2008 summer schedule
• Consider University-wide needs
• Monitor course offers (51 to T/TT)
• Assure compliance to CBA
• Deadline April 21, 2008
• Julio Blanco is 2008 Oversight Dean

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DEADLINE REMINDER
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Deadline Review

• Department (Deadline 4/7/08)
• Equity Plan
• Course Recommendations
• School Dean (Deadline 4/14/08)
• Oversight Dean (Deadline 4/21/08
• Schedule due 4/24/08

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Questions and Comments?