Approved Professional Development Plan Clause Samples

Approved Professional Development Plan. A faculty member may advance laterally on the salary schedule based on the documented completion of an approved professional development plan, as follows: a. The faculty member must submit a written Professional Development Plan to the appropriate division chair. The plan will be reviewed by a committee consisting of, at a minimum, the faculty member’s division chair and another faculty member appointed by the Federation from outside of the faculty member’s discipline. Additional members may be appointed by agreement between the appropriate vice president and the Federation. The committee will make a recommendation to the appropriate vice president, who retains authority for final approval of the plan. The approved plan will be retained in the faculty member’s personnel file in the Human Resources Office. While a long-term plan involving movement over multiple columns may receive tentative approval, final approval will be limited to one column at a time. b. A professional development plan for advancement to Column G may be considered for a doctorate in an academic discipline, in higher education, or in community college education. c. A faculty member who has earned a terminal advanced degree less than a doctorate may submit a professional development plan for a masters degree in another discipline or in teaching and learning. Such a plan may be approved for advancement to Column G. d. The plan must outline a collection of integrated learning experiences, such as courses, workshops, seminars, internships, etc. e. The plan must include articulation of the faculty member’s educational/development goal, including proposed lateral placement on the salary schedule. f. For movement of one column, the proposed activities shall be equivalent to 15 semester hours of college or graduate coursework. g. The faculty member shall demonstrate how the integrated learning experiences proposed in the plan are intended to benefit the curriculum and the institution. Courses and other activities emphasizing new instructional methodologies and technologies are encouraged. h. The development plan may include learning experiences outside the faculty member’s discipline, as long as those experiences directly enhance teaching and learning at IVCC. A combination of "subject" and "related" learning experiences is encouraged. i. Proposals that do not receive approval will be returned to the faculty member with a written rationale. j. The faculty member may propose addenda to approved p...