Faculty Development Program. The Board and the AFT believe that excellence in instruction will be encouraged through provision for instructional evaluation, in-service education, development grants to individuals and groups, and attendance at professional conferences. Accordingly, the District shall support such activities through the Faculty Development Advisory Committee, as described in Section 12.2. The function of the Faculty Development Advisory Committee shall be to develop procedures and an annual plan and budget for faculty or joint faculty-administration proposals for any of the activities listed in the first paragraph of this section. The plan and budget for the following year shall provide for a reasonable balance among campuses and types of activities. The procedures and the annual plan and budget shall be submitted to the chancellor for approval by the first week of Spring Quarter. The Committee's procedures shall include criteria and a process for the submission and screening of grant proposals. The final recommendations by the Committee for funding of proposals shall be submitted to the chancellor for approval.
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