Schoolcraft�Faculty Forum� �
Using Professional Development and Community Service Fund
�Oct. 22, 2022
Lunch and Learn
Purpose of Professional Development
To improve our teaching
Update our technical skills
Update our content expertise
To create a dynamic learning environment for our students
The Forum and The College
VALUE Professional Development
What Does the Contract Say About Professional Development?
Full-Time: Article 15 Section 6
The College will budget the sum of $200 per full-time faculty member per fiscal year for purposes of faculty professional development, to include tuition, travel to professional meetings, seminars, workshops, membership and publication subscriptions, or other activities mutually agreed to, excluding union activities, which occur in the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Faculty wishing to use these funds must make a formal application to the Chief Academic Officer by June 1 for the current fiscal year’s expenditures. Documentation required
At the end of each fiscal year, unused budgeted funds will be proportionally distributed to those with unfunded requisitions, and a report detailing the distribution of these funds will be sent to the Faculty Forum President.
Tuition: Faculty may utilize the Professional Development funds for the purpose of study provided that the following criteria are met: 1. Class(es) are not available at Schoolcraft College. 2. The classes are taken at an accredited institution. 3. The employee receives a grade of “C” (2.0) or better or, when applicable, a satisfactory completion of the course
Part-Time: Article 16 Section 10 E.
The College will budget the sum of $40,000 per year for professional development activities for part-time faculty members. References to contact hours in this section shall be at the highest supplemental rate.
Each eligible probationary part-time faculty member may request up to 0.50 contact hours per year and non-probationary part-time faculty may request up to 0.70 contact hours per year for purposes of faculty professional development to include tuition, travel to professional meetings, seminars, workshops, membership, work related items for remote teaching and publication subscriptions, college-sponsored professional development reimbursed at the rate of 0.025 contact hours/hour or 0.025 contact hours per 1/10 CEU or other activities mutually agreed to excluding union activities, which occur in the fiscal year beginning July 1. 2.
Upon successful completion of any credentialing or recredentialing course each eligible part-time faculty shall be compensated at the rate of 0.025 contact hours per 1/10 CEU regardless of limits in (1) above.
Faculty wishing to use these funds must make a formal application to the Chief Academic Officer by June 1 for the current fiscal year’s expenditures. Documentation required.
Tuition – Faculty may utilize the Professional Development funds for the purpose of study provided that the following criteria are met: a. Class(es) are not available at Schoolcraft College. b. The classes are taken at an accredited institution. c. The employee receives a grade of “C” (2.0) or better or, when applicable, a satisfactory completion of the course.
If less than $20,000 has been used, receipts submitted in excess of $100 for eligible part-time faculty or $200 for part-time faculty with 150 preference points will be evaluated at the end of the fiscal year and any excess expenditures up to the first $20,000 will be distributed.
Where? Ocelot Access (Webadvisor)
Instructions
Go to Webdvisor
Where? Ocelot Access (Webadvisor)
Instructions
Travel
Send to your Instructional Administrator
Non Travel
Send Forms to Michelle Randall.
Include supporting documentation, like receipts
Part-Time On Campus Seminars: 3 Steps
Attend the Event
Attendance is verified
Register for the CEU Event
Complete the Request for Payment
Part-Time On Campus
Send Forms to Michelle Randall.
Must have CEU’s
Attendance is verified
To support the community in which we serve
To support our professions
To be a resource to the community and attract students
To promote Schoolcraft College as a place that cares
What Does the Contract Say About Community Service?
Article XII Section 8
All faculty who participate in a community service event will receive a stipend of 1/6th of the current supplemental contact hour rate per event from the College (e.g., activities such as speaking engagement at another school including K-12, presenting research or musical participation). Funds paid to Forum members for this service will be capped at a total of not more than $10,000 per calendar year for all members.
Examples of Community Service
* Submit as one event for the position, not for each individual responsibility or meeting.
Got Contract Questions?
Ready to Join?
Download and Complete the Application
Return it to: scforum-treasurer@googlegroups.com
Need help? Contact us
KD Williams, MEA Ambassador
text 734 365-4363 or kdwill13@gmail.com�
Michelle Randall, Forum Membership Chair phone 734 462-7121
Securing and enforcing these working conditions is a direct result of union efforts and our collective bargaining rights.
Our membership density impacts our negotiating power to influence better working conditions. We serve as a counter-balance to decisions impacting instruction.
We ALL work under the same CBA, and we ALL need to support and protect these rights by joining the union so it remains sustainable for years to come.
We thank you for your continued membership.
Thank You
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