Spring 2023
Resolution Number: 2022-3
Contact: Erin Brocker

Resolution in Support of Equal Compensation for 
Lecture, Laboratory, and Activity Instruction
 
Whereas, California Code of Regulations, Title 5, §55002.51 defines all credit hours as total student work and does not differentiate between work completed in lecture, lab, or outside the classroom;

Whereas, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges states that “the differential between a lecture and a laboratory or activity course full-time load hours is a governance concern that affects all programs containing laboratory or activity courses”2;

Whereas, the discrepancy between lecture and laboratory pay within the Ventura Community College District (VCCCD) is inconsistent with the standards set by multiple professional organizations,3,4 educational research,5 and the District’s stated goal to “instill a culture that values […] the success of each employee”6;

Whereas, the inequitable  pay between lecture courses and courses with a laboratory or activity component within the VCCCD makes it difficult to hire and retain well-qualified faculty, leading to class cancellations that hurt our student’s ability to graduate on time. 
 
Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Academic Senate affirms that the discrepancy in compensation between lecture courses and courses with a laboratory or activity component within the VCCCD is not based on modern pedagogical practices and educational research,7,8 or work performed;

Resolved, that the Academic Senate affirms that the discrepancy between compensation for lecture courses and courses with a laboratory or activity component within the VCCCD creates structural inequities between different disciplines and faculty groups;

Resolved, that the Academic Senate unequivocally supports the equal compensation of lecture, laboratory, and activity instruction across all disciplines;

Resolved, that the Academic Senate urges the District to provide equal compensation for lecture, laboratory, and activity instruction.

Citations
1 § 55002.5. Credit Hour Definition
2 Spring 2016 Resolution Number 19.02
3 American Chemical Society Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs, Section 3.2. (https://www.acs.org/education/policies/two-year-college.html)
4 Guidelines for Two Year College Physics Programs, Section L-7. 
5 Laboratory Workload Calculation and Its Impact on Science Instruction at the Community College Level.
6 VCCCD 2021-2027 Strategic Goals
7 How Students Learn. Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Retrieved March 20, 2023 from https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/FacultyResources/Student-Learning.
8 Brame, C. (2016). Active learning. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved March 30, 2023 from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/active-learning/

Adopted 2023-05-04