Whereas, the Academic Senate recognizes and values professional development, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate authorizes the Faculty Professional Development Committee to develop and administer for the fiscal/academic year 2010-2011, the pooling of the contractually-obligated $100 professional development funds as stated in section 8.7D of the AFT 1828-VCCCD Contract for the purposes of faculty travel/conference grants (hereafter called “the Program”), and;

Whereas, the Faculty Professional Development Committee will create and develop for the Program the application procedure, process, and decision making criteria that will allocate the pooled faculty professional development funds, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate authorizes the Faculty Professional Development Committee to create an opt-out policy for faculty not willing to participate in the Program who will then only be eligible for an annual allotment per the contract language of section 8.7D;

Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Faculty Professional Development Committee will administer the Program for the 2010-2011 fiscal calendar and that the Program be evaluated on its effectiveness no later than the second Academic Senate meeting of March 2011 to determine if the Program shall be continued.

Presented to the Senate Council for First Reading Jan 21, 2010; Presented as a Second Reading and Adopted Feb. 4, 2010.