Subject: Instruction Notes 10/19/04
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction

Instruction Notes
10/19/04

Spring 2005 Flex Week
The Staff Development Committee has committed much of Spring 2005 Flex Week to Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) and the Draft SLO Assessment Plan. The Faculty Senate supports using flex week to carry out activities outlined in the Accreditation Timeline. The calendar will include several traditional activities for flex week including, SLO’s, Instructional Planning, Watsonville Orientation, CCFT activities and the Faculty Senate meeting. Time for other flex activities will be severely limited. Here is a preview for Spring 2005 Flex Week:

1. There will be a four hour reserved time on Tuesday, February 1,
   which will include the SLO Assessment Plan forum and break out
   sessions for the departments to dialog.
2. CCFT and Faculty Senate meetings will be on Thursday
3. Brian King will address the college on Friday before the
   Division/Dept. meetings. (Division//Dept meeting will not exceed 3
   hours)

Disruptive Student Behavior Report Form
The Disruptive Student Behavior Report Form is now accessible on the T-Drive. Please use it to report serious student behavior issues. Be sure to inform your supervisor about the report so that he/she can provide guidance and any needed assistance. This form can be found on the T-Drive under Student Affairs, Disruptive Student Report file. Open the folder, then open the one document listed. If you have questions about the use of this form call Sesario Escoto at ext. 6525.

Faculty Office Hours
Faculty office hours for Fall ’04 are now posted on our website at http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/instruction/officehours/fall04/index.htm

Instructional Support Grants - Student Senate
The instructional supports committee of the Student Senate will be meeting this Wednesday to decide what guidelines to set for the projects/materials they will be funding for some of their departments this year. Tracey Van Gundy will immediately inform the campus of their decisions as well as the timeline so that you can all get your applications in. She would also like to ask for some input from you on behalf of the Student Senate. Some Senators are currently requesting enormous amounts of money for various projects and purchases, and though most of them are able to point to how OTHERS could reduce the amount of money they are requesting, nobody seems willing to reduce the cost of their own items on the agenda. She knows our school has faced many rounds of budget cuts, and Tracey is sure there are some really good stories out there about how different people and departments have gotten brilliantly creative in order to save money. She thinks if she could share a few of these stories with the Senate (stories they can relate to because they are from Cabrillo), some of them might get inspired to look for other types of solutions beyond just spending every penny they can get their hands on. So please, if you can recall any such inspirational tidbits, would you pass them along to her at asccpres_at_cabrillo.edu. Tracey may also be reached at 479-6231 or 477-3219.

Dean of Instructional Development
The college will soon begin actively recruiting to replace Loreen Easterly, who resigned her position in February 2004. The job description and title have been changed to reflect a combination of some of her duties with those of the former Transfer and Distance Education Dean The new position is fully funded as was Loreen's. It is my hope to have the new dean on campus early in the spring semester.