Presenter

Laura Barroso

Background/Analysis

In accordance with Section 8.11.C. of the Agreement between the Ventura County Community College District (District) and the Ventura County Federation of College Teachers, AFT Local 1828, AFL-CIO (AFT) (the Agreement), sabbatical leave proposals are evaluated by each college's Sabbatical Leave Committee. Section 8.11.C(2) provides that the "Committee shall make reasonable efforts to prioritize firsttime sabbatical candidates and shall base its recommendation on the following criteria: (a) Value of the proposed leave on instruction or service to students, the college, the District, and the candidates professional competence; (b) Reasonable distribution of sabbatical leaves among departments and divisions; (c) Consistency with the mission of the District, as adopted by the Board of Trustees; (d) Whether the outcomes are achievable and measurable within the timeframe of the designated sabbatical leave; (e) The number of previous sabbatical leaves granted applicant".
Section 8.11.F.(3) states: "Applications and recommendation(s) of each College Sabbatical Leave Committee shall be forwarded to the District Sabbatical Leave Committee composed of the following members: one administrator from each college appointed by the College President, one faculty member from each college appointed by each College Academic Senate, oneAFT representative appointed by the AFT Executive Council, and one Human Resources representative who shall be a non-voting member appointed by the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources. The Human Resources representative shall serve as a coordinator of the District Sabbatical Leave Committee. The District Sabbatical Leave Committee shall determine in priority order its recommendations as well as a priority order list of alternative applicants when applications in excess of the limit are received. The District Sabbatical Leave Committee shall forward its recommendations to the Chancellor for review and submission to the Governing Board."Applicants are to be notified by the Governing Board by February 1, 2024, of the final acceptance or rejection of their applications.

Under Section 8.11.M.(1), The number of sabbatical leaves granted each year shall be 3% of the full-time faculty members (with a fraction of a faculty member rounded up) in the District, including at least one (1) at each college. Currently, the District has 427 full-time faculty members. Three percent of this figure equals 12.81. Therefore, 13 faculty members are eligible for sabbatical leave. The number of faculty members eligible for sabbatical leave may be decreased if a reduction in force of fulltime faculty is necessary due to lack of funds. The parties agree to reopen negotiations prior to May 15th of each calendar year on the minimum number of sabbaticals to be granted per year.

Below are summaries of the sabbatical leave proposals forwarded by the District Sabbatical Leave Committee and presented for approval by the Board of Trustees. The 13 sabbatical proposals, in their entirety, are available online at: https://www.vcccd.edu/departments/human-resources/sabbatical-leaves.

Rank — Faculty Member — College — Discipline — Lengthof Leave

1 Tamara Crudo Oxnard Public Safety Fall 2024

2 Katie Booth Moorpark English Fall 2024

3 Jenchi WuVentura ArtFall 2024-Spring 2025

4 Anna Toy-Palmer Oxnard Chemistry Spring 2025

5 Erika Lizee Moorpark ArtFall 2024-Spring 2025

6 Erin Brocker Ventura Chemistry Fall 2024

7 Anitra Lawson Oxnard FTVE Program Fall 2024-Spring 2025

8 Beth Megill Moorpark Dance Fall 2024

9 Kaela CasyVentura Librarian Spring 2025

10 Della Newlow Oxnard DSPS Fall 2024-Spring 2025

11 Sydney SimsMoorpark English Fall 2024

12 Dan Clark Ventura Biology Spring 2025

13 Eric Martinsen Ventura English Spring 2025

Should a need arise for a replacement to an approved sabbatical noted above, the alternate ranking for the sabbatical leave will be pulled from the campus from which the vacant sabbatical exists within the 4% limitation, referenced under section 8.11.M(1)a. The following ranking of alternates is noted by campus, and is presented for consideration of immediate replacement when a vacancy is created to the campus:

Sabbatical Leave Alternate (in the event one of the above Oxnard College sabbaticals is declined):

Rank — Faculty Member — College — Discipline — Lengthof Leave

1 Erin Lawley Oxnard Health and Kinesiology Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Sabbatical Leave Alternate (in the event one of the above Moorpark College sabbaticals is declined):

Rank — Faculty Member — College — Discipline — Lengthof Leave

1 n/an/an/an/a Sabbatical Leave Alternate (in the event one of the above Ventura College sabbaticals is declined):

Rank — Faculty Member — College — Discipline — Lengthof Leave

1 Dorothy Farias Ventura Agriculture Spring 2025

2 Rocio Hernandez Ventura Counselor/Coordinator Fall 2024

3 Sharon Beynon Ventura English Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Fiscal Impact

The cost of replacing sabbatical leave applicants with part-time faculty to teach their regular loads is estimated to be $695,000 charged to the General Fund.

Additional Information

Rick MacLennan, Laura Barroso, Julius Sokenu, Kimberly Hoffmans, and Oscar Cobian

Administrative Services Committee Meeting

Meeting Information

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