FLEX, HURDLE Credit Description

Flex Credit (F)

The Flex Calendar (7/1-6/30) agreement negotiated by SCEA and the District specifies that all Full-time Faculty complete 28 hours of approved professional development activities.

Two pre-semester days are mandatory (2 days=8 hrs)–the day that precedes the first day of the Fall and Spring semesters (Opening Days).  The remaining 20 hours can be completed through any of the following:
 
Staff Development Program Activity (advertised via e-mail and/or posted online at www.swccd.edu/~staffdev/Calendar):
On-campus activities approved/sponsored by the Staff Development Program

Individual/Group Activity (off-campus workshops, conferences, seminars, or other activities):
Submit a Flex Activity Proposal form (FAP) to your cognizant Dean or designee for approval.  Upon completion, submit the form to the Staff Development Program office for recording. FAP is available in Public Folders, Staff Development.

Due to the severity of State audit compliance, absence at pre-semester days (Opening Days) or non-compliance of flex obligation will result in pay loss.  However, you have the same options available as when you are unable to teach a class (illness, personal necessity or bereavement).

Flex hours cannot be carried forward to another academic year.

Adjunct faculty do not have a flex obligation.  They are welcome to participate in flex activities; however, they will not receive hurdle credit unless a Request for Approval of Work for Purposes of Reclassification (RAWPR) form is completed and it is approved by conizant Vice President.

Hurdle Credit (H)

Full-time and Adjunct Faculty are encourage to participate in professional development activities to request hurdle credit.  Options for earning hurdle credit:

Staff Development Program activities:
"with approval of the cognizant Vice President...(1) In-service courses developed and sponsored by the District and offered for professional growth of the staff" (SCEA 7.2.4, Section 7.2.4.1.). Please complete a Request for Approval of Work for Purposes of Reclassification (RAWPR) form. RAWPR is available in Human Resources.

Accredited College Courses:
Upper division or graduate courses that have education designators or are related to current or future contract assignments.  Submit an official grade report, letter, or transcript to Human Resources.  Courses not designated as upper division or graduate maybe taken for salary advancement.  Receive approval from cognizant Vice President (SCEA 7.2.4, Section 7.2.4.1.).

Projects or Unaccredited Courses:
May be completed for salary advancement.  Submit an Alternate Salary Reclassification form to Office of Instruction.  Approval is a joint decision of SCEA President and cognizant Vice President (SCEA Contract, Section 7.2.3).

More Guidelines

Workshop Facilitators
Full-time Faculty (Facilitators) may request flex credit and receive two hours of preparation time for every hour of presentation.

Uh-Oh’s & No-No’s
• Partial Attendance
• Retakes within same academic year
• Travel/meal time as credit