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Funds Available
Funds are available for a variety of activities related to professional development and
support for education from a variety of sources.
STATE FUNDS
Professional development activities are activities which add knowledge and skills to an individual’s discipline, career, or vocation intended to improve performance on the job. These activities also provide a discipline revitalization of professional direction and focus.
The Chancellor's Office has defined staff development for purposes of state funding as: "either direct college or district services to faculty or staff or support that helps them to improve their skills in instruction, advising, assessing student progress and developing curricula; or that improves student services or staff job performance; or helps faculty to conduct research or other scholarly or creative work, and/or stay current in their field or discipline." The nine authorized uses of state funds for faculty and staff development are attached.
The funding that the state provides to professional development brings additional resources for individuals, groups and the District to develop and implement projects which are in supportive alignment with department and institutional goals as it relates to the state staff development nine authorized uses. Projects of this nature will be given priority when reviewed by the Professional Development Committee.
Institutional Projects have the potential of benefiting members from administration, faculty, and classified staff, meeting needs and serving groups which cross traditional district boundaries.
Initiation of first‐time staff development projects is the intent of this funding source. Continued support of projects is not a priority of professional development funding.
Enrollment Reimbursement
Purpose
To provide SRJC employees with an opportunity to improve skills and increase
knowledge by enrolling in SRJC courses which are directly job related.
Guidelines
- Employees must apply for funding in advance and receive approval of funding prior to enrolling in SRJC courses.
- Employee must be working at 50% or more to be eligible.
- Employee will be reimbursed for enrollment fees
up to three (3) units per semester.
- Applications for reimbursement is contingent upon
course completion with a grade of C or better, or Credit in a Credit/No
Credit course.
- Funds for this program are limited and will be administered
by the Resource Center for Staff Development; they will be awarded to employees
on a first come, first served basis.
- Courses for which reimbursement is received from
the College may not be used to qualify for Flex Credit, Professional Growth Increments
or salary advancement credit.
Procedures
- Employee obtains application from the
Resource Center or the SRC website.
- Employee meets with immediate supervisor to establish
appropriateness of course as related to the employee's job. Faculty
members meet with the Department Chair in their area.
- Employee and supervisor complete application and
sign off.
- Application is forwarded to supervising dean/component
administrator for review and approval.
- Application is forwarded to the Resource
Center for Staff Development for budgeting purposes. Supervising Dean of Staff Development provides final approval signature. Employee receives copy of approved application
before enrolling in course.
- To receive reimbursement, employee must attach a
copy of of the grade transcript to the request for reimbursement form,
indicating course completion with a grade of C or better.
- Requests for reimbursement must be filed with the
Accounting office within six weeks following completion of the course.
Enrollment Fee Reimbursement Application
Form (PDF format, 144K)
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