PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Minutes
Tuesday, October 6th
2:30 p.m. – A152
Members Present:
Edwina Roseboro-Barnes, Jane Fleischer, Mark Ulseth, Chuck Greene, Marc Tarplee,
Jack Bagwell, Teresa Smith, Brooke Pound, Linda Tennant,
Dane Loflin, Robert Brown, Shahram Mazhari, Linda Bolick,
Denise Every, Lori Ochsner, Kimberly Starnes, Susan Brackett, Linda
Weaver-Griggs
Edwina Roseboro-Barnes called the meeting to order and thanked all committee
members that were in attendance.
Edwina Roseboro-Barnes welcomed the new faculty representatives to the
Professional Development Council: Ms. Brooke Pound, Continuing Education,
Chuck Greene, Automotive,
Dane Loflin, Business Administration,
Jane Fleischer, Nursing. Jane
Fleischer replaced Grace Saylor who
left mid-cycle due to retirement.
Jane will remain on the committee to serve another two year term.
The status of the Professional Development Budget for 2009-2010 was presented
and discussed. The budget has
increased to $255,000 for 2008-2009.
Ms. Roseboro-Barnes stated that approximately $55,000 will be set aside
for funding for College wide initiatives.
There were 69 proposals submitted for the fall 2009-2010 cycle.
Council members grouped into teams to read and rate the proposals using
the Reader Evaluation Form.
Following the reading of proposals, each proposal was discussed and rated as
acceptable or provisional based on the
Specific concerns were addressed about the professional development process
which include and will be discussed at a follow-up meeting:
·
Approved proposals going over budget
·
Earmarking specific monies for blanket projects, (Ex. X amount of dollars for
Learning Resources for Webinars)
·
Cap on amount of projects submitted per individual
A draft copy of the IE outline will be provided for feedback, before submitting
to the IE Department.
It was re-emphasized that with the
exception of follow-up needed to clarify provisional proposals, Council members
should not discuss proposals outside of the PDC meetings until the review
process is completed. In addition,
Council members should maintain confidentiality regarding Council discussions of
individual proposals.
The next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 20, at 2:30 p.m. in A154 to
report on clarification of provisional proposals, determine funding priorities,
and finalize recommendations for funding.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa
Teresa Smith