Welcome2017-18 Eissey Campus

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

Scott MacLachlanInterim Provost / Dean of Student Services

2017-18 Eissey CampusNew Faculty

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

Academic AffairsEdward Willey

Dean

2017-18 NEW FACULTY

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• Dr. Marla Friedman – Business• Prof. Jacqueline Jacobson - Mathematics• Dr. Antoinette Pierre-Louis – Paralegal Studies• Prof. Shauna Ramos - Speech• Dr. Casey Reiter – Paralegal Studies• Dr. Mary Roslonowski – Chemistry• Dr. Sung-Ji Schmidt – Anatomy & Physiology• Prof. Kathryn Thomasson – Mathematics• Prof. Gaynor Walsh – English

Reef Hope Project

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

Environmental Science Technology Program

Dr. Jessica Miles

#1 EcoArt - Artificial Reef Sculpture

Sculpture and photos by Jason deCaires Taylor

Andrew “Red” Harris Foundation Jupiter Lighthouse ReplicaDeployed in Palm Beach County

Christ of the AbyssJohn Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

#2 Research

#3 Aquarist skills and active outplanting restoration efforts

#4 Engineering and 3-D printing

#5 GIS Mapping

Thanks for supporting sabbaticals!Enriching our faculty and student experiences!

Engaging business and community partners! Dr. Guy Harvey, his daughter, and Dr. Miles at the STEAM event.

Inspiring change and hope for our local environment!

Involvement on Campus, in the College, and in the Community

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

2017-18 Eissey Campus

Amy AbuqawodStudent Government Association, President

Palm Beach Gardens Campus

Our Goal

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• Civic Engagement

• Awareness

• Advocacy

On Campus

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• President’s Forum & Campus Talks

• Voter registration and information drives

• Guns on Campus open forum discussion

• Women in Politics Ted Talk style event

• Mental Health Awareness Discussion Panel

Guns on Campus Open Forum

Campus Talks

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In the College

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• SGA Council of Presidents

• Governor for Florida Model Legislature

Advocacy in Tallahassee

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28 Appointments

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Majority House Leader, Ray Rodrigues

Speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran

Thank You - Questions2017-18 Eissey Campus

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

Scott MacLachlanInterim Provost / Dean of Student Services

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees Meeting

Kevin A. Fernander, J.D.General Counsel

LEGAL DEPARTMENT LITIGATION UPDATE

MAY 15, 2018

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Premises and General Liability Claims – FY 2017/2018

Pre-Litigation/No Legal Action to Date 5

Resolved Without Legal Action or Settlement 1

Settled 1

Verdict at Trial 1

OPENED 8

PENDING 0

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Employment Claims – FY 2017/2018

Discrimination 2

Retaliation 1

OPENED 3

PENDING 3

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Employment Claims – FY 2017/2018

CASE Russell Svejkovskyvs.

PBSC

Jay Mattesonvs.

PBSC BOT

Kristen Ruffovs.

BOT, PBSC

CLAIM Current employee at Loxahatchee Groves Campus asserts claims of: Race discrimination and

hostile and abusive work environment; and

Retaliation.

Former employee at PBG Campus asserts claims of: Age discrimination; Retaliation; Breach of contract; and Violation of good faith and fair

dealing.

Former employee in Athletics asserts claim of: Retaliation

STATUS This matter has not been set for trial.

Set for trial at the beginning of September, 2018.

This matter has not been set for trial.

Continuing Contract Recommendation

Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees

May 15, 2018

Benefits of Continuing Contract1. Continuing Contract is one of the instruments by which standards of excellence are maintained in

the academic community.

2. Continuing Contract provides significant protection for academic freedom. Academic freedom is essential for maintaining social and political freedom in a democracy.

3. Professors sometimes choose to discuss controversial issues. It is recognized that some individuals could be offended in the process. Continuing Contract protects faculty from capricious and arbitrary retribution which might otherwise result from such controversy.

4. Continuing Contract, applied wisely, gives dignity, recognition, and stability to worthy members of the profession.

5. Continuing Contract is a positive and important factor in attracting and recruiting talented faculty.

6. The body of faculty on Continuing Contract gives stability and continuity to an institution and inspires confidence, pride, and recognition of the institution within the community and provides accountability to external accrediting and funding agencies.

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The Process Should Be…1. Informed by formal input from Continuing Contract faculty; 2. Based on dean, peer, and student observations to the record; 3. Public, but with details of individual decisions treated with discretion, subject to law; 4. Formative, helpful, encouraging, supportive, non-adversarial; 5. Collaborative and inclusive; 6. Transparent and clear to all: candidates, peers, administrators; 7. Competency & performance-based, with candidates demonstrating abilities/capabilities of

professional, learning-centered faculty; 8. Fair and consistent in application; 9. Based upon literature examining best practices in teaching/learning; and 10. Tied to candidate's scholarship of discipline, academic/performance standards, and evidence of

student learning.

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State Rule• 6A-14.0411 Employment Contracts for Full-Time Faculty• (1) Each District Board of Trustees shall develop, maintain and distribute a policy governing the

issuance of continuing contracts and other employment contracts for employees serving in a full-time faculty capacity as determined by the College. Such policy shall be consistent with this rule.

• (2) In order to be eligible for a continuing contract, full-time faculty shall meet the following minimum requirements:• (a) Complete at least five (5) years of satisfactory service, based on the criteria set forth in

subsection (3) below, in the same College, except as provided below, during a period not in excess of seven (7) years. In all cases, such service shall be continuous except for leave duly authorized and granted. The policy established by the district board of trustees may also consider satisfactory service in other institutions of higher learning for purposes of this section.

• (b) Receive the recommendation of the president and approval by the board for a continuing contract based on successful performance of duties, demonstration of professional competence pursuant to policy adopted by the board in accordance with subsection (3) of this rule and the needs of the College.

• (3) Each board of trustees, after receiving a recommendation from the president and ensuring that input has been received from the faculty, shall establish criteria which must be met by a full-time faculty member before a continuing contract may be awarded.

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Process Overview

• Step 1 – Continuing Contract Peer Review

• Step 2 - Campus Process

• Step 3 – College-Wide Committee Process

• Step 4 – Recommendations Process

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Portfolio Documentation Requirements

1. Curriculum vita, cover letter/personal statement, and teaching philosophy2. Annual performance appraisals (5 years)3. Instructional observations and student assessments of teaching (5 years)4. Course success and withdrawal rates (5 years)5. Assessment of learning outcomes (sample)6. Summary of contributions outside the classroom (5 years)7. Continuing professional development undertakings (5 years)

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Continuing Contract Points

• Portfolio Evaluation – 100 points• Campus Level• College-Wide Level

• Interview Questions – 20 points• Campus Level• College-Wide Level

• Micro Teaching Demonstration – 30 points• College-Wide Level Only

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State-wide Comparison

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College Number Faculty Applied Number of Faculty Awarded

Broward College 10 10

Daytona State College 6 6

Florida State at Jacksonville 4 3

Florida SouthWestern State College 10 10

Hillsborough Community College 16 14

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota* 4 3

Seminole State College of Florida 8 6

Santa Fe College 22 14

South Florida State College 3 3

St. Petersburg College 10 9

Tallahassee Community College 13 13

Valencia** 292 211

**Over a 5-year period*Eliminated Continuing Contract in January, 2016

Cohort Status

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201230 Faculty Hired

Oct 2017 25 Faculty Eligible for Continuing

Contract

Dec 2017 13 Faculty

Advanced from campus-level review to the College-wide

process

Recommendation

Faculty not recommended for continuing contract may be eligible to reapply pursuant to State Board Rule #6A-14.041.

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Type of Contract Number of Faculty

Continuing 6

Three-Year 5

One-Year 1