Professional Development Advisory Committee

The Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) rose from two legal mandates. The first mandate, California Education Code, Section 87151 (Allocation of Funds for Professional Development), requires an advisory committee of “administrators, faculty, staff representatives” and is required to be eligible to receive professional development funding from the Chancellor’s Office. This section was subsequently updated by AB-2558.

The second, California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Division 6, Chapter 6, Subchapter 8, Article 2, Section § 55730 (Flexible Calendar Program), requires an advisory Committee of “faculty, students, administrators and other interested persons.”

The committee was formed in Fall 2014 under the direction of the College Planning Council (CPC).

Committee Charge

Based upon the language in Education Code and Title 5, the committee shall:

• Conduct and annually update a survey of the most critical staff, student, and instructional improvement needs in the district
• Create and annually update the Professional Development Plan (aka - campus human development resources plan) that includes the following items:
  • The results of the survey identified above
  • Plan for developing and carrying out activities to address the identified critical needs
  • A report of actual expenditures (from the previous year)
  • An evaluation of the effectiveness of conducted activities and update the plan to reflect needed changes
  • Schedule of meetings for Advisory Committee
  • Align plan with District strategic goals and Educational Vision Plan *
  • Maintain records on the description, type and number of activities scheduled and the number of district employees and students participating in these activities
• Review and recommend use of State funded professional development allocation to CPC *
• Collaborate with the Faculty Professional Development Committee *
• Plan and implement bi-annual All Campus Kickoff

* not specified in code or legislation

Membership

Name	Appointed By
Jordan Killebrew	Office of Communications (Chair)
Liz Auchincloss	Classified School Employees Association
Holly Higgins	Association of Confidential Employees
Joshua Ramirez	Academic Senate
Karen Shannon	Classified School Employees Association
Lacey Peters	Academic Senate
Rachel Walsh	School of Extended Learning
Stephanie Washburn	Faculty Professional Development Coordinator
Therese Schweidler	Classified School Employees Association
Angelica Contreras	Advancing Leadership Association
Vacant	Faculty Distance Learning Coordinator