Red Rocks Community College Procedure
Category: | College Personnel | ||
Title: | Departmental Leadership Team | ||
Number: | RRPR 3-67 | Approved: | September 25, 2007 |
Effective: | September 25, 2007 | Revised: | February 15, 2007 |
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Purpose: | To develop a structure that enables departments to shape their responsibilities and accountabilities in response to their collective goals and the College's strategic plan. | ||
Scope: | Full-Time Faculty, Professional Technical Staff | ||
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The department leadership team procedure will outline the following goals:
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Faculty/Pro-Tech involvement with all areas of the College;
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Increased integration of part-time instructors into departments;
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Greater efficiency of departmental operations through broader involvement of department members;
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Stronger connections with the community;
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Departmental responsiveness to institutional goals and community needs;
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Increase student and graduate satisfaction with programs and program outcomes;
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Departmental compensations are assigned to the departments by the vice president based upon qualitative and quantitative criteria, including FTE; number of part-time instructors; number of prefixes; and other complexity factors.
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Each department will elect one leader for a two-year term by May 1st of each election year by a majority affirmative vote of the department members and approval by the division dean. Leaders may be chosen from outside the department if there is no majority affirmative vote. A tie or lack of majority affirmative vote will be resolved by the division dean. The 12-month leader cycle is defined as the day after the end of spring semester through the last day of spring semester.
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The vice president will appropriate additional funds for special projects, e.g.; program innovation and development, based upon an RFP process.
In unusual circumstances, the college president may appoint the Department Leader at their discretion.