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Faculty Hiring Needs Assessment (FHNA) Committee

Instructional Faculty Hiring Criteria

Return to C231on or by Friday, October 10, 2008 with any replacement and/or growth position requests.   Prepare a separate  form for each request.

Replacement___________                Growth_________________

None__________________  Division__________________________________

Dean’s Signature                                                    _________________________                           

   I.    Quantitative Data (Fall Semester):

         A.    FTEF (full-time equivalent faculty)         Sub-Discipline                        Discipline

                  1.    Contract                                                                                                                      

                  2.    Overload                                                                                                                     

                  3.    Adjunct                                                                                                                       

                  4.    Released time                                                                                                               

                  5.    Leaves (sabbatical, paid, unpaid)                                                                                  

         B.    FTES (Full-time equivalent student)      __________________________________

         C.    Percent of discipline seats filled on opening day (Fall)                       

         D.    Evidence of Growth trend in discipline                                                                   

  II.    Qualitative Criteria: (attach separate sheet for this information)

         A.    Program trends and anticipated future demands

                  1.    State or federal mandates

                  2.    Special accreditation requirements

          B.    Assessment and justification, such as:

                  1.    Need for full-time faculty relative to the sequence of the program’s curricula

                  2.    Availability of qualified hourly faculty to teach in the program

                  3.    History of full-time faculty changes in the program (last 5 years)

                  4.    Closed class count (need for expanding program offerings)

Hiring Needs Assessment Process (Board Procedures)

  A. Vice president convenes FHNA committee to review or revise criteria.

  B. Division dean/faculty develop and submit ranked list of faculty hiring needs.

  C. FHNA committee reviews ranked lists to develop a faculty hiring priority recommendation.

  D. FHNA committee submits its priority recommendation to college president.

  E. President meets with FHNA committee, if necessary to resolve differences.

  F. President approves list of faculty positions – list is distributed to appropriate areas by V.P.

     of Instruction.