Professional Development & Learning

Flex Information

The Equity and Inclusion Office coordinates professional learning and Flex activities through PDAC and LPG for Flex. Both groups are comprised of Faculty, Managers, Classified Professional and Students who review and approve all professional learning and Flex credit-eligible activities prior to implementation.

FLEX WEEK AND GROW@4CD

How to sign up for a flex workshop:

  1. Sign into InSite.
  2. Click on the "Professional Development" tile that has the "GROW@4CD" logo on it.
  3. Click the link for GROW@4CD
  4. Search for workshops in the "Workshop Calendar" under the "Learning Tab" or by title or SP23-XX identifier in the search bar.
  5. View Sessions and click "Request" to register.

Spring 2023 FLEX Schedule

Fall 2022 FLEX Schedule

GROW@4CD User Guide

ACADEMIC CALENDARS

Spring Flex 2023 Dates

  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023 – Variable Day 
  • Wednesday, January 18, 2023 – Focused-Flex Day (9:00 am – 1:00 pm) |  Followed by  Variable Flex Day (Optional)
  • Thursday, January 19, 2023 – Flex Day (Optional)
  • Friday, January 20, 2023 – All College Day & Department Meetings (Mandatory Faculty Service Day)

SP23-02 LMC Success Utilizing Culturally Relevant Practices

Have you been brainstorming ways to make your learning space more culturally relevant? Curious what some of your local colleagues have been doing? Hungry for student feedback on your ideas? 

Listen to this Zoom recording to learn about what LMC faculty have been doing to make their courses more engaging. 

SP23 focused flex

FAQs LMC Flex Information

2022-2023 Flex Obligation for Full-time Faculty

There is a total 30-hour obligation for tenured full-time faculty, a 40-hour obligation for second year tenure track faculty, and a 50-hour obligation for first year tenure track faculty (usually completed in Nexus).

There are 5 hours of Mandatory Flex each semester for a total of 10 mandatory hours per year.

Full-time “A” contract faculty may choose to complete their Flex obligation over the entire fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.

Flex credit cannot be “banked” or “made up” from one academic year to another.

Fall 2022 Flex Obligation for Part-time “C” and “AC” Faculty

Part-time faculty have a Flex obligation that is directly related to compensation and the number of instructional days in the semester. Flex obligation is based on the academic calendar, more specifically to the day of the week on which classes begin and end. Consequently, the Flex obligation is adjusted each semester.  The semester start or end date can prevent a full 16-week semester of class meetings. Part-time Flex obligation applies only to adjunct faculty who are teaching a full-term (16-week) class with synchronous meetings (either on campus or online via Zoom; it does not apply to asynchronous online classes, short-term or late start classes).

For Fall 2022, part-time instructors (and full-time faculty on AC contract) teaching a semester length class with synchronous meetings, have a flex obligation that is equal to the number of scheduled instructional hours taught in a week on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. In short, if you teach a full term class with scheduled meetings on any day mentioned here, the number of hours of your flex obligation are equal to the number of hours you teach on those days in one week. So if you teach 3 hours on Monday, and 3 hours on Wednesday, you only owe 3 hours. If you only teach on Tuesday and Wednesday you do not have a flex obligation for fall.

Spring 2023 Flex Obligation for Part-time “C” and “AC” Faculty

Part-time faculty have a Flex obligation that is directly related to compensation and the number of instructional days in the semester. Flex obligation is based on the academic calendar, more specifically to the day of the week on which classes begin and end. Consequently, the Flex obligation is adjusted each semester.  The semester start or end date can prevent a full 16-week semester of class meetings. Part-time Flex obligation applies only to adjunct faculty who are teaching a full-term (16-week) class with synchronous meetings (either on campus or online via Zoom; it does not apply to asynchronous online classes, short-term or late start classes).

For Spring 2023, part-time instructors (and full-time faculty on AC contract) teaching a semester length class with synchronous meetings, have a flex obligation that is equal to the number of scheduled instructional hours taught in a week on Sundays, Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. In short, if you teach a full term class with scheduled meetings on any day mentioned here, the number of hours of your flex obligation are equal to the number of hours you teach on those days in one week. So if you teach 3 hours on Monday, and 3 hours on Wednesday, you only owe 3 hours. If you only teach on Tuesday and Wednesday you do not have a flex obligation for spring.

Flex activities must be completed during the semester they are required. “C” and “A/C” contract faculty may not bank hours and use them in a different semester.

Note: Non-instructional faculty (i.e., librarians and counselors) with no unit-bearing teaching load do not have a Flex obligation.

For UF-negotiated information, see lower right of calendar where the FLEX obligation for Fall and Spring semesters are outlined.

Forms 

Variable Professional Learning-Flex Proposal Form - Use this form if you would like to host an activity during the semester and would like to offer Variable Flex credit (maximum 10 credits per Academic year) to faculty attendees. [Variable Flex - Instructions for Facilitators].

Special Projects Form - Use this form if you would like to attend an activity off campus or complete a special activity/project and would like to receive Variable (maximum 10 credits per academic year) Flex credit for it. The form will be sent to the Dean for their review and approval, then returned to you by your Dean for you to attach to your final report which the Dean will sign off on and return to you again. * Note in Spring 2022 we will work to revise this process through our LPG Committee.

You will attach the approved form to your Faculty Agreement form at the end of the Academic Year (Full-time faculty) and at the end of each semester (Adjunct Faculty).

Leave Request - There is a check-off box for Flex credit which the Dean can pre-approve Variable Flex credit (maximum 10 credits per Academic year) when you attend a conference off-site. The Leave Request should be submitted to your Dean. 

Sign-in Sheet Template - Workshop Presenters: Have workshop participants sign-in at the activity. This sheet is used along with the required on-line registration names to verify attendance for Flex credit. 

Faculty Flex Agreements

How to run a Transcript Flex Report from GROW video (4-minutes)

Submit these documents electronically to your Dean by emailing OfficeofInstruction@losmedanos.edu. 

Contact Us

Local Planning Group for Flex (LPG) Chair, 2021-2023

Erlinda Jones, Child Development Faculty - ejones@losmedanos.edu 

Equity and Inclusion Office:

Robert Delgado, Sr. Program Coordinator - PD@losmedanos.edu