Pre-Convention Update

In accordance with bylaws approved at the 2016 DCCFA convention, designed in part to increase member participation in all facets of the governance of the association, the Faculty Council this year undertook a process to accept budget requests from the seven standing committees that were developed during the Sept. 22 standing committee meetings. It should be noted that the DCCFA bylaws now stipulate that all seven college chapters must elect their representatives to each of the seven standing committees, a practice that previously was not uniformly followed in all seven college chapters.

The Welfare and Benefits committee, chaired by CVCFA President Shaun Gilligan, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 meeting, as well as this list of compensation priorities for 2017-2018, and a longer compendium of compensation concerns. The Welfare and Benefits committee did not have any specific requests from the DCCFA budget.

The Instructional Goals and Academic Freedom committee, chaired by MVCFA President Margo Silva, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 meeting. The Instructional Goals and Academic Freedom Committee did not have any specific requests from the DCCFA budget.

The Communications committee, chaired by RLCFA President Matt Henry, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 meeting.

The Political Information committee, chaired by EFCFA President Matt Hinckley, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 meeting.

The Convention Planning committee, chaired by BHCFA President Bill Hammerschlag, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 meeting.

The Membership committee, chaired by ECCFA President Pam Crawford, and the Budget and Finance committee, chaired by NLCFA President Brett Dyer, submitted these minutes of their 9/22/17 joint meeting.

The Faculty Council has reviewed the recommendations of the committees, and in accordance with the bylaws that require it to publish a proposed budget 30 days before the association convenes for the annual convention, hereby publishes this proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.

The final budget is subject to change, per new information that may be received between now and the November 10 convention, the final membership totals to be tabulated at the convention, as well as pending a vote to approve by the members gathered at the convention. Questions about the process, the committee reports, or the convention, may be directed to your respective faculty association president, and/or your local college chapter representative on each standing committee.