At the June 5th Finance Committee Meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Boston Consulting Group presented the results of their research into faculty load issues in the DCCCD. The Power Point presentation for that report can be found here.
Thematically, the presentation focused on how inconsistent/unclear/inaccessible HR practices, lack of clear accountability for managing faculty load, a disconnected data infrastructure, and misaligned organizational incentives form the context for problematic behaviors within our HR system, leading to inequity and inefficiency in utilizing resources.
While the presentation did not delve into specific recommendations from BCG to solve these problems, the presentation did identify five key context areas that need to be addressed: 1) Establish clear policies to develop, approve, and communicate policies that are equitable, consistent, and clear; 2) Define schedule management to institute a system and process for managing faculty scheduling; 3) Update HR management policies to implement policies and procedures to recruit and retain diverse, high-performing faculty; 4) Build data infrastructure and systems to support change; and 5) Optimize course scheduling to optimize sections and room utilization by projecting system-wide student demand to develop a master schedule and match faculty and rooms to the schedule.
The Board of Trustees will review this information again at a June 25th workshop, and potentially move towards recommendations at that point.
The Faculty Council is engaged in ongoing communication with District administrative leaders on what the next steps in this process will be, so that we can continue to provide our input into how to overcome the inequities in faculty load and compensation identified by the Faculty Load Review Group (FLRG). We look forward to working with the Chancellor and the Board to clarify the information included in the BCG report, as we all work toward our common goal of student success. The Council will continue to keep the DCCFA membership updated with any additional information and developments. Should you have additional questions or concerns, please contact your campus Faculty Association President.
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