The DCCCD Student Centric Network

The DCCFA is your Association, your voice. The Council is comprised of those elected to represent your voice.  There has been significant change occurring at the district level that affect us all.  The Council is encouraged by developments in the environment of problem-solving with our participation.

We have shared many accomplishments recently as part of The Instructional Leadership Team (TILT).  Many of the recommendations made by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) were based upon the Council meeting with BCG and our work adopted from information provided by our Faculty Load Review Group (FLRG).  We also actively worked on Student Progress Reporting (SPR), and we are continuing to assist with the ongoing implementation of Professional Development (PD).

While it is clear that there are underlying beliefs by both administration and faculty which speak to the need for improved communication and understanding regarding faculty performance and scheduling preferences, the Council is committed to interfacing with District administration on these topics. Chancellor May has signaled he will engage with us on the topics that will affect faculty most directly, and he has been transparent with us regarding his overall vision and plans. The proposed timeline for many items to be developed is included in several spots in the “Implementing a Student Centric Network” presentation; please see link below.

DCCCD Student Centric Network Implementation Plan

 Several items that affect faculty directly are expected to be developed over the next three years. It will be incumbent upon us as a Council to be actively involved in this process. The Council, of course, welcomes any questions or concerns from our constituents, as our duty is to express the opinions and priorities of our members.

As the Chancellor’s recommendations for a “Student Centric Network” have been made public, there has been some concern about the possible centralization of some services within the District. There has been no direct avocation of moving to a singularly accredited entity. The colleges remain individually accredited. The overall goal from both the Faculty Association perspective and the administrative leaders are to have collaboration and utilization of systems and infrastructure and increasing the efficiency of classroom management and scheduling.

Our collective voice is important as members of our organization. If you have not yet joined or renewed your membership, please do soon.

Student Progress Reporting Procedure

The 2018-19 Academic Year marks the initial year of the Student Progress Reporting system, implemented as a result of the Board of Trustees revisions to Policy EGA (LOCAL), which among other things establishes that the District "shall provide periodic course reporting" on student performance and that such progress reporting "shall be conducted in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the Chancellor." Over the Summer, the SPR Implementation Team – which was chaired by El Centro VPI Greg Morris, and included Faculty Council members Shaun Gilligan, Brett Dyer, Carlos Martinez, and Ryan Pettengill – worked to design the SPR system and a progress reporting schedule that would be most effective from a pedagogical perspective to enhance students’ chances for success. The District administration has adopted the recommendations of the Implementation Team for this prototype year.

As per those recommendations, the reporting schedule will vary depending on the length of the class:

●        Courses 15 weeks or longer will have TWO student progress reports. The first report will be between weeks 5 and 6 and the second will be between weeks 9 and 10.

●        Courses 5 weeks to 14 weeks long (including 8-week courses) will have ONE student progress report near the midpoint of the course.

●        Courses 4 weeks long or less will have NO student progress reporting requirements.

Faculty will be notified two business days before your class’s progress report period(s) begin by e-mail to notify you about the upcoming reporting period(s). You will then have two weeks to submit your progress report for each student. More information on the specifics of the SPR system, and instructions for use can be found in the below attached files.

-One-pager instructions for SPR
-Student Progress Reporting Slideshow

If you have questions, please contact the student progress contact at your college (listed below) or the faculty helpdesk at helpdesk@dcccd.edu or by phone at 972-669-6460.

College	Contact(s)	Email	Phone
Brookhaven College (BHC)	Bob Smith Scott Sires	BSmith1@dcccd.edu ssires@dcccd.edu	972-860-4169 972-860-4362
Cedar Valley College (CVC)	Tim Xeriland	txeriland@dcccd.edu	972-860-8239
Eastfield College (EFC)	AZ Bashet Jason Busbin	AZBashet@dcccd.edu JasonBusbin@dcccd.edu	972-860-7158 972-860-8362
El Centro College	Marco Martinez	MAMartinez@dcccd.edu 5ftlc@dcccd.edu	214-860-2287 214-860-2157
Mountain View College	Steve Sosa	SteveSosa@dcccd.edu	214-860-3600
Northlake College	Kristopher Copeland Matthew Dempsey David Evans Tim Samuels	kristophercopeland@dcccd.edu mdempsey@dcccd.edu devans@dcccd.edu Samuels@dcccd.edu	972-273-3482 972-273-3500 972-273-3561 972-273-3364
Richland College	Andy Tubbs Susan Long	ATubbs@dcccd.edu slong@dcccd.edu	972-238-6141 972-238-6981