The Crucible of Leadership A “Hot Wash” of Leadership Crises

The Crucible of Leadership A “Hot Wash” of Leadership Crises

The Crucible of Leadership Carrie Roberson – Butte College Instructor- Education, Child & Family Studies – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges North Representative Kelly Fowler – Merced College CIO, CCCCIO Secretary Brian Sanders – Columbia College CIO, CCCCIO Treasurer

Scenario 1 – Math Units SB 1440 (2010) mandated Associate Degrees for Transfer with no more than 60 units of credit SB 440 (2013) required that community colleges create an ADT in every major and area of emphasis they offer Regulations required C-IDs for all available ADT requirements C-ID unit requirements are flexible, stating a minimum Establishing 60-unit STEM AS-T degrees with 5-unit STEM courses may be numerically impossible. Most C-IDs list 4-units minimum for each STEM course. Mathematics department submitted regular, required 5year Curriculum review maintaining their 5-unit status. CIO instructed Dean: “Do not forward those math courses unless the department cuts the units to match C-ID minimums.” Dean complied with the directive. BOOM!

Discussion What was hoped to happen? What caused the explosion? What should have happened? What’s the moral of the story?

Scenario 2 – Trimming Offerings A college’s array of general education offerings is overwhelming. Local GE courses do not transfer and transferable GEs fill different local req’ts. Students threaten a vote of no confidence in the curriculum committee and the academic senate for not taken culling the college’s offerings. Social sciences and humanities faculty have designed program maps with slots for general education courses but no specified GEs to support student freedom of choice. Administration is implementing a comprehensive degree-planning tool to guide student course selections and facilitate enrollment management. Courses not explicitly included in a major or as a recommended general education option will become low-priority. Low priority courses may be removed from the schedule and catalog. CIO tells Dean, “Go get the resistors on board.” Dean calls a meeting of the faculty BOOM!

Discussion What was hoped to happen? What caused the explosion? What should have happened? What’s the moral of the story?

Scenario 3 – Faculty Hiring Prioritization Process Your college just hired a new president six months ago. President is questioning the faculty hiring prioritization process approved by the Academic Senate. Faculty hiring prioritization process starts with the Academic Senate and then is reviewed by department chairs and the Strategic Planning Council. President is planning to hire faculty that are not on the final Faculty Prioritization rankings/list. BOOM!

Discussion What do you say to the new President? What if the President doesn’t listen to your counsel? How do you navigate “the company line/unified voice?” How do you mend relations with faculty leaders? What if you were also a finalist for the position?

UC Davis Teacher Credential Program Scenario 4 – Program Redesign Change.org petition BOOM!

UC Davis Teacher Credential Program Message from Dean Lindstrom Scenario 4 – Program Redesign

From the Dean Article in Davis Enterprise We remain committed to a thoughtful redesign centered on justice and equity. We are going to take time now to reflect and connect. We are heartened by the community support for our work.

Discussion What was hoped to happen? What caused the explosion? What should have happened? What’s the moral of the story?

Scenario 5 – Program Reductions A college expanded its Inmate Education offerings based upon guided pathways. Schedules were built to provide the most common transfer majors for inmates. Spring 2019 saw an unduplicated headcount of 830 inmate scholars with 2,459 enrollments scheduled in blocks allowing program completion with a two year or three-year pattern on 6 prison sites. The college average for degree completion is 7-8 years. Program has graduated approximately 60 ADTs each aligning with four-year transfer institutions for parolees and continuing course offerings within the prison facilities. The college team has incorporated student ed planning and overcome the barriers of no technology, even implementing OER options for nearly half the sections. Dean was told to cut 30 sections for the upcoming fall semester even though the sections are all waitlisted and no on-campus programs have been asked to cut sections. Dean complied. BOOM!

Discussion Why did the leader proceed that way? What was hoped to happen? What caused the explosion? What should have happened? What’s the moral of the story?

Scenario 6 – Student Complaints About Faculty In month three as a new VPI, you receive multiple student complaints about an adjunct math instructor. The instructor has received multiple student complaints over the years. Evaluations are generally positive and the FT math faculty responded with a “meh” when asked about the adjunct’s performance. The college has insufficient adjunct faculty to meet student need. As the semester comes to an end, the number of student complaints increase. During final exams week, you find the adjunct sleeping on a table in the library instead of administrating their final exam. You approach and gently awake them. You are suddenly overwhelmed with the stench of alcohol, the adjunct has slurred speech, blood-shot eyes, stumbles, and falls down. BOOM!

Discussion Who is your first call? Second? What rights does the instructor have? What about the Employee Assistance Program? How do part-time faculty reemployment preference points affect your decisions? What about next term?

Q&A Carrie Roberson – Butte College – [email protected] Kelly Fowler – Merced College – [email protected] Brian Sanders – Columbia College – [email protected]