Having taught through Adult Ed in Sunnyvale, Cupertino and Santa Clara, plus identical courses for 4 CA. Community Colleges, I am always looking for where our two groups might join forces for better pay, improved working conditions and benefits.? Are you all aware that: 2 bills are going to be discussed April 11 and 18 in the state legislature. AB260 has to do with adult and non credit courses that if it?passes in the CA. Community Colleges, will mean fairer pay.? At present community ed and non credit teachers must teach 1/3 more hours for half the pay of a full time teacher.? This will mean teachers will be paid for all worked hours.??
While there is a cost to the state for this, I am hopeful that our government will do what is right and treat all teachers equally.
I also want to invite you to a free part time faculty seminar still in the planning stages, entitled "The One Tier System" at 1pm on Friday, April 28, 2023.? More information to follow.
Presently there is a 3 tier system in the CA. Community Colleges.
1) First tier is full time faculty, when not teaching overloads as part time faculty.
2) Second tier is part time faculty--who are only allowed to teach 67% of a full time load at any one district, and are trying to move towards parity which is set at 85% of a full time salary.? In actual fact, it is about half the salary, since part time faculty are not paid prep time, don't often get paid for non teaching work (committees, governance, curriculum, etc. etc.) and have limited benefits--certainly no sabbaticals, dental, vision, insurance, etc. etc.
3) Community Ed, non credit-where classes are loaded at .3 instead of part time labs at .5, regular courses at 1.0 plus teach 1/3 more hours per term than the 2 other tiers.? In other words the pay is poor with nearly no benefits, only some get paid office half hours, etc.
The one tier system will put all faculty on the same tier--true equal pay for equal work.
I am on the committee pushing for this major change after seeing 40 years of abuse of faculty (nearly all part time) most especially in non credit, community ed. BTW, many non credit CA. Community College teachers also teach or have taught for adult ed.? We are fighting the same fight folks and we all know our students rely on us and our classes.
Donna Frankel
The Chair of the Higher Ed Committee is Mike Fong; you can contact him through his website here:?
You can contact all the members of the Committee through this link:?
Joan
On 4/1/2023 7:48 AM, John Martin wrote:
