English Department

Hiring Justification

Fall 2015

Again?O Didn’t English just get a new hire?

YesO Fall 2014 full-time hire increased our

department to seven full-timersO Better than the deficit we had been

runningO Still far fewer than the twelve full-

timers we had when the grandma among us was hired, 16 years ago

O Our department FTEF (productivity) has increased from 9.27 in Fall 2009 to 11.28 in spring 2015, meaning we have the load for 12 FT faculty

Productivity by Semester

Fall 2015 Fill rate: 104%

FTEF: 14.8543% taught by FT faculty

Why Not Adjuncts?O We love adjuncts! We have

wonderful adjuncts, which is a good thing as they teach more than half of students taking English courses.

O However . . .

Full-Time English Faculty

Chair and Staff CommitteesO Professional Development

O ACESO Honors’ Advisory O Sustainability O Pathways to Transfer O Distance EducationO AFTO Academic Grievance Committee

Full-Time English Faculty

Develop InitiativesO Writing in the LC, across the curriculumO GED Pilot O Online labsO Honors’ coursesO PuenteO Poetry SlamO Voices of People’s HistoryO Relevant field trips and speakersO Word JamO ACESO Creative writing club

In Response to State Initiatives, our Department is Developing

ProgramsO Student equityO Men of colorO Basic skills retention/successO Writing center in the LCO Creative writing club

Specialized Adjuncts are Scarce

O Given the need to accelerate student progress, our department has developed accelerated/integrated English courses that:O Require faculty versed in reading and

composition pedagogyO Require well-trained faculty who are

hard to find

Our Basic Skills Courses Are Packed

Term Course Fill Rate OF 12 (first term offered) ENGL 827 112% OF 13 ENGL 827 105% OF 13 (first term offered) ENGL 847 113% OSP 14 ENGL 847 112% OF 15 IRW and stand alone basic skills courses 101%

Our Transfer-Level Courses are Packed

Term Course Fill Rate F 09 ENGL 100 104% F 10 ENGL 100 103% F 11 ENGL 100 107% F 12 ENGL 100 96% F 13 ENGL 100 112% F 15 ENGL 100 103%

Term Course Fill Rate F 09 ENGL 110 108% F 10 ENGL 110 103% F 11 ENGL 110 105% F 12 ENGL 110 110% F 13 ENGL 110 100% F 15 ENGL 110 102%

Cañada Needs More FT Faculty

O Given our productivity, fill rates, and the scarcity of qualified specialized English adjuncts, we feel one of these new FT faculty members should be in English.

SourcesO Hsieh, Chialin. Data Packet

(English). Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness. Cañada College. 2014-15.

O Johnson, David. Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. Cañada College.