The Faculty Annual Review and Professional Development Plan (ARPDP) may include a focus on improving one or more areas of knowledge or skills that the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services determines is necessary to improve the faculty member’s classroom performance, or to meet an academic program need. A faculty member will professionally develop by various means, including, but not limited to the following: 1. Graduate and undergraduate studies; 2. Scholarly work and presentations (e.g., Association of Faculty for the Advancement of Community College Teaching AFACCT); 3. Business and industrial training (which may include externships); and 4. Other endeavors. Extensive curriculum development may be considered as professional development and result in a new course or program. Alternative assignments may be assigned to assist with this development. Faculty are encouraged to include cost estimates for professional development in the Faculty Annual Review and Professional Development Plan and the division unit planning process. Division Directors will meet individually with division faculty by May 30 to conduct a formal review of a faculty member’s professional accomplishments and performance during the academic year. A short summary or specific comments can be written in Section 5 of the ARPDP. This may include topics related to the faculty member’s goals and accomplishments, student evaluations, classroom observations, or the faculty member’s general performance as a team member in the division. After the individual meeting is completed, both the faculty member and the Division Director sign and date the form. A copy is given to the faculty member and the original is placed in the faculty member’s employee file in the division office. When approved and signed at the division level, the form is submitted to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services for review and approval. Once signed, the form is forwarded to the President for a final review and approval. Prior to the expenditure of funds for professional development listed on a signed Faculty Annual Review and Professional Development Plan, a Professional Development Request Form must be completed and approved by the Division Director and the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services. This form requires the listing of specific expenses for a Professional Development activity such as a conference (registration, transportation, lodging, meals, etc.). When the actual expenditure of funds by finance is requested, either before or after the event, the approved Professional Development Request form must be attached to the paperwork. Professional Development Request forms can be accessed directly at https://passport.hagerstowncc.edu. No later than January, at the beginning of the spring semester, the faculty member should review the Faculty Annual Review and Professional Development Plan and complete Section 4 to provide a progress report to the Division Director. The Division Director may schedule a meeting in January or February to discuss progress on the Faculty Annual Review and
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