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Division Information

Board Policies for the District
The Board of Trustees for South Orange County Community College District have established board policies.  These board policies define instructional procedures and guidelines for our college and division. You can access the board policies via Mysite - click onto My WORK to Employee Services

to Documents.

Additional information on faculty instructional guidelines and policies:
Academic Employee Master Agreement (Faculty Contract)

College Calendar

In addition to the college's Academic Calendar for 2008 - 2009 specific important dates for each class are listed under the online class schedule on the college home page at www.saddleback.edu.  Detailed information such as the last day to drop with a “W”, the first day of class, the last day of class, the expiration date, and general curriculum information is posted under class details. 

Important division dates are posted throughout the division office area and on the Division Web Site - Division/College Activities Calendar.

PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Absences:

Instructor absences must be reported to the division office at the earliest possible time.  To report your absence, please follow these steps:

• Call  582-4733 and/or leave a message via e-mail at scsbs@saddleback.edu 
• After division hours, call both the Campus Police at 582-4585 to directly notify your students AND leave a message for the division at 582-4733 or            via e-mail at scsbs@saddleback.edu

Late for a Class:

If you are late for a class for any reason, you must notify the division office.  To report your tardiness, please follow these steps:

• Call  582-4733 and/or leave a message via e-mail at scsbs@saddleback.edu 
• After division hours, call both the Campus Police at 582-4585 to directly notify your students AND leave a message for the division at 582-4733 or         via e-mail at scsbs@saddleback.edu

Teaching Assignment:

If you are interested in teaching in the division, click here.  Teaching assignments will be determined based upon student needs and the college budget.  If you are offered an assignment, you must confirm your acceptance of this tentative class assignment by notifying both the department chairperson and your dean.  The Office of Human Resources will formalize this agreement by sending you an Employment Agreement letter to be signed and returned immediately to Human Resources.

Change of Address:

Please keep the division office and the college informed of any change of address or home/work phone numbers by completing the “Information Update” form. Return the completed form to the division office, and it will be forwarded to Human Resources after our records are updated. 

Class Cancellations:

Classes without a minimum enrollment of 22 students may be cancelled or merged with another section.  To be counted as an official member of the class, a student must be present and enrolled. However, classes necessary for graduation or with extenuating circumstances may be offered with enrollments of below 22 students with the dean’s approval.  Instructors are to immediately report to Patti Flanigan at 949/ 582-4365 if your first day enrollment is below 22 students.

Faculty Evaluation Process:

The evaluation of faculty is carried out in accordance with the Academic Employee Master Agreement.  The primary purpose of the evaluation process is the continued imporvement of instruction and instructional support services.  To access the division evaluation process and documents, click here.

To access the Academic Employee Master Agreement for additional information on the faculty evaluation policy, click here.

Program Review Schedule
All college departments are required to conduct program reviews as part of our accreditation process.  This is a faculty driven process with the department chairperson or his/her designee as lead. 

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Student Learning Outcomes - Course Level

Completed by Division Departments

Completed by Instructors