Meeting & Agendas

Haydeana Gaviria welcomed all of the attendees to the first Staff Professional Development and Evaluation committee meeting. She then proceeded to explain the changes that occur in the department after the president announced the reorganization back in July. The Staff Professional Development and Evaluations Office (SPDE) is housed in the Human Resources office and has four members: Haydeana Gaviria, Interim Manager; Whitney Feil, Evaluations Specialist; Nicole Bell, HR Specialist; and Jerod Morales, Design Specialist.

The committee will be formed by 3 representatives from the Classified, Professional Technical, Faculty Senate and Adjunct Faculty Association. Other members may be invited to participate as per the committee member’s request. Haydeana mentioned that there is the possibility that the Cultural Competence Work Group becomes a subcommittee of this group and report its progress, for this reason one member of the CCWG may be added to the committee but it all depends on how the work group wants to proceed.

a. Administrative Rule: i. Haydeana mentioned that a new administrative rule needs to be created. Next meeting she will share the current administrative rule so that the committee can start working on it. ii. The committee reviewed the new functions for the committee. It was agreed to table this conversation for when there is a better representation of all the membership. iii. It was suggested by Rebecca to have a joint meeting with the Staff and Faculty Development Committee to talk about the changes to the departments and avoid confusion. b. Administrator: Gerry Tucker c. Shared Governance: Administrative Services Council

a. Professional Development Programs: Haydeana provided a brief description of the different programs that the Office of Staff Professional Development would be working on for the upcoming year. The programs include: i. Educational Advancement Program ii. Supervisor Series: Jennifer Gray is presenting the proposal to the committee at the next meeting. iii. Wellness Initiative iv. Career Connections v. Cultural Competence vi. Leadership Academy: the Faculty Development Office is now coordinating the program. However, the SPDE website will provide information about the program and help in the recruitment efforts. b. Evaluations i. Performance Excellence Program: Whitney Feil mentioned that the PEP manual needs to be reviewed and updated by the committee. She is also looking into offering workshops to employees and supervisors prior to the beginning of PEP cycle next year. ii. Upward Evaluation