English Department Hiring Justification Fall 2015

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

Yes O Fall 2014 full-time hire increased our department to seven full-timers O Better than the deficit we had been running O 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 in spring 2015, meaning we have the load for 12 FT faculty

Productivity by Semester Fall 2015 Fill rate: 104% FTEF: % 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 Committees O Professional Development O ACES O Honors’ Advisory O Sustainability O Pathways to Transfer O Distance Education O AFT O Academic Grievance Committee

Full-Time English Faculty Develop Initiatives O Writing in the LC, across the curriculum O GED Pilot O Online labs O Honors’ courses O Puente O Poetry Slam O Voices of People’s History O Relevant field trips and speakers O Word Jam O ACES O Creative writing club

In Response to State Initiatives, our Department is Developing Programs O Student equity O Men of color O Basic skills retention/success O Writing center in the LC O 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 pedagogy O Require well-trained faculty who are hard to find

Our Basic Skills Courses Are Packed Term Course Fill Rate O F 12 (first term offered) ENGL % O F 13 ENGL % O F 13 (first term offered) ENGL % O SP 14 ENGL % O F 15 IRW and stand alone basic skills courses 101%

Our Transfer-Level Courses are Packed Term Course Fill Rate F 09 ENGL % F 10 ENGL % F 11 ENGL % F 12 ENGL % F 13 ENGL % F 15 ENGL % Term Course Fill Rate F 09 ENGL % F 10 ENGL % F 11 ENGL % F 12 ENGL % F 13 ENGL % F 15 ENGL %

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.

Sources O Hsieh, Chialin. Data Packet (English). Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness. Cañada College O Johnson, David. Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. Cañada College.