1. Problems and solutions
Teaching Load at BMCC
Problems and solutions

2. Teaching load at Bmcc
The facts
Faculty spend more time in the classroom than at other CUNY community colleges
Faculty opinion
solutions

3. The facts

4. The facts

5. The facts

6. Teaching load at Bmcc
The facts
Faculty spend more time in the classroom than at other CUNY community colleges
Faculty opinion
Our faculty is especially displeased with our teaching load, and especially eager for more support for scholarly work
solutions

7. faculty opinion

8. faculty opinion

9. Teaching load at Bmcc
The facts
Faculty spend more time in the classroom than at other CUNY community colleges
Faculty opinion
Our faculty is especially discontent with our teaching load, and especially eager for more support for scholarly work
solutions
There are college-level policy options that are financially realistic

10. Solutions
Policy
Teaching load is contractually determined system-wide, but colleges have leeway to design reassigned time policies.
More reassigned time for admin work
Reassigned time for professional and curriculum development
Remove restrictions on using research grants for reassigned time (e.g. Faculty Development Grant)
Grant predictable annual reassigned time to all faculty who meet a clear set of criteria.
Significantly research active and/or Major service assignments
No longer eligible for junior-faculty reassigned time

11. Solutions Paying for Reassigned Time BMCC does have budget flexibility
High reserve budget
Potential for auxiliary and philanthropic revenues
Strong enrollment
Indirect funds from external grants

12. Solutions Paying for Reassigned Time
If BMCC spending matched other CUNY CC’s, we could fund 3 contact hours of reassigned time for every full-time faculty member.*
*Assumes reassigned hours would be covered by hiring full-time replacements
(Performance Management Report )

13. Solutions Paying for Reassigned Time
If BMCC closed one-quarter of the gap between its spending and the CUNY CC average, this would fund 3 contact hours of reassigned time per year for every full time faculty member. *
*Assumes reassigned hours would be covered by hiring full-time replacements
(Performance Management Report )

14. More data on rt and research
COACHE Taskforce Report on Support for Research

15. strategies What do we call this campaign? What do we emphasize?
How do we frame it as time to do what we are already doing well, rather than a reduction in work?
What do we emphasize?
We need time not only to do research, but also to be thoughtful and innovative teachers, advisors, and administrators.
How do we convince BMCC that this is necessary (and that it has a direct impact on students)?