Instructor Selection and Development

Policy Number
BP 4370
Policy Category
Chapter 4 - Academic Affairs
Adopted
Last Reviewed

Qualified, professional and effective instructors are necessary to fulfill the College's core mission of providing comprehensive, accessible, inclusive, learning‐centered educational opportunities that promote equitable student success.

The President is responsible to ensure that the selection and development of instructors encourages the hiring, retention and professional development of well-qualified instructors.

Towards that end, the President shall assure that college policies and procedures regarding instructor selection and development are clearly stated, readily available, administered in a fair and consistent manner and include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Institutional standards for instructor qualifications;
     
  2. Institutional standards for teachers of community education and other reimbursable courses;
     
  3. Instructor position descriptions and current personnel postings;
     
  4. Procedures for instructor selection, including compliance with EEO/AA guidelines;
     
  5. Procedures for instructor approval, including period of instructor approval;
     
  6. Procedures for professional development for full-time and part-time instructors;
     
  7. Procedures for instructor evaluations;
     
  8. Standards to ensure that the institution employs appropriately qualified faculty sufficient in number to achieve its educational objectives, establish and oversee academic policies, and assure the integrity and continuity of its academic programs, wherever offered and however delivered.
     
References

Note: This policy replaced retired Board Policy 040. The language from the former three-digit policy was adopted without change for this new four-digit policy number.

Board Policies are adopted by the Lane Community College Board of Education and establish the College’s governing principles and institutional direction. These policies are reviewed by the Board at least every five years or more often as needed. Board Policies are distinct from College Operating Policies and Procedures (COPPS), which provide operational guidance and are developed through governance processes and by responsible managers.