Work group addresses Quality Faculty issues

Last year, the Iowa Legislature established a Quality Faculty work group. It was made up of administrators and faculty including ISEA members Donna Eberly, Helen Lewis, Jon Mixdorf, Dave Neas, and Lee Skeens. Below is a list of the recommendations of the committee. Click here to download the full report.

The ISEA believes the report is good start, but we will continue to push for minimum hiring and professional development standards for adjuncts. This includes minimum standards of best practices around dual credit classes.

Work Group recommendations:

• Establish an Ad Hoc Accreditation QFP Protocol Committee
• Create Statewide Professional Development Opportunities
• Establish a Department of Education Community College Faculty Advisory Committee
• Funding for Professional Development
• Quality Faculty Plans and Adjunct Faculty

The following recommendation was unanimously supported by group members:
Each individual community college, within their institutional quality faculty plan, would address quality faculty development for all faculty at their institution.

The following recommendation was not agreed to by a majority of group members:
At a date certain, all faculty teaching at community colleges would have to meet Quality Faculty Plan provisions.