Part-Time Legislative Summit:

To consider the pro-rata British Columbia community college system as a model in formulating short-term/no-cost and long-term legislative goals in the State of Washington. Features of the British Columbia system include:

• Part-time and full-time faculty are paid according to a single salary schedule.
• Teaching and non-teaching assignments are by department assignment, not full- or part-time status.
• Part-time faculty are provided health benefits, seniority, professional development, and vacations.
• A system of "regularization" is in place whereby term (probationary) faculty automatically become "regular" faculty.

• Right of First Refusal: once a faculty member has taught a given number of units, he or she will be offered a minimum of those units in the future assignments.
• Right of Accrual: a new hire cannot be made if there are current qualified faculty working less than full-time.

Saturday, January 19, 2002, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Seattle Central Community College — BE 1110/1111

No registration fee, thanks to a grant from the National Education Association.

Featured Speakers:

Frank Cosco, Past-president, Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

Linda Sperling, College Institute Educators’ Association of British Columbia

Lynne Dodson, President, Seattle Community College Federation of Teachers

Keith Hoeller, Co-founder, Part-Time Faculty Association

Wendy Rader-Konofalski, Washington Federation of Teachers

Terry Fitzpatrick, State Chair, Washington Education Association for Higher Education

Michael Dembrow, President, Portland Community College Federation of Teachers

Dan Jacoby, University of Washington, Bothell

Also Speaking (listed alphabetically) Dick Burton, Seattle CC; Diane Clifford, Shoreline CC; Doug Collins, South Seattle CC; Karin Hilgersom, State vice-chair, WEA-HE; Terry Knudsen, Spokane CC; Jack Longmate, Olympic College; Dana Rush, Green River CC; Kraig Schwartz, Seattle Central CC

Special guests:

Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Chair, Senate Higher Education Committee

Co-sponsored by the Washington Federation of Teachers (WFT), the Seattle Community College Federation of Teachers (SCCFT), the Washington Education Association (WEA) for Higher Education (AHE), and the Washington Part-Time Faculty Association (PTFA). For information, contact Jack Longmate at jacklongmate@silverlink.net.