Annual Department Plan. Each Department Chairperson or Faculty Representative shall complete and submit an Annual Department Plan to the appro- priate administrator. The Annual Department Plan shall be approved by a majority vote of those Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty in attendance. Discipline specific items will be voted only by the Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty of that discipline. The Plan shall be submitted by the last day of the Winter semester. The Plan shall identify department responsibilities, practices, policies, and procedures including: • Department meeting calendar • Course Selection/Rotation and/or Non-Instructional Faculty duty assignments • Textbooks, Technology, and other Instructional Resources for all modalities • Minimum Competencies • Course Fees • Awards/Scholarships/Events • Equipment and Space • Curriculum, Course Design, and Review • Faculty Support and Development • Assessment and Accreditation • Goal Setting • Advisory Committees • Election procedure of the Department Chairperson and/or Faculty Representative • Annual Department Plan Review • Applicable Department designees [e.g. Technical Representative] • Other Relevant Department Responsibilities, Practices, Policies, and/or Procedures Such department practices, policies and procedures as determined by the faculty in the Annual Department Plan shall apply to each and every department or discipline member and are enforceable by the designated administrator. In the absence of any intra-disciplinary agreement on any practices, policies and procedures, the designated administrator will decide. The de- cision will not be grievable. The Department Chairperson or Faculty Representative will inform the designated administrator, in writing, when changes are made to the Annual Department Plan. Those changes to the Annual Department Plan shall take effect the following semester, except for the plan items that can not be materially implemented. Part-Time faculty members will be invited to participate in the processes described above.
