INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / OCTOBER 3, 1989

 

 

 

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proof of acceptance to the program.
Completed and proposed course-
work should be included.

It is strongly advised that ap-
plicants canvas their immediate col-
leagues and administrators, as well
as any other college personnel, to
secure support for their proposals.
Applicants should try to obtain
written support which can be
enclosed with the application form
— although communiques of sup-
port which arrive after receipt of
this form will still be accepted by
the Committee.

Applicants should familiarize
themselves with Article 12 of the
Collective Agreement as well as the
President’s memorandum indicat-
ing current development priorities
for the College.

The Interviews

Each applicant is granted an in-
terview to permit the committee to
address specific matters arising
from each application. The format
of these interviews is a matter for
each year’s committee to decide on
but usually the interviews are
about thirty minutes long.

A list of interview questions is
designed to enable the applicant to
update the Committee on new in-
formation, to clarify further details
of the proposal, and to respond to
member's concerns regarding the
merits of the proposal. A list of
questions is forwarded to the ap-
plicants before the interview and
may include specific questions
regarding each application.

The Committee’s Guldelines

Aside from the considerations
outlined in the Collective Agree-
ment, the Committee draws up a
series of guidelines for adjudicating
applicants. The guidelines
prepared by last year’s Committee
are enclosed.

 

Committee’s Evaluation

The following statements are
intended as general advice about
the factors that influence the
Committee’s evaluation of a
proposal.

1. The Committee is pri
concerned with establishing that
each application is:

~ Realistic — the proposed activities
can be achieved within the
timelines proposed.

- Clear — the details of the
proposal are well planned and
well articulated.

- Approvable — the value of the
proposal to the applicants and
the college community can be
ascertained.

2. The Committee will concern
itself with evaluating the
application as it is presented,
rather than as it could be
presented. While the Committee
can and will offer appropriate
suggestions for revision to initial
applications, the Committee will
not recommend any applications
that appear to still require
extensive revisions once the
interviews have been completed.

3. Since members of the
Committee cannot be expected
to have expertise in the subject
area of every proposal, the
Committee will need full
explanations of the technical
aspects of the proposal.

 

Applicants should appreciate
that Educational Leave is not
regarded at Douglas College as a
“perk” to be granted frivolously,
neither is ita “reward” for past ser-
vices rendered. Each application is
judged strictly on its communi-
cated merits.

The Reporting Back
equirement
All faculty who receive educa-
tional leave are required to submit
a report of the accomplishments of

the period of leave as soon as pos-
sible upon their return.

REPORTING
GUIDELINES

 

 

1. All faculty granted educational
leave are required to submit a
formal report to the College
President within 2 months of
completion of their leave period.

2. The report will present both a
summary of the activities
conducted during the period of
leave, and an analysis of the
results that were accomplished.

3. The report will be both:

a) A printed report, plus summary,
in the form of a written
monograph, and

b) An open seminar presented to
the College community.

4. Inall cases, a written summary
will be published in the
INSIDER (Douglas College’s
Newsletter).

5. The College President shall
determine whether or not the
educational leave recipient has
fulfilled his/her contract. The
College President may consult
with the Educational Leave
Committee for assistance in
determining whether the
original purpose and objectives
of the leave have been fulfilled.

6. In all cases, copies of the final
report will be maintained in the
Douglas College Library.

Educational Leave Committee
(Revised March 1988)

GUIDELINES FOR
ADJUDICATING
EDUCATIONAL
LEAVE REQUESTS

1. The responsible Dean will
remind the College community
of the December application
deadline prior to that date and
distribute application forms and
guidelines to prospective
applicants.

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