Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
Each year, the hiring committee reviews its recommendations in the spring and, if warranted,
makes an additional recommendation. (May 23, 2012 letter)
The Full-Time Faculty Hiring Committee‘s hiring recommendations have been
enthusiastically received, since the college respects the enormous amount of work that the
committee puts into its data-driven decision-making. But, given budgetary constraints, the
recommendations of the committee have only been partially approved.
In each of the last four years, there were more retirements than were expected, and so the
full-time faculty number has not improved as much as the committee and college planned.
Each year, the committee begins by assessing its performance over the last year to determine
whether any adjustments to its processes are warranted. The committee is particularly
interested in refining indices of need related to the non-quantifiable factors.
Recommendations are made in late fall, in time for the recommendations to be incorporated
into the next year‘s budget.
Below is a chart of the Full-Time Faculty Obligation Number and Hartnell‘s reported FON.
Full-Time Faculty
Obligation Synopsis
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Projected Obligation 103.90 102.90 99.90 96.90 96.90 96.90
Final Obligation 95.90 96.90 96.9 96.90 96.90 96.90
Reported FullTime FTEF 105 100 100 93 95 96
% 57.50 52.28 57.10 50.42 48.68 58.52
SUFFICIENCY OF CLASSIFIED STAFF
The classified staff is approximately 93% as large as it was in 2007, sufficient and
appropriately prepared and experienced to provide the necessary support to Hartnell and its
educational programs.
One indicator of the staff‘s experience and qualifications is its longevity. More than 46% of
the classified staff members have been employed at the college for ten or more years. This is
important, as it provides the college with a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge,
providing stability to its functions.
Classified staffing needs are brought forth in several ways. Gone are the days when a
resignation or retirement led to an automatic request to fill the vacant position. Instead, when
there is a staff vacancy due to attrition or reorganization, the situation is brought to the
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