Qualified, professional and effective instructors are necessary to fulfill the College's core mission of providing comprehensive, accessible, quality, learning‐centered educational opportunities that promote student success.

The President is responsible to ensure that the selection and development of instructors encourages the hiring, retention and professional development of well-qualified instructors.

Towards that end, the President shall assure that college policies and procedures regarding instructor selection and development are clearly stated, readily available, administered in a fair and consistent manner and include, but need not be limited to, the following:

1. Institutional standards for instructor qualifications;
2. Institutional standards for teachers of community education and other reimbursable courses;
3. Instructor position descriptions and current personnel postings;
4. Procedures for instructor selection, including compliance with EEO/AA guidelines;
5. Procedures for instructor approval, including period of instructor approval;
6. Procedures for instructor development for full-time and part-time instructors;
7. Procedures for instructor evaluations;
8. Standards to ensure that the institution employs appropriately qualified faculty sufficient in number to achieve its educational objectives, establish and oversee academic policies, and assure the integrity and continuity of its academic programs, wherever offered and however delivered.

ADOPTED: July 9, 2014