OUR ACADEMIC ALPHABET:
A Guide to Figuring Out What it All Means
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SIERRA COLLEGE ACRONYMS |
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acbd |
Always Consult Before
Deciding: The official philosophy intended to guide all
decisions made within the shared governance structure |
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assc |
Associated Students of Sierra College: The elected body which represents
the interests of students in college planning; ASSC also has a non-voting position on
the Board of Trustees |
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sccp |
Sierra College Collaborative Process:
The method Sierra uses to address & provide solutions for campus problems
and concerns, with the goal of a mutually-beneficial, “win–win” resolution |
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scfa |
Sierra College Faculty Association:
The CTA local union for Sierra’s faculty, with representatives from both
part– and full-time faculty |
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shared
governance |
Shared Governance: Collaborative
process whereby the college's educational policies are determined jointly
by students, faculty, classified staff, and administration; carried out
through the Faculty Senate, Classified Senate, ASSC, and Management Senate |
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GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY
ACRONYMS |
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AB 1725 |
Assembly Bill 1725:
Passed in 1989, now Sec. 87482.6 of the Ed. Code; requires 75% of
hours-of-credit instruction be taught by full-timers, but its loopholes
weaken the law’s enforcement |
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BOG |
Board of Governors:
Board under which the Community College Chancellor essentially “runs” the
state’s Community College System |
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EDD |
Employment Development Department:
California’s unemployment office |
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FTE |
Full-time Equivalency:
An FTE load equals 15 teaching units at Sierra |
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perb |
Public Employee Relations Board:
State agency that coordinates union elections & deals with unfair labor
practices in public employment, including state & community colleges |
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prop 98 |
Proposition 98: Passed by the
state's voters in 1988, this law was designed to
guarantee a minimum
level of funding for K-12 schools and community colleges
(See
A Primer on Prop 98) |
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strs |
State Teacher’s Retirement System:
California teachers' pension plan |
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UNION
& COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACRONYMS |
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nea |
National Education Association:
National K-14 teacher’s union; parent organization of CTA/CCA |
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cta |
California Teacher’s Association:
Statewide K-14 teachers union; branch of NEA |
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cca |
Community College Association:
Branch of CTA representing community colleges |
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aft |
American Federation of Teachers:
National
K-16 teachers union; parent organization of CFT |
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cft |
California Federation of Teachers
(statewide K-16 teachers union; branch of AFT |
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aaup |
American Association of University Professors:
National professional membership organization for college/university
faculty; publishes Acadame |
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MISCELLANEOUS ACRONYMS
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ccc |
California community colleges:
Consists of 108 community colleges within 72 districts |
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cofo |
Council of Faculty Organizations:
Statewide coalition comprised of the leadership of the major statewide
faculty associations, plus CTA & CFT |
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cpfa |
California Part-time Faculty Association:
Statewide membership organization dedicated to the establishment of full
equity for part-time CCC instructors |
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faccc |
Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges:
Professional membership association for CCC faculty; lobbies for faculty
interests with legislature; publishes FACCCTS |
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nafg |
National Adjunct Faculty Guild:
Nationwide professional membership association for part-time faculty;
publishes The Adjunct Advocate |
