Staff Development/Flex Committee

The College of the Siskiyous FLEX/Staff Development Committee is an ad hoc committee of the Academic Senate composed of six faculty members from various disciplines (appointed by the Academic Senate) and the Vice President of Academic Affairs in compliance with the Board of Governors through the Chancellor's Office as required by the California Code of Regulations as part of the Flexible Calendar program of the California Community Colleges. The committee is responsible for reviewing faculty Proposals and Analyses in regard to their FLEX obligation and their Professional Development Activities.

Current Faculty Members: Jayne Turk (chair), Lyndi Cadola, Tevin Cadola, Michelle Gaddini, Ed Kephart, Caroline Scott.

Meeting Dates 2025: Sept. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 22 (special), Oct. 30, Nov. 13, Dec. 11

Meeting Location: DLC 4

The FLEX/Staff Development Handbook is available online.

FLEX/Staff Development Forms and Documents

To submit proposals and analyses to Flex Committee:

1. Download form to your desktop.
2. Open downloaded form in Acrobat and not your web browser.
3. Complete form.
4. Save the completed form.
5. Attach to email and send to FlexCommittee@siskiyous.edu.
6. Keep a copy. Thank you!

• Flex / Online Teaching Recertification Proposal
• Analysis and Documentation of Flex/Staff Development Activity

Preapproved Individual Flex Activities

No Proposal Required. Analysis Required.

Library

• Preapproved Flex Audio/Visual Materials List - max 1 day Flex Credit
  • Media List
  • Approved Flex Audio / Visual Materials List
• Preapproved Books for Flex - max 1 day Flex Credit
  • Book List
  • Preapproved Books for Flex

Canvas Instructor Trainings

• Badged OEI Courses - max 2 days
  • Course Catalog
• COS "Professional Development Portal" Trainings - max 2 days
  • Self-Enroll in Developmental Portal

Professional Activities - max 2 days

• California Community College Association
• California Teachers Association
• Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges
• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• Work done initiatives toward Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Zero Textbook Cost ZTC

From the Flex Handbook

Flex Handbook

COS requires:

• Three (3) Institutional Flex days as scheduled on the approved Academic Calendar
  • Faculty must attend the full day of any Institutional Flex day.
• Two (2) remaining Individual Flex days may be completed on-campus by attending a workshops or activity planned by the Flex Committee, or off-campus activities, pending approval by the Flex Committee.
  • One Individual Flex day is defined as a minimum of 3.0 hours.
  • If these three hours are not completed on one day, the Flex Committee must approve the increments.

August 14 and 15, 2025 Convocation and Flex Day Agenda

Convocation and Flex Day Agenda

Archive of Flex Activities

2024-2025

August 15, 2024 Convocation Presentations

• College Updates
• Keeping the Campus - Community Safe

2023-2024

January 26, 2024 Flex Day Presentations

• Superintendent/President's Welcome & Team Updates
• Keeping the Campus Community Safe

August 18, 2023 Flex Day Presentations (SLO)

• Assessing with Intentionality
• Signature Assignments Worksheet

August 18, 2023 Flex Day Presentations (Accessibility)

• Differences Between Section 504 and 508
• OK Zoomer Accessibility Resource Guide
• Self-Paced WebAIM Accessible Documents Training

2022-2023

January 27, 2023, Flex Day Presentations

• Flex Day Welcome and Updates
• Flex Day Keynote Presentation
• Flex Day Session 2: Tips to Analyzing Program Review Data