Welcome to LSCC Department of English, Communication, and Reading Danielle Reites, Chairperson

 WHERE ON THE LSCC WEB?  Dates, Schedules, Catalog  Syllabi, Assignments  Student Attendance Records, Grade Submission  Grading, Handouts, Textbooks, & eLumen  Support Services, Duplication  Classroom Management  Transcripts  Faculty Attendance, Absentee Process  Safety, Security  Salary Distribution  Student Rating of Instruction  FICA Update

 - One-stop Shopping… well, almost

 Dates (See Students Section)  Academic Calendar  Personnel  Final Exam Calendar  Catalog  See Faculty & Staff to  Access  Must use  Outlook Web Access  Off-campus:

 Quick Links  Distance Learning  Faculty and Staff Support  How to Set Up Your Faculty Webpage

 Department Chair or Full-time faculty member (see liaison list for your contact):  Answers content, or procedural questions  Assists in resolving academic issues  Advises on appropriate testing, grading, and academic standards

 SACS Compliant - Use templates  Include Assignments – Course Calendar  Electronic copies to:  Dr. Sligh’s Administrative Assistant (Donna Glover:  Department Chairperson:  Lead faculty (optional): see liaison list  Post on Faculty Website  Distribute hard copy at first class meeting or introduce website version.

 USE: XID + 6-digit date of birth  Summary Class List  Current Enrollment - Updated every 24- hours  Initial Attendance – Occurs immediately after Drop-Add period – VERY IMPORTANT!  Final Grades: MONDAY, December 12 4:00 p.m.

 LOIS on LSCC Homepage  Sign-on: USER ID = XID + DOB  X  Tab = “Faculty Services”  Term  CRN  Then choose option  Summary Class List  Initial Attendance  Final Grades

 Grading: No plus/minus system  A = 90 – 100%  B = 80 – 89%  C = 70 – 79%  D = 69 – 60%  F = 59   Handouts  Limited duplicating budget, please make every effort to post on faculty website  me if you forget code  Textbooks  same text required for all sections of the same course  selected by the department’s full-time faculty

 Sign-on:  LSCC address WITHOUT  Most current password  eLumen assessments are a vital part of the documentation of outcomes and competencies used for SACS Accreditation  Assessment of “final essay” – largest research-based course project.  Deadline: Need to be completed near or at the end of each semester.

 Keep Attendance Records  Initial Attendance Verification due 2 nd week of classes  Any “Ds” or “Fs” as final grades require posting the last date of attendance.  Faculty are expected to meet with the class during the full class period.  Breaks are at individual faculty discretion.  Most classrooms are equipped with basic technology. If you are in a computer lab, do not leave the room unattended or unlocked. Do NOT lock the doors of any other classroom.  Be courteous: Clean the white board before leaving.

 Office Hours:  Adjuncts are not required to hold office hours.  Suggestion: Allow some time at the end of class.  Use LSCC  During the regular business week, try to respond to students (AND any administrative requests) within 24-hours.  Post class materials and assignment schedules on faculty website.  Send a “heads-up” to your chairperson if “tension is brewing” or “cc” if anticipating any issues.

 Transcripts  Sealed transcripts are required for all faculty positions.  18 graduate credit hours within the discipline are required to teach discipline-specific courses.

 Plan ahead, if possible. LSCC Learning Center will keep a lesson plan on file for emergency use for any of your classes.  Learning Center: For an anticipated absence, arrange coverage with the Learning Center or schedule a library orientation or plan for an “outside assignment.”  “Trade” coverage with another instructor.  ALWAYS send an to your Department Chairperson or CALL.

 Emergency/Sick: Call – talk with a PERSON – Do not just  Talk with Dept. Chair:  Call my cell  Leesburg  Dean’s office:  SOUTH LAKE:  Kim Kidd:  Administrative support in the main reception area:  Upon return, complete course coverage form and send to Department Chairperson:  Acquire forms from Website or Dept. Chair

 Emergencies:  From campus phone: – FIRST, then notify campus security (number posted on door.)  Leesburg:  Sumter:  South Lake:  On-campus issues – campus security  Use common sense – when in doubt, call security.

 Please report equipment that is down using a work order or an to  IT (also may want in your phone):  There will be a tech on duty until 7:00 each M- R evening.  South Lake: or  Leesburg: ext  If not an urgent problem or after hours, send an e- mail to HelpDesk, if possible.

 Leesburg: security?  South Lake: security office  Sumter campus: at the front desk 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

 Make sure the following information is available to your Department Chair & Dean’s Office  Home phone  Cell phone  Emergency contact  Department Chair’s Cell: (please add to your cell phone)

 Salary Rate:  Master’s Degree - $541 Doctorate  Degree - $584  Salary Distribution:  Teaching 1 = last day of semester  Teaching 2+ = may opt for midterm & last day  Contact Human Resources for appropriate forms.

 Student Evaluation  End of each semester – forms & directions will be placed in faculty mailbox.  Faculty member must NOT be present in the room.  Select student to administer and deliver to office listed on the front of the envelope.  Results are available in the Dean’s office in the following semester.  Department Chairperson/Lead Faculty  Random or scheduled  Criteria/form may be reviewed on the Intranet/Webpage.

 LSCC has adopted a qualified retirement plan for part-time, seasonal, or temporary/adjunct employees who are not covered by the Florida State Retirement System.  The FICA Alternative Plan provided by Bencor Administrative Services  Questions may be directed to HR:  Joyce Brautcheck  Tom Flood

 Where is my mailbox?  Leesburg – in the Faculty lounge in the Lecture Hall Building  South Lake – off the Faculty Lounge in the back of the first floor of Building 2  Sumter – inside the main office area  If you teach on more than one campus, you will have a mailbox on each one.  PLEASE check and empty your mailbox at least once per week.

 How are grades communicated to students?  You may provide grade information to students in class (being careful to protect student privacy).  Final grades are visible to individual students in LOIS after the conclusion of the semester.  You may NEVER post grades in any way in which personally identifiable information is disclosed.  You may NEVER communicate grades to students via , even if the student initiates the contact.

 Will I be observed by a faculty member or the department chair, and will I have opportunities to grow and develop as an instructor?  You will be observed by a full-time faculty member (who may or may not be your liaison). Keep watch for an requesting possible dates for an observation.  This is an opportunity to celebrate and document the things that you are doing well and to receive suggestions for improving efficiency and/or effectiveness.  You may also request an observation at any time if you think that would be helpful to you.

or Call: Danielle Reites’ cell