1. 8 Guiding Principles for Reductions - Year 3
Bret Watson
VP Finance & Admin. Services
PaRC
May 16, 2018

2. Eight Proposed Guiding Principles for Reductions:
1) Preserve Quality Education
Seek student input and feedback
Keep student perspective & student success in mind
Support equity
Continue to be innovative
Maintain our quality and excellence
Evaluate to provide continuous improvement
2) Follow college’s core values
Specifically transparency & forgiveness
Open communication with reasonable timing when sharing information
Kindness & empathy
Managed Hiring.
-Evaluate on a case by case basis the vacant positions.
-Full-time faculty want to be strategic. Look at FON and hire some full-time faculty in order to maximize enrollment.
Tightening of Budget

3. Guiding Principles Continued…
3) Strategic Enrollment Growth
Alignment with the New Funding Formula
Evaluate both qualitatively and quantitatively
Serve students in an innovative way
4) Cabinet Review/Approval
All hirings to fill vacancies
Positions that are 11 & 12-month
Evaluate Reassigned time
Review Overtime
Sabbaticals (planning/scheduling)
Conference & travel for managers
Managed Hiring.
-Evaluate on a case by case basis the vacant positions.
-Full-time faculty want to be strategic. Look at FON and hire some full-time faculty in order to maximize enrollment.
Tightening of Budget

4. Guiding Principles Continued…
5) Minimize the number of lay-offs & their effects (when possible) while improving efficiency, being strategic in reorganization.
May use different funding sources
Open, consistent and sustained communication
Respect for privacy and timing of notification
Cognizant of bumping-related issues
Person may do something different.
6) Spending relates to strategic objectives.
Aligned with enrollment and productivity goals.
Staying within 1320 budget
4) The group agrees with the proposal as written…however, delaying difficult decisions does not reduce pain in the long run if enrollment/budget challenges continue
-Transparency
-Open, consistent and sustained communication
Participation and opportunity for feedback
Respect for personal privacy
Reasonable timing
Hear probable news earlier

5. Guiding Principles Continued…
7) Shared Impact
Faculty, classified and management units will be affected.
8) Program Review/Elimination
Follow program review process/statutes/regulations
Analysis of impact of program/college/community
Transparency with clear rubric
Collaborate with De Anza to enhance offerings and maximize enrollment

6. Questions?