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Template for Maricopa Sponsored Events
MCCD-sponsored activities considered for professional growth credit towards non-academic advancement include faculty dialogue days, workshops, seminars, conferences, and electronic events (e.g., videoconferences or internet on-line conferences). To qualify for advancement hours, events must be pre-approved by the faculty Professional Growth Advancement Committee. Event sponsors should follow the process outlined below.
How does one apply for an internal event to be approved by the FPG Salary Advancement?
- Review the guidelines for requesting pre-approval.
 Guidelines for Requesting Pre-Approval of MCCD-Sponsored Events as Opportunities for Faculty Professional Growth Credit towards
Non-Academic Advancement
Adobe Acrobat file: internal_guidelines.pdf [44k]
- Complete the application
In this MS Word "Form" you can edit the defined fields. Use your TAB key to move between entry areas (shown as grey boxes). Enter the text for a field, click check boxes. Save as a meaningful named file ("Collab_Learning_App.doc"). Print each one and turn in the paper copy to your FPG representative.
 Application for Requesting Pre-Approval of MCCD-Sponsored Events
MS Word file: internal_app.doc [46k]
- After successful application of your event, follow the checklist below to help your participants complete the FPG process.
Checklist for Event Sponsors
Adobe Acrobat file: internal_checklist.pdf [12k]
- Complete and send the attendance verification form to all event participants requesting FPG credit.
In this MS Word "Form" you can edit the defined fields. Use your TAB key to move between entry areas (shown as grey boxes). Enter the text for a field, click check boxes. Save as a meaningful named file ("Jane_Smith_Attend.doc"). Print each one to send a paper copy or email the file to each participant.
Attendance Verification Form
MS Word file: internal_attend_verify.doc [55k]
Why do I have to have an event reviewed following the FPG Template?
The FPG Template was originally designed and piloted in 1998, with the input of
Dr. Pat Case, then President of the Faculty Association, Dr. Naomi Story, Jackie
Moran, Instructional Designer, MCLI, and Ron Hill, Chair of FPG Committee.
Prior to the template there was considerable conflict re: the use of MCCCD
sponsored events and activities and their eligibility for professional growth. At
one point individual campuses established 100 & 200 level courses for teaching
and learning content that were frequently rejected as eligible for professional
growth advancement. The solution to this conflict was the development of a
template, with strong instructional design influence to provide the highest
quality activity possible.
The benefits of the template include:
Campus
The individual campuses may design activities for their own campus interest.
These campus activities that offer FPG pre-approved hours have a greater
attraction for faculty attendance.
FPG Committee
The use of a template provides the FPG committee with clear, consistent
information to review for all MCCCD sponsored activities. The turnover of the
committee members from one year to another makes it challenging to establish
a predictable format that is synonymous with a quality professional growth
activity. The template provides consistency for all reviewers and applicants.
The Community
When faculty attend an MCCCD event and then are subsequently rewarded with
horizontal advancement in their salary the community of Maricopa should
expect a high degree of internal review. The template sets the standard for a
quality program to be designed. The FPG committee's review of the template
allows for a check for the quality of the program to be offered. The quality of
the template is reviewed by both the Faculty Executive Council, the FPG
committee and with the input of Instructional Designers, in this case it has been
since 1998, Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick.
What defines an internal event that needs pre-approval rather than an external event that does not?
Internal locally hosted event
- Designed for Maricopa faculty
- Internal advertising to the Maricopa faculty
- Internal budgeting supports the event
- Maricopa facilities generally accommodates the event
Externally hosted events include the following
- Designed for educators at large (beyond Maricopa faculty)
- Advertised to educators at large as well as internal faculty
- External funds incorporated
- Usually associated/sponsored by other professional organizations
- Designed by subject specialists which may include Maricopa faculty but always includes experts outside of the Maricopa Community Colleges
- Maricopa facilities may be used for accommodating the event
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