Funding Requests

Does your funding request include travel or an absence from campus? If the answer is "yes" you must complete a Pre-Authorization for Travel Form and get the required signature approvals from your chair (faculty only), manager or supervisor, and included your completed form with your request. You will then complete and attach your documents to the Request for Professional Learning Funds form.  

• Pre-Authorization for Travel Form
• Request for Funding Submission Form 

If your funding request does not require travel or absence from campus please complete the Non-Absence/Travel Request Form. For example, registering for an @ONE workshop. Attach your form and supporting documents to the Request for Professional Learning Funds form.  

• Non-Absense/Travel Request Form
• Funding Request Submission Form

Business Services offers 1:1 sessions to help you with every step of the process, including but not limited to:

• Filling out the pre-Authorization for Travel form
• Inputting your approved documents into PeopleSoft/Campus Solutions
• Completing your Expense Report once travel is complete

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Faculty (CBA Article 18.3)

• Full-time contract faculty are eligible to request up to $1,200.00 for professional learning activities each fiscal year.
• Part-time faculty are eligible to request a portion of the $1,200.00 based on their current teaching load. For example, if an instructor has a 0.50 FTEF, they can receive up to $600.00.
• Requests that go above the allotted amount are eligible for additional funding if they meet the criteria for the fund. 
  • Contract Faculty: Eligible for an additional $600.00 
  • Part-Time Faculty: Eligible for an additional amount equal to 50% of their allotment based on teaching load that semester

Classified Professionals, Supervisors, and Administrators

• Individuals in this group who are full-time contract employees are eligible to request up to $1,200.00 for professional learning activities each fiscal year. 
• Part-time (NANCE) employees are eligible to request up to $600.00 per fiscual year
• Requests that go above the allotted amount are eligible for additional funding if they meet the criteria for the fund. 
  • Contract Employees: Eligible for an additional $600.00 
  • NANCE/PT: Eligible for an additional $300.00

Indicate Your Funding Source

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Funding Source #1 - AB 1725  

This fund is contractually reserved for faculty to use for professional learning. This is the first funding source faculty will typically pull from to cover approved professional learning expenses. 

Funding will be approved if the activity is reasonably related to the faculty member's discipline and/or work at the college. 

Funding Source #2 - Student Equity & Achievement Grant

This fund has been allocated for classified professionals, supervisors, managers, and administrators to access professional learning funding. 

Funding will be approved if the activity is reasonably related to the employees area and/or work at the college AND meets the criteria for the grant.

When requesting Student Equity and Achievement funding please ensure that your activity reasonably meets the following criteria for the grant:  

Grant Criteria: Intervention Strategies 

Successful Enrollment: White 

• Develop research tools to better understand the specific demographics and needs of the white population and design informed interventions. 

Completed Transfer-Level Math & English: Female 

• Professional development including faculty professional learning cohorts. 

• Refine and clarify post-AB1705 math pathways and expand concurrent support math courses. 

• Supplemental Instruction and Test Proctoring Center. 

• Campus-wide Women in STEM campaign and Homeroom program.; Math, DSPS, and Mental Health partnership. 

Completed Transfer-Level Math & English: Black or African American 

• UMOJA program with linked math course. 

• Persistence: First Primary Term to Secondary Term: Female (LGBTQIA+) 

• Professional development focused on the experiences and needs of LGBTQ+ females. 

• LGBTQ+ perspective course, Pride Center, student engagement programming, targeted mental health programs, and basic needs resources. 

• Campus-wide Guided Pathway interventions to streamline course enrollment and improve persistence. 

Persistence: First Primary Term to Secondary Term: Black or African American (Male) 

• Umoja and HUBU (Hermanos Unidos, Brothers United) learning communities. 

• PUENTE/UMOJA/HUBU Center. 

• Student engagement programming such as our Social Justice Conference. 

• Professional development focused on Black or African American males. 

• Campus-wide Guided Pathway interventions to streamline course enrollment and improve persistence. 

 Transfer: Hispanic or Latino (Male) 

• Promise program to support full-time enrollment and Promise Bundles to provide automatic enrollment in 12 predetermined units. 

• Professional development focused on Latino males. 

• PUENTE, and HUBU learning communities; City Scholars program for justice-impacted students; and other Latino-focused student support programs. 

• Basic needs support and employment support. 

• Campus-wide Guided Pathway interventions to streamline course enrollment and improve transfer. 

Transfer: Foster Youth 

• Professional development focused on Foster Youth. 

• NextUp program and Foster Youth affinity group. 

• Bridges to Foster Youth Support programs at local universities, Foster Youth transfer mentor program. 

Completion: Hispanic or Latino (Male) 

• Promise program to support full-time enrollment and Promise Bundles to provide automatic enrollment in 12 predetermined units. 

• Increase options for part-time Promise program participation. 

• Professional development focused on Latino males. 

• PUENTE, and HUBU learning communities; City Scholars program for justice-impacted students; and other Latino-focused student support programs. 

• Latino perspective courses and Latino male mentor network. 

• Basic needs support and employment support. 

• Campus-wide Guided Pathway interventions to streamline course enrollment and improve completion. 

The Professional Learning Funding Request Workgroup approves all submitted requests for professional learning funding. The group meets the first Thursday of each month.

1. When you submit the completed forms you get an email notification that the workgroup has received your forms
2. When your funding request is approved the workgroup sends your packet to Business Services for a final signature and sends you an email confirming you have been approved.
3. When your signature comes back you will get an email from the workgroup with your completed forms and instructed to input your travel information into MySDCCD/PeopleSoft. 

Submitting Your Travel Authorization within MySDCCD/Peoplesoft

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Individual 1:1 Training with Business Services

Travel or Absence from Campus 

If you travelled or were absent from campus for your approved activity you must complete the Travel Expense Report in MySDCCD/Peoplesoft within 10 days of your activity.  

Expense Report Procedure

Other Funding Requests 

If your funding request did not require travel or absence from campus. You will complete a Payment Request in mySDCCD/PeopleSoft. 

Need Help?

Individual 1:1 Training with Business Services

Faculty

Don Long, Faculty Professional Learning Coordinator (Chair) 

Anna Rogers, AB 705/1705 

Classified

Sean Ryan, Classified Senate President

Neary Sim, Classified Senate Representative

Supervisors

VACANT

Ex Officio 

Marco Anzures, Professional Learning Coordinator