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GUIDE FOR NEW ADJUNCTS (MATH)
8/12/2017 (will be updated from time to time)
Ken Kuniyuki (Math)
with
Leslie Seiger (Biology), Terrie Teegarden (Math)
Page(s)GENERAL
2 / Useful Links / Forms / Places
3-4 / What Do I Do? FAQs
5 / Checklist
6-7 / Hiring and Employment
8 / Parking
9-11 / Rooms, Mail, Keys, Supplies, and Food
TEACHING
12-13 / Classrooms and Labs
13 / Study / Testing Areas
14-15 / Technology in the Classrooms / AV
16 / Office Hours
17 / Class Breaks
17 / Basic Skills Resources and Materials Room (220A)
18-20 / Printing and Mail Services (“Repro” Copies)
21 / Textbooks
TEACHING / ADMINISTRATION
22-24 / Syllabi and CLOs (formerly SLOs)
25-27 / Rosters, Deadlines, and Attendance
28-30 / Finals and Grades
31-33 / Tutoring, Workshops, Math 15s, and Going Online
33 / LOFT Instructional Designer / Blackboard
34 / Challenging a Prerequisite
34 / Accommodations
35 / DSPS (Disability Support Programs and Services)
36-37 / Honors Contracts
ADMINISTRATION
37 / Student Disciplinary Procedures
38-39 / Subs and Absences
40 / Evaluations
41-42 / FLEX
43-44 / Contacts and Websites
45 / Safety / Fire Alarm
45 / Scheduling
46 / Leaving Mesa
Faculty webpage – USEFUL LINKS/FORMS YOU WILL NEED!
SDCCD = San Diego Community College District(Mesa, City, Miramar, Cont.Ed.)
SDCCD Phone #s: (619) 388-xxxx(for example, x1234 means (619) 388-1234)
Online Outlook email directory: Click on “To…” or “Cc…”
Mesa (redesigned about 8/27/17):
Map:
RESOURCES (SEE pp.43-44 FOR MORE!)
Faculty/Staff Resources:
Ken’s Scheduling Website:
PeopleSoft:
(same login and password as for Outlook district email account)
(suggested browser: Chrome)
Schedule:
Math Department:
AFT contract:
Places of interest:
Dean, School of MNS(Mathematics & Natural Sciences) – MS-301
Campus Police – Q-100 building, at the base of the new parking structure near the
football field.Phone: (x2749, meaning 619-388-2749). Dispatch: (x6405) for locked rooms.
Printing and Mail Services(formerly “Reprographics”) – MC-215: Mesa Commons,
top floor. Their mailroom is MC-219.
Mailroom – MS215-V for departmental/Math
Stockroom/Supplies – Department Workroom: MS215-V
(backup markers/refills / erasers / batteries),
Stockroom, Mesa Commons, MC-124, across from Lot 7,
enter from outside, 1st floor, side closest toMS-100,
(occasional items)
Phone: x2556, meaning 619-388-2556
LOFT / Faculty Media Room – LRC 4th floor
Scantron room – MS-302
Faculty Work Center – K108-A
(Scantrons and reader, PCs, lockers)
WHAT DO I DO? FAQs
• EMAIL. How do I get my email address and password for the SDCCD district’s Outlook email system and for PeopleSoft access?
Our IT department emails this info to the Dean. Ken may be the one who forwards it to your private email address. This all happens near the end of the hiring process. Our Outlook is at: (see p.6).
• KEYS. How do I get keys?
Sign a key request form with Mary I. Toste [, the Dean’s secretary; she is usually in on Mondays and Fridays. The Campus Police might also help, though Mary knows more about keys. Try calling Campus Police at 619-388-2749 to get updates on your keys; you will also be given a four-digit alarm code (see p.13). If you are locked out, Police Dispatch at 619-388-6405 may be better so a patrolling officer may come by. (SDCCD phone #s are 619-388-xxxx, so we often just give the last four digits).
• COMPUTER LAB KEYS. What keys do I need for the computer labs?
You need key 302-14 for the MS209 computer lab, and you need 302-17 for MS213.
Tell Mary if you are in one of these rooms!
• BLACKBOARD. What if I want to use Blackboard?
Our Blackboard / learning technologies contact is Katie Palacios [.
We may go to Canvas soon, though.
• PODIUM KEY. How do I get a key for the computer podium in the classroom?
or a key and training. You can also grab any faculty member in the area.A training video is available at:
• CSID. How do I find my CSID?
Your CSID is your identification number within SDCCD. It can be found on your TAO (Tentative Assignment Offer); for example, if you see under "CSID" S01-23-4567, then your CSID is 1234567 (omit the "S0"). Ignore hyphens.
• ROSTERS AND GRADES. How do I access the class roster? Where would I input grades?
In addition to your CSID, you will also need a password for Faculty Web Services, which allows you to access rosters and grade sheets. Website at:
(select anything under “Class Management”)
Specifically:
For your password, go to Admissions on the first floor of the golden Student Services building. Say, “Hi, I’m a new part-time instructor. I have my CSID #, and I was told that I can get my password here.” Bring your CSID # and picture ID like a driver’s license. They can reset your password if you forget it.
The unofficial rosters should be online sometime the week before classes start.
See pp.25-27.
• LATE PROCESSING. What happens if I am not cleared by the first day of class?
New faculty might not be cleared in time for the first day of class. It is routine for Ken to find potential subs for our new faculty in the meantime. Ken will identify one or two faculty members who can sub for you if necessary. Please send him your syllabi when you are ready so that he can send them copies. Then, they can follow your rules and guidelines instead of making things up along the way.
• PAY. How do I get paid?
Adjunct faculty are normally paid on or about the 10th of the month. See p.7.
• SUBBING. How do I get paid for subbing?
See p.39.
CHECKLIST
For Mary [/HR
• Submit contact sheet and complete, signed application.
• Fill out request forms for keys and a parking permit (if necessary; see p.8).
• Have official transcripts submitted to the Dean.
• Do TB risk assessment (if necessary). You’ll receive a form for this.
• Do Live Scan. They don’t need FBI review.The $52 (as of Summer 2017) basic fee for DOJ clearance is sufficient. You’ll receive a form for this.
• Sign TAO (Tentative Assignment Offer).
Technology
• Email for podium key and training.
• Watch
• Maybe get a Blackboard account (see p.33)?
Things you should receive (email Ken if you don’t)
• Equifax email that will guide you through the hiring process
• Email address and password
• Mailbox in the MS215-V workroom
• Copier code from Ken (for the MS215-V workroom)
• Subs if you are not cleared by the first day of class
• Course outlines of record and old/sample syllabi
• CLOs (Course Learning Outomes); these may be on old syllabi
Things to do
• Order textbooks and supplies (like calculators) for the Bookstore with Ken’s help.
• Sign up on MyMathLab, WebAssign, etc. (if necessary).
• Get desk copies of books; maybe have them sent to your home address.
(Ask Ken for the contact.)
• Get yourparking permit and keys from Campus Police (call 619-388-2749).
(Did you submit the forms?)
• Go to Admissions to get a password for Faculty Web Services (see p.3). Try it out!
• Sign up for FLEX activities, attend them, and confirm (see pp.41-42).
• Submit Syllabi, including CLOs, to Mary, Phyllis, and Ken (see pp.22-24).
• Order copies of first-week materials from Printing and Mail Services
(see pp.18-20).
• Submit form and syllabus for paid office hours within the first two weeks of class
(see p.16).
• Check out your classroom? Practice how to work the doors and alarm?
HIRING and EMPLOYMENT
TAOs (TENTATIVE ASSIGNMENT OFFERS)
Mary I. Toste, our school secretary, will email you when these are ready. You must fill out the form and return it to her. Remember that TAOs are “Tentative” – we sometimes see last-minute changes to the schedule.
CSID #
This is printed on your TAO. It is on the top-center of the form, under “ID Number.” When entering the number into websites, delete the “S0” in front, as well as all hyphens. For example, if your ID # is printed as “S01-23-4567,” that means that your ID # is 1234567.
You will be transitioned from the email address on your SDCCD application to your official SDCCD email ending in @sdccd.edu - YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING YOUR SDCCD EMAIL! Your login is your email address, but without the @sdccd.edu.
Our email portal is Outlook. Here are some possible links:
owa.sdccd.edu
outlook.sdccd.edu
PASSWORDS
If you are not already with our SDCCD district, you will need a password.
Use Faculty Web Services and the FLEX site at your CSID can be obtained from your TAO (Tentative Assignment Offer). Go to Admissions on the first floor of the golden Student Services building. Say, “Hi, I’m a new part-time instructor. I have my CSID #, and I was told that I can get my password here.” Bring your CSID # and picture ID like a driver’s license. They can reset your password if you forget it. Admissions is open M-Th 8am-3pm and Friday 8am-either noon or 3pm.
Outlook [email] and PeopleSoft have the same login and password; faculty need to wait for these.
COMPUTER WORKSTATION PASSWORD
At some point, you may be assigned an office space. The login and password to the shared computer workstations should be the same as for your Outlook district email account.
CRN # (COURSE REFERENCE NUMBER)
This five-digit number (possibly starting with a “0”) identifies each class section you teach.
INFORMATION ON PAYMENT / SALARY
On the district website under Employee Resources, check PeopleSoft:
PeopleSoft:
(same login and password as for Outlook district email account)
(suggested browser: Chrome)
• Menu
• Employee Service Center
• My Pay
Mistakes have been made!
CONTRACT / UNION / SALARY(see
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and Salary:
Hourly rates for adjunct faculty are given. For total pay for a class, you basically multiply by 54 for a 3-unit class, 72 for a 4-unit class, and 90 for a 5-unit class.
That is, the multiplier is 18 x the number of units. It’s 18 instead of 16 (the number of weeks of instruction) because of FLEX. Check your TAO for the number of hours.
Non-16-week classes may be paid slightly differently.
PHOTO ID CARDS
For a photo ID card, you can go to Payroll (Room 380, third floor) at the district office at 3375 Camino Del Rio South. ID cards help if you want to borrow books from the LRC (library); you can also get discounts at some stores. Renewal stickers are available in A-101.
PARKING
PARKING PERMITS
RECIPROCITY. A valid parking permit for any community college in San Diego County will suffice at any other community college in San Diego County, including Mesa.
CAMPUS POLICE. Forms for free faculty parking permits are available here and also at the Dean’s office. The Dean’s signature is required. You will need your license plate #.Location: Q-100 building, at the base of the new parking structure near the
football field.
EXPIRATION DATE. Keep this in mind.
PARKING LOGISTICS
ADD/DROP PERIOD. The first two weeks of the term (Fall/Spring) will be very tight on parking, because it is the add/drop period for students searching for sections to “crash.”
FACULTY PARKING.“Staff” includes faculty. The staff parking lot across from the “A” administration building and the flagpole, on the other side of the campus from the Student Services building, typically has spaces.
FLEX SPACES. Students can park in these spaces for part of the day. Otherwise, these are for staff only. Faculty can park in staff, flex staff, or student spaces.
TIME OF DAY. Parking is easiest in the early morning, mid-afternoon, and late night.
ROOMS, MAIL, KEYS, SUPPLIES, and FOOD
ACCESS TO MS-100 BUILDING
For Fall / Spring (approx.; not holidays):
MTWTh from about 6:15am to 10:15pm.
Fridays until 6pm.
Sat. from 8am-4:30pm.
Sun. – none.
During off-hours, you would need to enter by the back door and turn off the alarm. You cannot go through the large glass doors to the rest of the building, or you will set off the alarm.
All external doors will be locked at 5pm except the front doors to the quad.
ROOM NUMBERING
FLOORS IN MS-100 BUILDING. The first digit of the room number indicates the floor. For example, the Dean’s office, MS-301, is on the 3rd floor. Math faculty offices are on the 2nd floor.
OTHER BUILDINGS.
• MC is Mesa Commons.
Printing and Mail Services (formerly “Repro”):MC-215 (on the top floor).
Mailroom: MC-219.
Stockroom: MC-124, across from Lot 7,
enter from outside, 1st floor, side closest to MS-100.
• Rooms in the I-300 building may be numbered I3-###.
• Rooms in the I-400 Student Services building may be numbered I4###.
FACULTY RESTROOMS
Ask for the keypad code, which will work on all four floors. If the restroom is occupied, a red light will flash when the code is entered.
MAILROOMS
DEPARTMENTAL MAILBOX. Official mailboxes for math faculty are in the MS215-V
workroom.Your box may be set up at anytime. Students may leave messages for you at Printing and Mail Services (formerly “Repro”; in MC-215: Mesa Commons, top floor); the messages will be sent to MS215-V.One purpose of these mailboxes is for the swapping of rosters, papers, etc. for subs.
DEAN’S MAILBOX. This is near the back wall of K108-B. It is labeled something like “DEAN OF MATH/NATURAL SCIENCES.” Some faculty have the key to K108-B.
DISTRICT EMAIL
Outlook for district email:
See also p.3 and p.6.
KEYS, SPECIAL ROOMS, and SUPPLIES
KEY REQUEST FORM. This is available at Campus Police and the Dean’s office.
PERIMETER KEY. The 301-1 key will open outside doors to the MS-100 building and all standard classroom doors. Computer labs (MS-109, 209, 213) require a different key. Science labs also require individual keys.
MS215-V WORKROOM / MAILROOM. The 303 (contract faculty) and 303-1(adjunct faculty) keys will open the workroom / mailroom in MS215-V. It has:
• a printer / scanner (including scan-to-email) / fax / copier
For a code or paper (Math), contact Ken Kuniyuki at … for additional help, contact David Fierro at
• department mailboxes – for exchanges within the math department.
See K108-B for general mail.
• a sub list
• some textbooks and other resources (use your 303-1 key to unlock the cabinet)
• supplies (markers, refills, Scantrons, batteries, etc.)
If running low (Math; MS215-V), contact Ken Kuniyuki:
The stockroom is in Mesa Commons, MC-124, across from Lot 7:
enter from outside, 1st floor, side closest to MS-100.
This is good for the occasional item.
Phone: x2556, meaning 619-388-2556.
• scientific and graphing calculators
• letterhead (for official letters, recommendation letters, etc.; email Ken for ecopies)
• a coffeemaker
• a microwave
MS220-A. The 303 key (for contract faculty) also opens the MS220-A materials room with manipulatives.MS303-1 (for adjuncts) cannot open MS220-A. To get the key for this room, go to the MS215-V workroom and get the key on the long rod at the bottom of the mailbox shelves.
LOUNGE. The 308 key opens the faculty lounges in MS222-I and MS302 (3rd floor). MS222-I has:
• couches, chairs, and tables
• a refrigerator / freezer
• a sink
• a microwave / hot pot
• cupboards and drawers
• paper towels
Please clean up after yourself!
LOCKED OUT? A fellow faculty member can help. Chairs and the Dean’s office have more access. Police dispatch is at x6405 (meaning 619-388-6405).
DO NOT SHARE KEYS OR CODES!
FOOD
CAFETERIA and M-STOP. These arein Mesa Commons. The M-Stop convenience store is next to the Bookstore.
CULINARY OUTLOOK / MFusion LUNCH MENU. Sometimes, the students in the culinary and hospitality program will prepare quality meals at well below restaurant costs. (Edited from Tonya Whitfield:) Culinary Outlook is located above the cafeteria. The students are serving the MFusion’s lunch menu in MC 209 from 11:15am-1pm Monday through Thursday, closed on Fridays. During lunch service, we will also have a great selection of pastries produced fresh from our Baking and Pastry students. In the evening, please join us for a Gourmet Bistro five course dinner; a la carte is available. Dinner is served Wednesdays and Thursdays only from 4:15pm-6pm. Both lunch and dinner services offer a great menu with a wonderful view from our terrace. We accept MasterCard, Visa, cash and CACM gift cards. Gift cards are available for purchase during service hours. Thank you for your continued support of the Culinary Arts/Culinary Management program.
CLASSROOMS and LABS
TYPES OF ROOMS. Math has classrooms on all four floors of the MS-100 building. The first digit indicates the floor number. For example, MS-209 and MS-213 are computer labs, and they are on the second floor.Math also shares the small MS-109 computer lab on the first floor. The labs require different keys from the general
301-1 perimeter key, which opens standard classrooms.
WHITEBOARDS, NOT CHALKBOARDS. Markers, refills, and erasersare in the MS215-V workroom. Contact Ken Kuniyuki at if we run low.
REFILLABLE MARKERS. You are encouraged to use the V-Board Master refillable markers and refills in the MS215-V workroom, in part because their marks are easier to erase. Also, the markers almost never have to be thrown away. Even though Pilot (the manufacturer) recommends a limit of five cartridges per marker, instructors have used the same marker for years with many more cartridges.
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TO REFILL A MARKER:
1) Get a refill cartridge from MS215-V.
- It could be the same color as the one you're replacing ... or a different one if you'd like to experiment or if you find that the orange or green dye is hard to read.
2) Tear off the surrounding plastic at the small notch near the top.
3) Unscrew the bottom clear end of the marker. (This will get easier after your first refill.)
- Place it somewhere where you won't lose it.
4) Unscrew the used cartridge and discard it.
- First make sure the cartridge is empty! The classroom lights (and shaking the marker) can help.
- Do this over a trash can to avoid spills on the floor; there's rarely spillage, though.
5) Screw in the new cartridge.
- You should feel a small snap as the weaker end of the cartridge opens inside the marker. Make sure the cartridge is firmly set.