Part-Time Instructional Budget: Academic Senate Study Session
Session delving into the 50% Law, Faculty Obligation Number (FON), budgeting for part-time faculty, section allocation, and the impact of workload on the college budget. Explore historical context, legislative mandates, challenges, and outcomes related to instructional spending in community college districts.
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Academic Senate Study Session: Part-Time Instructional Budget October 22, 2015 Presented by: Michelle Marquez Vice President, Administrative Services
Todays Session What is the 50% Law? What is FON? How does the college budget for part-time faculty and # of sections? What impact does load have on our budget?
A Bit of History Education Code 84362: 50% Law (1961) Protecting K-12 classroom size 75/25 Ratio (1988) Goal for a 75/25% ratio of FT to PT faculty FON (1989) Faculty obligation number
Todays Session What is the 50% Law? What is FON? How does the college budget for part-time faculty and # of sections? What impact does load have on our budget?
50% Law Education Code 84362 and California Code of Regulations 59200 requires California Community College Districts to spend 50% of general funds each fiscal year on salaries of classroom instructors. The intent of the statute is to limit class size and contain the relative growth of administrative and non-instructional costs. Source: California Community Colleges Budget and Accounting Manual This is not a straightforward 50% of Fund 1 calculation. There are many exclusions we have to consider (student transportation, food services, external facility rentals, capital improvement projects, team sports, lottery expenditures, and a few others)
50% Law Developed to protect K-12 class size, not to guarantee levels of compensation or funding to instruction Issues surrounding 50% Law: Has not been reviewed since 1961. Educational practices have evolved since then: Learning now takes place in multiple venues, inside and outside the classroom Support services are recognized as a critical component of student success Workload reductions during budget reductions Faculty release time counts against the 50% Librarians and counselors count against the 50% We report as a District (and District has $0 instructional expenses) Fun Fact: No other state in the U.S. has anything remotely close to the 50% Law
50% Law Where did we end up for 2014/2015: Ca ada College = 61.7% District = 50.1% Good Side of the 50 Percent Law Wrong Side of the 50 Percent Law Salaries of classroom teachers Instructional Aid Full-Time & Hourly In-Classroom Tutors Distance Education Coordinators Instructional Designer Counselors Faculty Reassign Time Faculty Director: EOPS, NSF, Transfer Center, Athletic Director Faculty Compensation for Special Assignments Librarians
Todays Session What is the 50% Law? What is FON? How does the college budget for part-time faculty and # of sections? What impact does load have on our budget?
75/25 The 75/25 is a goal to achieve a ratio of 75% Full-Time faculty to 25% Part-Time faculty Official calculation: #FT LHE/#PT LHE Common calculation: Total LHE/PT LHE = % PT 75/25 often does not account for release time Overload counts toward PT LHE
FON Faculty obligation number (FON) is the number of full-time faculty a district is required to employ as of Fall semester (Ed Code 87482.6, Title V 51025) FON was developed to help colleges meet the 75/25 goal FON does not include non-credit faculty, but does include librarians and counselors
FON FON calculation is very complicated. Our obligation is adjusted annually by the lower of: Projected fundable growth at budget adoption Actual percent change in funded credit FTES from the prior year P2 report Faculty Obligation (FON) Obligation 2014/2015 = 328 Actual = 334
What Happens if we Dont Comply? 50% Law: No financial penalty, but there is a political price to pay (and gets reported to BOG) FON: Financial penalty # of faculty below FON * Avg replacement cost of faculty (4 faculty * $76,000 = $304,000) 75/25: No penalty (this is a goal, not a mandate)
Considerations These laws/mandates/goals were established individually as a response to specific issues No one has studied the collective impact of the 50% law, FON, and other mandates together
Todays Session What is the 50% Law? What is FON? How does the college budget for part-time faculty and # of sections? What impact does load have on our budget?
FY 2015/2016 College Budget Ca ada College 2015-2016 Unrestricted Budget Summary Expenses Unrestricted Allocation Regular Employees (salaries & benefits) Hourly Salaries Discretionary $ 16,824,767 $ 4,167,310 $ 788,293 $ 21,780,370 Total Expenses
Nuts and Bolts Some acronyms and calculations 1 FTEF = 15 LHE (lecture hour equivalent) 1 FTES = 525 contact hours FTES = (census day enrollment*wsch*term)/525 LHE: 1 hour lecture = 1 LHE 1 hour lab = 0.75 LHE WSCH (weekly student contact hours) WSCH = class enrollment * weekly hours 1310 = Refers to our hourly faculty budget
How is the 1310 Budget Developed? College budget developed as an average for the year Estimated targets are developed based on trend data and goals set for the year Monitored continuously through each semester to project any shortfalls and identify when and how adjustments should be made
Hourly Teaching Budget Projected Hourly Teaching Budget, FY 2015/2016 WSCH/ FTEF Prod Convert to WSCH TOTAL # FTEF Needed # FTEF Available # FTEF Needed (PT) Average Cost per PT FTEF 1310 Budget Needed FTES 4,195 62,925 500 125.85 58.17 67.68 $56,963 $3,855,256 # of FTEF available = The total number of FT Faculty minus release/reassign time, medical leave
Historical 1310 Costs HOURLY FACULTY SUMMARY FY 2012/13 - Fall 2015 Division 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 FL 2015 ESTIMATE Counseling Business Humanities Science ALL Office of Instruction Total $18,395 $882,891 $812,908 $749,128 $10,104 $495,677 $535,501 $495,515 $2,439 $532,464 $684,253 $629,158 $200,192 $3,564 $328,331 $571,108 $515,934 $100,661 - - $8,923 $2,472,247 $254,065 $1,790,864 - - $2,048,507 $1,519,600 Note: Measure G not included in this summary FY 2014/2015 = $1,576,490; 133 sections
Todays Session What is the 50% Law? What is FON? How does the college budget for part-time faculty and # of sections? What impact does load have on our budget? Productivity 616 540 504 488 483 480 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 As of 10/19/15
How Does Load Impact Budget? Load, productivity, and efficiency are often used interchangeably Higher productivity means more students served per FTE Lower productivity means fewer students are served per FTE Type of class has to be considered in evaluating productivity The state standard productivity level is 525 This number represents the break-even point for a course
1310 Budget Based on Load Financial Impact Load Amount 525 520 515 510 500 490 480 475 470 465 $ 3,513,885 $ 3,579,533 $ 3,646,456 $ 3,714,691 $ 3,855,256 $ 4,001,558 $ 4,153,956 $ 4,232,561 $ 4,312,838 $ 4,394,842 $341,371 $275,723 $208,800 $140,565 State Standard FY 2015/2016 Goal - $146,302 $298,700 $377,305 $457,582 $539,586 Where we are Fall semester 2015
Historical Enrollments - Summer COMPARISON OF SUMMER ENROLLMENTS FY1213 - FY1415 Census Enrollment FTES FTEF WSCH CRN Avg Class Size Load SUM 2012 4,099 459.89 24.89 13,797 156 26 554 SUM 2013 4,455 484.94 27.62 14,548 160 28 527 SUM 2014 4,701 516.68 30.48 15,501 170 28 508
Historical Enrollments - Fall COMPARISON OF FALL ENROLLMENTS FY1213 - FY1415 Census Enrollment FTES FTEF WSCH CRN Avg Class Size Load FL 2012 16,924 1,994.60 118.14 59,838 645 26 506 FL 2013 16,078 1,901.54 115.73 57,046 637 25 493 FL 2014 15,673 1,806.25 109.48 54,187 583 27 495 FL 2015 14,837 1,810.38 113.24 54,311 605 25 480
Historical Enrollments - Spring COMPARISON OF SPRING ENROLLMENTS FY1213 - FY1415 Census Enrollment FTES FTEF WSCH CRN Avg Class Size Load SPR 2013 16,779 1,946.51 119.01 58,395 656 26 491 SPR 2014 16,281 1,837.87 118.96 55,1236 659 25 463 SPR 2015 15,333 1,778.94 112.10 53,368 622 25 476
Impact of Not Meeting Targets Our 1310 budget is the largest variable expense in the college budget Hourly faculty represent roughly 18% of our general fund Perspective: Our current load projects needing an additional $298,700 for part time faculty Current discretionary budget is $788,293 Could we stand to lose 38% of our discretionary budget? On average, it costs an additional $15,500 for each productivity point 9 productivity points = $139,500 Average cost of a new full-time faculty = $109,000
How Is Productivity Improved? Ways to improve: Offering fewer sections (tightening the core schedule) Get a strong sense of enrollment patterns, rates of return, and develop a base schedule that is specific to each discipline (and monitor every semester) Increase the number of students in sections Restructure of scheduling (curriculum/program offerings, times that sections are offered) Working across departments to identify load targets that are appropriate and pedagogically sound Things to avoid: Rolling schedules and hoping course enrollment targets are met Setting enrollment targets that are unrealistic for the type of course or discipline Assuming things should be done across the board (ie, 5% less courses, 5% more enrollment)
Last Thought We will never have enough funding to do everything we want. Managing a budget has more to do with managing needs and values than being proficient in Banner or Excel. How we allocate our resources (inclusion vs dark room approach) and what values influence these allocation decisions (do we fund administrative support vs. athletics vs. librarians?) is an indication of our fiscal competencies as an institution.
