Class cuts | John Rizzo | HSS | Red to Blue

Posted on October 3, 2018 by AFT 2121

Our concerns about class cuts continue

Although the administration claims to be committed to “growth,” their actions are primarily focused on “productivity” (the ratio of FTES/FTEF.) The Office of Instruction has directed department chairs to create their Spring ‘19 schedules by applying a specified FTEF budget and a specified FTES target. This results in massive class reductions and increased class sizes.

On Monday, AFT spoke with Chancellor Mark Rocha and Kristina Whalen from the Office of Enrollment & Support Services. They said that they would be looking at the Spring schedule line by line and that for any class that has an enrollment history of less than 20, a conversation will be initiated to strategize how to increase the enrollment to over 20. If that isn’t feasible, the class will be removed from the schedule. There will be an attempt to replace it with a class of higher enrollment potential.

AFT has demanded that the college plan for growth, not just productivity. As the college develops the Spring schedule, we demand that that students’ need be taken into account, and not just create the schedule as a business plan where profit (productivity) is the bottom line.

Support John Rizzo for our CCSF Board of Trustees

John Rizzo has been a long-time trustee defending our college and working to build a better City College. He is committed to eliminating the achievement gap, providing housing for students and building state-of-the-art classrooms using Net Zero green energy design for a sustainable future.

He has asked for help on October 4th at Balboa BART and October 11 at 24th Street BART, 7:30am.

Please help his re-election campaign. His opponent is out-spending but we can provide the people power to ensure that he wins.

You can also sign up for a volunteer shift on a weekday morning or weekend or donate to his campaign.

New HSS rates

The new 2019 Medical Rates are now posted.

Fighting back: Join the Red to Blue Campaign

AFT 2121 has been invited to participate in the red-to-blue campaign on October 20 from about 10am-5pm. This effort is coordinated by CFT and also includes AFT 1493 and Peralta Federation of Teachers 1603. We hope that 5-10 AFT 2121 faculty will join us in going to Modesto to walk some precincts for congressional candidate Josh Harder, who is running against GOP incumbent Jeff Denham in the midterm. We’ll be carpooling to the Central Valley and back on Sat., 10/20 leaving from the AFT 2121 office (311 Miramar Ave) at 10am. This is also an excellent opportunity to make a difference in a traditionally republican district that looks well positioned to flip. Please join us and reach out to your colleagues.

RSVP here.

This is a volunteer effort. CFT, however, will provide food, supplies and reimbursement for miles traveled.