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Instructional Timeline

2018 - 2019 Instructional Calendar 6
Fall 2018 6
Spring 2019 6
Introduction 12
Accreditation and Affiliations 12
History 12
Mission Statement 13
Statement of Purpose 13
Valley Way Values 13
Strategic Planning Goals 14
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Statement 14
Faculty Commitment to Student Learning 15
Faculty Job Duties 16
TVCC Employee Code of Conduct 17
Instructional Division Chairpersons and Curriculum Coordinators 23
Academic Dual Credit Embedded - Jan Bedford, Division Chairperson 23
Fine Arts - Kristin Huggins - Division Chairperson 23
Kinesiology - Guy Furr, Division Chairperson 23
Language Arts and Speech - Amy Rogers, Division Chairperson 23
Science - Erica Richardson, Division Chairperson 23
Mathematics - Lisa Clark, Division Chairperson 23
Social Science - Donna Bennett, Division Chairperson 23
Palestine - Richard Davis, Campus Curriculum Director 23
Terrell - Jennifer King, Campus Curriculum Director 23
New Employees 24
Academic Advising 24
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities 24
Adding and/or Dropping Courses 25
Athletic Events 25
Bacterial Meningitis 25
Cancelling Class 26
What if I Need to Miss Scheduled Class(es)? 26
How do I Notify Students When I Need to Cancel Class? 26
How do I Send an Email to the Entire Class? 27
Cardinal Connection Portal 28
How do I Access Cardinal Connection? 29
Cardinal ID 30
What is my Cardinal ID? 30
Cardinal Success Centers (CSC) 30
Cheating/Plagiarism Policy 31
Civility Statement 32
Class Rosters 32
How do I Retrieve Class Rosters? 32
How do I Approve/Certify Class Rosters? 32
Course Roster Reconciliation Process – VERY IMPORTANT, TAKE NOTE 34
Classroom Maintenance 36
Committee Participation 36
Communication Services 36
Computer Labs 36
Computer Usage 37
Information Resource Security 37
Concealed Carry 39
Copier Services 40
General 40
Paper 40
Copy Machine Access Codes 40
Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation 40
Discrimination 41
Harassment 41
Sexual Harassment 41
Retaliation 42
Reporting Procedures 42
Confidentiality 42
Appeal 43
Distance Learning 43
Development of Online Courses 43
Online Course Approval Process 44
Review of Online Course Certification 44
Dress Code 44
Drop Policy (Faculty) 45
When is the Last Day to Drop? 45
How do I Warn or Drop a Student? 45
Drop Policy (Student) 47
How does a Student Drop a Course? 48
Dual Credit 48
Emergency Notification – TVCC Alert 48
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) 49
How will I Know There is an Emergency on Campus? 49
What do I Need to do in Case of an Armed Individual on Campus? 49
What do I do During Inclement Weather? 50
What do I do in Case of a Medical Emergency? 50
What do I do in Case of an Evacuation? 51
Who do I Contact For other Emergencies? 51
Emergency Information for Terrell Campus 51
Non-Emergency Procedures 51
Emergency Procedures 51
General Comments 51
Employee Benefits and Leave 52
Insurance 52
Jury Duty 52
Personal Leave 52
Retirement Systems (TRS & ORP) 52
Sick Leave 53
Tuition and Fee Reimbursement (Out of College) 53
Application 53
Reimbursement 53
Tuition Grants/Scholarships (In College for TVCC Courses) 53
Employee Email 54
Employment of Relatives 54
Equal Employment Opportunity 54
Equipment Repair 55
Faculty Contracts 56
Faculty Credentials 56
Credential Guidelines 57
Faculty Evaluations 58
Who Completes the Evaluations? 59
Student Incentives 59
When Will I Know it is Time for Evaluations? 59
Can I See How Many of My Students have Completed the Evaluations? 59
How Will I Know the Results of My Student Evaluations? 59
Where Can I Locate the Faculty Evaluation Forms? 60
Faculty Organizations 60
Faculty Teaching Load 60
Faculty Overloads 61
Faculty Vitae 62
What is a Vitae? 62
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act of 1974 62
Field Trips 62
Final Exams 63
Grades 63
How Do I Submit Grades? 64
Grade Books 65
Grade Changes 65
Grade Disputes 65
Grade Sheet Verification 66
Graduation 67
ID Cards 67
IT Service Desk 67
Service-Now 68
Call the Service Desk 68
Come by the Service Desk Office 68
Information Technology (IT) Services 68
IT Services Help Desk 69
IT Service Now 69
IT Faculty and Staff Resources 69
Intellectual Property and Copyright 69
Definition and Identification of Intellectual Property 69
Ownership of Intellectual Property 70
Policies Governing Intellectual Property 70
Interactive Video Conference 72
Learning Outcomes/Learning Enhancement Annual Plans (LEAPs) 72
Learning Resource Center (LRC or Library) 72
Mailboxes 73
Media Services 73
Minor Children 73
Office Hours/Faculty Schedules 74
Official Reporting (Census) Day 75
Off-Campus Teaching Assignments 75
Organizational Chart 76
Outside Employment 76
Overload Payroll 76
Parking 77
How do I Get a Parking Sticker? 77
Payroll 77
Faculty Salary Schedule (Full-Time) 77
Policy of Rights, Conduct and Responsibilities 78
Professional Development 78
Funding for Professional Development 78
Promotional Request Form 79
Purchases 79
Scholastic Dishonesty 79
Semester Schedules 80
Smart Multimedia Classrooms 80
Student Attendance Policy 80
Fall/Spring Semester 81
Summer Semester 81
Student Conduct 81
Students with Disabilities and Special Needs 82
Student Workers/Work Study 83
Hiring Student Workers/Work Study 84
Supervising Student Workers/Work Study 85
Syllabus/Course Guide 86
What is a Syllabus? 86
Syllabus Templates 86
How do I Upload a Syllabus to the TVCC Website? 86
What if I Upload the Wrong Syllabus? 90
How do I View my Syllabus After I have Uploaded it? 90
Textbooks 90
How do I Select my Required Textbook/Materials? 90
Tobacco 91
Travel 91
TVWireless 92
APPENDIX A: FACULTY VITAE 93
APPENDIX B: LECTURE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE 94
APPENDIX C: HYBRID SYLLABUS TEMPLATE 99
APPENDIX D: DISTANCE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE 104
APPENDIX E: DIRECT DEPOSIT ENROLLMENT FORM 110
APPENDIX F: TVCC EMPLOYEE CODE OF CONDUCT 111
APPENDIX G: FACULTY EVALUATION BY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR 113

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