The Professional Learning Committee is a standing committee of the Citrus College Steering Committee.
Purpose Statement 2024/2025
The purpose of the committee is to support the institution's employees with coordinated and sustained professional learning opportunities aligned with the college's mission and institutional goals. These opportunities are regularly evaluated for effectiveness in promoting equitable student success practices and in meeting institutional and employee needs. The committee will include adjunct faculty, classified professionals, full-time faculty, managers, students, and supervisors/confidential professionals.
The Professional Learning Committee, with the support of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility + (DEIA+) office, strives to be the central hub for all training and development on campus. The committee will expand professional development for employees and promote participation in these opportunities in an effort to deliver high-quality instructional courses, programs, and services. Additionally, the committee will proactively assess the needs of the college community to continually foster a culture of collegiality and professional growth. The committee will offer professional development opportunities that align with the mission and institutional goals and specifically support the goals of the Strategic Plan, Student Equity and Achievement Plan, Guided Pathways Plan, and the California Community Colleges Vision for Success, Vision 2030, and ACCJC Standard 3.2.
2024/2025 Responsibilities
- Centralize professional learning from across campus and partner with each area to promote the training they facilitate
- Promote the Vision Resource Center (VRC) as the online learning and communication platform for the college
- Oversee the Flex Day Advisory Committee in planning flex calendar activities.
- Continue training employees on using the VRC
- Increase professional learning offerings tailored for classified professionals, confidential employees, managers, and supervisors
- Assess the professional learning revisions made in 2023/2024 to evaluate effectiveness and improve processes as needed
- Design and implement a process and event to recognize outstanding employees at the college
- Review the Guided Pathways Plan, Student Equity and Achievement Plan, Campus Climate Survey results, and promising practices from other California community colleges to identify opportunities for professional learning programming
Meeting Frequency
Monthly, during primary academic terms, on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. via Zoom
Committee Composition
Listed below are the 19 staff members that compose the Professional Learning Committee.
- Adjunct faculty representatives (3)
- Administrative secretary II, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility + (recording secretary)
- Associated students representatives (3)
- Classified employee (tri-chair)
- Classified representatives (2, plus tri-chair)
- Director of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility + (tri-chair)
- Full-time faculty representatives (2, plus tri-chair)
- Management representatives (2, plus tri-chair)
- Professional learning faculty coordinator (tri-chair)
- Supervisors/confidential representatives (3)
Meeting Minutes
2025
03 25 2025 minutes
02 25 2025 minutes
2024/2023
11 26 2024 minutes
10 22 2024 minutes
09 24 2024 minutes
04 23 2024 minutes
03 26 2024 minutes
02 27 2024 minutes
11 28 2023 minutes
The minutes (PDF files) listed above have undergone remediation to improve their accessibility for users with disabilities, particularly those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers.
PLC Subcommittee
The Professional Learning Committee will oversee an advisory subcommittee for the flexible calendar program, which is a district responsibility, as directed by Title 5 (Title 5, section 55730(e)). This group is formed using members appointed to the Professional Learning Committee. Members of the Flex Day Advisory Committee will meet regularly to discuss and prepare items to share with the larger Professional Learning Committee regarding Flex Day planning.
The Flex Day Committee is composed of 10 representatives.
- Administrative secretary II, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility + office (recording secretary)
- Classified employee (tri-chair)
- Director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility + (tri-chair)
- Full-time faculty representatives, selected by Academic Senate (3)
- Full-time faculty representatives from Professional Learning Committee (2)
- Professional learning faculty coordinator (tri-chair)
- Supervisors/confidential representative (1)
Updated December 3, 2024
