• Applications for conferences and off-campus training must be submitted at least five days before the activity.
• Applications for independent flex projects must be submitted by the Friday of the sixth week of the semester.
• Applications for independent flex projects to be completed during the summer should be submitted by May 15.  (Summer is defined as the day after graduation through Opening Day).

In order to be approved, the activity must meet all of the following criteria:

• The primary goal of the activity must be professional growth and achievement of the mission of the college, its vision, and the mission of professional development in staff improvement, student improvement, or instructional improvement.
• Accomplishment of the activity must be of sufficient benefit to justify the time spent.
• The activity must be designed to foster an analytical or reflective approach to professional development.
• You must not be compensated in any other way for this activity.
• The majority of the event must not be recreational or social.
• The activity must fall outside expected departmental and other contractual faculty duties.

Name:

Email:

Check one of the following:

This is an application for flex credit for attending a conference. Answer questions one and two below (only). Flex credit for attending conferences is limited to 20.5 hours a year.

This is an application for flex credit for attending off-campus training conducted by a non-COC training provider. Answer questions one and two below (only).

This is an application for flex credit for completing an independent flex project, which is a professional development activity that is conceived and executed by a faculty person independently of any training provider or organization. Answer all questions below. Also, submit the final project to the Professional Development Director by June 30th. The final project must include the measurable product, which will be posted on the Professional Development website. Flex credit for an independent flex project is limited to 20.5 hours a year.

I am requesting FLEX hours.

Please be as thorough as possible. If vague information is provided, a response to your application may be delayed.

1. If this is a conference or off-campus training, when will it take place? to

*Are you scheduled to teach on any of these dates?  Yes    No

If yes, which dates?

*Please note that you cannot earn FLEX credit during the hours you are scheduled to teach, hold office hours, or engage in other professional responsibilities.

2.Provide a brief description of the activity:

 

3. Please enter the website link to the conference or off-campus training here. .

 

4. State the learning outcomes for the activity, explain how you will meet them, and how this activity contributes to your own professional growth.


 

5. Describe the measurable product that will result from the independent flex project and provide a timetable with benchmarks for completion of the product.


 

6. Describe how you will disseminate and share (as appropriate) the product of your independent flex project with your colleagues so as to support the mission of the college. Consult the Professional Development Director if you need advice about the most appropriate way to do this.

Click here for examples of Flex activities that do meet these criteria

Click here for examples of Flex activities that do not meet these criteria