LCC Faculty Colleagues,

We are writing to share information about the Administration’s proposed budget cuts. We have received a response from the Administration about one question we had about the data they provided late Friday. However, administrators have declined to meet to answer the other questions until after this Wednesday’s Board meeting. In the meantime, we are sharing the information that has been made available by the Administration so that all faculty are fully informed.

For faculty, the Administration’s proposed reductions, which they propose to take effect in January and which they are asking the Board to vote on this Wednesday, include:

* Elimination of what remains of the already reduced French program

* Elimination of three faculty counselor positions

* Elimination of the vast majority of classes in the Health discipline, impacting all part-time faculty in Health and one of the two full-time faculty in Health

* Partial reduction of the one full-time faculty position in the Academic Learning Skills Department 

* Reduction of the budget for part-time faculty librarians (The amount and scope are unknown)

There are also four contracted classified positions identified for layoff. In addition, the part-time classified budget for Instructional Testing Services is proposed for reduction. (The amount and scope are unknown.)

At the same time, there are no proposed reductions to managers.

In addition to the impacts outlined above, the reductions to faculty, if they are implemented, could also impact other faculty indirectly through bumping and/or displacement of part-time faculty.

Furthermore, the affected faculty under the Administration’s cuts proposal include:

* Three faculty who identify as faculty of color

* The only bilingual/bicultural counselor

* Three of your elected LCCEA officers

* Several faculty who have recently filed complaints against managers regarding racial discrimination and/or resolved other issues related to retaliation, discrimination, harassment and the like

Look for more information from the LCCEA Action Team soon and please plan to wear red to the Board meeting this Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Your Association