The adopted schedule framework was created in a collaborative manner by the Faculty and Managers at Fullerton College. The reasons stated for adopting the Collaborative Schedule Framework and rejecting the initial framework were:

The Fullerton Senate, through a collaborative process that provided bona fide opportunity for Faculty to participate in the scheduling process, has created a scheduling framework which can be used by divisions and departments to create their individual schedules. The Faculty and Deans in the divisions and departments are the experts on what their students need in terms of scheduling classes. The knowledge and experience of the division Faculty and division Managers must be considered as paramount in the development of any schedule.

When a schedule template includes features such as universal mandated passing times, and when such features don't work with a division/department created schedule, then there must be very strong evidence that the benefits of such mandated features far outweigh the identified harm that would be done to locally created schedules. (Since the Trustees believe that decisions should be data-driven). Such evidence must also take into account the unique environments on each campus and, if such evidence involves student learning outcomes or success, must be developed by appropriate Faculty groups (since Faculty are the experts in learning outcomes and student success).

The Faculty in the Fullerton Senate have provided a series of reasons for not having common passing times and many of these reasons are based on student and curriculum needs. If the District has any type of creditable evidence that the benefits of universal common passing times outweigh the harm, as articulated by the Fullerton Senate motion, then such evidence should be presented.

The Faculty at Fullerton College have, through their Senate, stated that the Collaborative Schedule Framework is a workable model for a 16 week calendar. With such a collaborative scheduling template individual divisions/departments should be able to quickly create their own schedules in plenty of time to meet any Banner deadlines. A similar process should be followed at Cypress College and Faculty should be given a chance to develop their own Scheduling Framework that suits their own college. 

A copy of the Collaborative Schedule Framework as approved by the Fullerton Senate is attached (PDF format) along with a copy of the Fullerton College "Deans" schedule which represents the schedule that contains the mandatory universal passing times.