Partnership Program - Step 1 - Forming the Partnership

Butte College Professional Development

Partnership Program: Step 1 - Forming the Partnership
An opportunity to share ideas

Partnerships offer faculty, classified and management staff the opportunity to share ideas on classroom teaching (above contractual obligation) and the work environment, and to improve skills, enhance knowledge, explore issues, and increase collegiality.
- Classified and management staff and student development faculty may participate in two partnerships per academic year.
- Associate faculty may earn a minimum of three and up to ten hours of Flex credit per partnership, or once each semester they may earn $80 for a partnership (if funds are available).
- Full-time faculty receive a minimum of three and up to ten hours Flex credit per partnership with no maximum number of partnerships for the year (limit of 36 hours/50% of Flex obligation per Flex Committee). Full-time faculty are not eligible to receive a stipend.
Pro Dev pre–approval required. $80 stipends are limited to a fund cap of $2,000 for the 2025-26 academic year. First priority for stipends will go to applicants who have not had a stipend within the past 12 months. Requests for stipends will be considered at the beginning of the semester for which the stipend is requested.

A partnership group with 2-5 members can be created. Partnerships may be formed between any combination of faculty, classified and management staff members.
- All members of a Partnership group must be present for group sessions to fulfill the requirements of the program.
- A minimum of three hours of partnership sessions are required and the sessions cannot take place in one three-hour block.
- A record of these meetings must be kept by all participants.
If you are an applicant wishing to receive the stipend, please call or email Professional Development to obtain confirmation that the $2,000 Partnership Program fund cap has not yet been reached. Once the cap is reached, no cash stipends will be available.

Professional Development

(530) 895-2543

trentoja@butte.edu

How to form a partnership:

Step One – The first step establishes the partnership and informs the Professional Development Office of its existence.

Step Two – “Tracking the Partnership", keeps an ongoing record of the meeting dates, time spent, and the content and value of the discussions. Each partner must complete and sign this form.
Partnership Program
Step 1 - Forming the Partnership
Name*

First NameLast Name
This partnership is for*

FallSpring
Department / Workplace*
E-mail*
Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Participant Name(s)*
Participant Name(s)
Participant Name(s)
Participant Name(s)
Purpose of the Partnership*
Flex or stipend*

FlexStipend - $80
IMPORTANT! Pre-approval required. Submit this form before the beginning of the Partnership.
Should be Empty:

Butte College Professional Development