Flex Day
Flex Days provide an opportunity for faculty, staff, and administrators to come together for focused professional development activities. Sessions can address all-campus/all-district issues as well as focus on more specific training.
![A group of four employees smiles while posing for a photo during Flex Day](/professional-dev/images/flex-day-employees.jpg)
Upcoming Flex Days:
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SMCCCD District Opening Day at Cañada College (August 12th)
- Registration and session details are available on the District Opening Day Website
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Cañada College Flex Day (August 13th)
- Registration, printeable agenda, and zoom links coming soon!
Agenda and Session Information:
Morning Welcome Sessions in the Theater
Full-Morning Session
Concurrent Session 1 (10:00 am - 11:00 am)
Concurrent Session 2 (11:15 am - 12:15 pm)
Lunch with Colleagues in the Grove (12:10 pm - 1:00 pm)
Full Afternoon Sessions (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
Early Afternoon Sessions (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
Mid-Afternoon Sessions (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
Late Afternoon Sessions (3:15-4:15)
Propose a Flex Day Session
You don’t need to wait for our proposal request. Feel free to submit a proposal or recommendation for ANY of our upcoming Flex Days! Though we cannot accommodate all requests, we will take them into careful consideration.
- August 12-13, 2024 – Deadline for proposals Friday of Finals Week.
- October 9, 2024 – Deadline for proposals Friday, September 13
- January 9-10, 2024 – Deadline for proposals Friday, November 22
- April 17, 2024 – Deadline for proposals Friday, March 14
For more information, contact Ellen Young (younge@smccd.edu).
Additional Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
As described in Title 5, Article 2. Flexible Calendar Operations, Section 55724
"Activities which college personnel will be engaged in during flexible staff, student and instructional improvement days may include, but need not be limited to:
- Course instruction and evaluation
- Staff development, in-service training and instructional improvement
- Program and course curriculum or learning resource development and evaluation
- Student personnel services
- Learning resource services
- Related activities, such as student advising, guidance, orientation, matriculation services, and student, faculty & staff diversity
- Departmental or division meetings, conferences and workshops, and institutional research
- Other duties as assigned by the district
- The necessary supporting activities for the above"
There are typically two Flex-Days at the beginning of each semester. The first of these days is normally a district-wide Flex Day. The second Flex Day is typically the college-wide Flex Day.
August Flex- Proposals due by the end of may the previous school year
October Flex- Proposals typically due 1st or 2nd week of September
January Flex- Proposals typically due 1st or 2nd week of December
April Flex- Propsals typically due 1st or 2nd week of March
Late proposals may still be considered, so don't hesitate to email younge@smccd.edu if you have a proposal you would like added to the calendar.
A note from the librarians! "Faculty can receive Flex credit if they meet with librarians because it fits with several of the types of activities listed in section 55724 of Title 5. Furthermore, PT faculty can use this activity for flex credit too, as long as they follow 7.11.2 in the contract. Schedule a library session now or email the librarians for any additional questions."