Instructor Annual Professional Development

Each academic department has a designated Boise State faculty member who serves as the liaison between the high school instructor and Boise State. This Faculty Liaison (FL) provides guidance for the high school curriculum to be aligned with the college curriculum. FLs serve as an academic resource for the high school instructors, and they include the high school instructor in all departmental events, professional development opportunities, and listservs. See The Role of Faculty Liaisons for more information.

There must be a minimum of 5 concurrently enrolled students in order to offer a concurrent enrollment course. The Concurrent Enrollment Program provides an annual stipend for the high school instructor. The stipend amount is based on student enrollment numbers: instructors will receive $20 per credit per student (e.g., 5 students in a 3-credit class = 5 x 3 x $20 = $300).

This stipend is provided to cover additional duties added to the instructor’s workload, such as handling registration questions, maintaining class and grade rosters, scheduling coordinator visits, and fulfilling requests by academic departments.

For Boise School District instructors, the stipend goes toward classroom support and professional development opportunities. Funds are sent directly to the school district.

All NEW concurrent enrollment instructors are required to attend our annual concurrent enrollment instructor training each year. Continuing instructors are encouraged to attend to hear program updates and review the Faculty Handbook. Faculty liaisons will schedule separate professional development meetings with CE instructor(s) on alternate meetings dates.

Additional opportunities for professional development are provided annually by academic departments. Attending at least one professional development opportunity per year with your faculty liaison is mandatory. These training events may be held either in-person or remotely via Zoom or other means of delivery.

The Boise State Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) also has numerous university-wide faculty development opportunities in which instructors are encouraged to participate. Participation fosters dialogue, scholarship, innovation, and excellence in learner-centered strategies. The CTL aims to support, promote, and enhance teaching effectiveness and to facilitate engagement in student learning through workshops and resources.

Requests for classroom support will be reviewed and approved on a case by case basis. Instructors must submit textbook requests on school letterhead with the title of the book, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and the desired textbook total. Textbook requests must be approved by the Concurrent Enrollment director and takes about 7-14 days to process depending on when the request was placed. Textbooks may be picked up at the Concurrent Enrollment office or delivered to your school.

Requests must be made no less than eight weeks before class begins. Please email your textbook requests to Fabiola Juarez-Coca at fjuarez@boisestate.edu.