For faculty receiving a Minimum Qualifications letter:

If you have received a letter from the District asking for additional employment information from you regarding transcripts, equivalency information, minimum qualifications questions, etc. and would like AFT to help you understand the process and options, please contact Bea Herrera, AFT Grievance Chair. She can be reached via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You can also leave a message for her at the union office by calling (805)650-8035.

The following information is needed in writing from you either via email or in person:

1. Copy of letter. You can email it or fax it to the AFT Office. Fax number is (805)650-9279.
2. Which discipline were you originally hired for?
3. Where you an emergency hire or regular hire? What year?
4. What minimum qualifications did you possess at the time of the original hire?
5. Did you request an "equivalency" at the time of the original hire?
6. Are you still teaching in the same discipline you were originally hired for? If no, which discipline do you now teach in?
7. If you teach at different VCCCD campus, which campus was your original campus of hire?
8. What disciplines are you currently teaching at each site?