Hott v. College of the Sequoias Community College District

Opinion

GOMES, J.

—Plaintiff Lisa Hott (Hott) is a former College of the Sequoias Community College District (COS) administrator whose position was eliminated due to budget cuts. Pursuant to Education Code section 87458, COS offered Hott, who did not have any prior faculty experience, a position as a first-year probationary faculty member, which she accepted. COS determined Hott’s faculty salary under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between COS and its faculty members, and gave her credit for five years’ occupational experience, which was the maximum credit she could receive.…