Committee Charge The Standards & Practices Committee is charged with reviewing, acting
on, and monitoring various activities as needed and assigned by the President
or the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate. The Standards & Practices
Committee's activities include, but are not limited to, conducting Disciplines
List hearings, monitoring compliance with the Full Time/Part Time Ratio (75:25
rule), reviewing the faculty role in accreditation, screening faculty Board
of Governors applications, analyzing and reviewing suggested changes in Executive
Committee policies and Senate Bylaws and Rules, and administering designated
awards presented by the Academic Senate. As assigned by the President or Executive
Committee, the committee chair or designee will assist local academic senates
with compliance issues associated with state statutes and their implementation.
Membership 2007-2008 Dan Crump, Chair, American River College
Julie Adams, Executive Director, ASCCC
Beth Smith, Math, Grossmont College
Janet Fulks, Biology, Bakersfield College
Lynn Welch, San Joaquin Delta College
Susan Myers, Ohlone College
Goal 1: The
Academic Senate will increase and make more
visible our service to local senates
Outcomes: Increased visibility
of the Academic Senate and local academic
senate to all faculty on the 109 California
Community Colleges
Objectives:
1.1
Examine and improve services to member
senates
Res. No.
Status and
Priority
Continue to develop an evaluation instrument
for Senate committees.
Exec Action
8/27/04
In Progress.
The intent is to evaluate progress towards
goals, along with guidance and expectations
for a committee that can be tied to the
strategic plan and year end report. Priority: Medium
Develop a process to be
considered for adoption at a future plenary
session that details a procedure for review
and recommendation of proposed changes to
Title 5 regulations.
S07 1.04
To be addressed.
Priority: High
1.2
Increase personal contacts with each
campus
1.3
Reach out to new faculty and new faculty
leaders
1.4
Affirm the
importance of strong local senates
Develop
criteria for Senate contributions in honor
of state leaders
Exec Action
9/07
To
be addressed.
Priority: Medium
Goal
2: Strengthen our Leadership in Academic
and Professional Matters on behalf of the
Faculty of California's Community Colleges
Outcomes: Increased external
recognition
Objectives:
2.1
Serve faculty
who serve students
Res.
No.
Status and
Priority
2.2
Generate
resources for local faculty
Create a document that
extols the virtues of and suggests practices
and activities which encourage statewide
faculty leadership within the California
Community College System and explains why
it is vital to sustaining a balanced and
informed approach to local and state-level
community college governance.
F05 6.01
In Progress
Committee will review various forms of communication
(e.g. brochure, Rostrum articles).
Priority: High
Conduct a survey on local
practices for assessing “eminence” and
develop guidelines for local senates to consider
when determining “eminence.”
S07 10.06
In progress.
Priority: High
Undertake a
comprehensive review of enabling legislation,
statute and case law that identifies the
purpose, scope and authority of the state
and local senates. Upon completion of this
review and with the assistance of legal counsel,
facilitate legislative and legal clarification
of both the California Education Code and
Title 5 Regulations in order to make clear
the legal status and authority of the state
and local senates. Explore the possibility
of purchasing and maintaining an insurance
policy to provide all academic senates legal
counsel and representation to protect all
academic senates and senate officers in the
event of their being sued for discharging
their duties.
S04 1.02
Referred by Exec. AY 06/07
In Progress.
The Executive Committee requested that the Committee develop a mechanism to establish
a legal fund for local senates and a process for approving requests for use
of such funding by local senates.
Priority: Low
Reaffirm Resolution 10.02
F01 calling upon the Academic Senate to update
titles of degrees and disciplines on the
Disciplines List where appropriate; charge
a standing committee with studying the flexibility
of the process and the structure of the current
Disciplines List of minimum qualifications,
particularly exploring the logic of adding
a third category; and report findings and
recommendations at the Spring 2003 Plenary
Session.
S02 10.01
In Progress.
Recommendation that the Standards and Practices
Committee discuss the 3 parts of this resolution,
in tandem with 10.02 F04, to determine
which seem feasible.
Priority: High
2.3
Confirm
our focus on students in our decision-making
2.4
Build relationships
with other groups
Goal
3: The Academic Senate will provide
leadership and professional development
opportunities to faculty and other constituent
groups
Outcomes: Increased number
of informed faculty
Objectives:
3.1
Enhance
professional development opportunities
Res.
No.
Status and
Priority
Research the coalition,
Free Exchange On Campus, to determine the
appropriateness of becoming a group member
and report back to the body for possible
action in Fall 2007.
S07 13.05
To be addressed.
Priority: High
3.2
Increase
professional development funding
Goal
4: The Academic Senate will maintain
effective and efficient processes and procedures
necessary for carrying out its policies
and responsibilities
Outcomes: Increased internal
efficiency
Objectives:
4.1
Provide
fair, accurate, and reliable financial
information to interested individuals and
organizations
Res.
No.
Status and
Priority
4.2
Provide
efficient use of all available economic
resources
4.3
Provide
fair oversight of awards that recognize
faculty
Conduct the
review and revision of the Disciplines List.
Ongoing.
Research the
need for and the feasibility of establishing
a third minimum qualifications list that
includes those disciplines requiring a bachelor’s
degree in a specific major (e.g., in health
occupations) and two years of professional
experience.
F04 10.02
In Progress.
Priority: High
Review awards criteria
and make recommendations for appropriate
revisions (in consultation with Local Senates)
S03 1.01
In Progress.
An ASCCC awards booklet will be created to
inform local senates of the criteria for
different awards. The booklet will be revised
as awards are introduced, updated or reconfigured. Priority: High
Revise policy
manual regarding job descriptions for area
reps as directed by Exec.
Exec Action
06/06
In Progress.
Priority: High
4.4
Maintain
historical information on Senate activities
