I. ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Roll Call and Welcome Guests
President Lieu called the meeting to order at
11:00 a.m. and welcomed members and guests.
Members present: Julie Adams, Dan Crump, Barbara
Illowsky, Lesley Kawaguchi, Mark Wade Lieu, Richard
Mahon, Phillip Maynard, Wheeler North, Jane Patton,
Michelle Pilati, Beth Smith, and Shaaron Vogel.
Guests present: Andrew Anzalone, Student Senate;
Dennis Frisch, CCCI; Bill Hewitt, FACCC; Martin
Goldstein, CPFA; and Ron Reel, CCA.
B. Approval of the Agenda
Members discussed the agenda and added the following
items:
IV. H. Compton and IV. I. C4.
MSU (North) to approve the agenda as amended.
C. Minutes
Members discussed the minutes from the January
11-12, 2008, meeting.
MSU (North) to approve the minutes as amended.
D. Oral Communications from the Public
No report.
E. Calendar
Members discussed the calendar. The next Rostrum
deadline is March 31, 2008.
F. Dinner Arrangements
Members discussed dinner arrangements.
II. REPORTS
A. President’s Report
President Lieu reported on his activities, including
a college visit to Woodland Community College
(noting that their accreditation visit is next
month); a presentation with Judy Walters of Diablo
Valley College for the state trustees group;
and a meeting on AB 906 (re: counseling and library
faculty inclusion in the 50% equation). He also
mentioned ICAS legislative activities on April
2 (concentrating on the effects of the education
cuts in the proposed state budget).
B. Executive Director’s Report
Executive Director Adams reported on her activities
for the month. The Statewide Career Pathways
will formally launch its marketing campaign
this month with a kick off event. She and Patton
have been working very closely with the marketing
firm to prepare for the event. She highlighted
the planning and the invited guests. In addition,
she has been working with the Creative Director
and an outside vendor to complete the online
template review and articulation agreement
submission process for the Statewide Career
Pathways project. It is anticipated that this
process will be completed by June.
Adams has been working closely with staff and
Past President Clark on the C-ID project. The
Steering Committee has created a numbering model
and processes for developing discipline descriptors.
The first Faculty Discipline Review Group meeting
was held. Over 35 faculty from four disciplines
(biology, chemistry, psychology, and physics)
attended. Many of the processes this group will
use to develop the course identification system
were created by IMPAC.
She noted that she has also spent time working
closely with Barbara Illowsky on the Basic Skills
Initiative, which will be reported on later in
the agenda.
Adams reported on operational processes. She
has been working on improving the efficiency
and effectiveness of the technology in the office.
Working closely with a technology vendor, the
office processes have been evaluated and recommended
improvements will be forthcoming. She highlighted
the technology enhancements.
Adams also reported that she has been accepted
to the doctoral program (public policy, with
a concentration in nonprofit governance) at Walden
University, starting in March 2008.
C. Liaison Reports
1. AAUP
No report.
2. CCA/CTA Liaison
CCA Liaison Reel mentioned several pieces of
legislation. AB 906 (Eng) originally dealt
with random audits of districts for 50% compliance
and is now proposed to be the instrument for
including counseling and library faculty on
the same side of the 50% equation as instructional
faculty. The major disagreement is that administrative
groups want to include these faculty in the
50% calculation without increasing the percent;
faculty organizations also approve inclusion
of these faculty, but with an appropriate increase
in the percent. Reel noted that CTA and ACCCA
are holding several meetings on the topic.
Reel also mentioned that CTA is planning to
sponsor a bill to explicitly state the 89/11
split in Prop 98. In a reflection on Proposition
92, Reel noted that the benefit of the proposition
was that more people were working together
than usual. He noted that the System is more
powerful when we are together with a collective
voice. He also stated that the CTA winter conference
was held last weekend in Irvine with more than
200 attendees and that he will be attending
the Higher Education conference in Washington
DC in late March.
3. CCCI Liaison
CCCI Liaison Frisch stated that the CCCI spring
conference will be May 2-3 in Sacramento. Potential
workshop topics include Senate/union relationships
and the budget process at the local level (“designated
reserves”).
4. CFT Liaison
No report.
5. FACCC Liaison
FACCC Liaison Hewitt commented on Prop 92—while
we lost, we gave “one hell of a fight;” in
real estate, it is “location, location,
location” and in legislation, it is “timing,
timing, timing.” Hewitt also applauded
CCA and Reel for their independent efforts in
support of Prop 92. He noted that FACCC Executive
Director Jonathan Lightman has testified at legislative
hearings about the effect of proposed budget
cuts on categorical programs (e.g. EOPS, DSPS,
Financial Aid) and thanked the Academic Senate
for research aid. In regards to legislative issues,
Hewitt noted that the FACCC Board plans to support
the 67% provisions of the AB 591.
6. Part-time Faculty Liaison
CPFA Liaison Goldstein discussed AB 591, stating
that the 67% designation for load was the result
of a last-minute compromise between CFT and
the author. The new provisions of the bill
allow for an adjunct faculty member to teach
two 5-unit courses. Goldstein also noted that
the theme of the CPFA conference to be held
May 2-3 in Santa Monica is “Road to Regularization.”
7. Student Senate Liaison
Student Senate Liaison Anzalone reported that
the Student Senate has been forging relationships
with many people, noting that CCLC President
Scott Lay and FACCC Executive Director Jonathan
Lightman attended the last meeting of the Student
Senate and that the Student Senate is looking
to work with the Foundation for California
Community Colleges . April 1 is the planned
date for a Student March in Sacramento. The
Student Senate is looking at CalPIRG’s
process for local campus activism.
8. System Office Liaison
No report.
D. Legislative Update
Crump provided updates on bills that are still being considered by the Legislature,
including AB 577, AB 591, AB 906 and AB 1409.
III. ACTION ITEMS
A. Session Planning
Members discussed the timelines and preliminary
program.
MSU (Vogel) to suspend the rules to take action
on this item.
MSU (Illowsky) to approve the preliminary program.
B. Vocational Education Leadership Institute
The Executive Committee discussed the program
for the Vocational Education Leadership Institute.
MSU (Mahon) to approve the Leadership Institute
as amended.
C. Potential Curriculum Institute Breakouts
and General Sessions
The Executive Committee discussed the breakout
and general session topics for the Curriculum
Institute and gave advice to the Curriculum Committee
chair. This item will return to another meeting
for discussion.
D. Hiring Consultants to Assist with Surveys
The Executive Committee discussed a process for
hiring a consulting firm to assist committees
with developing surveys and analyzing survey
results. Smith reminded members that at the
last meeting a suggestion was made to explore
the use of a consulting firm for survey creation
and analysis. Funding currently exists for
research, and a process could be developed
to allow committees and Executive Committee
members the opportunity to access the necessary
help required to provide good statistical information.
Members felt that a resource for survey development
would greatly improve our data collection and
analysis. This item will return to the next
meeting for discussion with accompanying forms.
E. Student Success Conference
The Executive Committee discussed the planning
for the 2008 Student Success Conference and
considered participation in the 2009 Conference.
The RP group has begun discussion about the
2009 Student Success Conference; the current
plans involve linkages between high school
and community colleges and would partner with
CalPASS. Fulks asked if the Academic Senate
Executive Committee would like to again partner
with the RP Group in hosting the 2009 Conference.
Comments were made that the topic of K-12 and
transfer involve many of our projects such
as Basic Skills and Statewide Career Pathways
and that the Senate should have a role in the
2009 conference. By consensus, Fulks will explore
a continued relationship with the RP Group
in partnering on the 2009 Student Success Conference.
F. Articulation and Transfer Ad Hoc Committee
The Executive Committee discussed the status
of the Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee on Articulation
and Transfer and an update to their charge.
Pilati, chair of both CLFIC and the Articulation
and Transfer Ad Hoc Committee, informed members
about the discussions in both committees. Members
of the two groups felt that the committees
should continue to be separate groups because
their roles, while similar in some areas, are
quite different. The groups, however, did appreciate
that the chair of both committees is the same
and thus can communicate issues between each
group. Members also discussed the continued
need for a standing committee on counseling
and library issues, particularly since there
has been a lack of resolutions assigned to
this committee. By consensus, the discussion
about if the committee should continue will
be discussed at a future meeting when the standing
committee structure is reviewed. Pilati will
bring a revised charge for the Transfer and
Articulation Ad Hoc Committee to the next meeting
for discussion.
G. Resolution Process
The Executive Committee discussed revisions to
the Senate’s Resolutions process. Smith
presented a revised resolution process and
highlighted changes. The resolution process
was restructured to a more logical sequence
of how resolutions proceed through our process.
In addition, several additions were made that
clarify and document our process. This item
will return to the next meeting for further
discussion.
H. Counseling Paper
The Executive Committee discussed revisions to
the Senate’s paper “Standards of
Practice for California Community College Counseling
Programs.”
I. Grades Distribution Paper
The Executive Committee discussed the draft paper “Whose
Grade is it Anyway? And What Does it Mean?” to
forward to the Spring Plenary Session for adoption.
A lengthy discussion ensued about the direction
of the paper, particularly the negative perception
that the paper projects. While the paper addressed
the resolution, the topic of grades and grade
inflation is much larger. Several suggestions
were made regarding the direction of the paper.
By consensus, Fulks and Smith will work with
the Educational Policies Committee to address
concerns raised during the meeting.
J. Technology Paper
The Executive Committee discussed the draft paper “Ensuring
the Appropriate Use of Educational Technology:
An Update for Local Academic Senates” to
forward to the Spring Plenary Session for adoption.
MSU (Vogel) to approve the paper to forward
to the 2008 Spring Plenary Session for adoption.
K. Model Course Outline of Record Paper
The Executive Committee discussed the draft
paper “The Course Outline of Record:
A Curriculum Reference Guide” to forward
to the 2008 Spring Plenary Session for adoption.
This item will return to the next meeting for
further discussion.
L. Sabbatical Leave Paper
The Executive Committee discussed the draft paper
Sabbaticals: Effective Practices for Proposals,
Implementation and Follow-Up to forward to
the 2008 Spring Plenary Session for adoption.
MSU (Vogel) to approve the paper to forward
to the 2008 Spring Plenary session for adoption.
M. Local Senate Surveys
The Executive Committee discussed three surveys
developed by the Relations with Local Senates
Committee. Vogel summarized the resolutions assigned
to the Local Senates Committee to survey. Members
felt that the survey on multi-college districts
would be a good survey to pilot with a consultant
survey developer. By consensus Smith will work
with the Consultant and the survey topic as she
develops the survey process discussed under Item
D.
IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Consultation Council/Board of Governors Meetings
The Executive Committee was informed about issues
discussed at the recent Consultation Council/Board
of Governors meeting. Current Board of Governors
President Albiani was not reappointed to the
Board because of the vote taken by the Board
in support of the Dream Act, which supports financial
aid for the children of undocumented aliens.
The Board has lost three members because of this
decision. The Board awarded the Exemplary Awards
to five programs – two winners and three
honorable mentions. The programs will be highlighted
in the February Rostrum. Members discussed other
items on the Board agenda including the Waiver
of Limitation and Umoja Project.
President Lieu informed members about discussions
at the Consultation Council meeting including
minimum qualifications and equivalency as well
as a search for a new system Chancellor.
B. SACC Report
Pilati updated members on recent SACC meetings.
She noted that nothing substantial has happened
in SACC since the last Executive Committee
meeting and that conversations are ongoing
about Title 5 changes.
.
C. ARCC Report
Fulks updated members on the Accountability Report
for Community Colleges (ARCC). She provided members
with reports of their own college, previewed
the overall report, and discussed implications
for the state. Members discussed the report and
the data.
D. Senate Annual Report
The Executive Committee discussed the next version
of the Senate’s “What have we done
for you lately” publication. Members
felt that the first report was well received
and served its original purpose of sharing
with faculty what we have done for them on
a statewide level. However, many felt that
the report could be expanded to reach boards
of trustees, legislators, and external audiences.
By consensus the report will be released in
October, cover 2007-08 calendar year, and be
expanded for a wider audience. Members were
assigned sections to prepare for the report
first reading in June.
E. Accreditation and SLO Institute
Fulks updated members about the recent Accreditation
Institute. Overall, the Accreditation Institute
was very successful with over 120 faculty members.
She mentioned that the Executive Committee
might need to discuss at a later date separating
the Accreditation Institute from the SLO institute.
F. Consultation Council Task Force on Assessment
Lieu updated members about the work of the Consultation
Council Task Force.
G. Basic Skills Initiative: Student Success
Continuum
Illowsky updated members about the Basic Skills
Professional Development Grant and President
Lieu updated members about the Basic Skills Resource
Center.
H. Compton College
Kawaguchi updated members about the Compton College
accreditation.
I. C-4 Discussion
Mahon informed members about discussions with
the California Community College Collaborative
at UC Riverside, a new policy center that is
being jointly established by the UC Office
of the President and the CCC Chancellor’s
Office.
V. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Standing Committee Reports
1. CLFIC, Pilati
2. Curriculum Committee, North
3. Noncredit Ad Hoc Committee, Mahon
4. Transfer and Articulation Ad Hoc Committee,
Pilati
B. Liaison Reports
1. CCCAOE, Patton
2. EDWPAC, North
3. ICC Transfer Committee, Patton
C. Approved Minutes
1. December 7 – 8, 2007
D. Miscellaneous
1. Superintendent O’Connell’s Speech,
Patton
Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Julie Adams, Executive Director
Dan Crump, Secretary
