Educational Policies Committee

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The Educational Policies Committee studies educational issues of concern to the Academic Senate and is the standing committee that recommends educational policies to the Executive Committee. The Committee provides a forum for high-level discussion and development of Academic Senate Policy, including its effect on faculty and students. The discussions include the viewpoint of students, CIOs and union representatives. The Educational Policies Committee researches issues as required, and writes background and/or position papers where appropriate. The Committee may pass general recommendations to other Senate committees, or work with them on more detailed implementation or technical issues. New or revised educational policies of the Academic Senate pass through the Educational Policies Committee. These may include policies to be implemented either locally or at the state level, suggested positions on proposed policies or changes in existing policies, and responses to assignments given by the President or Executive Committee.

Current Members

  • Lesley Kawaguchi, History, Santa Monica College – Chair
  • Don Gauthier, Geography, LA Valley
  • Kim Harrell, PE, Folsom
  • Allison Moore, Accounting, LA Southwest
  • Beth Smith, Math, Grossmont College
  • Angelina Stuart, ESL and Spanish, Southwestern College

Meeting Dates

Past Meeting Minutes

Resources

TitleSessionYearTopic
Accreditation: Evaluating the Collective Faculty Spring 1990 Accreditation
Affirmative Action Guidelines Spring 1987 Equity and Diversity
California Articulation Number System (CAN): Toward Increased Faculty Participation Spring 1998 Articulation and Transfer
High Schools: Improving Articulation between High Schools and Community Colleges: Activities and Incentives Spring 1988 Articulation and Transfer
High Schools: Planning for Tomorrow: How to Prepare in High School for Your Community College Years Spring 1986 Articulation and Transfer
Scope, Implications, and Impact: The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Response to the Proposed CSU Policy to Eliminate Remedial Education for Entering Undergraduate Students Fall 1995 Articulation and Transfer
Toward Increased Student Success: Transfer as an Institutional Commitment Fall 1996 Articulation and Transfer
Contract Faculty Hiring Procedures: A Model Based on Assembly Bill 1725 Fall 1989 Contract Education
Academic Standards: The Faculty's Role Spring 1983 Curriculum
Critical Thinking Skills in the College Curriculum Spring 1988 Curriculum
Humanities Instruction in the California Community College: Renewing Our Commitment Spring 1988 Curriculum
Integrated Approach to Multicultural Education Spring 1995 Curriculum
Program Discontinuance: A Faculty Perspective Spring 1998 Curriculum
Program Review: Developing a Faculty Driven Process Spring 1996 Curriculum
Role of Faculty in the Curriculum Process Spring 1987 Curriculum
Academic Freedom, Privacy, Copyright and Fair Use in a Technological World Fall 1999 Distance Learning
Distance Learning in California Community Colleges: An Academic Senate Review of the Social, Fiscal and Educational Issues Fall 1993 Distance Learning
Technology in Education: A Summary of Practical Policy and Workload Language Spring 2000 Distance Learning
Future of the Community College: A Faculty Perspective Fall 1998 General Concerns
Instructor Advisement Spring 1985 General Concerns
Performance Based Funding: A Faculty Critique and Action Agenda Spring 1998 General Concerns
Toward A Nonviolent Campus Climate: Conflict Resolution Spring 1996 General Concerns
Plus and Minus Grading Options: Toward Accurate Student Performance Evaluations Spring 1996 Grading
Toward Accurate Student Performance Evaluation: Symbol for Unofficial Withdrawal Spring 1997 Grading
Alternative Calendars: Recommendations and a Progress Report Spring 2000 Local Senates
Faculty Role in Planning and Budgeting Fall 2001 Local Senates
Role of Academic Senates in Enrollment Management Fall 1999 Local Senates
Participation of Part-time Faculty on the Executive Committee of The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1998 Part-Time Faculty
Part-time Faculty Hiring Procedures: A Model Based on Assembly Bill 1725 Fall 1989 Part-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty: A Principled Perspective Spring 2002 Part-Time Faculty
Use of Part-time Faculty in California Community Colleges: Issues and Impact Spring 1996 Part-Time Faculty
Academic Freedom and Tenure: A Faculty Perspective Spring 1998 Professional Standards
Administrator Evaluation: Toward a Model Academic Administrator Evaluation Policy Fall 1992 Professional Standards
Administrator Retreat Rights: An Introduction and a Model Procedure Spring 1990 Professional Standards
Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Fall 1989 Professional Standards
Revised Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Spring 1999 Professional Standards
Ethics: Why the Academic Senate Has Adopted the AAUP Ethics Statement Spring 1988 Professional Standards
Faculty as Professionals: Responsibilities, Standards and Ethics Spring 2002 Professional Standards
Guidelines for Developing a Faculty Evaluation Process Spring 1990 Professional Standards
Hiring Effective Faculty: An Introduction Spring 1991 Professional Standards
Perspective on Faculty Responsibilities: Suggestions for Local Senates Spring 1995 Professional Standards
Professional Standards for Faculty Spring 1987 Professional Standards
Re-Examination of Faculty Hiring: Processes and Procedures Fall 2000 Professional Standards
Toward a Model Chief Executive Officer Evaluation Policy Spring 1993 Professional Standards
Student Equity: Proposal for Action Spring 1991 Students
Textbook Pricing Policies and Student Access Fall 1997 Students
Governor's School to Career Plan: A Response by The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1995 Vocational Education
Recommendation on Length of the Academic Year Spring 1992 General Concerns
Faculty Ethics: Expanding The AAUP Ethics Statement Spring 1994 Professional Standards
Graduate Students as Interns in the California Community Colleges Recurrent 1992 Professional Standards
Tenure: Towards a Model Four Year Tenure Process Fall 1990 Professional Standards
Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty Academic Chairs: An Academic Senate Perspective Spring 2004 Professional Standards
What's Wrong with Student Fees? Renewing the Commitment to No-Fee, Open-Access Community Colleges in California Fall 2004 Students
Textbook Issues: Economic Pressures and Academic Values Spring 2005 Students
What is the Meaning of a California Community College Degree? Fall 2005 Curriculum
The Status of Nursing Education in the California Community Colleges Fall 2005 General Concerns
The Role of Noncredit in the California Community Colleges Fall 2006 Professional Standards
Minors on Campus: Underage Students at Community Colleges Fall 2006 General Concerns
Promoting and Sustaining an Institutional Climate of Academic Integrity Spring 2007 Grading
Sabbaticals: Benefiting Faculty, The Institution, and Students Spring 2007 Professional Standards
Sabbaticals: Effective Practices for Proposals, Implementation and Follow-Up Spring 2008 Professional Standards
Promoting Thoughtful Faculty Conversations About Grade Distributions Spring 2008 Grading
Program Review: Setting a Standard Spring 2009 Curriculum
Budget Considerations - A Primer for Senate Leaders Fall 2009
Enrollment Management Revisited Spring 2009 Local Senates
#TitleSessionYearStatus
03.01 Part-time Hiring Spring 1996 Completed
09.04 Support for Information Competency Spring 2008 Completed
17.01 Resolution to Update Paper on Enrollment Management Fall 2007 Completed
04.01 Concurrent Enrollment Spring 2008 Completed
14.02 The Value of Grades Spring 2008 Completed
19.07 Part-Time Faculty Spring 2006 Assigned
06.07 Student Fees Fall 2004 Completed
01.07 Technology Paper Spring 2005 Completed
09.03 Application of Advanced Placement (AP) scores Spring 2005 Completed
13.01 Resolution on MOUs Spring 2005 Completed
13.02 President and Chancellor Searches Spring 2005 Completed
13.03 Noncredit Spring 2005 Completed
13.02 Bond-funded Building Projects Fall 2005 Completed
14.01 Student Academic Dishonesty and Grading Fall 2005 Completed
14.02 Student Cheating Fall 2005 Completed
19.01 Support for Sabbatical Leave Fall 2005 Completed
09.03 Study of Impact of Higher Graduation Requirements on Students Spring 2006 Completed
13.03 Compressed Calendars Spring 2006 Completed
13.03 Research the Increases in District Reporting Responsibilities Fall 2006 Completed
13.04 Residency Requirements for Credit by Exam Fall 2006 Completed
19.03 Origins and History of the 75% Goal Fall 2006 Completed
09.07 Grading, Student Equity, and Developing Senate Guidelines Spring 2007 Completed
19.03 Resolution to Amend Adoption of the Academic Integrity Paper Spring 2007 Completed
19.04 Sabbatical Leave Position Paper Spring 2007 Completed
01.02 Local Processes for Faculty Appointments Fall 2007 Completed
04.01 Expanding Opportunities for Concurrent Enrollment Fall 2007 Completed
04.02 Concurrent Enrollment for Secondary Students Fall 2007 In Progress
09.05 Resolution to Update the Senate Paper on Program Review Fall 2007 Completed
13.02 Transition of Faculty to Administration Fall 2007 Completed
13.04 A Document in Support of an Academic Culture Fall 2007 Completed
13.06 Budgetary Practices Fall 2007 Completed
19.03 Part-time Faculty Hiring Study Fall 2007 Completed
13.03 Improving Faculty Interest in Administrative Leadership Spring 2008 Completed
09.01 Appropriate Noncredit Accountability Measures Fall 2009 Assigned
09.02 Update Program Discontinuance: A Faculty Perspective – 1998 Fall 2009 Assigned
06.03 Further Research on the 50% Law Spring 2010 Completed
09.01 International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Applicability to Associate Degree General Education Requirements Spring 2010 Completed
13.02 Understanding Student Accumulation of “Excess Units” Spring 2010 Completed
13.07 Changes in Traditional Student Makeup Spring 2010 Assigned
20.01 Textbooks Spring 2010 Assigned
20.01 Researching the Needs of LGBT Students Fall 2009 Completed
07.03 SB 1440 Long Term Impact Research Fall 2010 Assigned
13.03 Academic Freedom: New Recommendations Fall 2010 Assigned
13.10 Support for Distance Learning Coordinators Fall 2010 Assigned
17.01 Responses to Violations of Law, Policy, and Procedure Fall 2010 Assigned
09.09 Research on Student Success of Community College Athletes Spring 2011 Assigned
09.11 Economic and Transfer Impact of “Recreational Courses” Spring 2011 Assigned
09.12 Support and Retention of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs Spring 2011 Assigned
13.02 Tutoring Centers and Supplemental Learning/Instruction Spring 2011 Assigned
13.03 Democracy Commitment Spring 2011 Assigned
18.03 Collecting Drop/Withdrawal Data Spring 2011 Assigned
18.05 Limiting Repetitions and “Ws” Spring 2011 Assigned
TitleAuthorMonthYear
Consultants and the 10 + 1 Lieu, Mark Wade, Chair November 2005
Changes to the Graduation Requirements for the Associate's Degree Lieu, Mark Wade September 2005
Four Policy Issues: Fees, Textbooks, Degrees, and Corporatization Ian Walton, Chair December 2004
Conversations about Leadership Gary Morgan March 2004
Educational Policies Committee Ian Walton, Chair October 2003
Outrage and the Moral Dimension Ian Walton, Chair December 2003
Coronations and Assassinations: Finding the Appropriate Role for Faculty in the Evaluation of Administrators Kate Clark, Chair April 2001
Alternative Calendars: An Update Kate Clark and Elton Hall April 2001
Intellectual Property: Your Right to Compensation Hoke Simpson February 1999
Part-time Paper Adopted Amid Controversy Simpson, Hoke February 1999
Paper on the Future of the Community College Adopted Hoke Simpson February 1999
Minors on Campus Lieu, Mark Wade, Chair February 2006
A Snapshot of Noncredit in the California Community Colleges Lieu, Mark Wade May 2006
Underage Students Smith, Beth, Educational Policies Committee December 2006
Senate Roles in Administrator Searches: Survey Findings Patton, Jane, Educational Policies Committee February 2007
Institutional Review Boards—An Academic and Professional Matter Arismendi-Pardi, Eduardo Jesús, Ed.D. , Senate President and Professor of Mathematics, Orange Coast College, Mark Wade Lieu November 2009
Academic Dishonesty and the Faculty’s Right to Assign a Grade: A Test of the Academic Senate’s Authority Lieu, Mark Wade, Educational Policies Committee January 2010
The Appointment or Selection of Faculty to Short-term, Non-teaching Tasks - Why did HE get that position? Grimes-Hillman, Michelle, Mount San Antonio College, Education Policies Committee April 2010
Budget Cut Blues, What Happened? Mahon, Richard, Chair, Educational Policies Committee December 2010
What we “know” (about) what we “need” van Putten, Karolyn, Educational Policies Committee Member December 2010
Open Access and “Excess Units” Mahon, Richard, Riverside City College, Educational Policies Committee Chair March 2011
I Fought the Law… Mahon, Richard, Chair, 2010-2011 Educational Policies Committee September 2011
The Chance to be Human Kawaguchi, Lesley, Chair, Educational Policies Committee February 2012
Effective Practices: Part-Time Faculty and Local Academic Senates Kawaguchi, Lesley, Educational Policies Committee Chair April 2012