Action Needed

Item

Enclosure

Information

I. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hoke Simpson

Action

II. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Action

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Enclosure I (word)

Information

IV. REPORTS FROM SENATE CHAIRS
Jacquelyn Kegley, Chair, Academic Senate CSU Hoke Simpson, President, Academic Senate CCC, Chand Viswanathan, Chair, Academic UC

Action

V. IMPAC Approval
Julie Adams, Kate Clark

ICAS will be updated on the progress of the IMPAC Project. ICAS will consider for approval the final report for the 2000-01 Science Cluster I and II. ICAS will also discuss the possibility of doing competency statements for Science and Social Science through the IMPAC project.

Enclosure 2 (word)

VI. MASTER PLAN
Jackie Kegley, Hoke Simpson, Chand Viswanathan

Members will be updated on the Master Plan for Higher Education. Strategies on addressing the Master Plan and the creation of a small workgroup to analyze the Master Plan will also be discussed.

VII. Budget Strategies
Jackie Kegley, Hoke Simpson, Chand Viswanathan

ICAS will discuss what type of response to make if the Higher Education budgets are cut yet further. For example, would we propose a cut in enrollment or access?

VIII. ICAS English Competency Task Force Update
Kate Clark

ICAS will consider for approval the English Competency Task Force report for circulation to the three segments.

IX. Presidential Summit
Kate Clark

 The LA Basin Presidential Summit has been sending to community colleges new course "requirements" for students intending to transfer in particular disciplines.  These curricular decisions are being made and promulgated outside of the usual faculty channels and are of alarm to community college faculty in Southern California. ICAS will discuss the how best to respond to these concerns.

X. NEXT MEETING AGENDA

Members will discuss items for the next ICAS Agenda. ICAS will also discuss rescheduling the March 21, 2002 meeting date because of CCC conflicts.