2020_01_29 Academic Senate Council Special Meeting

2020_01_29 Academic Senate Council Special Meeting

Title: 2020_01_29 Academic Senate Council Special Meeting
Date: 01/24/2020
Agenda

TAFT COLLEGE SENATE COUNCIL AGENDA

Special Meeting
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
12:00PM TO 1:00PM
CAFETERIA CONFERENCE ROOM

Call to Order

 

Public Commentary Action Items

Approval of the Minutes

1.      Approval January 14, 2020 Minutes (3 minutes)                                                     ACTION

Informational Items:

  1. Governance Council Collegiality in Action meeting INFORMATION

The Governance Council has a special meeting scheduled on January 29th from 1 to 3pm.  ASCCC President John Stanskas and CC League President Larry Galizio will lead Collegiality in Action training.  As always, the meeting is open for anyone who wishes to attend.

Updates:

3.      Distance Education Committee Charter Revision                                                    INFORMATION

On Academic Senate agenda for February 2, 2020.

  1. Develop and Adopt a Timeline for Charters Approvals INFORMATION

Started, see attachment

  1. Legislative Committee Update INFORMATION

 

Old Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole for Action

6.      NONE                                                                                                                       NO ACTION

New Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole for Action

  1. Resolution – EOPS 50 Years of Student Success ACTION

A Resolution recognizing the value of Taft College EOPS is being worked on this week. As February is Awareness month and the ASCCC and Board of Governors have already marked the 50th anniversary of EOPS for special recognition, it seems appropriate for the Taft College Academic Senate to recognize the local EOPS during the month of February.

Action requested: Approve movement of a resolution honoring EOPS forward to the Senate-of-the-Whole with a Recommendation of Support.

  1. Guided Pathways Progress, Institutionalization, and Academic Senate ACTION

Activities begun under the Guided Pathways plans submitted by Taft College, with support from the Academic Senate, require institutionalization.

Discussion: What do members of the Academic Senate Council, Academic Senate, and Academic Senate committees need to have, see, hear, learn, and/or do to determine our responsibilities in moving Guided Pathways towards institutionalization?

What actions should be taken?

Action requested: Development of recommendation(s) to Senate of the Whole for actions to institutionalize Guided Pathways activities.

Discussion Items

9.      Upcoming Items

  1. Committee Membership – having enough representatives to be effective or at least meet the charter numbers (i.e. 3 identified faculty positions, 1 person with 3 hats)
  2. Meeting Committee Responsibilities in relation to 10+1 – effectiveness and member knowledge?

Other?

Adjournment

Minutes

TAFT COLLEGE SENATE COUNCIL MINUTES

Special Meeting

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020

12:00PM TO 1:00PM

CAFETERIA CONFERENCE ROOM

Call to Order 12:12 pm

Attendees:

Bill Devine, Amar Abbott, Mike Jiles, Geoffrey Dyer, Kelly Kulzer-Reyes, Debora Rodenhauser, Greg Golling, Tori Furman, Kristi Richards, Sharyn Eveland

 

Public Commentary Action Items

Approval of the Minutes

1.      Approval January 14, 2020 Minutes (3 minutes)                                                     ACTION

Accepted by unanimous consent.

Informational Items:

  1. Governance Council Collegiality in Action meeting INFORMATION

The Governance Council has a special meeting scheduled on January 29th from 1 to 3pm.  ASCCC President John Stanskas and CC League President Larry Galizio will lead Collegiality in Action training.  As always, the meeting is open for anyone who wishes to attend.

Eveland invited all to attend the open meeting “Collegiality in Action.”

Updates:

3.      Distance Education Committee Charter Revision                                                    INFORMATION

On Academic Senate agenda for February 2, 2020.

  1. Develop and Adopt a Timeline for Charters Approvals INFORMATION

Started, see attachment

See draft in shared drive.

  1. Legislative Committee Update INFORMATION
  2. Kulzer-Reyes gave an update on the current bills to watch for the upcoming legislative cycle. None of these are laws. They are simply bills to watch. This included SB 291 (Leyva) and AB 1314 (Medina) – Financial Aid – students who qualify for California Promise could potentially earn a bachelor’s degree at no cost.

AB 302 (Berman) – Homeless Student Parking on campus. This is a student driven piece of legislation which would allow current students to park overnight on campus.

SB 874 (Hill) This is a spot bill for the baccalaureate program. See the recent LAO report on baccalaureate degrees.

Housing concerns have been expressed statewide.

Concerns about part time office hours are common.

Things to keep an eye on, but are not 10+1: AB 897 – Increase the part time faculty cap to 85%.

 

Old Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole for Action

6.      NONE                                                                                                                       NO ACTION

New Business: Assignment of Responsibility for Development and/or Recommendation to Senate of the Whole for Action

  1. Resolution – EOPS 50 Years of Student Success ACTION

A Resolution recognizing the value of Taft College EOPS is being worked on this week. As February is Awareness month and the ASCCC and Board of Governors have already marked the 50th anniversary of EOPS for special recognition, it seems appropriate for the Taft College Academic Senate to recognize the local EOPS during the month of February.

Action requested: Approve movement of a resolution honoring EOPS forward to the Senate-of-the-Whole with a Recommendation of Support.

  1. Devine agreed to compose the resolution recognizing EOPS.

Motion to write the EOPS resolution. T. Furman

Second: D. Rodenhauser

Motion passed unanimously.

 

  1. Guided Pathways Progress, Institutionalization, and Academic Senate ACTION

Activities begun under the Guided Pathways plans submitted by Taft College, with support from the Academic Senate, require institutionalization.

Discussion: What do members of the Academic Senate Council, Academic Senate, and Academic Senate committees need to have, see, hear, learn, and/or do to determine our responsibilities in moving Guided Pathways towards institutionalization?

What actions should be taken?

Action requested: Development of recommendation(s) to Senate of the Whole for actions to institutionalize Guided Pathways activities.

Discussion about Guided Pathways Implementation Committee. Questions were asked about the Trello board. It was recommended that Guided Pathways become a standing item on all subcommittees in case there is a need for action or discussion in future months. Currently, Guided Pathways is creating a website to create total transparency.

Large pieces of Guided Pathways are 10+1 issues. Creating a process to monitor GP progress through subcommittees could enhance campus-wide efforts.

There are fourteen pieces of Guided Pathways, with modifications that impact all areas of campus. These changes need to be vetted by responsible parties. Subcommittees and the Academic Senate Council can assist in this process.

Which current subcommittee charters align with the GP initiatives at TC?

Discussion Items

9.      Upcoming Items

  1. Committee Membership – having enough representatives to be effective or at least meet the charter numbers (i.e. 3 identified faculty positions, 1 person with 3 hats)

Serving on two committees is a contract matter, not an Academic Senate matter. Serving on Academic Senate Subcommittees is necessary for faculty to monitor 10+1 issues on our campus. If someone wants to switch committees, Sharyn is happy to sign off on the switch, as long as the request is voluntary and initiated by the faculty member.

  1. Meeting Committee Responsibilities in relation to 10+1 – effectiveness and member knowledge?

Other?

Future meeting topics:

  1. Guided Self-placement updates
  2. Technology-related AP/BP 10+1 concerns
  3. Intellectual Property AP/BP likely needed soon.

 

Adjournment 12:58 pm

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