Taft College Academic Senate Minutes <\/strong><\/p>\n Monday, November 3, 2014 Cougar Conference Room<\/span><\/p>\n Members Present: President Tony Thompson, Vice President Vicki Jacobi, Secretary Linda West, Jennifer Altenhofel, Megan Andrews, Kanoe Bandy, Wendy Berry, Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Paul Blake, Adam Bledsoe, Bill Devine, Candace Duron, Kamala Carlson, John Eigenauer, Juana Escobedo, Sharyn Eveland, Tori Furman, Shelley Getty, Michael Giles, Greg Golling, Lourdes Gonzalez, Jessica Grimes, Dan Hall, Brian Jean, Craig Johnson, Diane Jones, Kelly Kulzer Reyes, Steve Lytle, Juli\u00e1n Martinez, Mariza Martinez, James P. May, Janice Mendenhall, Michelle Oja, Ruby Payne,<\/span><\/p>\n Joseph Polizzotto, Stacie Rancano, David Reynolds, Joy Reynolds, Sonja Swenson, Susan Vaughan, Stefanie Walsh, Karen Ziegler<\/p>\n Guests Present: Darcy Bogle, Dena Maloney, Mark Williams The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n Public Commentary<\/p>\n None.<\/p>\n Review of October 6, 2014 Senate Minutes<\/p>\n A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Joy Reynolds to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.<\/p>\n Standing Committee Updates<\/p>\n Eric reported that the committee will be meeting on Friday to complete the evaluation of the committee. He also reported that he will be stepping down as chair of the committee at the end of the year to devote full time to accreditation.<\/p>\n Kelly reported the Basic Skills Initiative report was submitted. She also reported the allotment was back to $90,000 and the current budget reflects that allocation.<\/p>\n Bill reported there was an update to the budget, a revision of BP 6200 and 6250, and the committee approved the new budget calendar.<\/p>\n Curriculum & General Education Committee Vicki Jacobi<\/span><\/p>\n Vicki reported on the following committee items:<\/p>\n Accreditation Update Dr. Dena Maloney<\/span><\/p>\n Dena reported that sixty-eight people, including faculty, administrators, and classified staff are currently serving on accreditation teams. The first draft of the self-study was submitted and reviewed by Dena and Eric who provided feedback to the teams. A second draft of the self-study is due by December 1st<\/span>.<\/p>\n The Accreditation Steering Committee has set July as the target for sending the self-study report to the ACCJC.<\/p>\n Dena stated that she, Darcy Bogle, and Sam Aunai have all recently participated in accreditation site visits at other colleges. There appears to be an emphasis on SLOs. Taft College is under the 2002 accreditation standards and it is expected that we should be at proficiency level by this time.<\/p>\n The college submitted a report regarding our SLO progress in the Fall of 2012. We were asked to report on eleven items and the college was determined to be below average in nine out of the eleven items. Recommendations can be used to help us improve our process.<\/p>\n Areas of greatest concern:<\/p>\n The college needs to provide evidence that we\u2019re using SLO assessment results to make institutional improvements. Evidence can be found in eLumen, division meeting minutes, and other committee meeting minutes.<\/p>\n Dena stated there is a conference scheduled in Bakersfield on November 17th <\/span>regarding institutional level outcomes.<\/p>\n Technology Committee Update Dr. John Eigenauer<\/span><\/p>\n John reported on the proposed implementation of a new Computer and Network Use Procedure (AP 3720). He stated faculty should be thoroughly informed regarding its content and suggested all should have to sign in verification they\u2019ve read and understand the procedure. The procedure states<\/p>\n that college property can\u2019t be used for personal reasons and that the employee has no expectation of privacy when using the resources of the college. John expressed concern that similar procedures have been used against employees at previous districts and that we need to have a full discussion regarding the impact this procedure can have before it is implemented.<\/p>\n Brian Jean agreed that it was an issue that should be discussed in more depth at a future meeting. It was suggested that members email their concerns regarding the proposed procedure to<\/p>\n John Eigenauer with a cc: to Adrian Agundez.<\/p>\n Student Success and Support Program\/Proposals Darcy Bogle<\/span><\/p>\n Darcy previously distributed materials regarding dual enrollment, high school special admits, and high school articulation.<\/p>\n Darcy stated we already participate in articulation agreements with Taft Union High School. Current policy states that the student must complete 12 units in residence before receiving the articulated units. The State Academic Senate recommends eliminating the in-residence requirement.<\/p>\n A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Kamala Carlson to remove the 12-unit in residence requirement for high school courses articulated with Taft College Courses. The motion carried with one member voting against the motion.<\/p>\n The current high school special admit policy states the student must be 16 years of age or older and can\u2019t take degree level courses they can take at the high school. In general, college courses must be designated 1500 or higher with the exception of Math 1060. Darcy is proposing an expansion of the policy to include the Student Success course and a number of CTE courses. Diane Jones stated she would like to hear from CTE faculty before agreeing with the proposal. Kanoe Bandy said the proposal has not been discussed with the Applied Technology division and she would like to see what classes are involved.<\/p>\n The college is currently offering the following dual enrollment courses at TUHS: Biology 1500,<\/p>\n Sociology 1510, English 1500, Information Competency 1548, and Psychology 1500. The high school has requested that we offer Speech 1511 instead of Sociology 1510. The change was requested as a result of the \u201cperfect 60\u201d requirement.<\/p>\n A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Bill Devine to offer Speech 1511 as a dual enrollment course instead of Sociology 1510. Sociology 1510 and Psychology 1500 will be rotated in subsequent semesters. The motion carried unanimously.<\/p>\nStrategic Planning Committee Dr. Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9<\/h1>\n
Academic Development Committee Kelly Kulzer-Reyes<\/h1>\n
Budget Committee Bill Devine<\/h1>\n
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