{"id":452,"date":"2014-11-11T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu\/govcouncil\/?p=452"},"modified":"2014-11-11T09:00:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T09:00:58","slug":"november-11-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/committees.taftcollege.edu\/govcouncil\/november-11-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"November 11, 2014 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MINUTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 11, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Members Present:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kanoe Bandy, Sheri Black, Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Darcy Bogle, Bill Devine, Sharyn Eveland, Adam Hightower, Vicki Jacobi, Dena Maloney, Velda Pena, Laura Riss, Tony Thompson, Brandy Young, and Mark Williams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Members Absent:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kamala Carlson, Bruce Ferguson, Greg Golling, and Brock McMurray<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Facilitator:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tony Thompson<\/p>\n<p>Recorder:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Darcy Bogle<\/p>\n<p>Timekeeper:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Velda Pena<\/p>\n<p>Minutes:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melissa Blanco<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APPROVAL OF MINUTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The minutes of the meeting held October 10, 2014 were approved by consensus.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CONTINUATION: REVIEW OF MISSION, VISION AND VALUES STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(<em>Led by Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Coordinator of Institutional Assessment, Research, &amp; Planning)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric distributed the final version of the new Taft College Mission, Vision and Values statement, a copy of the SPC October 24, 2014 Minutes, and campus \u2013wide comments\/feedback received (copies attached to official minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Based on the feedback, the SPC reviewed options suggested concerning the following:\n<ol>\n<li><em><u>The second sentence of the mission statement:<\/u><\/em> \u201cTaft College\u2019s learning environment is defined by equity in the application of knowledge, leading to student success.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><u>The first value statement:<\/u><\/em> \u201cA passion for learning and measures of student success.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>One questioned the use of \u201capplication of knowledge\u201d in the second sentence. The concept is good but the use of the words is confusing.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>CONSENSUS:<\/u><\/strong> GC members approved of Option 3 in the SPC October 24, 2014 Minutes with the following change:<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Taft College provides an equitable learning environment defined by <u>applied knowledge<\/u> leading to students\u2019 achievement of their educational goals.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>GC member then discussed the feedback regarding the first value statement \u201cA passion for learning and measures of student success.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>One suggestion was to break up the first value into two, such as:\n<ol>\n<li>A passion for learning.<\/li>\n<li>Measures of student success.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Governance Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 11, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Page 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A member suggested \u201cA passion for learning\u201d was already stated in the Vision, so there may not be a need to use it again under the list of values.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>CONSENSUS:<\/u> <\/strong>GC members agreed to rephrase the first value as the following:<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Students and their success.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>With the above changes to the mission and values, the \u201cTC College Mission Statement: 2014\u201d is now finalized and will be submitted to the board of trustees in December for approval.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE GUIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(<em>Led by Dena Maloney, Superintendent\/President)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dena stated the \u201cDraft\u201d Governance Guide (copy attached to original minutes) created by the Governance Guide Taskforce was distributed via email for their review and discussion by GC members for today\u2019s meeting.<\/li>\n<li>A taskforce met three times to create and produce the final draft of the guide.<\/li>\n<li>Dena introduced the document, and reviewed the purpose of the guide.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, TC does not have a guide of governance structure on campus.<\/li>\n<li>It provides a clear guide describing how to be involved in the participatory governance process and will hopefully facilitate participation.<\/li>\n<li>The guide outlines the governance structure, process, roles of groups and how decisions are made, and who will make them.<\/li>\n<li>The guide also focuses on the various governance sub-groups, and includes the roles, structure and membership of committees in the governance process.<\/li>\n<li>The guide will be reviewed every 3 years.<\/li>\n<li>The Council was very complimentary about the quality of work and recommended moving the guide forward to the Academic Senate, the Classified Staff Employee Association, and the Associated Student Body for their review and comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong><u>CONSENSUS: <\/u><\/strong> GC members agreed to move forward with presenting the guide to the Academic Senate, the Classified Staff Employee Association, and the Associated Student Body for their review and comments along with the revised TC Mission Statement: 2014.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facilitator:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brock McMurray<\/p>\n<p>Recorder:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dena Maloney<\/p>\n<p>Timekeeper:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura Riss<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Meeting:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December 12, 2014 (May be a conflict with Dead Day or Holiday Potluck?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Adjourned:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12:45 pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully submitted by:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Blanco<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Governance Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 11, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Page 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu\/govcouncil\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2015\/06\/11-11-14-Governance-Council-Minutes.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\"><strong>11 11 14 Governance Council Minutes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MINUTES  November 11, 2014  &nbsp; 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