{"id":534,"date":"2015-08-28T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu\/govcouncil\/?p=534"},"modified":"2015-08-28T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:51:00","slug":"august-28-2015-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/committees.taftcollege.edu\/govcouncil\/august-28-2015-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"August 28, 2015 – Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MINUTES<\/h2>\n

August 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Members Present: Darcy Bogle, Kanoe Bandy, Sheri Black, Bill Devine, Geoffrey Dyer, Sharyn Eveland, Greg Golling, Vicki Jacobi, Laura L\u2019Ecuyer, Velda Pena, Dena Maloney, Brock McMurray, Tony Thompson, Mark Williams, and Brandy Young<\/p>\n

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Members Absent:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kamala Carlson and Bruce Ferguson,<\/p>\n

Guest:\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 Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Tony Thompson, and Shoshanna Kukuliev (Student Rep.) Facilitator:\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greg Golling<\/p>\n

Recorder:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Williams<\/p>\n

Timekeeper:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bill Devine<\/p>\n

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES<\/h2>\n
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  • The minutes of the meeting held May 14, 2015 were approved by consensus with a correction to page 3, first bullet item, to read as \u201c18-month process\u201d rather than \u201ctwo year process\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE<\/h2>\n
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    • TC student, Shoshanna Kukuliev, was present at the meeting at the request of Myisha until the official ASB representative is determined. She is active with ASB and serves as an SSCCC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      ACCREDITATION UPDATE & PREPARATION FOR SITE VISIT<\/h2>\n

      (Led by Dr. Dena Maloney, Superintendent\/President and Co-Chair and Dr. Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Coordinator of Institutional Assessment, Research, & Planning)<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • Eric stated the Accreditation Report was submitted to ACCJC on time and the site visit is scheduled for September 29 through October 1,<\/li>\n
      • Team members are currently writing up questions and creating a list of people to interview during their visit.<\/li>\n
      • The Cougar Room will be utilized by the Accreditation team members during their<\/li>\n
      • Team members have access to things like confidential information \u2013 have access to any and all information.<\/li>\n
      • A kick-off meeting will be held in the library the morning of September 29,<\/li>\n
      • An exit report will be given by the team member on October 1, 2015 at 1:00 in the library. They will give their findings at that time only. No videos and no questions\/comments are<\/li>\n
      • The chairperson of the team is Dr. Kevin<\/li>\n
      • Dena asked the staff, faculty, and students to be available to the team member during their<\/li>\n
      • Annual report was submitted on time to the ACCJC and they responded with a letter dated August 13, 2015 (copy attached to official minutes) requesting additional information and flagged for enhanced monitoring concerning the two main concerns:\n
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        • Student learning outcomes practices<\/li>\n
        • Institution-set standards achievement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Governance Council August 28, 2015<\/h2>\n

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          • Geoffrey Dyer stated the letter from the ACCJC lets Taft College know that we are on enhanced monitoring with the possibility of a special report on the basis of information we provided in our 2015 annual report to the The three areas of concern are as follows: Institution Set Standard for CTE Licensure Exam Pass Rates: this affects Dental Hygiene and Court Reporting; ISS for CTE Program Job Placement Rates and the placement rates themselves; and percentage of courses with ongoing SLO assessment.<\/li>\n
          • His brief presentation linked to 14 other California Community College’s 2015 annual reports and indicated how they were addressing these same areas. He found that some schools had a fixed percentage for the ISS for exam pass rates and\/or the ISS for CTE job placement. In other cases, the ISS for each CTE program in either category would Additional research revealed that some schools intentionally set these ISSs as the baseline of an average from a few years, the rationale being that the ISS should not be aspirational but a number not to fall below.<\/li>\n
          • He also found that Monterrey Peninsula College, Foothill, Merced and Pasadena received letters similar to the one we received alerting them of enhanced The basis of Foothill’s enhanced monitoring is that their ISSs for CTE are too low. All three other schools were flagged for CTE ISSs and for SLO assessment. Although other schools also had failed to set ISSs for CTE programs, no other college that he encountered in his research reported a lower percentage of ongoing SLO assessment than Taft College.<\/li>\n
          • Dena stated as a result of this outcome we will be creating processes that will help in the<\/li>\n
          • Eric has pulled data for CTE degrees and certificates and the District can also conduct direct surveys to assist with providing more<\/li>\n
          • Eric distributed a handout titled \u201cACCJC Additional Information Request Based on 2015 Annual Report\u201d (copy attached to official minutes).<\/li>\n
          • This handout detailed the issues and requirements needed to address them by October 15,<\/li>\n
          • The hardest part will be setting the standards and gathering the<\/li>\n
          • Vicki reported on the issue of SLOs and stated the District reported 46% completion of SLOs and that some of the data is skewed because it includes courses that are not<\/li>\n
          • The District also has a big issue with short-term courses with WESTEC and with adjuncts completing and assessing<\/li>\n
          • The District has until Oct 15th to respond and a copy of the letter was given to the ACCJC team chairperson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN \u2013 REVIEW AND DISCUSSION<\/h2>\n

            (Led by Dr. Eric B\u00e9rub\u00e9, Coordinator of Institutional Assessment, Research, & Planning)<\/em><\/p>\n