B. Review/Approval of Minutes 3 Min

A. Call to Order

B. Review/Approval of Minutes | 3 min.

C. Additional Agenda Items | 3 min.

D. Executive Senate Reports (directly related to Academic Senate Constitution, ByLaws, Operations) | 5 min. ea.

●Treasurer | N. Orban

○Travel Authorization Streamlined Process Steps and Authorization Procedure

●Vice President | I. Greenberg

○DGC Task Force on Textbook Affordability Committee Appointment

○AP 3100.2 Student Disciplinary Procedures Committee 6 Appointments

○District Basic Skills Initiative CTE Committee Appointment

●President | R. Weinroth

○Faculty Leadership Development Academy

○2016 Accreditation Institute

○Empowering the Next Generation of Faculty Association of CA Community College

E. Unfinished Business | 3 min. ea.

●CE Academic Senate Election | I. Greenberg

F. New Business

●SDCE Update| C. Turner-Cortez

●Campus Safety |C. Manis

G. Special Reports (including but not limited to Administration, Classified, AFT) 3 min. ea.

●Basic Skills Initiative | M. Allan

●Professional Development | L. Cozzolino

●Syllabus Template, SLOs and Class Observations| M. Foster

●AFT Report | A. Holzknecht

●Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) AB104 formerly AB86 final plan, SDAERC | R. Rose

H. Committee Reports (Academic Senate or Participatory Governance committees) | 3 min. ea.

●Curriculum Chair | D. Namdar

●Chair of Chairs | M. Doerner

●Diversity Committee | L. Osborn

●Distance Education: CE AS Ad-hoc DE Committee | C. Tornsaufer

●District Strategic Planning | I. Greenberg

I. Announcements | 1 min. ea.

J. Public Comments | 1 min. ea.

Future Meetings

January 19, 2016 | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Room 186 | ECC

February 16, 2016 | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Room 186 | ECC

Please submit future agenda items to bothRichard and Rachel Rose

Our Senate strives to promote sustainability. Please print your own copy of the agenda and attachments.

All materials are available by request via email and will be presented digitally at the meeting.

Academic Senate Executive Committee

Richard Weinroth – President \ Ingrid Greenberg – Vice President & Past President \ Marie Doerner – Chair of Chairs

Donna Namdar – Curriculum Chair \ Neda Orban – Treasurer \ Rachel Rose – Secretary

Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters.

Academic and Professional matters means the following policy development and implementation matters:

1.Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites.

2.Degree and certificate requirements.

3.Grading policies.

4.Educational program development.

5.Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.

6.College governance structures, as related to faculty roles.

7.Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes.

8.Policies for faculty professional development activities.

9.Processes for program review.

10.Processes for institutional planning and budget development.

11.Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon.

Consult Collegially means that the district governing board shall develop policies on academic and professional matters through either or both of the following:

1.Rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of the academic senate, OR

2.The governing board, or its designees, and the academic senate shall reach mutual agreement by written resolution, regulation, or policy of the governing board effectuating such recommendations.