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Minutes of the Academic Senate Meeting
February 8 2007
Voting Members Present: (Senators) Donna Ayers, Terri English ,Clive Gordon, Stan Levine, Said Pazirandeh, Rick Scuderi, Janice Silver
Voting Members Absent Ruthie (Parthenia) Grant, Charles Dirks, Ralph La Rosa, John Orozco, Paul Kubicki
Joyce Woodmanse, Robert Smazenka, Yolanda Ramil
Exec, Members: Louise Barbato Eloise Cantrell, Vicki Oddino Angela Echeverri, Leslie Milke, Gary Prostak , Mark Pursley, Gwen Walker
Executive Members Absent:
Faculty Present: Rudy Casarez, Lilamani DeSilva, , Pat Flood, Harlan Goldberg, David Jordan, Joanne Kalter-Flink, John Klitsner, Mehri Hagar, Margie Long, Lorraine Manoogian, Jose Luis Ramirez, , Phoebe Rivera, Geri Shapiro, Sonia Soto-Bair, Yoon Yun
Visitors/Guests: Dean Dr. Martha Soto, Dean Alma J. Hawkins,
Vice President Dr. Kathleen Burke-Kelly
I. Gwen Walker called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes from the December 7, 2006 were unanimously approved (Milke/Long)
Request to move the agenda for our guest Dr. Martha Soto to address the Academic Senate. (Long/Milke)
Dr. Soto thanked all of us and announced that she will be working at the district office under the vice-chancellor. She appreciated all of the support she received while at Los Angeles Mission (LAMC) during the past two years of her healing. Monday 2/12/2007 will be her official start date at the district. She will be located on the 7th floor near John Clerx. She will help develop an evaluation system for self-assessments and also assist John Clerx with some curriculum. The faculty thanked her for her service her at LAMC. WE all wished her success in her new position.
Request to move agenda (New Business item) for our guest Dean Alma J Hawkins to address outreach classes.
In Council of Instruction it was decided to have an adhoc committee to address the issues. A list will be made available to us with the outreach locations and classes listed.
Issues for outreach locations:
1. audio visual needs
2. list of classes off –site
3. including the off-site classes in the schedules and catalog
The adhoc will meet at the same time as the enrollment committee. Dean Hawkins will be the point person for all off-site locations.
III. Officers’ Reports
A. President (Echeverri)
L.A. MISSION COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE
PRESIDENT’S REPORT February 8, 2007
Submitted by Angela C. Echeverri
1. Accreditation Update
The Los Angeles Mission College self study for reaffirmation of accreditation was approved by the Board of Trustees on 1/10/07. Hard copies of the self study will be distributed to all full-time faculty next week. The final version of the self study can also be viewed at:
http://www.lamission.edu/accreditation/
What is next?
· Gathering of Evidence: During the next few weeks we need to gather all of the evidence that was used to write the self study. All standard committee co-chairs will be asked to bring documents referenced in their sections to the accreditation office. The evidence will be filed and stored in evidence boxes so that the team members can access it easily. We will try to scan and digitize as much as possible. We ask that you assist us with this process by providing any needed documentation you may have in your possession in a timely manner.
· Pre-visit: Team chair Dr. Kathleen Hodge from Fullerton College will visit the campus on Thursday, February 15th to coordinate logistics of the visit with the administration and accreditation faculty.
· Visit: Full team visit will be from March 19-22, 2007. Team is composed of 10 members. We encourage all faculty to meet the team members at one of the events listed below.
o Monday March 19th: Team chair and liaison will go to district. The rest of the team will arrive and meet for the first time to discuss our self study.
o Tuesday March 20th: Welcome reception for team in early morning. The entire campus community is invited to attend and meet the team. The rest of the day there will be interviews, meetings, and an open forum in the early evening.
o Wednesday March 21st: More interviews, meetings, and a second open forum from 12:15 to 1:00 pm.
o Thursday March 22nd: Exit report around 11:30 am. The team chair will summarize team recommendation and commendations, but will not communicate their decision. The team will not take any questions and will leave immediately after.
· Final Evaluation Report: The final decision will be rendered by the commission in June of 2007. The final evaluation report is likely to arrive in July of 2007.
2. Shared Governance Proposal
A shared governance proposal was approved on 12/20/06 at a joint Senate/Shared Governance Task Force meeting. The proposal calls for six standing committees (Educational Planning, Budget and Planning, Student Services, Technology, Professional Development, and Facilities Planning) and specifies functions and faculty, administrator, student, and staff membership for each committee. The proposal was presented to College Council on 1/18/07 and will be voted upon at the next College Council meeting on 2/15/07. Once the proposal is approved by College Council, the Academic Senate and AFT will put out a call for faculty participation on the six standing committees.
3. Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator
LAMC has a new SLO coordinator this spring. Pat Flood will be taking on the job and is eager to provide support to all faculty in the development and assessment of SLOs.
4. DAS Sponsored Conference on Cheating and Plagiarism
The DAS is sponsoring a conference titled “The Proliferation of Cheating and Plagiarism: Its Dimensions & Solutions” will take place on Friday, February 23rd, 2007 at Valley College’s Monarch Hall from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Attendance at this activity may be used for FLEX credit.
5. Evaluation of Administrators
The DAS and Chancellor have approved the development of local agreements to appoint faculty to presidential and vice-presidential evaluation committees. Faculty will be appointed by position. LAMC faculty will have to negotiate with the current administration to determine which faculty positions will be involved in evaluating the president and vice-presidents.
6. LAMC Budget and Enrollment Update
As of 2/7/07, LAMC spring semester enrollment has increased significantly as compared to 2006. Headcount (+6.4%), FTES (+4.1%) and enrollments (+3.5%) are all up for the spring semester of 2007 and the total number of sections are down by 4.4% over last spring semester. The increase in spring enrollment is very good news and will help alleviate the projected budget deficit for 2006-2007.
7. Construction Update
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Child Development Center will take place on Monday, February 26th at 1:00 pm. The Board of Trustees approved the Final Environmental Impact Report for LAMC at its January 2007 meeting. LAMC faculty members Gary Prostak and Leslie Milke addressed the Board in support of the report. On 2/7/07 the Board also approved initiating eminent domain proceedings to purchase a property at the intersection of Eldridge and Harding. Construction of the student parking lot is scheduled to be completed by mid-April 2007.
B. Treasurer (Pursley)
1. Report on account at the First American Bank:
· Faculty Senate Checking Account $1,712.95
· Carla Bowman Scholarship $3,525.26
· David Lee Moss Scholarship $655.99
2. Faculty Dues of $25 are due now. Many faculty still have not paid their dues.
25 faculty have paid their dues... Please pay Mark as soon as possible.
IV. Reports of Senate Committee Meetings
A. Curriculum (Pazirandeh)
( need email report)
B. District Academic Senate (Prostak)
DAS report to LAMC Academic Senate February 8, 2007
The DAS met on December 14.
1) Discussion continued on the language of the Board policy on Academic Freedom but was tabled to the March meeting.
2) Discussions are on-going on the recommended composition of hiring committees for Presidents and Vice-Presidents.
3) A motion that Staff Development and Student Success Committees at each campus develop a process for the distribution of one-time staff development funds such that at least 50% of the dollars are spent on programs designed to enhance student success.
4) The DAS elections committee will meet in May at LACC.
5) Gary Colombo gave an update on the implementation of the district’s strategic plan.
6) The BOT accepted the three valley-side accreditation self studies.
7) The next meeting is March 8, 2007 at East.
EPAC (Soto-Bair) – No report next EPAC at LA TRADE 2/13/07
V. Public Address: NONE
VI. Old Business
· Accreditation Update (Echeverri)
Refer to president’s report above. Team visit the week of March 20, 2007...-
There will be open forums on Tuesday March 20 and Wednesday March 21.
A welcome light breakfast at 8:00 a.m. will be served as we meet and greet the accreditation team. All are invited to join.
· Shared Governance (Milke)
The Shared Governance proposal will go to the College Council on 2/15/07 for approval.
· Student Learning Outcomes ( Flood)
Pat Flood is the new SLO -coordinator and will be available to assist each discipline in writing SLO’s for their disciplines/classes. She is available to help in any way she can. There is a web page and links to SLO info. SLO is the major thing in our accreditation plan and is mentioned 24 times throughout out document. Student learning outcomes and a way to measure them will be discussed in a meeting on February 22 at 1:30. Pat will send out an email to remind everyone.
· Budget Committee ( Cantrell/Gordon))
The budget committee met ( 2nd Thursday of the month) and reviewed the provided lists for the career/technical monies and discussed ways to help solve the problem of the deficit.
Eloise will take the concerns back to the meeting and ask the questions about the status of “block” grant funding. Increased enrollment is the only way we can combat the huge deficit w are facing.
. LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE
AGENDA
INTERIM BUDGET COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 8, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
Campus Center 4
- IBC Minutes – Need to Assign
- Review of LAMC Financial Status for 2006/07
- Plan to Address Projected Budget Deficit of 2006/07
- Discussion Issues
- Enrollment Status
- Use of General Purpose Block Grants
- Measures to address the deficit
- Career Technical Education Grant
- Use of Basic Skills Funding Allocation
- Proposal to Purchase Scanning Software for Admission &Records and Business Office
- 2007/08 Operation Plan Budget Procedures / Deadlines
- New Business – Next Meeting, March 8, 2007
- Adjourn
VII. New Business
· Basic skills ( Barbato) –
Senate Meeting: Basic Skills Announcement:
Submitted by: Louise Barbato
The District Basic Skills Language Skills Task Force began meeting early last semester and began as a joint effort of District ESL and English chairs. District data, which closely resembles state data, confirms that our district must focus on enabling students in gaining the basic skills needed to succeed in college classes.
The Task Force is in the process of examining best practices. There is an emphasis on “holistic” basic skills plans which incorporate personal development (especially study skills classes), library activities, and writing across the curriculum, and a full support program to enable students to acquire the skills needed to succeed. This effort ties in very closely with the Student Success Initiative. Future basic skills
Anyone who would like to participate in this effort, please contact me. We will be having a meeting soon. Thank you.
..Announcements:
· Margie Long introduced new hire adjunct in Speech Rudy Casarez.
· Eloise Cantrell announced “save the date” of May 23, 2007 for the retirement luncheon honoring Sandra Lampert.
· Gwen Walker announced there is professional growth money for conferences . See her for the details. Get your department chairs signature before you give it to her for processing.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
Submitted by Eloise Cantrell – Senate Secretary