Los Angeles Mission College

Standard Nine meeting

December 9, 1999

Minutes

Present: Shari Borchetta, Phoebe Rivera, Connie Reyes, Andres Guerrero, Paula Riggs, Maury Pearl, Gerald Scheib, Alex Yguado, Louis Zandalasini, John Cantley

The matrix for reporting information for the Pilot Program was introduced in hard copy. The form has several parts that were explained. The box for evidence was emphasized as being very important. It was announced that this form would be means by which each standard will record its ongoing study under the standard. Hard copy for use in note-taking and for preparing a rough draft is available for download from the accreditation pages on the LAMC web site. The matrix will be available on-line for the standard's writers to update more permanently at the same web page. These forms will be available for read/write privileges only for the standard team members and the accreditation co-chairs until final draft is ready.

The January 6, 2000 pilot program workshop at LAMC was announced. The committee was reminded that there would need to be representatives from Standard 6 at the workshop and that the first part of the matrix would be the subject. It is expected that representatives from the district, the D.A.S., the unions, the board and others will be available that day as resource people.

Maury Pearl was introduced as the new Dean of Research and College Development. He talked about his role in providing access to data available at the district and state level. He will be able to help interpret the data also. He will put together a survey for late March for all the standards. The committee should formulate questions as it gathers data. He can also provide model questions from previous surveys.

The team began a discussion on the sub-sections of the standard.

A1: Master plan committee chair, MPCC chair and budget committee chair should be interviewed as to budget process. Schieb and Yguado are responsible.

A2: Discussion on planning centered on what is realistic--the need to project growth is the responsibility of Academic Affairs as they do enrollment projections. The district formula for allocation plays a role. Borchetta and Fenyes are responsible.

A3: The chair of campus development and the budget committee need to be interviewed. Borchetta and Fenyes are responsible.

A4: Related to A1 in the the budget process needs to be investigated. Schieb and Yguado responsible.

A5: Here the governance structure, the budget committee, the composition of committees are important. The committee felt this would be a topic for survey questions. Schieb and Yguado responsible.

B1: This is a district area of responsibility and reports are taken off the DEK. Reyes, Guerrero, and Ruelas responsible.

B2: See Bi

B3: This involves carrying out guidelines set down by the district and the state. SFPs, EOPS and DSPS issue annual reports. Need to interview Ron Portillo, Carlos Nava and Rick Scuderi. Reyes, Guerrero and Ruelas responsible.

B4: Need to look at the ASO, the Foundation. Rivera, Riggs and Zandalasini responsible.

B5: What is the district process on contracts. There needs to be a flow chart. Look at the master calendar and civic center permits also. Rivera, Riggs and Zandalasini responsible.

B6: Where are we on assessment. Cantley responsible.

C1: The committee felt this is straightforward. This is possibly a subject for a survey. How do people perceive our payment process? Borchetta, Fenyes and Guerrero responsible.

C2: BGA and district contracts people need to be interviewed. Borchetta, Fenyes and Guerrero responsible.

C3: Need to outline cash flow, see C1 and C2.

C4: The emergency financial planning. See C1, C2 and C3.

Adjournment