Minutes of the Academic Senate
Meeting
October 6,
2005
Voting
Members Present: (Senators) Donna Ayers ,Leslie Foster, Stan Levine, John Orozco,
Janice Silver, Gary Prostak, Terri
English, Clive Gordon, Ralph LaRosa, Said Pazirandeh, Phoebe Rivera, Joyce
Woodmanse, Paul Kubicki , Charles
Dirks, Ruthie Grant
(Exec. Members)
Angela Echeverri,
Louise Barbato, Eloise Cantrell, Gary Prostak, Mark Pursley, Gwen Walker,
Michael Climo, Vickie Oddino
Faculty
Present: Maria
Bates, Jeanne Cassare, Cecilia Chan, Cindy Cooper, Pat Flood, Lilamani DeSilva,
Patricia Johnson, Ludi Villegas, Jose Luis Ramirez,
I.
Visitors/Guests Present, Hanh Tran, Simon Rodriguez, ASO
President, Emmanuel Barragan, David Miler ASO, Macias Eskandari, ASO, Mariano
Rolla ASO, Garni Eskandari ASO,.
Voting Members
Absent: Leslie
Milke,
Parliamentarian Gwen Walker called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.
President Angela Echeverri introduced special guest Hanh Tran .from the LAMC Technology Unit. Hanh asked for questions and gave the following information:
- E-mail for adjuncts will happen soon and the Dept. chairs need to submit names via web-star to get email accounts.
- General account is going to be set-up so students can talk to faculty,
- There is a plan in place to change from cc-mail to Exchange but no promise as to when it will happen.
- Technology department wants to have open communication to serve faculty and student needs. Let Hanh know what you need and want. She is willing to help us all. We thanked Hanh Tran for the information and thanked her for coming to the senate.
II. Approval of Minutes: (Yguado/Jordon) TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 9-15- 2005
Correction were made removing Pat Flood as a voting member
Correction: page 3 item III B (replace the word change with
chance).
Officers’
Reports
A. President (Angela Echeverri)
1. Administrative
Changes
President
Barrera may leave LAMC as early as November 1st, 2005. She has
informed me that there are three candidates that are applying for the interim
president position. Chancellor Young should be contacting campus constituent
groups shortly to form a selection committee.
2. LAMC
Budget Update
LAMC summer session
enrollment is projected to be 464 FTES and will be counted towards the 2004-05
year (Last summer was 347 FTES). This allowed the college to capture additional
state apportionment for 04-05 and increase its funded base.
LAMC also received $134,846
in on-going block grant funds this year (Fund
10149).
3. LAMC
Construction Update
The
Board of Trustees will approve the contract for the construction of the student
parking lot on December 8th, 2005. The earliest construction could
begin would be December 9th of 2005, although it is possible that it
may not occur until after the Fall semester is over. Faculty are encouraged to
speak to their students about the changes that will take place and to let them
know that we will be as flexible as possible during the construction
period.
4.
Enrollment Management Committee: Committee met Wednesday,
October 5th, 2005.
Course
Outlines: Each department chair was
given a list of course outlines that need to be updated in their department
(i.e.: outlines older than 6 years). Vice President Maria Fenyes will propose
stipends for adjunct faculty to update course outlines in disciplines where
there are no Full-time faculty (Philosophy, Administration of Justice, etc.).
The updating of all other
course outlines is the responsibility of the full time faculty members teaching
those disciplines and will not be eligible for additional
compensation.
Inactive courses can be
archived. Contact curriculum chair Said Pazirandeh for more
information.
Fall
Intrasession: Classes started Monday,
October 3rd, 2005. Last day to add is Friday, October
14th. By 10/04/05, 398 students had enrolled in 20
sections.
5.
Hiring Policy
The LAMC faculty hiring
policy draft has been revised after receiving input from the administration and
faculty members.
6.
Student Equity Plan
The original Student Equity
Plan was revised and submitted on 9/30/05. I added two objectives to increase
transfers and number of degrees awarded. I also introduced language for the
strengthening of tutoring services and the establishment of an ESL/English
laboratory.
7.
District Academic Senate & LACCD Leadership
Took place on
September 23, 2005 in Marina del Rey. LAMC faculty attending included Leslie
Foster, Louise Barbato, Gary Prostak, Mike Climo, Vickie Oddino, and Angela
Echeverri. The focus of the summit was on student success. Workshops topics
covered Supplemental Instruction, Trends in Basic Skills, Action Research in
Math, Strategic Learning, and Characteristics of our Students. A discussion
session was held on skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed for student
success.
8.
Accreditation Update
Last met on October
4th, 2005. Next general meeting will be November 8th at
1:30 PM. Committees are being formed for the four standards. Standard committees
will meet separately.
Standard I: Institutional
Standard II: Student
Learning Programs and Services (Joe Ramirez
Co-Chair)
Standard III: Resources:
Human, Physical, Technological, and Financial (Karen Hoefel
Co-Chair)
Standard IV: Leadership and
Governance (Maury Pearl Co-Chair)
Faculty need to sign up for
one standard. If they do not, they will be assigned to
one.
Faculty
co-chairs will be elected by each committee by 10/18/05 and will be eligible for
a stipend.
For
information on LAMC accreditation go to
www.lamission.edu/accreditation.
9.
Committee Changes
The new AFT contract was
signed yesterday at the Board of Trustees meeting. Article 32 of this contract
contains specific language on campus committees (see below).
Required
committees include the following:
A.
Budget Committee (required). Each college shall establish a budget
committee, which includes representation from the faculty. The number of AFT
faculty representatives in such budget committee shall be equal to the number of
Academic Senate faculty representatives.
B. Calendar Committee (required). (See Article 10)
C.
Curriculum
Committee (required). Each college
shall establish a curriculum committee under the auspices of the Academic
Senate. The majority of the
committee’s members are faculty members selected by the faculty. At least one
member of this committee shall be chosen by the AFT to represent the AFT. The
Chair of this committee shall be a faculty member.
D. Educational Planning Committee or
equivalent (required). A college should establish an
educational planning committee or equivalent under the auspices of the Academic Senate as defined in
Title 5 (academic and professional matters) to address issues
related to its educational program, including academic programs and enrollment
issues, such as
strategies to manage enrollment during active enrollment
periods. When such a committee
exists, AFT representation shall be included.
E. Faculty Position Hiring Prioritization Committee or
equivalent (required):
A college shall establish a
faculty position hiring
prioritization committee or equivalent under: 1) the auspices
of its Academic Senate; or 2) its shared governance Committee with the consent
of its Academic Senate to recommend hiring prioritization for tenure track
faculty positions and temporary replacement faculty positions. When such a
committee exists, AFT representation shall be included. (See also Article
33.)
F. Intersession
Committees (required). (See Article 15
D)
G. Peer Evaluation Committees (required)
Faculty performance is
evaluated by a peer review process, which generally entails the formation of a
peer review committee. (See Art. 19
& 42.)
H. Professional Growth Committee (required). (See Article
23.)
I. Shared Governance
Committee (required).
A college shall establish a shared governance committee to address
issues regarding the college’s shared governance activities. Equal AFT and
Academic Senate faculty representation shall be included on this committee.
J. Work Environment Committee (required): (See Article
9)
Recommended
committees include the following:
A. Facilities Planning Committee (recommended). A college may establish a
facilities planning committee to address issues regarding the colleges
facilities planning. When such a committee exists, equal AFT and Academic Senate
faculty representation shall be included.
B. Information Technology Committee
(recommended): A college should establish an
information technology committee to address issues regarding the college’s use
of technology. Equal AFT and Academic Senate faculty representation should be
included on this committee.
C.
Satellite
Oversight Committee (recommended).
A college may establish a
satellite oversight committee to address issues regarding the operation of
college satellite locations. When such a committee exists, equal AFT and
Academic Senate faculty representation shall be included.
D. Distributive/Distance Learning
(D/DL) Committee (recommended). (See Article
40.)
Compensation
for Committee Chairs. If a faculty committee chair
(other than the Work Environment Committee--see Article 9) is to be compensated,
the terms and conditions of that compensation shall be determined by the College
President in consultation with the AFT Chapter President, and the Academic
Senate President at the beginning of each academic
year.
The
next college Council Meeting will discuss how to implement these changes in our
governance structure.
District
Committees will include the District
Budget Committee (DBC), Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee (JLMBC), and
Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee.
B.
Treasurer
(Mark Pursley)
1. Report on account at the First American Bank:
a. Faculty Senate
Checking Account
$1,757.87
b. Carla Bowman Scholarship
$3,354.93
c David Lee
Moss Scholarship $655.08
2. Faculty Dues of $25 are due now. Please pay Mark as soon as possible.
C.
Parliamentarian (Gwen Walker)
1.
All visitors must be introduced by a senator if they desire to
speak.
2.
Any items desired on the agenda must be received 10 working days (2 full
weeks) prior to the Senate meeting.
3.
Public Address- deals with items on the agenda. Announcements and Open forum (which is
new to the agenda) are for items not listed on the agenda. The desire to speak must be acknowledged
at the beginning of the senate meeting and noted by the parliamentarian who will
make a list of speakers.
4.
Call for speakers:
III. Public Address:
A. Mike Climo withdrew motion #2. Lupe Jara commented that all computers in the LRC have the same log in procedure. Mike Climo reminded faculty that we need to get all committees established.
Angela Echeverri passed out sign u p sheets needed for accreditation. Each faculty should put their first and second choice.
B. Louise Barbato presented Motion #1. She spoke to a variety of faculty about the motion and input was given and as a result it was revised. Louise Barbato stated that:
- This motion started out as an ESL, English and Dev Com concern, but the last Senate meeting made it very clear that the issue of non-credit and tutorial services needs to be addressed by all disciplines and even special programs such as EOP&S.
- She thanked the entire faculty who had made contributions and stated that this motion is truly an excellent example of how shared governance should always work. Everything is “on the table, and all opinions are respected and taken into consideration.”
- As regards the funding of tutorial services, she presented data that showed how tutoring is no longer being funded by Program 100 funds. The decrease of Program 100 funds directly correlates with a decrease in FTES. In addition, there is the grave concern that it is illegal to claim apportionment for general tutoring services if these services are being paid for by state categorical funds, and state categorical funds are to be used only for the purposes for which they are granted.
- As regards the hiring of a Learning Center Director, the contract was cited to support the concern that the position of “Consulting Instructor” must be filled by tenured or contract (probe) faculty members. It is a concern that the position was offered to non tenured/contract instructors.
- There was general consensus amongst the faculty that the funding situation must immediately be rectified to comply with the State Education Code, and that the hiring of the Learning Center Director must be conducted in compliance with the contract.
,
IV. Reports of Senate
Committee Meetings
A. Curriculum: (Said
Pazirandeh)
Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month.
A presentation was made by Said Pazirandeh, Cindy Cooper, and Pat Flood to acknowledge Leslie Foster as curriculum chair for 6 years of service. Pat Flood stated, “Leslie you have been a model of professionalism “and presented her with a scroll of distinction.
Deadline
for course outlines is November 4, 2005.
B.
District Academic Senate (Mike Climo)
·
The 9/23
· Many informative workshops were given.
· October 27, 2005 next DAS meeting to be held at Trade-Tech. Everyone is invited.
C. EPAC (Sonia Soto-Bair) Summary of 9-20-05 meeting)
· E100 – Serving Students with Disabilities-consolidates all regulations.
Issue: Should a disabled student skip our Mathematics class? Discussion will be continued.
· Equivalency/Eminence Petitions:
a) Media Arts
b) Dance
c) Foreign Language
d) English-As-A-Second Language
· Flow Chart for Equivalency/Eminence Postponed.
· Meaning of “D” Grade Postponed
· Names of campus Discipline Representatives needed. Please submit to Sonia ASAP.
· Next meeting October 18, 2005
Angela Echeverri reminded the senate that EPAC has extremely important functions for the colleges. They look at
1) Equivalency policies
2) Educational policies
There is a motion now at the DAS to split the two above issues.
V.. Old Business
Motion #1: Unanimously approved by the LAMC Academic Senate on October 6, 2005
Whereas;
Chancellor Young, in his fall 2005 welcome back email states:
"Beyond embracing new student populations,
I want to be sure we are offering our
current students the best education we
can provide by giving them the courses
and the tools they need to
succeed. We must constantly strive to do everything
we can to retain
students while simultaneously assuring that we maintain the
necessary
educational quality to meet our desired student learning
outcomes."
And whereas
The disciplines of ESL, English and Developmental Communications currently and consistently serve over 3,500 students (assuming a standard three unit course) and that the mastering of English language skills is a necessity for student success in all college disciplines,
And whereas
There is a scarcity of tutorial services for
all disciplines,
And whereas
Students who are most in need of tutorial services and supplemental instruction are usually minorities and from under-privileged backgrounds and that we have an ethical duty to serve these and all students properly,
And whereas
Faculty from each discipline have the academic preparation and knowledge of course content and methods to best make decisions regarding supplemental instruction,
And whereas
Mission College claims state apportionment
for non-credit and tutoring and the money allotted is intended for the support
of non-credit and tutorial services,
The LAMC Academic Senate moves to:
- Institutionalize the funding for general tutoring in Program 100.
- Insist that there be strict adherence to the California Ed Code (58170. Apportionment for Tutoring, 56238. Basic Skills Instruction and Tutoring Services – see attached).
- Keep Tutoring and Non-credit courses under the direction of Academic Affairs and the Academic Senate since tutoring and non-credit courses support and feed into academic programs and depend upon academic guidance for successful outcomes.
- Immediately institutionalize an Academic Senate Tutoring/Non-Credit Programs Committee which will solicit the participation of faculty from all related disciplines and which will make recommendations and report to the Senate on all issues regarding tutoring and non-credit courses, including but not limited to:
Ø the planning and implementation of services and courses,
Ø the hiring and training of tutors,
Ø
processes for the selection and
hiring of faculty of the
Furthermore, it will be the goal of said
committee to examine best practice in the state of
Request a response in writing from President Barrera to this motion by October 13, 2005.
Respectfully submitted by: Louise Barbato, Mike Climo, Terri English, Ruthie Grant, Ralph La Rosa, Vickie Oddino, John Orozco, Gary Prostak and Phoebe Rivera.
.
VI New Business-None
VII.
Announcements and Open Forum (Visitors and senators for matters not currently on
the agenda)
- Myriam Mekelburg – Diversity Committee
Next meeting October 19 in the faculty lounge – everyone is welcome to participate.
All proposals are welcome. The committee is proposing some culturally sensitive training for the college.
Help “Support our Troops” by donating items for the box in the faculty offices.
- Simon Rodriguez – ASO President.
The ASO would like to host a 30th anniversary recognition dinner. He suggested there be a committee to plan and host the event. He received applause and thanks from the faculty senate.
- Jose Louis Ramirez – Counseling
Thanked everyone for their support.
Addressed the constitution of the Senate and stated that EOPS is missing as a department and asked to be included for representation. (Senate president acknowledged that the constitution needs revision.)
- Maria Bates – English and ESL
Stated issues in English are not resolved and the AFT did not represent her as she wanted. She spoke on her distain for the way departments have been set-up.
- Ed Raskin – Sociology (Reported for Jose Maldonado)
He stated there was a shell game done by the AFT and the Academic Senate. He disliked the way academic departments were organized.
- John Orozco – English
A presentation was made with documentation that was passed out that confirms that the re-organization of departments and departmental chair elections were done according to district policy and AFT contact.
John received a standing ovation at the conclusion of his presentation...
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
Submitted by Eloise Cantrell, Secretary