Classified Senate Minutes – 21 November 2014
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Welcome/Call to Order.
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Secretary's Report
o Minutes pass with changes to be made
 Motion by Steve Stevenson, Second by Cheryl Sannebeck
 Passed unanimously
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President's Report
o Notes from Board Meeting
o Notes from District Meeting
 SEIU voiced frustrations with negotiations
 Faculty showed support for Classified
o Notes from District Facilities Meeting
 LPC receiving grant for installing electric car charging
station from NRG
 Chabot could also potentially get this grant
 Franklin facility sold and there was a discussion regarding
how the money will be dispersed throughout the District
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Vice President's Report
o Notes from meeting with President Sperling
 Classified Prioritization was discussed
 College Council meeting was postponed
 President Sperling expressed concern about management
reporting back to Classified Staff regarding hiring
decisions, but it is open to conversation
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Treasurer's Report
o Reviewed funds and what was in the accounts
o See Addendum One
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SEIU Report
o Local
 There was a good show of support at the Board Meeting
for Classified Staff
 Updates on contract negotiations
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Accreditation
o Shared Governance
 Behind on updating
 Update Classified Senate Charter
 Vote unanimously to approve
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Fundraising
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o Raised 500 books for book drive
o New fundraiser is “One Warm Coat”
 Suggestion for a social mixer/donation day
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Retirements
o Tim Nelson
o Tom Clark
o Vote to give $50 retirement gift card to both
 Unanimously approved
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Facilities
o What will happen to former staff break room in the cafeteria
building?
o There needs to be a process to determine allocation of
rooms/space because there is currently none
o Working on building 100
o Upgrades to fire system
o Lighting project ongoing
o Landscaping project approved at Board Meeting
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SSCC
o De-stress week is coming and offering food and supplies to
students
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Budget Committee
o Went through requests
o Equipment hasn’t been decided yet
o See Addendum Two
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College Counsel
o Reviewing charter to be related to policy, not deciding on
individual issues
o Still open to all, but voting rights are limited
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College/District Enrollment Committee
o Agreed on summer enrollment numbers (increase)
o Discussed roll-back
o Discussed next year’s allocation
o Need to address bottlenecks
o Desire to advertise Chabot
 Marketing is important
 Chabot does not do marketing because our marketing
person was laid off
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District PBC
o Discussed what to do with extra funds
o What would have happened to the extra funds had a review not
occurred?
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PRBC
o Statement to be given from Program Review
 In order to meet goals, more Classified Staff and Faculty
are needed
 Infrastructure for existing programs does not exist
o See Addendum Three
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Technology Committee
o Outlook is coming over Christmas Break
Health and Safety
o Meetings on hold
o Campus Safety’s safety equipment requirements are not being
supported by the District
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For the Good of the Order
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Adjournment
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In Attendance:
o Mariam Abdalgadir
o Noell Adams
o Roland Belcher
o Lisa Carlsen
o JoAnn Cerefice
o Katrin Field
o Catherine Gentiluomo
o Heather Hernandez
o Michelle Iriarte
o Debra Kling
o Marissa Martinez
o K Metcalf
o Rosie Mogle
o Nate Moore
o Catherine Powell
o Cheryl Sannebeck
o Craig Shira
o Noeli Paz Soldán
o Steve Stevenson
o Rachael Tupper-Eoff
o Yvonne Vanni
o Angela Villasana
o Gordon Watt
o Chasity Whiteside
o Jeremy Wilson
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ADDENDUM ONE
Report from Treasurer
Submitted by Rosie Mogle
In the co-curricular account we have $4,647.76. The general funds we
have $105.36 in Travel account. Deductions from payroll to co-curricular
account are $115.00 per month.
Expenses: None
ADDENDUM TWO
Report from Budget Committee
Submitted by Heather Hernandez
The Budget Committee met on November 11, 2014, to discuss and approve
budget requests from the PAC and Photography Department. The committee
approved new LED lighting for the PAC and changes to equipment requested
by the Photography Department. We anticipate meeting in December to
discuss the additional $600,000.00 in Instructional Equipment money that
areas have made recent requests for.
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ADDENDUM THREE
Report from Planning, Review and Budget Council
Submitted by Heather Hernandez
The Planning, Review and Budget Council (PRBC) met on November 19,
2014, to discuss the Program Review reading process and results, the
Educational Master Plan process, and to draft and prepare a statement for
the Faculty Prioritization Committee on Monday, November 24. At future
meetings the committee will draft a statement for the Classified Prioritization
Committee, College Council, and the District Budget Study Group. The group
also finalized a meeting for December 3 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss committee
memberships as they relate to the shared governance process. The final
shared governance retreat is set for December 12. Members of the PRBC
were asked to read a number of programs reviews and report back on
college-wide trends and how each area is making progress towards the
college’s strategic goal. Topics that were discussed include: areas working to
address completion, completion gaps, Faculty staffing, Classified staffing,
college-wide needs, support gaps/needs, and outstanding effort. Committee
members drafted a statement for the Faculty Prioritization Committee along
with asking IR to present some data. The need for classified staffing to
support growth and to restore areas that are in dire need was discussed and
strongly supported. Below you will find the statement that will be delivered
to the Faculty Prioritization Committee.
Program Review Synthesis
Planning, Review, and Budget Council
"The PRBC recommends that the college should consider a radical new
direction from its historical pattern. Traditionally, we obtain our FTES goal,
translate that to FTEF, and put it on schedule, adding new faculty based on
retirements and need. From reading and synthesizing over fifty Program
Reviews, we see a critical need for classified and administrative personnel to
support our existing and projected FTES goals. Critical gaps in infrastructure
prevent us from maintaining programs and meeting student needs."
"On the Academic side, there are programs that are on the brink of not
being able to support students in achieving their educational goals, and they
need faculty. Single or no faculty disciplines are likely to be in the “worst”
position, and those disciplines are a priority, given FTES. Similarly, Math
appears to be a major completion gap, which would necessitate multiple
faculty hires. Counseling, given retirements and increased load from SSSP,
is a need as well."
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