Taft College Academic Senate Minutes
Monday, December 3, 2012
Cougar Conference Room
Attendees: Jennifer Altenhofel, Darcy Bogle, Kamala Carlson, Joe’ll Chaidez, Bill Devine, Sharyn Eveland,
Shelly Getty, Greg Golling, Gary Graupman, Jessica Grimes, Vicki Herder, Brian Jean, Diane Jones,
David Layne, Tim Markowitz, Julian Martinez, Mariza Martinez, Mike Mayfield, Michelle Oja, Ruby
Payne, Joseph Polizzotto, Robin Polski, Jeff Ross, Sonja Swenson, Susan Vaughn, Linda West
The meeting was called to order at 12:11 p.m.
Public Commentary
None
Review of November 5, 2012 Senate Minutes
The minutes were approved as presented.
Budget Committee Update
David Layne
David informed the group that the Vice President of Administrative Services is on extended leave. No
further information has been released at this time.
Curriculum Committee Update
David Layne
New guidelines regarding prerequisites, corequisites, and advisories have been released by the
Chancellor’s Office. In addition, all TMCs (Transfer Model Curriculum) should be completed and
approved by 2014. David reported that the committee is working diligently on these issues, as well as
routine curriculum committee functions.
AP/CLEP Credit Resolution
Darcy Bogle
The statewide Academic Senate has released resolutions supporting inclusion of AP and CLEP exam
credits to meet community college general education requirements. The resolutions include a list of CCC
GE area equivalences for each AP and CLEP examination, passing scores, and minimum units to award.
Darcy reported that we are seeing an increase in students coming in with AP and CLEP credits. She is
currently working on a process to standardize the AP and CLEP credits to meet TC general education
requirements. AP credits are already accepted at the CSU and UC level. CLEP credits are accepted at the
CSU, but not the UC level. Using AP and CLEP credits to meet major requirements is a more complicated
issue. Division chairs will need to establish course equivalency and determine whether or not to include
the units to satisfy major requirements in addition to GE requirements.
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A motion was made to adopt and approve the statewide Academic Senate resolutions and template
regarding AP exam credits for Taft College. The motion was made by Bill Devine and seconded by
Vicki Herder. The motion carried.
A motion was made to adopt and approve the statewide Academic Senate resolutions and template
regarding CLEP exam credits for Taft College. The motion was made by Bill Devine and seconded by
Jeff Ross. The motion carried.
High School Special Admit Policy
Darcy Bogle
Darcy reported that there have been many changes to the High School Special Admit Policy. The changes
will go into effect beginning with the Spring 2013 semester. High school special admits must be at least
16 years of age and have completed their sophomore year of high school. They must take an assessment
test and meet with a counselor. Their enrollment will be limited to transfer level classes with the
exception of MATH 1060. They will now have to obtain instructor approval prior to enrolling to ensure
class content is age appropriate for underage students. After the student obtains the appropriate
instructor signature, he or she will be cleared to enroll. Once enrolled, students should be treated as any
other adult student.
Unfinished Business
Tony Thompson
The subcommittee formed to study the sabbatical policy will report to the Senate at the January
meeting.
President’s Report
Tony Thompson
Tony reported that the Senate hiring recommendations are in process and are moving forward. He will
send out an update on December 14th after Dr. Dena Maloney talks to the Board of Trustees.
Tony distributed information from the Academic Senate Fall Plenary Session held in November in Irvine
and reported on his impressions of the session. He stated that more participation is needed and he
believes funds are available for others who might want to participate. He asked that you let him know if
you would like to attend the spring session in San Francisco.
Tony also stated that although our fiscal status has improved with the passage of Proposition 30, we
should not have a false sense of security and should manage the funds wisely. It is projected the funding
will allow an additional 20,000 students to enroll in California community colleges.
Other
Brian Jean expressed his dissatisfaction with the IT Services Department and felt it might be appropriate
for the Senate to submit a “Vote of No Confidence” for the Director of IT Services to Dr. Dena Maloney.
Brian stated dissatisfaction over a number of issues including the loss of servers that were not backed
up, unreliability of the wireless network, and no tracking on IT service requests.
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Since the time allocated for the meeting was running short, Tony asked that we place the topic on the
January agenda to allow time for further discussion and to collect more information.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled during Spring 2013 in-service activities.
Respectfully submitted by
Linda West
Academic Senate Secretary
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