REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Meeting of the
Academic Senate Executive Committee
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, SS 201, Academic Senate Office
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 12:30 PM
1. Call to Order
AGENDA
2. Public Comment: Members of the audience are invited to make comments
regarding any subject appropriate to the Academic Senate Executive Committee.
3. Action Items: Approve December 14 Meeting Minutes (Attachment)
4. Discussion
4.1
Consider Writing a Resolution Accepting/Affirming the CTE Task Force
(Attachment)
4.2
Annual Plan Action Items
4.3
Senate Co-Presidents Nomination Committee (Attachment)
4.4
Senate Agenda for February 5 (Attachment)
4.5
BP/AP Updates (Attachment to be sent, soon!)
4.6
Call for attendee to ASCCC Spring Plenary: Thu.-Sat., Apr. 21-23
4.7
Determination of May Meeting Date/Time (week after graduation)
5. Future Agenda Items: Committee members are encouraged to request to place an
item on a future agenda.
6. Announcements/Open Forum
7. Adjournment
Public Notice—Nondiscrimination:
College of the Redwoods does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, color or
disability in any of its programs or activities. College of the Redwoods is committed to providing reasonable accommodations
for persons with disabilities. Upon request this publication will be made available in alternate formats. Please contact Debbie
Williams, Academic Senate Support, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 476-4259. Hours are 8 to 3 M-TH and
10 to 5 Fridays.
Next Meeting:
February 12
Regular Schedule is 2nd and 4th Fridays at 12:30 PM
An Exception will be the final meeting in May after Subcommittee Work May 13
REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Meeting of the
Academic Senate Executive Committee
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, SS 201, Academic Senate Office
Monday, December 14, 2015 at 11 AM
MINUTES
Members Present: All members present in the room.
Guest Speaker: Michelle Haggerty (by phone)
1. Call to Order: Co-President Renner called the meeting to order at 11:02 AM
2. Public Comment: Co-President Renner welcomed members and asked for public
comment on matters of interest to the Senate Executive Committee. No
comments were forwarded.
3. Action Items
3.1 Approve November 30 Meeting Minutes: On a motion by Mike Dennis,
seconded by Lisa Sayles, the minutes were reviewed and friendly
amendments were suggested and incorporated:
• Delete sentence in 4.2 and replace with “some new additional language was a
specific effort to codify past practice.”
• Dana Maher was NOT in attendance on Nov. 30
• The sentence in 4.7 starting with “Separate course outlines for Honors
courses…” was changed; the rest of the sentence was deleted and
replaced with “…are required.”
• Another sentence in 4.7 was revised to state “Smaller classes and revised
outlines [would require collaboration between faculty and
Administration.]”
• The word “huge” was changed to “critical”
• The word “starving” was changed to “eager”
• “One idea is give it restore “Program” status in a Program Review sense (if not
already considered a program)”.
A friendly amendment to make these changes was moved and approved, and
the amended minutes were unanimously approved.
3.2 Approve December 11 Faculty Qualifications Committee Recommendations:
On a motion by Kady Dunleavy, seconded by Lisa Sayles, the
recommendations were presented by Michelle Haggerty. She explained that
the SME (Karen Reiss) was confident about the candidate’s credentials. The
recommendation was unanimously approved.
3.3 Approve December 11 Curriculum Committee Recommendations: On a
motion by Connie Wolfsen, seconded by Mike Dennis, Michelle Haggerty
presented the recommendations. She explained that the Dual Enrollment
portion is the first time the Curriculum Committee has approved this type of
course and that they first had an alignment meeting to ensure the integrity
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of the courses. The recommendations were unanimously approved by the
committee.
Discussion
4.1 Senate Agenda for January 15: Co-President Renner presented the agenda
and the committee reviewed and revised the document. Some discussion
involved AP 7127 Faculty Prioritization and revisions that may require
another INTERIM procedure due to concern over transfers that may occur
during the hiring process. This possibility is not covered in the current
version. If a transfer should leave a tenure-track position open, the Senate
Co-Presidents and CIO/CSSO could be the ones to make the decision whether
to have the open position filled or leave it vacant. The bulk of the Jan. 15
Senate meeting will revolve around the Accreditation; Angelina Hill will
prepare a presentation and then the Senate will be asked for ideas on how
best to involve faculty in the process and to take the request to their
constituents for ideas.
4.2 Annual Plan Action Items: Institutional Research Director Angelina Hill had
asked the Co-Presidents to request ideas that could be discussed and
possibly included in the 2016-17 Annual Plan. It was decided that a “Call out
for Annual Plan Ideas” would be included on the Jan. 15 Senate agenda, and
would include the suggestion to ask for ideas at Division meetings to bring
back to Senate. The ideas should reflect faculty needs/concerns/ideas
regarding the next Annual Plan. Currently the Plan is heavily
Facility/Administrative-sided.
4.3 BP/AP Updates: Co-President Wolfsen reviewed a list of problematic policies
and procedures. It was decided that at a later meeting the committee would
look at CCLC templates of worrisome policies to help determine a prioritized
list for ASPC; this would help in determining how much time may be needed
on each policy/procedure, depending on the amount of revisions necessary
to bring them up to speed.
4.4 Determination of Spring Meeting Dates/Times: It was generally agreed that
the Senate Executive Committee would meet on the second and fourth
Fridays in spring term from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. There will be a few dates that
will need further consideration, and the committee will discuss those dates
after a schedule is set up.
Future Agenda Items: Aside from items that will be discussed further from today’s
agenda (Annual Plan and BP/APs), it was suggested that sometime in the future a
report from DEPC could be requested in order to get updates about the Pilot
progress/timeline.
Announcements/Open Forum: This spring term will be Kady’s final term, as she is
retiring on May 18, 2016!
Adjournment: On a motion by Lisa Sayles, seconded by Kady Dunleavy, the
meeting was adjourned at 12:54 PM.
Public Notice—Nondiscrimination:
College of the Redwoods does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, color or
disability in any of its programs or activities. College of the Redwoods is committed to providing reasonable accommodations
for persons with disabilities. Upon request this publication will be made available in alternate formats. Please contact Debbie
Williams, Academic Senate Support, 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 476-4259, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.
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Senate Executive Committee Meeting
January 22, 2016
AGENDA ITEM 4.1
Whereas, The CCC Board of Governors launched the Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation
and a Strong Economy (Strong Workforce Task Force) to address the projected shortfall in
middle-skill workers. The task force, comprised of both internal and external stakeholders, was
convened to recommend a series of policies and practices to increase the production of industryvalued degrees and credentials.
Whereas, The CCC Board of Governors Strong Workforce Task Force determined;
“Education and work experience requirements for hiring CTE faculty and salary differentials in
highly paid fields may limit a college’s ability to recruit a qualified pool of faculty for CTE
courses and programs”;
Whereas, The Board of Governors Workforce Task Force recommendations for addressing this
concern are as follows;
“16. Explore solutions to attract industry professionals in high-salaried occupations to become
CTE faculty in community colleges.
a. Create and share models and best practices developed as part of local labor
negotiations to address the salary differential needs in high-pay fields.
b. Encourage partnership with industry and the local community to support salary
differential needs.”
Whereas, College of the Redwoods discontinued the Career and Technical Alternative Salary
Placement Schedule that allowed faculty who possessed recognized expertise, professional
leadership, and other employment experiences to be compensated at a rate equivalent to a
Master’s Degree.
Whereas, We the CTE Faculty strongly agree that the lack of an alternative salary placement
schedule negatively impacts our ability as a college to recruit and retain qualified professionals
in the field to teach many current and future service areas.
Whereas, We the CTE Faculty strongly agree that the lack of an alternative salary placement
schedule puts College of the Redwoods at a competitive disadvantage with many other colleges
around the state that have maintained an alternative salary placement schedule.
Whereas, We the CTE Faculty strongly agree that in order to maintain academic integrity and
provide the highest quality Career and Technical Education possible for existing and future CTE
Programs College of the Redwoods needs to adopt and maintain policies and hiring practices as
recommended by the CCC Board of Governors Strong Workforce Task Force;
Be It Resolved, That the CTE Faculty strongly encourage the Administration, Academic Senate,
and CRFO to work collaboratively towards incorporating policies and procedures into contract
negotiations that support the recommendations of the CCC Board of Governors Strong
Workforce Task Force, with special consideration towards reinstating the CTE alternative salary
placement schedule, in order to strengthen our competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining
a quality CTE workforce.
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Senate Executive Committee Meeting
January 22, 2016
AGENDA ITEM 4.3
FACULTY ELIGIBLE TO BE SENATE COPRESIDENTS
Spring 2016
Baker, Tim
Mancus, Phil
Bazard, Dave (MSBSS Dean)
Mayer, Kerry (MSBSS Assist. Dean)
Blair, Trish
Moon, Ruth
Blatnick, Becky
Nordlof, Susan
Peter Blakemore
Olsen, Todd
Brown, Bob (HPEA Assist. Dean)
Pedicino, Jon (Sabbatical Fall 2016)
Brown, Steve (committee 2015)
Peloso, Vinnie
Butler, Mike (Sabbatical Fall 2016)
Potamianos, George (A&H Assist. Dean)
Calderwood, Dan
Reiss, Karen
Carlsen, Kristy
Renner, Mark
Dennis, Mike (CTE Assist. Dean)
Rhodes, Ruth
Dunleavy, Kady (committee 2015)
Richards, Mike
Emenaker, Ryan (on leave)
Riggs, Wendy
Freneau, Phil
Romero, Chris
Gaines, Chris
Sartori, Tony
Gonsalves, Dave
Sayles, Lisa
Herrera-Thomas, Deanna (committee 2015
Shaw, Justine
and Sabbatical Fall 2016)
Sokolow, Gary
Hogue, Jeff - reduced load
Urban, Sally
Holper, Dave (Sabbatical Fall 2016)
Wagner, Bruce
Hooper, Cindy
White, Maggie
Jaffari, Barbara
Winter, Mark
Johnston, John
Wolfsen, Connie
LaPenta, Diqui
Marla Gleave and Erin Wall; Deans
Letko, Ken
Macan, Ed
Historical list of past presidents on reverse
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Senate Executive Committee Meeting
January 22, 2016
HISTORY OF ACADEMIC SENATE PRESIDENTS
1996 - Present
2015-16
Renner
Wolfsen
2014-15
Calderwood
Johnston
2013-14
Brown B.
Renner
2012-13
Richards
Brown B.
2011-12
Winter
Richards
2010-11
Holper
Winter
2009-10
Keppner
Holper
2008-09
Sartori
Keppner
2007-08
Mayer
Sartori
2006-07
Mathews
Mayer
2005-06
Gleave
Mathews
2004-05
Bazard
Gleave
2003-04
Calderwood
Bazard
2002-03
Butler
Calderwood
2001-02
Brown S.
Butler
2000-01
Morrison
Brown S.
1999-00
Morrison
Keppner
1998-99
Morrison
Emmons
1997-98
Cooper
Vrem
1996-97
Thomas
Michael
AGENDA ITEM 4.3
Banducci
Reiner
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Senate Executive Committee Meeting
January 22, 2016
AGENDA ITEM 4.4
REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
College of the Redwoods
7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA – Board Room – SS 202
883 W Washington Blvd, Crescent City, CA – Room E8
Friday, February 5, 2016
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*** 1:30 P.M. (late start for Middle School Event)***
AGENDA
Call to Order
Introductions and Public Comments: Members of the audience are invited to make comments
regarding any subject appropriate to the Academic Senate.
Approve January 15, 2016 Academic Senate Minutes: Mark Renner (Attachment)
Action Items
4.1
Approve January 22 Curriculum Committee Recommendations: George Potamianos
(Attachment)
4.2
Approve January 15 and 22 Faculty Qualifications Committee Recommendations:
Michelle Haggerty (Attachment)
4.3
Approve ASPC Revisions to BP/AP 4100 Graduation Requirements for Degrees &
Certificates: Karen Reiss (or Sally Urban) (Attachment)
4.4
Discussion
5.1
Accreditation?
5.2
Reorganization?
5.3
Annual Plan
5.4
CTE Task Force: Michael Dennis
5.5
Reports
6.1
DE Functional Plan: Cathy Cox and Mike Butler (Attachment)
6.2
College Update: Mark Winter
6.3
Associated Students of College of the Redwoods (ASCR) Update: Quang-Minh Pham
Future Agenda Items: Senators are encouraged to request to place an item on a future agenda
Announcements and Open Forum
8.1
Upcoming CR Events – (http://inside.redwoods.edu/calendar.asp)
8.2
No Classes Friday, February 12
Adjournment
Public Notice—Nondiscrimination
College of the Redwoods does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, color or disability in any of its
programs or activities. College of the Redwoods is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Upon
request this publication will be made available in alternate formats. Please contact Debbie Williams, Academic Senate Support, 7351 Tompkins
Hill Road, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 476-4259: Office Hours, M-TH - 8 am to 3 pm; F - 10 am to 5 pm (hours vary due to meeting schedules).
Next Meeting:
February 19, 2016
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