September   9,   2010
Members   Present:   Peter   Blakemore,   Mike   Cox,   Toby   Green,   Allen   Keppner,   Ken   Letko,   Mike   Peterson,
George   Potamianos,   Gary   Sokolow.
Members   Absent:        Michelle   Haggerty,   Erik   Kramer,   Jan   Tatum,   Utpal   Goswami.
1.
Call   to   Order:     Curriculum   Committee   Chair,   Peter   Blakemore,   called   the   meeting   to   order   at   1:00   p.m.
2.
Introductions   and   Public   Comment :    No   public   comments   at   this   time.
3.
Approval   of   the   Minutes :    Gary   Sokolow   moved   to   approve   the   minutes   of   the   May   13,   2011   meeting,   seconded   by   Allen   Keppner.
There   being   no   objections,   the   minutes   were   approved   as   written.
4.
Action   Items
4.1
CCC ‐ 511:   Addiction   Studies,   Certificate   of   Achievement   –   Rachel   Anderson
George   Potamianos   [M],   Mike   Cox   [2 nd
].
Following   discussion,   the   motion   to   approve   was   passed   by   the   following   roll   call   vote:
Cox
Y
Green
Y
Haggerty
‐
Keppner
Y
Kramer
‐
Letko
Y
Peterson Potamianos
Y Y
Sokolow
Y
Tatum
‐
Discussion:
1.
In   order   for   CR   to   be   a   member   of   California   Foundation   for   Advancement   for   Addiction
Professional   (CFAAP)   specific   criteria   must   be   met.
Currently   CR   is   deficient   by   29   hours   in   our   supervised   practicum   courses   (ADCT ‐ 42   and   SOC ‐ 42).
The   revised   curriculum/unit   requirement   reflects   the   additional   hours   to   the   total   unit   structure.
5.
Discussion   Items
5.1
Constituent   feedback   –   Peter   Blakemore   requested   that   committee   members   talk   to   their   constituents   about   the   revised   course   outline   of   record   form   and   that   they   assist   colleagues   in   understanding   the   new   CR   GE   section.
5.2
Distance   Education
Mark   Winters   reported   that   the   ACCJC   rejected   the   substantive   change   document   submitted   by   the   district   regarding   the   academic   programs   that   are   offered   fifty ‐ percent   or   more   by   distance   education.
The   document   was   rejected   on   the   grounds   there   was   inadequate   support   for   such   online   degrees   at   this   time.
Initially   the   ACCJC   was   going   to   schedule   a   site   visit   to   review   this   and   four   other   substantive   change   documents   however,   now   the   ACCJC   is   folding   the   site   visit   into   the   accreditation   visit.
The
Curriculum   Committee   should   be   prepared   to   meet   with   the   accreditation   team   to   discuss   and   report
on   distance   education   at   the   college.
Several   committee   members   noted   that   the   Curriculum   Committee   has   repeatedly   requested   information   regarding   substantive   changes   in   the   distance   education   offerings   from   the   dean   of   distance   education   but   has   never   received   a   response.
Co ‐ president   Mark   Winter   suggested   that   the

committee   invite   Geoff   Cain   to   participate   in   the   Curriculum   meetings.
Mark   Winters   will   forward   the   distance   education   substantive   change   as   well   as   the   other   four   documents   to   Peter   Blakemore   for
dissemination   to   the   committee.
5.3
New   programs   and   program   initiation
The   Curriculum   Committee   requests   guidance   from   the   Academic   Senate   regarding   the   development   of   new   programs.
Mark   Winters   indicated   that   the   Academic   Senate   and   the   Administration   are   developing   a   program   Initialization   process   for   grant ‐ funded   and   other   new   programs.
The   Curriculum
Committee   asked   that   the   Academic   Senate   consider   the   role   the   Committee   might   play   in   such   a   process   Co ‐ president   Winter   stated   that   any   documents   related   to   such   changes   will   be   distributed   district ‐ wide   for   feedback.
5.4
General   Education   proposal   and   review   process
When   curriculum   authors   are   submitting   courses   to   the   Curriculum   Committee,   the   GE   section   has   to   be   filled   out.
Any   course   that   is   currently   listed   as   GE   must   also   have   this   section   filled   out   in   order   to   maintain   its   general   education   status.
5.5
Mapping   Student   Learning   Outcomes   for   General   Education   courses
5.5.1
During   the   accreditation   pre ‐ visit,   one   of   the   concerns   the   accreditors   had   was   progress   on   the   assessment   of   General   Education   courses.
When   the   Accreditation   Team   arrives,   CR   will   have   to   show   how   much   progress   has   been   made   on   assessing   General   Education   courses   and   mapping
SLOs.
Mark   Winter   suggested   that   Peter   Blakemore,   Justine   Shaw   and   he   meet   with   Utpal
Goswami,   Roxanne   Metz   or   Kevin   Yokoyama   to   get   the   specifics   of   what   was   said   by   the
accreditors.
5.5.2
Assessment   Coordinator   Justine   Shaw   reported   on   a   general   education   outcomes   assessment   plan   devised   in   consultation   with   the   Curriculum   Committee   Chair.
5.5.3
Peter   Blakemore   and   Justine   Shaw   have   met   and   developed   a   process   which   they   reported   on   and   which   they   will   report   to   the   Academic   Senate   at   its   next   meeting.
They   have   also   discussed   the   kinds   of   artifacts,   which   will   be   presented   for   the   accrediting   team’s   review.
6.
Announcements   and   Open   Forum:
6.1
Mark   Winter   asked   if   there   was   a   way   to   track   the   approval   cycle   of   distance   education.
A   request   will   be   sent   to   the   Institutional   Research   department   to   develop   a   Distance   Education   Stoplight.
7.
Adjournment:     On   motion   by   Gary   Sokolow,   seconded   by   George   Potamianos,   the   meeting   was   adjourned   at   2:25p.m.
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