REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Minutes of the College Council
7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA, Board Room
Monday, February 14, 2011
MEMBERS
PRESENT
Mark Winter, Dave Holper, Alles Rebel, Jose Ramirez, Martha Racine (phone),
Keith Snow-Flamer, Utpal Goswami, Ahn Fielding, Roxanne Metz, Jolene Gates
MEMBERS
ABSENT
ASCR rep (1), John Johnston, Ron McQueen, Becky Blatnick (phone), Jeff
Marsee, VP of Admin Service (vacant)
CALL TO ORDER
Dave Holper called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm.
MINUTES
The minutes of 02/07/11 were approved as presented.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
COMMITTEE/IPM
NARRATIVE
Keith Snow-Flamer reported that at their 02/07/2011 meeting, the IEC approved
drafts BP and AP 3250 ‘Institutional Planning’ with the intention of subsequent
submission to College Council.
Keith also reported that at their 02/07/2011 meeting the IEC approved a revised
‘Integrated Planning Narrative’ and ‘Integrated Planning Model’. According to
Keith, the model and narrative will be forwarded to College Council for
consideration and eventual adoption.
Support staff noted that BP and AP 3250, the institutional planning document,
and the governance document would be distributed to College Council as soon
as possible to allow adequate review prior to discussion at the 03/07/11 College
Council Meeting.
Support staff noted that the Comprehensive Accreditation Self Study Standard
One Committee, after assessing the District’s effectiveness in implementing the
Integrated Planning Model, questioned whether the Budget Planning Committee
had yet reported out to College Council. Utpal Goswami, chair of the Budget
Planning Committee (BPC), reported that the BPC was currently developing
recommendations related to the 2011/12 budget and those recommendations
would be forwarded to College Council in March.
PROCESS FOR
CONVERTING
GRANT FUNDED
FACULTY
Roxanne Metz reported that she had reviewed Ed Code 87470 and opined that
how the Ed Code may affect CR processes is not clear.
Roxanne suggested the district seek further legal clarification.
Dave Holper reported that he would continue to reach out to other California
Community Colleges in hopes of learning what processes are followed at other
similar institutions.
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BP/AP 4020
“PROGRAM AND
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT”
& AP 4022
“LOCAL
APPROVAL OF
COURSES”
Dave Holper reminded Council Members that the constituent review period
regarding BP and AP 4020 and AP 4022 was scheduled to end 03/21/2011 and
encouraged council members to soliciting feedback from their groups.
BP 1200
“MISSION,
VISION, VALUES”
Dave Holper reported that the draft Mission, Vision and Values (MV&V)
statements under review by the Council resulted from the integration of aspects
of the Flex session MV&V drafts, College Council feedback, and previous MV&V
drafts.
The Council evaluated the Flex Vision statement and the Ad-Hoc committee’s
Vision statement (drafts included below). Differences in opinion were voiced
regarding which was the superior draft. Some Council members suggested
neither were satisfactory.
Original Vision Statement: College of the Redwoods seeks to create a
learning community where lives are positively transformed.
Flex: RCCD will be a leading educational institution employing forward looking
practices to encourage life-long learning, self-empowerment, and all aspects
of diversity.
The Council discussed strategies for resolution of the competing drafts and
concluded that an ad-hoc committee should form consisting of members
representing each viewpoint. The ad-hoc committee will include:
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Utpal Goswami
Keith Snow-Flamer
Dave Holper
Roxanne Metz
Additional member of the flex session
Utpal Goswami will convene the ad-hoc committee with the intention of
incorporating aspects of both vision statements and ultimately producing a draft
that meets approval from all interested parties.
The Council reviewed the Mission Statement and suggested the addition of
“…programs and…” (see draft below including underlined additional language).
College of the Redwoods puts student success first by providing outstanding
developmental education, career technical, and transfer education. The
College partners with the community to contribute to the economic vitality and
lifelong learning needs of its service area. We continually assess student
learning and institutional performance and practices to improve upon the
programs and services we offer.
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ACTION
A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to forward the draft
Mission statement (as noted above) to constituents for a review period of 30
days.
Anticipating the Board Related Policies Committee’s 11 step process for BP and
AP revision/adoption (which includes district constituent review and pertains to
BP and AP falling in chapters one and two) the Council recommended the
Trustees review the draft Mission Statement during Council’s 30 day constituent
review period.
The Council reviewed the draft list of ‘Core Values’.
Student Success and Access: We put students first, ensuring that student
learning, advancement, and access are pivotal to all we do.
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Educational Excellence and Innovation: We value ongoing and systematic
planning and evaluating methods that that move us towards excellence
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Honoring Diversity: We value all the members of our community and strive
to create a nurturing, honest, open environment.
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Participatory Governance: We value ethical behavior and strive to create a
culture where all students, staff, faculty and administrators engage in an
inclusive, ongoing and self-reflective decision making.
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Environmental Awareness: we value the environment and the need to
minimize our impacts upon it.
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Community Development: We value the economic and intellectual
development of the various communities we serve.
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Resources: We recognize that the way we allocate our resources is a direct
reflection of our values.
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ACTION
A motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to forward the draft
Values statement (as noted above) to constituents for a review period of 30
days.
ACCREDITATION
SELF STUDY
UPDATE
Utpal Goswami reported that Community College Brain Trust consultant Dr.
Edmund Buckley had met with the Comprehensive Accreditation Self Study
Steering Committee and each of the Standards Committees and had provided
feedback regarding the content and progress of the report.
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Utpal also reported that the Saturday, February 12th accreditation writing session
resulted in the production of 24 new self study pages and 30 revised pages.
Utpal reported that the committees were on track to complete standards one
through four by March 21.
COLLEGE
Discussion postponed to 03/07/2011.
COUNCIL AND
THE BROWN ACT
POLICY AND
PROCEDURE
REVISION
PROCESS
Discussion postponed to 03/07/2011.
UPDATES/FUTUR Dave Holper requested support staff to agendize “Hands Across California” for
E AGENDA
discussion at the 03/07/11 College Council Meeting.
ITEMS
Ahn Fielding reported that she hoped to have a draft ‘Equal Employment
Opportunity Plan’ completed by February 25, 2011. Upon completion, Ahn will
forward the document to College Council for review.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 pm
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