REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Meeting of the Assessment Committee
Room FM 112, Eureka Campus: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road,
CCC Confer from Del Norte Campus
Monday, December 1, 2014
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Present: Paul Chown, Lisa Sayles, Erik Kramer, Angelina Hill, Dave Bazard, Melody Pope
(phone).
Absent: Marla Gleave, Clyde Johnson, Sheila Hall
Minutes
Update of Senate Ad Hoc Committee regarding Assessment: Co-Chair David Bazard reported that the
Academic Senate appointed Ad Hoc Committee will have their first meeting on Friday Dec 5. This group
is charged with reviewing the role of Assessment in the participatory governance structure and in
reviewing the general education outcomes and our ability to assess the goals of general education.
Update regarding Flex Sessions, GE Assessment, ILOs: Co-chairs David Bazard and Angelina Hill
discussed plans for January Flex sessions. Co-Chair Hill asked the committee their thoughts about how
to increase participation in the ILO dialogue sessions. The group discussed timing (morning sessions
appear better attended), and appropriate room (the theater is too large and didn’t work well in the fall),
and competing sessions. Angelina said she would take this discussion into consideration and work with
Connie Carlson to see if some of the ideas could be implemented for January. Co-chair Bazard indicated
that he had planned on a program-level workshop on one of the mornings. The committee also
discussed the “non-required” aspect of these flex days and how that impacts participation.
Assessment Committee Membership: Co-chair Bazard presented a draft of an updated membership list
and then discussed areas that are uncertain. These included whether a Dean should be a standing
member, the value of an administrative services representative, and the possibility of an Associate
Faculty representative. The committee agreed that have specific appointments to represent Student
Services an d to represent the Instructional Council (Dean) were good ideas. An Administrative Services
representative is listed on the current membership list, but that area has struggled to provide an
Assessment Committee representative. This may be due in part because the implementation of
assessment in Administrative Services has differed from how assessment is conducted by the academic
and student services areas. However, encouraging more participation from Administrative Services may
help to bring more uniformity to the process. The discussion about Associate Faculty representation
centered around the “non-compensated” aspect of an Associate Faculty member serving on a
committee. A suggestion was made that perhaps compensation could be provided (a small stipend).
Co-chair Bazard agreed to look into the Associate Faculty stipend idea and to draft a new membership
(and terms of service) statement for review at the next meeting
Agenda Items for Spring Semester- Co-chair Hill presented an ACCJC Matrix and assessed the
committee to be prepared to discuss this at the first meeting in Spring semester
Meeting Adjourned: 5:05pm