Minutes of Meeting
CABRILLO COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD
December 6, 2010
REGULAR MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of the Cabrillo College Governing Board was held at
the Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California on Monday, December 6,
2010. Chair Gary Reece opened the meeting in Open Session at 5:00 pm. Roll was
taken; present were Chair Reece, Trustees Rebecca Garcia, Al Smith, Rachael
Spencer, Katy Stonebloom, Susan True, and Donna Ziel. Chair Reece asked for
Public Comments on Closed Session items. There were no public comments.
Closed Session items were announced and the meeting was adjourned to Closed
Session at 5:01 pm. Closed Session was adjourned at 6:00 pm.
ROLL CALL
Chair Gary Reece called the Open Session to order at 6:05 pm. Other Board Trustees
present were Trustees Rebecca Garcia, Al Smith, Rachael Spencer, Katy
Stonebloom, Susan True, and Donna Ziel. Also present were members of the
community, college faculty, staff and students.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Chair Reece stated that there was nothing to report out of Closed Session.
SWEARING IN OF NEW AND RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS
Judge Bill Kelsey swore in Trustees Gary Reece, Alan Smith, and Donna Ziel.
PROCEDURAL ITEMS
It was moved and seconded (Garcia/True) to approve the consent agenda as
amended, including the minutes from the November 1, 2010 and November 15, 2010
meetings with one correction. The November 1, 2010 minutes should read “Trustee
Garcia attended the ACCT Congress…”
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REPORT OUT OF
CLOSED SESSION
SWEARING IN OF NEW
AND RETURNING
BOARD MEMBERS
APPROVAL OF
CONSENT AGENDA
AND MINUTES
The motion carried with the following roll call vote:
Student Trustee Advisory Vote: Allenser
AYES: Garcia, True, Stonebloom, Reece, Smith, Spencer, Ziel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Ziel abstained on item #1.
INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED FACULTY AND STAFF
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Marilyn Garrett addressed the Board and distributed information regarding the
alleged health hazards of Wi-Fi, cell tower radiation, and smart meters.
Ryan Kaplan addressed the Board about the student bus pass subsidy.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION
None
SPECIAL
PRESENTATION
ORAL REPORTS
Board Trustees’ Reports
Trustee Garcia reported on the annual Community College League of California
convention which she attended. Trustee Garcia said she was proud of Cabrillo’s
representation at the conference. Cabrillo’s Marketing Director Kristin Fabos, Dean
Rock Pfotenhauer, and Bookstore Director Robin Ellis all presented at the
convention. Trustee Garcia is anticipating the Board of Governor’s decision on Title
V and would like to know the faculty position on the issue.
ORAL REPORTS
BOARD TRUSTEE
REPORTS
Trustee Garcia also served at the Student Senate’s Thanksgiving dinner in
Watsonville and said it was a wonderful event.
Trustee Smith thanked everyone for helping him get re-elected.
Trustee True thanked the Cabrillo College Foundation for their holiday party. Trustee
True reported that she has had a couple of study sessions with President King and
Vice President Lewis to learn more about the budget. Trustee True would like to
everyone to keep focused on productive solutions and how students can be successful.
Trustee Ziel thanked all the faculty and staff who were helpful in preparing her for the
election.
Chair Reece thanked the people who encouraged him to run again and everyone who
supported him as Board chair.
Student Trustee’s Report
Student Trustee Allenser thanked the Board for the November 15 budget study
session. Student Trustee Allenser also thanked everyone for their support of the
Student Senate’s Thanksgiving dinner and reported that the Student Senate is
currently holding a Second Harvest Food Bank fundraiser.
Superintendent’s Report
President King began by reporting on the Cabrillo College Foundation’s holiday
party. President King said community support for Cabrillo is quite obvious and
thanked Foundation Director Silverstein and the Foundation staff for all their hard
work throughout the year.
STUDENT
TRUSTEE’S
REPORT
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
President King informed the Board that a Watsonville Green Technology Center
ribbon cutting is scheduled for Monday, December 13.
President King also reported on a recent faculty Senate meeting he attende where
Faculty Senate had a very good discussion on student success.
CCFT
CCFT President Harvell discussed the college’s budget and CPC. He reported that
CPC members are still not in agreement on the process and need further dialog before
moving forward on the budget.
Faculty Senate
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Faculty Senate President Hodges thanked the Board for the budget study session. He
reported that the Faculty Senate has additional questions about the budget and
highlighted the critical shortage of faculty.
FACULTY SENATE
Faculty Senate President Hodges said the Faculty Senate is taking the lead in the
student success discussions to ensure the college is always following and setting best
practices.
CCEU
CCEU President Stainback said CPC members are still significantly far apart on the
numbers and the philosophy of the budget. She said it is unclear how to proceed in
terms of determining the process.
CCEU
CCEU President Stainback said classified staff at times does not get to participate in
faculty development because their workload is such that they don’t feel they can
participate. Due to this there is a ripple effect where that people begin to feel very
stuck and it affects moral. CCEU President Stainback said the issue can be addressed
by creating meaningful involvement in staff development.
CCEU President Stainback also reported on CCEU elections. Alta Northcutt was
elected 1st Vice President and Rick Fillman 2nd Vice President.
ACTION ITEMS
ACTION ITEMS
Trustee True moved to approved items C1 – 6.
The motion carried unanimously.
Resolution 038-10: In Recognition of EDA Representative Dianne Church’s
Contributions to Cabrillo College
It was recommended that the Governing Board adopt Resolution 038-10 in
recognition of Dianne Church’s contributions to the Cabrillo College.
RESOLUTION 038-10:
IN RECOGNITION OF
EDA REPRESENTATIVE
DIANNE CHURCH’S
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CABRILLO COLLEGE
It was moved and seconded (Spencer/Ziel) to approve Resolution 038-10.
Student Trustee Advisory Vote: Allenser
AYES: Garcia, Reece, Smith, Spencer, Stonebloom, True, and Ziel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
EDA Representative Church said it was a wonderful experience working with
Cabrillo for so many years and thanked President King and Dean Pfotenhauer for all
their help and support.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Student Success and Professional Development
STUDENT SUCCESS
AND PROFESSIONAL
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DEVELOPMENT
Vice President Kilmer thanked the Board for the opportunity to discuss student
success. Vice President Kilmer and Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Director
Van Meter provided a background and framework for professional development.
Members of the staff development committee introduced themselves to the Board.
Following the presentation the Board discussed student success topics for future
Board meeting. Trustee Garcia commented that the achievement gap discussion
should come first. VP Kilmer responded that the topic is such a large one that the
administration is hoping for sufficient time to gather the information. President King
added that some of the student success discussion items are regularly scheduled
Board items and Cabinet came up with the others. Trustee Garcia reiterated that she
would like to discuss the achievement gap soon. Trustee Stonebloom said a number
of the student success topics cover the achievement gap so there will be discussion
throughout the spring. Trustee True said as much aggregated data the Board can start
with is helpful.
Trustee Garcia then asked about professional development accreditation standards.
Trustee Garcia would like to know if the professional development workshops fall
under categories such as curriculum development and instruction. TLC Director Van
Meter responded that they do not, that it is difficult to draw a direct line between the
workshops and accreditation standards.
President King said that for the Staff Development Committee this is a large time
commitment. The whole committee is very engaged in the planning and preparation.
Trustee Stonebloom asked who provides adjuncts with course curriculum. VP
Kilmer said there is an official course outline of record. Adjuncts are given the
course outlines and from that, and their expertise, the adjuncts develop the syllabus.
There are a number of places where adjuncts can receive assistance in developing
their syllabi. Trustee Stonebloom also asked how student learning goals and
priorities are communicated to adjuncts. VP Kilmer said through the course outlines.
There is an evaluation process for new faculty. Natural Sciences Dean Garner said
that for courses where there are multiple sections, the program chair will keep a
binder of resource material for that course. The program chair will also pair an
adjunct with a full time faculty mentor.
Trustee Stonebloom commented that the Board has noticed that there seems to be a
wide variability in the student success rate. Natural Sciences Dean Garner said the
math faculty is always interesting in developing their teaching techniques and are
involved in discipline specific activities. In addition there are a variety of more local
events that faculty attend, not just national conferences. Faculty looks at what is
successful, at best practices, and how to be successful at the transfer level. Then they
experiment in their classroom and then share with their fellow faculty what is
successful.
Trustee Garcia asked the Staff Development Committee to link student learning
outcomes to the workshops, so the Board can know which student learning outcomes
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are being addressed. Trustee Garcia would like student learning outcome descriptions
in the flex calendar. Trustee Garcia is concerned because she does not know how
each session is contributing to student success. TLC Director Van Meter responded
that it is difficult to quantify flex week activities with student learning outcomes. VP
Kilmer added that a number of sessions are about teaching strategies. TLC Director
Van Meter said the outcome is how the instructor uses what they take away from flex
week in their classroom.
Trustee Spencer said she can clearly see how professional development contributes to
student success but would like to learn more about the barriers to student success.
The student population is changing faster than the institution and Trustee Spencer
would like to know how to deal with that on a professional development level.
Trustee Spencer noted the Spring 2011 Flex Calendar was the best she has seen in her
years on the Board.
Trustee True stated she is struck by the amount of research and data supporting our
work and asked how faculty gets a chance to learn that information. Trustee True
would like to know if and how it is actually getting incorporated in the classroom.
VP Kilmer said the staff development committee evaluates all the sessions but does
not follow up on how the information is incorporated. VP Kilmer said faculty
development occurs among professionals and most faculty stay abreast of their field.
The Board thanked the staff development committee.
Review of Student Success Topics for Future Board Meetings
Chair Reece requested the League’s 2020 vision report. He would like to know if the
college agrees with its findings.
Trustee Garcia asked for the development of a Board policy on student success.
Quarterly Investment Report
The Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2010 was
presented to the Governing Board for information.
Facilities Master Plan Project Status
The monthly status report regarding current Facilities Master Plan projects was
provided to the Governing Board for information.
Financial Reports
The financial reports were presented for the information of the Governing Board.
Budget Update: Recap of Board Study Session on November 15, 2010
The District presented a recap of the November 15, 2010 Board Session to the
Governing Board.
Cabrillo College Monthly Calendar
The Cabrillo College activities for the month of December were presented for
Governing Board information.
Agenda for Next or Future Board Meetings
The Cabrillo College Governing Board discussed items to be placed on the agenda
for the future Board meetings.
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REVIEW OF STUDENT
SUCCESS TOPICS FOR
FUTURE BOARD
MEETINGS
QUARTERLY
INVESTMENT REPORT
FACILITIES MASTER
PLAN PROJECT
STATUS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
BUDGET UPDATE:
RECAP OF BOARD
STUDY SESSION ON
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
CABRILLO COLLEGE
MONTHLY CALENDAR
AGENDA FOR NEXT
BOARD MEETING
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Trustee Spencer asked her fellow board members for support in her request for
information on other college’s orientations, specifically Los Angeles Technical
College. Trustee Spencer asked for a Board report on the subject.
Trustee Garcia would like to adopt a resolution in support of Senate Bill 1440.
Trustee True would like to learn about how Senate Bill 1440 will affect the college.
Senate President Hodges said the Faculty Senate is considering bringing forward a
resolution in support of Senate Bill 1440.
ACTION ITEM
Board Organization Meeting
It was moved and seconded (Reece/Garcia) to nominate and approve for 2011 Katy
Stonebloom as Chair; Al Smith as Vice Chair; Rachael Spencer as Clerk; Rebecca
Garcia as the Board representative to the EOPS Advisory Committee; and Katy
Stonebloom as the Board representative to the Transfer Center Advisory Committee.
The motion carried unanimously.
BOARD
ORGANIZATION
MEETING
The Governing Board also adopted the proposed schedule of Governing Board
meetings and meeting locations for 2011.
ADJOURN
The open session of the Cabrillo College Governing Board was adjourned at 8:21
p.m.
ACTION ITEM
Public Meeting of the Cabrillo College Financing Corporation
The Governing Board reconvened as the Cabrillo College Financing Corporation to
conduct business. No actions were taken.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC MEETING OF
THE CABRILLO
COLLEGE FINANCING
CORPORATION