Student Success Committee
December 3, 2013
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
A-116
Meeting Minutes
MEMBERS
Name
Lindsey Bertomen
Maria De Leon
Denyss Estrada
Liz Estrella
Frank Henderson
Representing
Faculty
Staff
Faculty
Faculty
Staff
Faculty
Faculty
X
X
X
X
Present
X
X
Absent
X
Jason Hough
Carol King
Kelly Locke
Molly Lewis
Stephanie Low
Kathy Mendelsohn
Janet Pessagno
Jim Riley
Maya Watson
Faculty
Faculty
Management
Management
Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
X
X
X
X
X
X (on leave)
X (class)
Guests: Renata Funke
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m.
ACTION/DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Approval of 11/198/13 Meeting Minutes
The 11.05.13 minutes will be approved in the next meeting.
2. BSI/SSC Web Page
Kathy informed the Committee of the updates her office has made to the BSI/SSC web page. The
Committee provided Kathy with input. Maria will continue working on that web page to reflect the Committee’s input (membership table should be formatted with member’s position, member’s name, and member’s e-mail address and in alphabetical order by member’s last name).
3. SSC Coordinator Position (update)
Kathy updated the Committee on the Student Success Committee Coordinator Position. Kathy mentioned that she had received an email from Terri asking questions about this specific position. Updates to language in the job description were included in Terri’s email. Kathy reviewed those updates with the Committee. A long discussion took place and some

SSC Minutes (12.2.13) 2 changes/updates were provided by the Committee. The Committee’s input and discussion is as follows.
Current
Full Time teaching load
Job Description
See edits in next column
Full time load
Replace with
Terms of Employment
…a one and one half…
Assignment will commence the Spring semester 2014
Duties Description theThe SSC Coordinator will work with the
Dean of Academic Affairs (LS&R) to develop agendas, chair SSC meetings, review proposals, and monitor basic skills funds from the State as well as chair SSC meetingsstate, and will help the Committee foster the SSC’s mission of a college-wide culture of student success. help develop a college-wide culture of student success in basic skills education practices. The SSC
Coordinator also will chair SSC meetings.
Terms
… two year…
Delete
No. 6: Demonstrated willingness and ability to become area expert on best practices and innovative approaches to basic skills education and student success.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to become area expert on best practices and innovative approaches to basic skills education and student success.
Current Discussion
Continuation in assignment from one semester to the next will be dependent upon a showing of satisfactory performance and progress
Who will be responsible of evaluating this position or person in this position?
How will this be measured?
The Committee pointed out that this is an Academic Senate Committee and that HR should not be included in the oversight of this process. This position is funded with Basic Skills funds.
Kathy mentioned that the 30% release time needs to be approved by both the Vice President of
Academic Affairs and the President prior to the position being implemented. Kathy will present the recommendations for revisions to the coordinator position description and duties to Terri and report back to the group upon receiving feedback. The Committee agreed that Kathy should continue with the assignment of chairing the SSC for one more semester until the SSC coordinator position is authorized and a process for selection is determined. Kathy mentioned that this will be an agenda item for the February meeting.
4. Update on Strengthening Student Success Conference
This agenda item will be covered in the next meeting.
Hartnell College Mission Statement
Hartnell College provides the leadership and resources to ensure that all students shall have equal access to a quality education and the opportunity to pursue and achieve their goals. We are responsive to the learning needs of our community and dedicated to a diverse educational and cultural campus environment that prepares our students for productive participation in a changing world.

SSC Minutes (12.2.13) 3
5. Third Annual Student Success Conference at Hartnell (Frank, Jason, Kelly)
A brief conversation occurred regarding the Third Annual Student Success Conference. Jason and Frank reported that they worked with Pam to decide workshop topics for the first day of the
Student Success conference.
6. Planning for Spring Semester
This agenda item will be covered in the next meeting.
9. Other
None
10. Adjournment
The meeting concluded at 2:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Maria De Leon
Hartnell College Mission Statement
Hartnell College provides the leadership and resources to ensure that all students shall have equal access to a quality education and the opportunity to pursue and achieve their goals. We are responsive to the learning needs of our community and dedicated to a diverse educational and cultural campus environment that prepares our students for productive participation in a changing world.