Peralta Community College District
District Education Committee
Date of Meeting:
Present:
November 21, 2014
MBBenvenutti, JBlake, EBugg, ACedillo, LCelhay, MChen, LCook, AEsquivel-Swinson, DHankins, MJones, TKaras, ELord, BLove, JLowood,
CMadlock, CMcLean, AMcMurdo, AMontevirgen, MOrkin, TPark, DPetrilli, LSanford, FShah, CSmith, KvanPutten, TVo, TWalton
Chair/Co-Chair:
Mike Orkin, Joseph Bielanski
Guests:
FBanga, KEngel, RLacocque, LQuinlen, TVasconcellos
Facilitator/Recorder: Linda Sanford/MaryBeth Benvenutti
Absent:
JBielanski, PArmstead, TBrown,
Agenda Item
Committee Strategic
Planning
Goal
Discussion
Goal and/or
Institutional
Objective
Meeting Called
to Order
I. Agenda Review
8:41 am the meeting began.
II. Review of
Minutes
III. CPT Grant,
AB6 Adult Ed
Regional Planning
& CTE
Committee
Updates-
Approved.
(Director Karen
Engel)
Follow
-up
Action
Decisions
(Shared
Agreement/
Resolved or
Unresolved)
Agenda review – Item IV moved up in the agenda as requested
7.
Monitor,
analyze
and make
recommend
ations
regarding
the Career
Pathways
Trust Grant
and AB86
Adult
Education
Regional
Planning
B.2.
Partnerships
A.2. Student
Success
In the presentation by Director Karen Engel the following topics were
addressed:
Last week the American Federation of Teachers had a Workforce Development
Summit. We are at a global competition for jobs and the best option is CTE. We
are working on national issues, partnerships and how we partner in our regions
which is essential in moving forward how our programs and who they work for
our students. (Power point presentation in DEC DropBox.)
CTE Subcommittee Update:
AB86 Adult Education- CTE conference on January 15, 2015, to discuss
changes in curriculum. Hope different colleges send representatives. State
Academic Senate meeting. Both projects are at critical junctures. The plan is
due in draft form at the end of December. How our two systems overlap/split
this work is important to focus on.
December 4, 4 pm -7pm at Merritt, the colleges will be looking at ESL, basic
skills, short term CTE, and adults with disabilities. This is the last opportunity
to have input in these areas.
Minutes
approved.
Power
Point in
Dropbox
Draft of
plan due
in Dec.
Next
CTE
meeting
Dec. 4 at
Merritt.
IV. College SSSP
Plans
(VPs of Student
Services from
each college)
III.Memo from
the DTC
regarding
Distance
Education-
2.
Monitor,
analyze
and make
recommend
ations
regarding
student
success in
completion
of degrees
and
certificates
4.
Monitor,
analyze
and make
recommend
ations
regarding
students’
completion
of SSSP
core
services.
The distribution of funds from the K-12 system to community college system
has been discussed. There will be funding in the Governor’s budget.
CPT- December 4 CPT meeting is critical: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. VP/Deans 1:30
pm-3:30 pm. Improve job placement for our students. Each college is
launching a Career Center. The Career Center funding for all the college will
have to come from a variety of sources.
A.2. Student Alameda- Matriculation funding is based on the new funding formula. Future
funding is contingent on FTEF. The conversations are ongoing and what COA
Success
C.1. and C.2
Student
Success
5.
D.3.
Institutional
Monitor,
Effectiveness
analyze
and make
recommend
ations
has tried to do is to add tutoring funded from other sources. State wants an
Equity Plan and a SSSP plan.
BCC- The present status of the SSSP implementation was presented. Student
success has been a “buzz” word across the college campus. Assessment and
orientation have been updated to include SSSP. At BCC they work together and
have shared funding support.
Laney-Working on video production for online assessment in multiple
languages. SSSP philosophy noted. The data core services are assessment,
orientation, ad counseling. There is a plan for providing the core servicesassessment, orientation, and counseling. SSSP staffing plan: hire SSSP staff
with the goal of restoring and enhancing staff and faculty. SSSP program plan:
expanding and enhancing services- early alert program, student mobile
application, expand counseling course offerings, expand ESL core services,
update assessment to the State common assessment in 2015.
Merritt- The committee has begun some deep discussions. The SSSP and
Student Equity Plan are in the final stages of editing and have been throughout
the college’s shared governance process.
There was a memo sent from District Technology committee to the DEC. The
DTC memo addresses a matter of considerable concern to the DTC. It was
stated that Peralta doesn’t have the appropriate compliance matters in place for
DE. This is likely to be an ACCJC recommendation. How can compliance be
assured? This is mentioned in every accreditation self-evaluation as an
actionable improvement item. It is highlighted in all of the colleges’ selfevaluations.
Next
meeting
have a
recomme
ndation.
Motion:
Establish a
Distant
Education
Subcommittee
.
(DE Coordinator
Dr. Fabian Banga)
Dr. Banga made the following comments.
This is a conversation we have been having with the Academic Senate for a
couple of years. We have everything in place from ACCJC and Sacramento
(State Chancellor’s Office). However, one component that we cannot
implement is the assessment of classes. We don’t have anything in place and
the ACCJC is putting more emphasis on assessment of online classes than
regular classes. We have to find a way to assess the online classes. We cannot
implement without the support of the DEC. A recommendation was made by
the DAS that the DEC form a Distant Education Subcommittee.
So moved.
What would the objective be? Distant Education in principle is using the same
content used in courses taught face-to-face. While DE courses are taught using
the same content as in-person classes, nevertheless there are compliance issues
to ensure we are meeting ACCJC policies and procedures. There is need for
coordination of DE classes districtwide. There is a need for additional training
for DE Coordinators. We do have a .25 release time for DE Coordinators at
each college and they meet monthly. We have a full-time Moodle person who
assists with the tech support for DE faculty and 24/7 online support. We do
have good system-wide support. This means that we determine that we are
meeting the assessment guidelines. We have a Moodle person and Helpdesk
person. We have a well-organized DE coordinating system in place that is
district wide. We have a committee that meets every month.
regarding
student
success in
achieving
learning
outcomes
at course,
programs
and
institutiona
l levels
It was move to establish a DE subcommittee. Seconded. Approved.
Discussion: There are several approaches in creating standards for DE. Before
someone can teach a course they have to show the committee that they have the
needed skills before it can go live. We need to expand it to the curriculum reps
and then move to the union. We have a student population that is native to our
area and that is not well suited to any DE courses, including hybrid. We are
offering them, they are taking them, and they are failing them. We need to have
something that addresses the issues and make some corrections.
A recommendation on the charge and membership of the subcommitee will
come back at the next DEC meeting.
IV. Summer Four- 2.
Day SchedulesMonitor,
analyze
(Louis Quindlin)
and make
recommend
ations
A.2. Student The following provides points made regarding this agenda item.
The Summer four-day work schedule has created certain problems, such as the
Success
A.3. Student
Success
work of hiring committees; Laney had to put off a committee because of the
summer schedule. There is a problem regarding SSSP assessment and
counseling , since services are only offered four days a week and not five. The
proposal is that Peralta run a normal 40 hour, five-day week for the summer.
The premise for the four-day week is that we are saving energy. Yet if you tour
Motion: To go
back to 5 day
week during the
summer.
Recommendation
from DEC to
PBC.
regarding
student
success in
completion
of degrees
and
certificates
the colleges on days the colleges are closed, everything is running full blast on
the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We need to bring in students to get to our
cap. The schedule is worked out with summer schools and union. Both staff
unions have to agree to the schedule. Also this issue needs to go to District
Facilities Committee. Motion by Jenny Lowood, seconded by Don Petrilli.
Peralta went to a four-day week because many other colleges in the State went
on a four-day week. And yet at this point in time, we require more information
regarding the cost savings. This is an issue of classes over five days and an
issue of services to students over five days.
Motion: To go from four days to five days in the summer at the colleges, and at
the college’s discretion.
Friendly amendment: Whoever has the data, colleges and district supply the
data about the impact of changing from a four-day summer work week to a
five-day work week and share that information with the Academic Senate and
the unions and that they review it and have open discussions about the
information. Vote on the friendly amendment: 8 in support; 4 opposed; 4
abstained.
Send this entire matter to the college Academic Senates, the unions and the
Chancellor. Before it goes to the Chancellor, it has to go to PBC. Send to the
District Facilities Committee, as well.
Adjournment
Next meeting: December 12, 8:30 am-10:30 am
10:29 am
Minutes taken by: Laura Leon-Maurice
Attachments: All documents and/or handouts for this meeting can be found at: http://web.peralta.edu/pbi/educational-committee/
Friendly
amendment:
Colleges and
District supply
data about the
impact of
changing to a
four day what
that move
accomplished.
Share with the
Academic
Senate and the
unions. Move
this to the DFC,
PBC and return
to DEC with
any comments.
March
deadline.