Whereas PCCD Administrative Procedure 2511 states “The District Academic Senate,
representing the four College Academic Senates, is recognized to make
recommendations to the District Chancellor and to the Board of Trustees with respect to
“academic and professional matters.”
Whereas one such “academic and professional matter” as defined in Title 5 regulations
is “Processes for institutional planning and budget development.”
Whereas one of the goals of PCCD’s Planning and Budgeting Integration Model is to
provide for “streamline decision making among the colleges and District service centers
by providing a transparent process of collaboration and recommendations leading to
decisions.”
Whereas recent funds received by the District for college student success initiatives such
as the Peralta Accountability for Student Success, Student Support and Success
Programs, have been diverted and distributed to the District without formulas justifying
the reasoning nor connecting them to direct services necessary to carry out college
implementation plans.
Resolved, the Peralta District Academic Senate recommends that Chancellor review the
colleges’ plans and reports for implementing State, Parcel Tax, Bond Measure mandates
prior to diverting funds from the colleges to District support.
Resolved, the Peralta District Academic Senate recommends that the Chancellor use this
review of the colleges’ plans and reports to draft the District service center support and
budget proposal for shared governance review.
Resolved, the Peralta District Academic Senate recommends that the Peralta Community
College Board of Trustees and the Chancellor work with the District Academic Senate to
draft formal administrative procedures that ensure the longevity of this practice.