Minutes: Board Policy review committee October 23, 2008
Peralta Community College District
Board Policy Review Committee
October 23, 2008
Committee Actions – Approved Board Policies:
BP 6.64 (Use of College Facilities) shall add “the Chancellor” after references to the
Colleges. The AP will be changed to apply charges for overhead and labor expenses. It
was reported that faculty members are being charged for rooms at Merritt college. The
AP should reflect that there’s no charge for faculty to use college facilities for faculty
events.
BP 2.20 (Arrangements for Recommending College and District-wide policy)
BP C draft is deleted.
BP 5.15 (Code of Instructional Standards) shall incorporate policy I, Article 4 on
Academic Freedom and 5.10 into one policy.
BP 6.60 (Safety Policy)
BP 6.66 (Sexual Assault Policy)
BP 6.70 (Disaster Policy)
BP 6.80 (Facilities Planning)
BP 1.10 (Meetings of the Board of Trustees)
Tabled Items:
BP 1.20 (CEO selection) Board activity in the process was discussed. Paper screening
criteria authority was discussed. The issue of site visits was discussed. Site visits criteria
could be listed: site visits will consist of…to speak to various groups, and
accomplishments. An administrative procedure (AP) can be added to 1.20 for details. A
guide would be helpful to list strengths, weaknesses, failures to assist those on the site
visit. Looking at past accreditation reports and responses can be helpful.
BP 2.20 (Arrangements for recommending College and District-wide policy) The AP
should list each of the organizations involved in the procedures.
BP H will be postponed until the next semester.
BP 3.16 (Institutional Code of Ethics for Employees) goal is to have a philosophical
statement, rather than a list of compliance rules. Debra will provide some general
language for this policy.
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Minutes: Board Policy review committee October 23, 2008
BP 1.06 (Board of Trustees Code of Ethics and Behavior) censure issue was presented by
Trustee Gulassa for future consideration.
BP 6.81 (Selection of Architects) needs input from General Services on current practices,
and to receive their input on the process.
BP 1.02 (Student Trustees) Suggestion to give a recommendation such as if a student
trustee fails to appear after three meetings, that person’s position could be up to reelection, and the possible withdrawal of District benefits after two meetings. The Ed
code doesn’t speak to Board’s authority over student trustees. Rules and Regulations for
the Student Trustees are requested. It would be helpful to see if any other districts have
guidelines that could assist us. A District-wide student council is needed. Prior student
trustees will be asked to assist. The Board could meet regularly with student government
in the future, as well.
BP 2.23 (Role of the Faculty Senate in District Governance) An opinion was distributed
from Mr. Bezemek as the Union’s position. It was suggested that this be the first agenda
item at the next meeting.
The next set of policies to address are 6.82 – 6.93 as our meeting focus, 6.82, 6.84, 6.85,
6.86, or the next set of ten. The Inspector General is asked to help with these policies, as
well.
Respectfully submitted,
Roxanne Epstein
Assistant to the Chancellor
repstein@peralta.edu
466-7203
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