STANDARDS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE THE PERALTA COLLEGES GOVERNING BOARD CHANCELLOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR 333 EAST 8TH STREET, OAKLAND, CA THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2009 4:30 PM TO 7:30 PM 1. Review and approve the agenda. 2. Review and approve the minutes of the meeting of 22 September 2008. 3. Review status of the implementation of the Campus-wide Strategic Planning Process a) b) The development of Short Term Measureable Objectives, with associated MCS, MIS and timelines, to complement the currently defined Long Term Institutional Objectives. (Thuy Nguyen) What will the accreditation team see on 9 March 2009? 4. Review the status of the Educational Plans for each of the colleges and the development of the Master Educational Plan for The Peralta Colleges to include goals, PMIs, strategies and timelines. To what degree are we developing our course curriculum to address work force development to be consistent with potential growth areas in our economy. (Dr. Wise Allen and Dr. Joe Bielanski) 5. Review status of the IT Master Plan. What will the visiting accreditation team see on the 9th of March 2009. 6. Discuss issues related to the high cost of text books, including the status of a pilot project action plan. Discuss status of the consortium for OER as a source for textbooks and progress achieved to date at The Peralta Colleges. (Dr. Wise Allen & Dr. Joe Bielanski) 7. Review preparations for the accreditation visit. (Dr. Wise Allen and Dr. Joe Bielanski and Thuy Nguyen). 8. Review status of the ear mark and grant initiatives. (Alton Jelks and Jeannette Dong) 9. Discuss the International Program strategies and initiatives for penetrating South America and review current literature that is being used for marketing purposes. (Jacob Ng)