EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the Vice President – Academic Affairs
REVISED
NOTES – COUNCIL OF DEANS
OCTOBER 24, 2013
Present: F. Arce, R. Bell, C. Fitzsimons, W. Garcia, C. Gold, I. Graff, A. Grigsby, D. Hayden,
A. Hernandez, O. Hyacinth, B. Klier, G. Miranda, B. Mulrooney, R. Natividad, J. Nishime,
T. Pao, D. Patel, B. Perez, R. Shabazz, J. Shankweiler, D. Shrader, J. Sims, R. Smith
I. INFORMATION
A. Notes of 10/10/13: Distributed and reviewed.
Update: Enrollment for second 8-week session at ECC – three classes in Nursing were
cancelled because of low enrollment. An email was sent to students as a reminder of the
start date. CEC – two classes were cancelled: Keyboard and Nursing 155.
B. CEC Update: B. Perez provided an update:
 Seven hiring committees: (1) Dean of Student Success will close in November; (2)
faculty positions.
 Reviewed funding equipment needs. It is an ongoing process and will be completed
by November.
II. DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Outreach Plan: R. Dreizler met with high schools beginning in late August to discuss
student success changes. Approximately 400 counselors/administrators received
information. Testing is available at the high schools and ECC which includes
assessment, education plan, and online orientation.
31 student ambassadors are assisting students in addition to student service technicians.
350-400 students have completed online testing on campus. The goal is 1,000 students.
R. Dreizler will provide a list of high schools that were visited.
B. Summer Unit Limitation: The summer unit limit was a split decision between Division
Council and Counseling. The motion was to keep the unit limitation at eight units. This
was not a final decision. The VPs did not agree with the decision and felt the limitation
should be higher.
C. Student Completion Pledge: The focus for the spring is the completion agenda. It is to
raise awareness to students on completion through certificates, degrees, and transfers. It
is a collaborative awareness among administrators, staff, and faculty toward student
success. A sample pledge used by some schools was distributed. It was noted the
College can develop its own pledge. C. Gold will share the pledge with the Academic
Senate at a future meeting.
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Discussion was held at the Management Forum to begin dialog and develop
recommendations for student success among management. VPs Arce and Nishime will
present the topic at the next Academic Senate meeting.
D. Program Review: Program review will complete twenty reviews this semester. Updates
on program review should be documented at department and division meetings. Ways to
improve the program review format: template, document successes and areas of
improvement, include student feedback on programs, surveys, and focus groups.
E. SLO: The SLO website has been redesigned. Additional assessments on SLO, ILO, and
PLO have been included. The website is more comprehensive and organized. PLOs –
97% have been completed. SLOs – deadline is 11/8.
III. OTHER
A. Announcements:
1. At the October board meeting, the Board of Trustees voted 3-1 to close the Child
Development Center. It will remain open until 6/30/14. The Board was concerned
about the many years of loss and the District subsidized $1.28 million.
2. It was noted some students have completed a high number of units at another college
and transfer to ECC. What would be the benefit of these students to amass 100 units
elsewhere and transfer to ECC? Students pursue same course of study and may
exceed repeatability; therefore, they attend another college (ECC) to take same
courses. Degree tally would give credit to where the student first attended.
3. The Principal’s Breakfast will be held 10/30/13. Information will be provided from
the feedback the high schools requested, including the student success plan.
4. Accreditation Self-Evaluation – Draft 2 and 4 have been submitted. All drafts will be
reviewed and edited. The goal is to have it posted on the ECC website for campus
review by 11/30/13.
5. The full-time Nursing position closes 11/12/13. This position is a carryover from
Fall.
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