FINAL
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting February 16, 2010
Present: Francisco Arce, Thomas Fallo, Ann Garten, Jo Ann Higdon, Jeanie Nishime,
Michael Odanaka, Barbara Perez, Susan Pickens, Gary Robertson, Elizabeth Shadish,
Luukia Smith, Lynn Solomita, and David Vakil.
1. Board Agenda
a. Page 15, item C – Out-Of-Country Tuition Fee Reduction. This was a
recommendation by the coordinator of international students. They did not want
to waive the fee entirely to let her know that this is a one time only reduction and
not on-going.
b. Pages 16- 17, item E – Planning Summit. The participants are almost all in
leadership roles. It seems it is always the same people getting involved. There
has been some discussion on how to get others involved. If we wanted to invite
more people we could do that. We can accommodate up to 80 people.
c. Page 36, items 3 and 4. We are hiring two nurses, one is full-time and one is fulltime/temporary.
d. Page 38, item 18. Basic Skills Alliance Program – Someone inquired what
program this is. Francisco will research.
2. Accreditation – President Fallo thanked everyone for their participation. We have to be
cautioned that we are no where near to where we need to be. We did make much
progress but we have a ways to go. The Commission is continually reminding us that
we have to meet the guidelines within a two-year period. There was a comment that we
should shorten the timeline for processes. Another concern is the financial issues at
Compton. Another big issue that keeps reoccurring is the planning coordination. We do
not have this in place to the same degree at Compton as we have at ECC. We are
required to complete a follow-up report by October 15, 2010. The report will be
followed by a visit of Commission representatives.
FCMAT report is available on the web on the Public Relations website Documents and
Information section. There are no scores below four. The average for most scores is
six. We are making progress. The scores have stagnated in Academic area. We need to
focus on that and get back to basics.
Agenda for the February 16, 2010 Meeting:
1. Minutes of February 19, 2010
2. Team Reports
3. ARCC Report
4. BP 4250 – Probation, Dismissal, and Readmission
Policies completed 2009-10
3430 – Prohibition of Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment Adopted 11/16/09
4050 – Articulation – First Reading – 2/16/10
4250 – Probation, Dismissal and Readmission – Adopted 2/16/10
5310 – Student Grievance deleted 1/19/10
5500 – Academic Honesty & Standards of Conduct Adopted 12/21/09
AP 5520 – Student Discipline & Due Process Procedure 11/16/09
AP 5530 – Student Rights and Grievances 1/19/10
College Council Goals 2009-2010
1. Improve internal college communications.
2. Communicate fiscal issues facing the College and Center throughout the year.
3. Review – El Camino Community College District – Vision Statement, Mission
Statement, Statement of Values. Recommend revisions, as appropriate, to Guiding
Principles & Strategic Goals for new 2010-2013 document.
4. Support, review, and discuss results of a Campus Climate survey.
5. Complete 10 + 1 policies and accompanying procedures.
6. Continue to build a sense of community.
7. Increase the amount of recognition for work well done.
8. Incorporate evidence-based decision making.