FINAL
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting March 9, 2009
Present: Francisco Arce, Sean Donnell, Thomas Fallo, Ann Garten, Irene Graff, Megan
McLean, Barbara Perez, Susan Pickens, Gary Robertson, Luukia Smith, Arvid Spor, and
David Vakil.
1.
President Fallo met with Barbara Beno, President of the Accrediting Commission. He asked her about the statement of why most districts are on warning. She agrees with
Academic Senate. She said it is not SLO’s at this time. He asked if ECC was on warning because of Compton and she said no. The Commission asked her to come here and meet with Peter Landsberger and President Fallo. The concern is that we have three clearly delineated recommendations (6, 7, and 8) that are clearly Compton related. Another concern is that Beno said Compton is an 8-10 year project and if we are held to the two year rule – we won’t do Compton. President Fallo needs to appear in front of the Commission in June but isn’t sure if it will be in public. He will have to appear in public in response to Recommendations one and three. Our report we send in October will go to their January meeting.
2.
It was noted that resource allocation is part of the planning process. It is difficult to plan growth in this environment. The budget for this year says a 3% growth factor. It is unclear what is going to happen in May with the ballot propositions. If the propositions don’t pass they will have to back into legislature. We are in a great position and will know more in May with the ballots and the May revise.
3.
Barbara distributed BP 2715 – Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice. The only change is the addition of number 7 which is underlined. This will go to the Board in April. A copy is attached to these minutes for distribution.
4.
Jeanie distributed BP & AP 5030 – Fees. Jeanie will make the recommended changes before the next distribution.
Agenda for the March 16, 2009 Meeting:
1.
Minutes of March 9, 2009
2.
Board Agenda
3.
Board Policy and Administrative Procedures 5030 - Fees

College Council Goals 2008-2009 a.
Focus on responding to the Accrediting Commissions Recommendations. b.
College Council members will report to and from their constituent groups.
This will be done quarterly. c.
Review annually – El Camino Community College District – Vision
Statement, Mission Statement, Statement of Philosophy, Statement of Values,
Guiding Principles & Strategic Goals for 2007-2010. Jeanie will bring this in
March. d.
Continue to build a sense of (campus) community. Assigned to Luukia &
Angela. e.
Complete 10 policies and work towards pairing procedures with policies. The goal is to get everything posted. Everyone will bring a list of policies they are working on. f.
All Administrative Procedures that accompany Policies will go through
College Council. g.
Incorporate the spirit of Accreditation in every day college operations. h.
Academic integrity as a team. Pete will determine how this can be measured. i.
Empower and encourage faculty and staff to create a culture that is safe for students and conducive to learning. Physically safe and intellectually safe.