FINAL
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting February 23, 2009
Present: Francisco Arce, Sean Donnell, Thomas Fallo, Ann Garten, Pete Marcoux, Billie Moore,
Barbara Perez, Susan Pickens, Ivana Poste, Gary Robertson, Luukia Smith, Arvid Spor, and
David Vakil.
1. Accreditation – Six colleges in our area have been placed on warning. We should be off
warning by their next visit in October.
2. Budget – The Governor signed the budget last Friday – and we don’t know all of what is in
it. There is word that there is a huge amount in K-14 education cuts. Some are accounting
issues and not dollars coming out. Erik Skinner, Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Policy sent a
message that our first principal apportionment will not be on schedule. Another big issue is
the cash flow at State level. In June they did not pay $200 million until July. Now that
number has gone up to $340 million normally sent in February, March and April moving to
July also.
3. Jeanie Nishime – Enrollment numbers are very strong. We will only be getting reports once
a week. ECC is up 6.8% and Compton is up 31.7% FTES. Compton FTES is 1418 for
spring and our goal is 1702. Compton FTES projection for the year is 4500. We applied for
a grant for Compton but did not qualify because it is a center not a campus. Jeanie will be
bringing back BP 5030 – Fees and BP 4300 – Field Trip and Excursions.
4. Gary Robertson – Campus police is very busy the first of the semester – so be patient with
non-urgent calls. Parking has been manageable. We were able to use the north soccer field
today which filled up completely.
5. Pete Marcoux – At the Academic senate meeting Francisco will present the Program Review
model and Compton will be presenting a syllabi template.
6. Luukia Smith – The Munch and Mingle is Tuesday February 24th at 10:30 a.m. There was a
long line outside the financial aid window. President Fallo reported that there has been some
discussion about that – and also about using debit cards.
7. Francisco Arce – Francisco is working on the Accreditation report due April 1st. Working on
Recommendations I and III to show we are beyond planning stages. Our goal is to get as
much documentation done as soon as possible. President Fallo would like the report to go to
the Board and may put the draft on the agenda. Accreditation has to become part of our
planning process.
8. Ivana Poste – Students are focusing on recruitment for student government. The first Student
Senate meeting is March 5th. They meet on the second and forth Thursdays.
9. Ann Garten – Ann met with Jane Harmon’s staff to see which stimulus dollars can come
straight to us rather than through the state. There have been a few complaints from neighbors
about student parking. One was regarding Alondra Park and the other was from the El
Camino Village. Ann referred them to Chief Trevis. El Camino College was on KTLA
Channel 5 about our enrollment increase. Compton Center was on Univision for assisting
people with completing their taxes.
Agenda for the March 2, 2009 Meeting:
1. Minutes of February 23, 2009
2. College Council Goals - Update
3. Policies and Procedures – VP Update
College Council Goals 2008-2009
a. Review Board Policy and Administrative Procedure 2510 and Define Collegial
Consultation and Shared Governance. Assigned to Pete & Francisco.
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.