FINAL
El Camino College
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of November 29, 2004
Present: Dr. Fallo, Ms. Caldwell, Dr. Caldwell, Mr. Hanson, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Middleton, Ms. Pickens,
Ms. Smith, Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Simon, and Ms. Stewart.
1. Policy 4228-Independent Study. It was reported that an explanation would be given to
President Fallo as to why the complete policy as presented by Academic Senate should be
adopted and Dr. Caldwell’s version is unacceptable.
2. 2005/2006 School Calendar. Corrected copy will be on the December Board agenda.
3. The Comprehensive Master Plan will be printed in the January 2005 time frame.
4. Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave Donation Plan procedures are outlined in Appendix F, which
was distributed for review. Any desired changes to these procedures and rules of the Leave
Bank must be done through the collective bargaining units.
5. Preliminary salary increase calculations have been mailed out to prospective units. Full time
faculty will receive 3.19% and all other will receive 3.32%. These increases will be effective
January 2005 and will go to the Board for approval December 20, 2004. The amount for PartTime faculty has not been determined yet. Union representatives felt that there was enough
disagreement with the salary increase formula that it should not go to the Board. Constituents
were encouraged to consult with Vice President Hanson.
6. Team Reports
a. Associated Students Organization. The Administration Social is on December 9th.
Students are also focusing on textbook issues. They would like to either increase the
library reserve account or get a policy that will require that textbooks be kept in use for
at least 2 years.
b. Academic Affairs. There is a Student Learning Outcomes training meeting Friday,
December 3rd from 12-2:00 p.m. More training will occur after Christmas.
c. Administrative Services. The merging of Infonet and Portal will take place at the end of
January 2005. ITS will distribute a memo and instructions for faculty, staff and student
usage of the Portal. Users can transition over to Portal at any time and are encouraged
to do so as soon as possible.
d. El Camino Federation of Teachers. Dr. Caldwell responded to a question that all deans
affected by new organizational chart were in agreement with changes.
e. El Camino Classified Employees. Nominations for officers are in March 2005 and
elections are in May 2005. Advance copies of confidentiality statement for persons
participating in selection committees are requested. Marcy will provide final draft.
f. Student and Community Advancement. Brochures for Dean of Enrollment and Director
of Institutional Research and Planning are complete and were distributed at the
Community College League of California conference. The Health Sciences & Athletics
Division Council will meet December 10th.
g. Academic Senate. Working on MOU’s in terms of what Student Learning Outcomes
are to be used for. Also thinking about actual Student Learning Outcomes.
Agenda for the December 6, 2004 Meeting
1.
Minutes of November 29, 2004
2.
Team Reports
3.
Review Goals 2003-04
4.
Establish Goals 2004-05
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8.
Priority for Filling Vacant Positions
Policy 4240 – Academic Renewal
Policy 4228 – Independent Study
District Resources for Partisan Purposes