EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of February 24, 2003
Present: Mr. Neesby, Ms. Ely, Dr. Fallo, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Hata, Dr. Caldwell, Ms. Pickens, Dr.
Simon, Ms. Stuart, and Ms. Smith.
March on March
There are two marches planned for the month of March. On March 17th there will be a march on
the Capitol and on March 28th there will be a march on the Governor’s office. The students are
now focusing on the March 17th March on the Capitol. If there are enough students to warrant,
ASO funds will be used to transport students by bus. The students will be placing signs on
campus advertising the budget cuts to encourage more student participation. The students will
also participate in a letter writing campaign.
Budget
The Legislative Analysts came out with an analysis of the budget and suggest increasing student
to $25 a unit. The Community College cuts in the Senate and the Assembly are $130-140M, the
Governor is still talking about increasing that number by $100M. Mr. Hanson will have numbers
this Friday. The President’s Newsletter will go out this week and will give a picture on how
disproportionate the cuts to Community Colleges are.
Accreditation Report
Dr. Hata distributed Draft 2 of the accreditation report response. Ms. Stewart expressed concern
about the faculty representation on the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC). Ms. Stewart
believes that according to the California Code of Regulations that faculty should have more
representation on the PBC. Other committee members expressed concern that more
representation by faculty would dilute their representation. Ms. Stewart also feels that collegial
consultation needs to be improved.
Agenda for March 3, 2003, College Council Meeting
1. Approval of Minutes – February 24, 2003
2. Team Reports
3. Facilities Needs
4. Collegial Consultation—Representative-Mutually Agree
5. Set meeting date for policy review