EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of September 23, 2002
Present: Dr. Caldwell, Dr. Fallo, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Hata, Mr. Neesby, Ms. Pickens, Dr. Simon, Ms. Smith,
and Ms. Stewart.
Hiring Freeze
The Schedule Technician position will not be filled. Dr. Hata is looking at other options instead of filling
the position.
Computer Replacement Procedure/Policy
Dr. Simon will meet with Dave Westberg and then with Mr. Hanson. Mr. Hanson stated that this is a
Federation issue. Dr. Simon and Mr. Hanson will report back to College Council once the issue is
resolved.
Work Plan
Policies will be handled in special meetings. The first special meeting will be November 22, 2002 from
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The policies for discussion will be as follows:
4020-Curriculum and Program Review
4050-Articulation
4070-Auditing and Auditing Fees
4110-Honorary Degrees
5010-Admissions
5015-Residence Determination,
5500-Standards of Student Conduct
6126 (Old Policy)-Credit by Examination
7400-Travel
7150-Administrator’s Professional Development Fund
5148 (Old Policy)-Sexual Offenses Prevention and Sexual Assault Response
College Council will review the Accreditation Status Report when it is available. The 2004 Accreditation
Standards were distributed. President Fallo is recommending that College Council Members attend
workshops designed to assist member institutions in understanding and beginning to use the new
standards in institutional processes. Members can attend individually rather than as a group. Dates and
locations confirmed to date are as follows: October 25, Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento; November 13,
Hilton Pasadena; November 22, West Valley College; December 6, Riverside Community College;
February 21, TBD (North); March 21, Bakersfield College; March 28, TBD (North); and April 11, Mira
Costa College.
Other items to concentrate on will be team reports, facilities needs, board agendas, and participation in the
State budget.
Catalog
It was discovered that there are many errors in the 2002-2003 catalog and it has been pulled from the
website and the shelves of the bookstore. The catalog has been broken up into teams for editing and then
will be retyped.
Agenda for Meeting of September 30, 2002
1. Approval of Minutes for September 23, 2002
2. Team Reports
3. Facilities Needs
4. Accreditation Status