EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of March 26, 2001
Present: Dr. Fallo, Ms. Caldwell, Dr. Hata, Dr. Caldwell, Mr. Westberg, Mr. Hanson, and
Mr. Marston.
TEAM REPORTS
President - Dr. Thomas M. Fallo
1. The Board of Trustees has requested that there be a first and second reading of all Board
Policies.
2. The Community College League has informed us that Governor Davis’ January
proposed State budget for the California Community Colleges is probably a minimum
and does not mean that the distribution of funds will be in the same categories. Final
action will not take place until after the May Revise (May 15th).
Police Officers Association - Ms. Jan Caldwell
1. The Police Department is working on crime prevention.
Administrative Services - Mr. Victor Hanson
1. There are numerous incidents of lights left on in unoccupied rooms.
2. There will be a 50% budget increase for utilities.
Academic Senate - Mr. Doug Marston
1. Research on alternate schedules has been requested by the Academic Senate to assist
them in making their decision.
2. The Academic Senate has requested that the Calendar Committee present their
recommendation in the form of a resolution, which can be presented to the Senate during
their meeting and then voted on at the following meeting. If the resolution is received in
April it can be presented on May 1st and voted on May 15th.
AFT, Local 1388 - Mr. Dave Westberg
1. The Federation supports the alternate schedule.
Student and Community Advancement - Dr. Patricia Caldwell
1. The CalWORKS Partnership Breakfast on March 21st was an outstanding event with 200
attendees.
2. The Saturday, March 24th Open House was a big success with 300 high school students
and parents.
3. The last meeting of the Business Focus Group will be March 27th. The goal is to
develop a one-stop center in Inglewood. The center will offer transitional and
assessment services to place people into the work force or in colleges.
Academic Affairs - Dr. Nadine I. Hata
1. The Faculty Development Team will be sponsoring an ECC Commons Event, “Creating
a Connection Between Theory and Application” on Tuesday, April 17th from 2:00 to
3:00 p.m., location to be announced.
2. The Memorandum of Understanding with California State University, Long Beach has
been signed. It constitutes an agreement to collaborate in a seamless teacher education
process designed to prepare additional highly qualified teachers for elementary schools
in Southern California.
3. The Onizuka Science Fair on Saturday, March 24th was well received with 778
attendees.
Policies. Members reviewed and accepted the following revised policies provided by Mr.
Hanson’s office:
7110 Delegation
7210 Academic Employees
7220 Classified Employees
After completion of the 7000 series, the 6000 series will be reviewed, followed by the 5000
series.
Agenda for Meeting of April 2, 2001
1. Minutes of the Meeting of March 26, 2001
2. Team Reports
3. Policy Review 3710, 3720, 3820, and 7000 series
4. District Involvement in Developing the System’s 2002-2003 Budget
April/May: Policy 2510
Participation in Local Decision Making