L.A. MISSION COLLEGE ACADEMIC SENATE
PRESIDENT’S REPORT October 5, 2006
Submitted by Angela C. Echeverri
1. Accreditation Update
The new Accreditation Self Study Co-chairs are Pat Flood and Angela Echeverri.
We have been meeting with standard co-chairs and members on a daily basis to go over the self
study drafts. We have been holding open forums every week throughout September and October, to
gather input on the self study. Meetings are open to the public. Participation and comments from the
campus community are encouraged.
Recent drafts of each standard are posted at:
http://www.lamission.edu/accreditation/
The next open forum will be Tuesday October 10th, from 1 to 4 PM in Campus Center 1, and will
cover Standards IIB (Student Services) and Standard IV (Leadership and Governance). An
additional round of open forums will be held on Mondays from 1 pm to 3 pm on the following dates:
10/16/06, 10/23/06, and 10/30/06 (Room TBA).
The self study will be brought to the Academic Senate for approval in November. It must then be
approved by College Council and the college president. The self study must be delivered to the
Board of Trustees on 11/29/06. No substantive changes may be made after this date, unless approved
by the BOT.
2. LAMC Enrollment and Budget Update
On day 14 of the semester (9/18/06), our credit enrollment for fall 2006 was very close to that of the
fall 2005, but with 10% fewer sections. This will help alleviate the projected budget deficit of $1.5
million for 2006-07.
Table 1: Credit Headcount Comparison at day 14 of Fall Instruction
Fall 2004
Fall 2005
Fall 2006 2006 % of 2005
Sections
707
743
671
90%
Total Credit Headcount
7,365
7,511
7,437
99%
Total Enrollments
17,107
17,079
17,064
100%
District Budget Committee Update
In 2006-07, the college will receive additional state funds for instructional equipment, scheduled
maintenance and repairs, career technical equipment, and basic skills.
The L.A. Mission College allocation is as follows:
Table 2: 2006-07 New Ongoing and One-time State Funds Allocated to LAMC
Type of Funds
Amount
One-Time Instructional Equipment and Library
(Fund 10132)-No match required
$218,401
On-going Instructional Equipment and Library
(Fund 10142)-3:1 match required
$48,212
Career Technical Education Grant (Restricted)
(Fund 10491)
$169,014
One-Time Basic Skills & Immigrant Programs
(50% for Basic Skills and 50% for Immigrant Programs)
$217,651
General Purpose
(Program 100)
$232,911
3. Proposed Changes in State Minimum Qualifications
The Academic Senate of the Community Colleges of California (ASCCC) reviews the discipline
list every two years. Faculty and professional organizations interested in submitting proposals for
changes in minimum qualifications for a discipline, may do so until February 2007. So far there
are three proposals that have been submitted to the ASCCC:
 Create a new discipline in Creative Writing
 Add a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy to the Counseling minimum
qualifications.
 Add Public Health to the discipline list.
The final list of proposals will be voted on at the Spring 2007 ASCCC Plenary Session.
4. Math and English Graduation Requirements (Excerpt from ASCCC Alert)
At their September 11, 2006, meeting in Sacramento the Board of Governors voted unanimously in
favor of the Academic Senate’s academic and professional recommendation to change the Title 5
regulations on minimum competencies required to receive an associate degree. The new
mathematics minimum will become a course with the level and rigor of intermediate algebra (Math
125 instead of Math 115). The new English minimum will become a course with the level and
rigor of freshman composition (English 101 instead of English 28). The change will affect students
who enter the system in Fall 2009.
Background material is available on the ASCCC website at:
http://www.academicsenate.cc.ca.us/Archives/MathEnglish/MathEnglishMain.html
The ASCCC strongly encourages the creation of alternative courses to satisfy the new
requirements. Existing examples include business or journalism/media writing courses and math
courses targeted to particular vocational programs. Such courses must be approved by the local
curriculum process, and determined to have the same level and rigor as intermediate algebra and
freshman composition. The math course must have elementary algebra (Math 115) as a prerequisite.
In addition to the development of alternative courses by Math and English departments, existing
Title 5 language permits the local curriculum process to approve courses taught in or on behalf of
other departments.
The ASCCC also strongly encourages a college-wide examination and discussion of support
mechanisms to ensure student success not only in the new requirements but also in the basic skills
courses that are vital preparation.
5. DAS Fall Summit: Was held on Friday, September 29th at Marina del Rey Hotel
Mission College was represented by President Moreno, Vice Presidents Burke-Kelly and Ramirez,
Gary Prostak, Pat Flood, and Angela Echeverri. The focus of the summit was the effect of
decentralization of the LACCD in 1999. There were breakout sessions on the effect of
decentralization on facilities, instruction, student services, human resources and payroll, budget
and finance, marketing, access and outreach, student success, resources and external relations. The
consensus was that decentralization has worked well in some areas, but not in others. For example,
faculty hiring has been simplified by not having to go through a centralized district pool of
applicants, but the colleges were not provided with sufficient resources to process and store (for 10
years) all the applications.