Classified Senate Meeting
September 10, 2015
12:00-1:00pm, RHN-258
2015-2016 Classified Senate Officers
President: Sandra Belmares
Vice-President: Shawn Ledet
Treasurer: Rachel Larsen
Secretary: Tyler Wyckoff
Past President: Monica Souza
4CS Representative: Deborah Knowles
Attendance:
Pinky Xiong
Sandra Belmares
May Yang
Shawn Ledet
Kelly Irwin
Rachel Larsen
Haley Lepper
Tyler Wyckoff
Andrea Galang
Deborah Knowles
Stephanie Solorio
Craig Hart
Pam Morrison
Kayla Anaya
Quarmaine Bogan
Michael Thao
Gurpreet Bhatia
Courtnee Mack
Tom Childress
Katherine Zoloty
Anne Danenberg
Nadine Kirkpatrick, Academic Senate Rep
I.
Call to Order 12:04
a. Academic Senate Representative Nadine Kirkpatrick
i. Academic Senate meets on first four Tuesdays of each month
II.
Changes in Agenda
a. Captain Cox and President Jeffery — Shooting at SCC
i. Thanks to those who responded and helped manage the situation
ii. Situation update
1. This was not active shooter situation, but a conflict between four individuals.
2. The campus was under lockdown so officers could search for suspect on campus and the
campus was reopened and evacuated after no suspect was found on campus
3. Thank you classified staff for your response
4. Daily updates can be found on the SCC webpage
a. All Information released by SCC regarding the shooting is provided by the Los
Rio Police Department, not by any media outlets.
iii. Training and procedures
1. Procedures and logistics of emergency communication, response, lockdown, evacuation,
and other related issues will be evaluated by Los Rios PD and SCC management.
2. New flip chart with “shelter in place” and “active shooter” tabs
3. Multiple channels of emergency communication being explored for future.
iv. NPR is using SCC Student Newspaper as official newsfeed
v. Questions and comments
1. Is Sac PD close to an arrest? – Yes.
2. There need to talk about procedure for evacuation and lockdown
3. Why were students and staff giving first aid to victims instead of Los Rios PD?
a. PD responsible to secure the area and then give first aid
b. The first responders were students and staff because they were at the scene
when the incident occurred. Los Rios PD were second responders.
c. Eyewitness and video evidence can be misinterpreted because of the angle, etc.
d. There were multiple victims and misinformation that made it difficult to quickly
respond to all.
4. Even if we are prepared, there are realities of emergency situations that are
unpredictable and require quick decisions that may contradict official procedure.
5. Although some may feel the need to move on, there are still many people in need of time,
space, and resource to help mentally recover.
6. Please contact Captain Valerie Cox with questions or comments, 558-2547
III.
Approval of Minutes
a. Motion by Deborah Knowles, seconded by Craig Hart, approved.
IV.
Officer Reports
a. President - Sandra Belmares
 Board of Trustees Special Board Workshop on the District’s Budget held on September 2, 2015. The
PowerPoint shared at this meeting was emailed to all SCC Classified. This presentation provided a lot of
detail about how the Los Rios budget is expended and formulated. Our goal as a district is grow 2% in
enrollment over the 2015-16 academic year; currently, we’re in the negative.
 Classified Collaborative Issues Committee (CCIC) – The CCIC is comprised of the four campus Classified
Senate Presidents, Past President, all Classified Union Presidents, including LRCEA, LRSA, and SEIU,
and a manager representative of Human Resources. We meet periodically, ideally quarterly, to discuss
issues and best practices that are not related to collective bargaining. The AVC of Human Resources
Ryan Cox joined the CCIC meeting held on September 4, 2015. One issue that came up was how we
might better help new hires get acquainted in their new role, with the campus, and common practices
campus-wide and district-wide. It’s interesting to learn about how differently things are done at each of
our sister campuses.
 The SCC Blue Book Review Task Force’s next meeting will be on Sept. 24 in LR 105. Our work will be
ongoing throughout the fall 2015 semester. Please keep an eye-out for requests for your feedback in the
near future.
 I met with the Operations Staff on August 28, 2015 in order to provide an update on the SCC Classified
Senate and an invitation for them to get involved in participatory governance and suggestions about how
they can be involved.
b. Vice President - Shawn Ledet
i. Attending Academic Senate next week
c. Treasurer - Rachel Larsen
i. Current balance of $4,591.48. Submitted late receipt for Popcorn from SCC Commencement
fundraiser.
ii. Board of Trustees meeting, September 9, 2015, 5:30pm, at CRC
1. There has been a 5 year extension for the Los Rios RT stickers
a. Student voting will be held September 23-24
b. There will be an increase in unit requirement to 3 units and an increase in fee per
unit to $2.10
c. Students enrolled in less then three units will qualify for 50% off of the monthly
pass price.
d. Summer passes will now be available.
2. President Obama launched a free community college campaign called “College Promise”
a. We adopted a resolution in support of this campaign, pledging to move forward
the long-term goal of securing free community college for all Americans.
3. CRC Class Senate President reported that CRC completely shut down the campus
during convocation with the support of their Academic Senate and Chancellor King. This
sets a precedent for SCC to do the same.
4. ARC Received 5 million dollar grant
5. Retirement of Mary Leland was announced. She will retire October 27, 2015.
d. Secretary Tyler Wyckoff - No report.
e. Past President Monica Souza - Out. No report.
V.
Old Business
a. SCC Classified Senate area representatives and subcommittees – we need more people!
i. Welcome Pinky Xiong, he is the new Area Rep for Area 2 which includes Custodial Services,
Maintenance, Operations Office, Receiving, Reprographics
ii. Welcome Kayla Anaya, she is the new SPA in Lang & Lit
VI.
New Business
a. Accreditation Visit Overview – Kelly Irwin & Don Palm, Accreditation Team Tri-Chairs
i. The accreditation team will be on campus from October 5-8
1. If they ask you a question:
a. You don’t have to know the answer, but know how to find out
b. Don’t lie or make stuff up
c. Can’t tell them NO. If you’re not authorized then find your supervisor, etc. who is
authorized
d. Take care of students first, then answer team visitor questions
2. Visit the front page of the SCC website for accreditation info, or contact Don or Kelly
b. SCC Blue Book Review Task Force – Chris Torres, Classified Tri-Chair of this committee
i. The Charge of the task force is to review and update the Blue Book which describes the SCC
participatory decision-making process. Your input is needed regarding satisfaction with
communication and the participatory decision-making process at SCC. This info will be shared
with tri-chairs. Sandra Belmares will be emailing out the short questionnaire soon for your
c.
feedback. Your feedback is anonymous. It’s important that we evaluate how well this process is
working in reality versus what is written on paper.
ESTEEM – Tara Loschiavo
1. This program teams-up a classified employee with a professor of a math, ESL, or English
class and a student instructional assistant to share information about programs, services,
and student success in general. The student instructional assistant provides tutoring
services in the classroom.
2. Tara emails the talking points every Friday prior to the next week’s visits. The classified
employee visits the classroom once per week for about 5-10 min to deliver the
information.
3. Please contact Tara for more information or to volunteer
d. CSPC – Deborah Knowles
i. Accreditation - Are you evaluating, assessing, and changing as needed?
ii. Discussion about changing the SCC college mission
1. Include personal enrichment, arts, adult ed., etc. get pushed aside for transfer, general
education, etc.
2. Maybe route some of these through CTE to avoid repeatability issues. One main problem
is that they are non-credit and won’t qualify for financial aid.
e. Professional Development Activities
i. Classified Leadership Academy Fall 2015 – Los Rios District Office
1. October 16 – CLA Pathways to Success, Session 1
2. November 13 – CLA Pathways to Success, Session 2
3. December 4 – Meet the Leaders Panel
4. http://www.losrios.edu/hr/training/CLA_2015.pdf
ii. Hiring the Best for a Diverse Workforce, September 25, 1:00pm-3:00pm, RHN 264. This training
must be completed before you can serve as a member on any Los Rios hiring committee.
iii. Interest Based Approach (IBA) Training, November 4-6, Marriott Hotel, Rancho Cordova
http://www.scc.losrios.edu/facultystaffcalendar/event/iba-interest-based-approachtraining-fall-2015/
iv. Student Equity & SSSP 2015-16 Plan and Budget Review workshops on September 10 & 11
VII.
Good of the Order
a. This week is the Week of Welcome for freshman students. So there are various activities on campus
being held each day in order to make the new freshman students feel welcomed.
VIII.
Adjournment 1:04pm. Next meeting is October 8, 2015 in RHN-258.