Peralta Community College District
CIPD Agenda and Meeting Notes
April 6, 2015
Board Room District
Present:
Anne Agard; Vina Cera; Laura Bollentino; Michael Orkin; Amany ElMasry; Jennifer Lowood; Joseph Bielanski; Iolani Sodhy-Gereben; Lilia
Celhay; Steve Pantell; Clifton Coleman; Arja McCray; Timothy Karas; Tram Vo-Kumamoto; Karen Croley; Robert Brem; Lynn Torres;
Alejandria Tomas;
Absent:
Carlos Cortez; Patricia Nelson; Char Perlas, Lisa Cook, Ahmad Mansur; Ann Elliott; Tae-Soon Park; Adela Esquivel-Swinson; Matthew
Goldstein; Karolyn van Putten; Denise Richardson;
Facilitator(s):
Vina Cera and Anne Agard
Guests:
Arturo Davila-Sanchez (Laney); Fabian Banga (BCC); Jayne Matthews (BCC);
Note taker:
Iolani Sodhy-Gereben
Next Meeting: April 20, 2015 (1:00 to 3:00). Board Room, District
Topic
Review of Minutes
Follow-up Action &
Recommendations
Discussion
Minutes from 3/16/15 in Dropbox
Responsible
Party
Leave language in
accuracy statement
The 03/16/2015 meeting minutes were approved as amended
by consensus.
Curriculum:
Berkeley City
College
Notes: Question of Accuracy statement why we need to
strike out the “catalog supplement” term (pg.2);
Approved by consensus:
New Courses (8)
Course Modification (6)
Course Deactivations (3)
New Programs (2)
Modified Programs (1)
Notes:
• For SPAN 208B-D, missing lab hours on agenda (1.5)
• Must bring SPAN 22A and B to May CIPD to be
compliance with Laney.
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Send approved
proposals to the Board
Jennifer
Lowood;
Alejandria
Tomas
Timeline
Peralta Community College District
CIPD Agenda and Meeting Notes
April 6, 2015
Board Room District
Topic
Discussion
Follow-up Action &
Recommendations
Responsible
Party
Send approved
proposals to the Board
Robert Brem;
Lynn Torres
• For ENGL 20, change from Permanent to Temporary
Deactivation
• For New Program Analytical Chemistry, on agenda change
from AA to AS
Curriculum:
College of Alameda
Approved by consensus:
New Courses (1)
Course Reactivations (2)
Course Modification (1)
Course Deactivations (1)
New Programs (1)
Modified Programs (2)
For Dental: consult with
department for answers
to the questions the
committee raised
Tabled:
• DENTAL AS and CA Programs;
Issues in terms of unit count on Program of Study (over 60
units); Questions of why ENGL 201B is listed as a
requirement (Most programs now have 1B); Question of
enrollment (How is someone, especially high school
students, allowed in? Lottery? Is there a State Law which
defines the practice?)
Notes:
• For CIS 201, in catalog description, delete “examine”
Curriculum:
Laney College
Send approved
proposals to the Board
Approved by consensus:
New Courses (8)
Course Modification (5)
Course Deactivations (4)
Modified Programs (2)
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Anne Agard;
Vina Cera;
Iolani SodhyGereben
Timeline
Peralta Community College District
CIPD Agenda and Meeting Notes
April 6, 2015
Board Room District
Topic
Follow-up Action &
Recommendations
Discussion
Tabled:
• GRART and MEDIA courses and programs tabled for
consultation with BCC
Notes:
• For SPAN 22A, for prerequisite add “or equivalent”; in
catalog description change period to colon after Spanish.
• META: can we add an impact/discrepancy report to make
sure if needed to consult with colleges about
courses/programs.
• META on May agenda to recap
Curriculum:
Merritt College
• For May CIPD, BCC
needs to bring SPAN
22A and B for course
modification; Merritt
needs to bring for
deactivation
Send approved
proposals to the Board
Approved by consensus:
New Courses (2)
Course Reactivations (2)
Course Modification (3)
Course Deactivations (4)
New Programs (1)
Modified Programs (6)
Program Correction (2)
Notes:
• For EMT 221, approved with changes to prerequisite
(needs phrase “conditions of enrollment” so that students
understand the requirements are not just courses); strike
EMT in title (new title Paramedic)
• Take out strikethroughs on AAT ANTHR Program of
Study
• For Permaculture Program, fix “design” on the agenda
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Responsible
Party
Arja McCRay;
Clifton
Coleman
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CIPD Agenda and Meeting Notes
April 6, 2015
Board Room District
Topic
Discussion
Follow-up Action &
Recommendations
Pressing
Curriculum Topics:
• Actions that Will
or Will Not Result in
the Issuance of a
New Number
TABLED
• Update on
procedures for
consultation among
colleges regarding
curriculum issues:
Colleges are
required to specify “
consultation
occurred in term xx”
for these courses and
programs
TABLED
• Update on CIPD
membership
Need up to date list of each school’s members
• Policy when CIPD
member absent
TABLED
• Policy when no
quorum at the
beginning of the
meeting
TABLED
Discussion of the importance of having the additional
meeting this semester; agree to keep the 4/20 date
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Put on May CIPD
Agenda
All Curriculum
Specialists email Amany
list of members
Responsible
Party
Timeline
Peralta Community College District
CIPD Agenda and Meeting Notes
April 6, 2015
Board Room District
Topic
Follow-up Action &
Recommendations
Discussion
• Cancel 4/20/15
CIPD Admin
Meeting
without certain members to discuss META. One topic:
issue of stipends (in the works: $1000 for last week of
July for 15 hours; still waiting on final approval).
Next meeting
April 20, 2015, 1:00-3:00, Board Room, District Office
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Party
Timeline