November 03, 2014 Meeting
Agenda
Academic Senate
Taft College
Monday, November 3, 2014
12:10 – 1:00pm
Public Commentary
Approval of Minutes of October 6, 2014
Agenda
- Standing Committee Updates – 5 minutes
- Strategic Planning Committee (Berube)
- Academic Development Committee (Kulzer-Reyes)
- Budget Committee (Devine)
- Curriculum & General Education (Jacobi)
- Accreditation Update – (Dr. Maloney) – 15 minutes
- Technology Committee Update –(Dr. Eigenauer) – 5 minutes
- Student Success and Support Program/Proposals (Darcy Bogle) -20 minutes
President’s Report Other
Next Meeting – Monday, December 1, 2014
Minutes
Taft College Academic Senate Minutes
Monday, November 3, 2014 Cougar Conference Room
Members Present: President Tony Thompson, Vice President Vicki Jacobi, Secretary Linda West, Jennifer Altenhofel, Megan Andrews, Kanoe Bandy, Wendy Berry, Eric Bérubé, Paul Blake, Adam Bledsoe, Bill Devine, Candace Duron, Kamala Carlson, John Eigenauer, Juana Escobedo, Sharyn Eveland, Tori Furman, Shelley Getty, Michael Giles, Greg Golling, Lourdes Gonzalez, Jessica Grimes, Dan Hall, Brian Jean, Craig Johnson, Diane Jones, Kelly Kulzer Reyes, Steve Lytle, Julián Martinez, Mariza Martinez, James P. May, Janice Mendenhall, Michelle Oja, Ruby Payne,
Joseph Polizzotto, Stacie Rancano, David Reynolds, Joy Reynolds, Sonja Swenson, Susan Vaughan, Stefanie Walsh, Karen Ziegler
Guests Present: Darcy Bogle, Dena Maloney, Mark Williams The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m.
Public Commentary
None.
Review of October 6, 2014 Senate Minutes
A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Joy Reynolds to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
Standing Committee Updates
Strategic Planning Committee Dr. Eric Bérubé
Eric reported that the committee will be meeting on Friday to complete the evaluation of the committee. He also reported that he will be stepping down as chair of the committee at the end of the year to devote full time to accreditation.
Academic Development Committee Kelly Kulzer-Reyes
Kelly reported the Basic Skills Initiative report was submitted. She also reported the allotment was back to $90,000 and the current budget reflects that allocation.
Budget Committee Bill Devine
Bill reported there was an update to the budget, a revision of BP 6200 and 6250, and the committee approved the new budget calendar.
Curriculum & General Education Committee Vicki Jacobi
Vicki reported on the following committee items:
- A new local certificate was approved for Energy Technology.
- BUSN 1510 (Business Communications) has been added to the GE pattern for Communications & Analytical Thinking.
- ASTR 1511 (Astronomy) was approved for distance learning.
- A discussion took place during the last meeting regarding whether or not it was the committee’s function to review and approve SLOs.
- More justification should be required for the rationale for inactivating courses. Stating a course has low enrollment is not sufficient justification.
Accreditation Update Dr. Dena Maloney
Dena reported that sixty-eight people, including faculty, administrators, and classified staff are currently serving on accreditation teams. The first draft of the self-study was submitted and reviewed by Dena and Eric who provided feedback to the teams. A second draft of the self-study is due by December 1st.
The Accreditation Steering Committee has set July as the target for sending the self-study report to the ACCJC.
Dena stated that she, Darcy Bogle, and Sam Aunai have all recently participated in accreditation site visits at other colleges. There appears to be an emphasis on SLOs. Taft College is under the 2002 accreditation standards and it is expected that we should be at proficiency level by this time.
The college submitted a report regarding our SLO progress in the Fall of 2012. We were asked to report on eleven items and the college was determined to be below average in nine out of the eleven items. Recommendations can be used to help us improve our process.
Areas of greatest concern:
- Lack of institutional wide dialog on SLO outcomes and how they relate to institutional improvement.
- Student awareness regarding goals and SLOs
- Quality of SLOs we’ve developed (should be useful in improving courses)
The college needs to provide evidence that we’re using SLO assessment results to make institutional improvements. Evidence can be found in eLumen, division meeting minutes, and other committee meeting minutes.
Dena stated there is a conference scheduled in Bakersfield on November 17th regarding institutional level outcomes.
Technology Committee Update Dr. John Eigenauer
John reported on the proposed implementation of a new Computer and Network Use Procedure (AP 3720). He stated faculty should be thoroughly informed regarding its content and suggested all should have to sign in verification they’ve read and understand the procedure. The procedure states
that college property can’t be used for personal reasons and that the employee has no expectation of privacy when using the resources of the college. John expressed concern that similar procedures have been used against employees at previous districts and that we need to have a full discussion regarding the impact this procedure can have before it is implemented.
Brian Jean agreed that it was an issue that should be discussed in more depth at a future meeting. It was suggested that members email their concerns regarding the proposed procedure to
John Eigenauer with a cc: to Adrian Agundez.
Student Success and Support Program/Proposals Darcy Bogle
Darcy previously distributed materials regarding dual enrollment, high school special admits, and high school articulation.
Darcy stated we already participate in articulation agreements with Taft Union High School. Current policy states that the student must complete 12 units in residence before receiving the articulated units. The State Academic Senate recommends eliminating the in-residence requirement.
A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Kamala Carlson to remove the 12-unit in residence requirement for high school courses articulated with Taft College Courses. The motion carried with one member voting against the motion.
The current high school special admit policy states the student must be 16 years of age or older and can’t take degree level courses they can take at the high school. In general, college courses must be designated 1500 or higher with the exception of Math 1060. Darcy is proposing an expansion of the policy to include the Student Success course and a number of CTE courses. Diane Jones stated she would like to hear from CTE faculty before agreeing with the proposal. Kanoe Bandy said the proposal has not been discussed with the Applied Technology division and she would like to see what classes are involved.
The college is currently offering the following dual enrollment courses at TUHS: Biology 1500,
Sociology 1510, English 1500, Information Competency 1548, and Psychology 1500. The high school has requested that we offer Speech 1511 instead of Sociology 1510. The change was requested as a result of the “perfect 60” requirement.
A motion was made by Diane Jones and seconded by Bill Devine to offer Speech 1511 as a dual enrollment course instead of Sociology 1510. Sociology 1510 and Psychology 1500 will be rotated in subsequent semesters. The motion carried unanimously.
Other Tony Thompson
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 1st. Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Linda West, Academic Senate Secretary