Agenda for September 16, 2021

Voting Members

  • Voting members: 25
  • Simple majority: 13
  • Quorum (2/3): 17

Executive Officers

    • President: Lindsey Ayotte "votes in ties"
    • Vice President: Cassidy Ryan-White
    • Secretary: Kim Saccio
    • Treasurer: Rika Yonemura-Fabian
    • Past President: Kate Williams Browne "non-voting"

Senators

ASLT: 
    • Ame Maloney
BEPP:
    • Dick Claire
    • Filipp Gleyser
Counseling:
    • Jacqueline Escobar
    • Alberto Santellan
    • Jessica Truglio
GLPS:
    • TBD
Language Arts:
    • Rachel Bell
    • Jarrod Feiner
    • Danielle Powell
KAD:
    • Amber Steele
SMT
    • Younga Choi
    • Maryam Khan
    • TBD
SSCA:
    • Amir Esfahani
    • Jennifer Merrill
    • Jude Navari
SPWD:
    • TBD
CTE Senator
    • Soledad McCarthy
Part-Time Faculty
    • Jessica Silver-Sharp
    • Timothy Rottenberg
    • Sujatha (Suji) Venkataraman
Non-voting Members

Governance Committee Chairs

    • Curriculum: Jessica Hurless
    • Educational Policy: Jacqueline Escobar
    • Professional Personnel: Bianca Rowden-Quince

Advisory Members

    • AFT: Marianne Kaletzky
    • ASSC: Anthony Tran
    • Classified Senate: Marisa Thigpen, Kennya Ruiz
    • PD/CTTL: Bianca Rowden-Quince
    • SEEED: TBD
    • Guided Pathways: Ernesto Hernandez
    • OER: Ame Maloney
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1.0 Opening Procedures

1.1 Call to Order

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes:

1.2 Senate Networking

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 10

Notes:

1.3 Adoption of Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: Approval of minutes from September 2, 2021 meeting

1.4 Adoption of Consent Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: Items on consent are not voted upon; if there are no objections, they are adopted “by consent.” Any member may request that an item be pulled from the consent agenda; it does not need a second, and the item immediately moves to the first item of business as an action item.

Approve Tenure Committee for Kolo Wamba, Year 2

  • Nick Langhoff, Chair
  • Emilie Hein, Discipline Expert
  • Tadashi Tsuchida, Tenured Faculty, Years 1-2
  • Carla Grandy, Dean

1.5 Public Comment

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 5

Notes:

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2.0 New Senate Business

2.1 Change to Education Policy Committee Charge

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Senator Escobar

Time:  10

Notes: 

2.2 Approval of AS vice president to serve as co-chair for FTEAC

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte, Vice President Ryan-White

Time:  10

Notes: 

2.3 Report back from senators

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time:  20

Notes: Senators were asked at the last meeting to share the “themes” of faculty issue and concerns that are coming up in senate with their respective divisions and gather any additional feedback. This is a continued discussion on the goals and priority areas for Academic Senate.

2.4 Creation of Equity Checklist

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time:  30

Notes: Academic Senate will brainstorm and collaborate on creating an “equity checklist” that we will use to guide us in prioritizing matters that come before senate.

2.5 Class Cancelation Task Force

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time:  10

Notes: 

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3.0 Standing Agenda Items

3.1 Committee Reports

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter(s): Standing Committee Chairs

Time: 15

Notes: 

3.2  President’s Report

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 10

Notes: Update on the Brown Act.

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4.0 Announcement and Closing Procedures

4.1. Final Announcements

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes:  

4.2. Motion to Adjourn

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 0

Notes:
Next meeting will be October 7, 2021.

Academic and Professional Matters, AB 1725 “10 + 1”

  1. Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
  2. Degree and certificate requirements
  3. Grading policies
  4. Educational program development
  5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
  6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
  7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
  8. Policies for faculty professional development activities
  9. Processes for program review
  10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development
  11. Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate