Final Minutes for April 6, 2023

Attendance:

  • Quorum was reached at 21/22 voting members present.
  • Members who were not in attendance are indicated by (not present).

Voting Members

Executive Officers

    • President: Lindsay Ayotte - votes in ties
    • Vice President: Cassidy Ryan-White
    • Secretary: Jessica Truglio
    • Treasurer: Ame Maloney
    • Past President: Kate Williams Browne - non-voting

Senators

ASLT: 
    • Andrea Fuentes
BEPP:
    • Herlene Grace Beltran
    • Tammy Calderon
Counseling:
    • Joyce Lee
    • Alberto Santellan
    • Mandy Lucas 
GLPS:
    • TBD
Language Arts:
    • Michael Cross/Katie Hern (Split Role)
    • Jarrod Feiner
    • Janice Sapigao
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KAD:
    • Amber Steele
STEM
    • Simantini Karve
    • Miranda Wang
    • TBD
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  • SPWD
    • TBD
SSCA:
    • Kathy Zarur
    • Rika Yonemura-Fabian
    • Jennifer Merrill
CTE Senator
    • Soledad McCarthy
Part-Time Faculty
    • Teresa Campbell 
    • Sujatha (Suji) Venkataraman
    • Maryam Khan 
Non-voting Members

Governance Committee Chairs

    • Curriculum Co-Chairs: Jessica Hurless & Bianca Rowden-Quince
    • Professional Personnel: Lynsey Hemstreet

Advisory Members

    • AFT: Marianne Kaletzky
    • ASSC: Win Shwe Yee
    • Classified Senate: Marisa Thigpen
    • PD/CTTL: TBD
    • SEEED: TBD
    • Guided Pathways: TBD
    • OER: Ame Maloney

Guests: 

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1.0 Opening Procedures

1.1 Call to Order/Establish Quorum

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: Quorum was established with 21/22 members present.

1.2 Senate Networking

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 10

Notes: 

1.3 Adoption of Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: 

A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Senator McCarthy and was seconded by Senator Steele.

1.4 Adoption of Minutes

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes: A motion to approve the minutes from March 16, 2023 meeting was made by Treasurer Maloney and was seconded by Senator Lucas. 

1.5 Adoption of Consent Agenda

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 0

Notes: 

 

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2.0 New Senate Business

 

2.1 Director of Middle College Screening Committee

Procedure     |     Information    |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Cassidy Ryan

Time: 10 minutes

Notes: Vice President Ryan motioned to pull this screening committee from the consent agenda in order to give a brief explanation of the status. She explained that when the person who currently holds this position was hired, it was an interim hire and the expectation was to eventually have a full hiring process. This never happened, however. The board of trustees voted to put this position through the full hiring process at this time. A motion was made by Senator Beltran and seconded by Senator Calderon to approve Lindsey Ayotte and Soledad McCarthy as the faculty representatives on this committee. The motion passed with 19 votes in favor, 0 opposed and no abstentions.

2.2 Spring Flex Day

Procedure     |     Information    |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: John Ulloa

Time: 10 minutes

Notes:

Professional Development Coordinator John Ulloa shared important updates about the upcoming Flex Day events for April 20, 2023. He urged senators to share registration links and encourage their colleagues to register.

2.3 Partnering with Counseling Faculty for Student Success: Part 1

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Mandy Lucas, Joyce Lee, Alberto Santellan

Time: 30 minutes

Notes:

Senator Lucas, Senator Lee and Senator Santellan shared a presentation which included helpful information about how the counseling division supports students and how faculty can partner with counselors to support student success.

2.4 Election Committee: Approve Nominations

Procedure     |    Information |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Election Committee: Lindsey Ayotte, Ame Maloney, Bianca Rowden-Quince

Time: 5 minutes

Notes:

 

Vice President: Nomination was made by email for Alberto Santellan. Senator Santellan declined this nomination at this time. A second email nomination was made for Vice President Ryan White. Vice President Ryan White accepted. A motion was made by Treasurer Maloney for a time extension and was seconded by Secretary Truglio.

Secretary: Nominations were made for Sima Karve and Jessica Truglio. Both were accepted.

CTE Senator: Nominations were made for Lynsey Hemstreet, Sima Karve, and Soledad McCarthy. These nominations were accepted.

Adjunct Senator: Nominations were made for Daisy Gutierrez, and Jessica Silver-Sharp. Maryam Kahn self-nominated for this position as well. A nomination was made by the floor for Suji Venkataraman.

STEM: A nomination was made by email for Michael Song.

SPWD: A nomination was made by Soledad McCarthy for Alexa Moore.

GLPS: No nominations were made or confirmed.

A motion to approve the nominees was made by Treasurer Maloney and was seconded by Senator Steele. The motion passed with a vote of 20 in favor, no opposition or abstention.

2.5 Election Committee: Postpone Election until May 2nd at 4:00pm

Procedure     |    Information |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Election Committee: Lindsey Ayotte, Ame Maloney, Bianca Rowden-Quince

Time: 5 minutes

Notes:

Due to a change in the rotation of meetings caused by flex day, a motion to postpone the senate elections to May 2nd was made by Secretary Truglio and was seconded by Senator Steele. No discussion or objections were made.

2.6 Treasurer Report

Procedure     |    Information |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: Treasurer Ame Maloney

Time: 10 minutes

Notes:

Treasurer Maloney shared that it was discovered that Skyline Academic Senate has approximately $1900 in funds held within the SMCCD Foundation. These funds are earmarked for student scholarships but have gone unused. Treasurer Maloney is in the process of finding out the process for utilizing these funds. In addition, she shared an update regarding using current senate dues funds to pay for regalia for graduation. A suggestion was made that we use a random name generator so that all students have an equitable opportunity to receive this gift. President Ayotte made a motion to approve the use of senate funds to pay for graduation regalia for a randomly selected group of students. This motion was seconded by Secretary Truglio. The motion passed by a vote of 21 in favor with no opposition or abstentions.

2.7 IEC CPR Share Outs

Procedure     |    Information |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: IEC Tri-Chair Ame Maloney

Time: 5 minutes

Notes:

Treasurer Maloney shared important updates regarding the upcoming CPR presentations on April 10th and 24th and encouraged senators to share zoom links with their divisions in order to attend.

2.8 Pilot Point System General Update and Discussion

Procedure     |     Information   |     Discussion   |     Action

Presenter: Secretary Jessica Truglio

Time: 20 minutes

Notes:

A brief discussion was held regarding gathering information for a possible faculty survey in order to give faculty an opportunity to share their experiences with the point system pilot. Senate members were encouraged to contact Secretary Truglio if they are interested in participating.

 

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3.0 Standing Agenda Items

3.1 Committee Reports

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter(s): Standing Committee Chairs

Time:

Notes: 

Curriculum: Curriculum Co-Chair Rowden Quince shared updates including the approval of funding for the curriculum institute this coming summer term. It includes two team meetings and 40 hours of compensation for each group for curriculum work over the summer. Any programs that are scheduled for program review in the upcoming year.

Classified Senate: Shared information about the upcoming EarthFest activities.

3.2  President’s Report

Procedure     |     Information     |     Discussion     |     Action

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 5

Notes: 

  • SPARK: will be discussing what call our Educational Master Plan due to the institutionalized racism that the word master represents. A vote to approve our current Educational master plan will be held on April 25th.
  • President Ayotte shared information about bullying that has been happening on campus and encouraged our faculty to be aware and also encourage conversations with students about bullying and supporting our students.
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4.0 Announcement and Closing Procedures

4.1. Announcements

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 1

Notes:  

4.2. Motion to Adjourn

Presenter: President Ayotte

Time: 0

Notes: 

The next meeting of the Spring 2023 semester is on Thursday May 04, 2023. If you would like to request an item be put on the agenda (Consent, discussion, action or information) please submit your request for the next meeting by Tuesday April 25, 2023 by 12:00pm. You can request an agenda item here

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