Meeting Agendas and Minutes
DRAFT Minutes for August 17, 2023
Attendance:
- Quorum was reached at 21/23 voting members present.
- Members who were not in attendance are indicated by (not present).
Voting Members
Executive Officers
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- President: Lindsay Ayotte - votes in ties
- Vice President: Cassidy Ryan-White
- Secretary: Jessica Truglio
- Treasurer: Sima Karve
- Past President: Leigh-Anne Shaw - non-voting
Senators
ASLT:
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- Andrea Fuentes
BEPP:
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- Herlene Grace Beltran
- Tammy Calderon
Counseling:
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- Joyce Lee
- Alberto Santellan
- Mandy Lucas
GLPS:
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- TBD
Language Arts:
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- Katie Hern
- Jarrod Feiner
- Janice Sapigao
KAD:
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- Amber Steele
STEM
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- Michael Song
- Miranda Wang(not present)
- TBD
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SPWD
- Alexa Moore
SSCA:
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- Kathy Zarur
- Rika Yonemura-Fabian (not present)
- Jennifer Merrill
CTE Senator
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- Soledad McCarthy
Part-Time Faculty
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- Jessica Silver-Sharp
- Sujatha (Suji) Venkataraman
- Maryam Khan
Non-voting Members
Governance Committee Chairs
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- Curriculum Co-Chairs: Jessica Hurless & Bianca Rowden-Quince
- Professional Personnel: Lynsey Hemstreet
Advisory Members
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- AFT: Marianne Kaletzky
- ASSC: Win Shwe Yee
- Classified Senate: Marisa Thigpen
- PD/CTTL: John Ulloa
- SEEED: TBD
- Guided Pathways:Herlene Grace Beltran and Jessica Hurless
- OER: Ame Maloney
Guests: Jacquie Escobar, Dean Kane, Dean Gibson, Serena Ogilvie, Elian Fontinilla
1.0 Opening Procedures
1.1 Call to Order/Establish Quorum
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: A motion to adopt the agenda was made by Senator Santellan and was seconded by Senator Maloney. President Ayotte motioned for a friendly ammendment to add the Approval of Tenure Committee for Career Counseling Faculty to agenda as item 2.3. Friendly ammendment was accepted by Senator Maloney and agenda was approved by a vote of 19 in favor, no opposition and 1 abstention.
1.4 Adoption of Minutes
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 5
Notes: A motion to adopt the minutes from the May 18, 2023 meeting was made by Senator Lucas and was seconded by Senator McCarthy. No objections were made.
1.5 Adoption of Consent Agenda
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time:
Notes: A motion was made by Senator Santellan to pull the approval of the academic senate represenative for the Interim Dean of Counseling search committee. This item as moved to Agenda item 2.2.
KAD Faculty Tenure Committees
Chris Watters, Athletics Faculty (Year 4)
Justin Piergrossi, Chair
Kevin Corsiglia
Gabe Saucedo
Dino Nomicos, Dean
Mike Sharabi, Athletics Faculty (Year 2)
Kevin Corsiglia, Chair
Justin Piergrossi
Gabe Saucedo
Dino Nomicos, Dean
BEPP Faculty Tenure Committees
Elias Lopez, Barbering Faculty (Year 1)
Cassidy Ryan-White, Chair
Regina Mitchell, Discipline Expert
Jarrod Feiner, Tenured Faculty
Michael Kane, Dean
Juan Roman-Median, Auto Faculty (Year 1)
Ruben Parra, Chair
Filip Gleyzer, Discipline Expert
Soledad McCarthy, Tenured faculty
Michael Kane, Dean
Tony Viertel, Accounting Faculty (Year 2)
Hellen Zhang, Chair, Discipline Expert
Soledad McCarthy, Tenured Faculty
Regina Mitchell, Tenured Faculty
Michael Kane, Dean
Lynsey Hemstreet, Cosmetology Faculty (Year 3)
Cassidy Ryan, Chair
Regina Mitchell, Discipline Expert
Tina Watts, Tenured Faculty
Michael Kane, Dean
Grace Beltran, Business Faculty (Year 3)
Soledad McCarthy, Chair
Hui Pate, Discipline Expert
Lindsey Ayotte, Tenured Faculty
Michael Kane, Dean
STEM Faculty Tenure Committees
Sarah Guth, Biology Faculty (Year 1)
Shari Bookstaff, Chair
Yancy Aquino, Discipline Expert
Cindy Moss, Tenured Math Faculty (Year 1-2)
Language Arts Faculty Tenure Committee
Ryan Lescure, Communication Studies Faculty (Year 1)
Lindsey Ayotte, Chair
Jessica Hurless, Discipline Expert
Janice Sapigao, Tenured Faculty
Chris Gibson, Dean
Felicia Mazzi, ESOL Faculty (Year 4)
Leigh-Anne Shaw, Chair
Erin Struss, Discipline Expert
Lindsey Ayotte, Tenured Faculty
Chris Gibson, Dean
KAD Committee Membership for 23-24AY
Kevin Corsiglia, SPARC
Chris Watters, SPARC
Tony Brunicardi, Curriculum Committee
Amber Steele, Academic Senate
Justin Piergrossi, FTEFAC Committee
Justin Piergrossi, Scholarship Committee
Mike Sharabi, Institutional Effectiveness Committee
Gabe Saucedo, Health and Safety Committee
Acting Counseling Dean Screening Committee-Academic Senate Representative
Vice President Cassidy Ryan-White
2.0 New Senate Business
2.1 Attendance of Voting Members on Zoom
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 5 minutes
Notes: Senators Silver-Sharp and Steele requested to join the meeting remotely. Senator Maloney motioned to approve and Senator Hern seconded her motion. The motion passed with a vote of 20 in favor, no abstentions or objections.
2.2 Acting Dean of Counseling from Consent Agenda
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 5 minutes
Notes: A motion was made by Senator Venkataraman to bring this item for discussion and was seconded by Senator Hern. Senator Santellan requested that the academic senate representative on the committee be one of the counseling representatives. A discussion ensued regarding the importance of diversifying our representation on search committees. Vice President Ryan White motioned to extend time by 2 minutes. Senator Lucas motions to amend motion to add Senator Santellan on committee. A vote was taken on this motion with 18 in favor. 4 abstentions motion passes. A second vote to approve new committee with Senator Santellan was taken with 18 in favor, no opposition, 4 abstentions.
2.3 Approval of Career Counseling Tenure
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 5 minutes
Notes:
Tenure Committee Members:
Jacqueline Escobar (Chair)
Kenny Gonzalez (4-year member)
Lorraine Demello (Years 1 & 2)
Melissa Komadina (Years 3 & 4)
Dean: Luis Escobar (serving in dual role as our Dean and VPSS until hire of new Counseling
Dean)
A motion to approve this committee was made by Senator Santellan and was seconded by Senator Lee. The motioned passed by a vote of 18 in favor, no opposition, and 4 abstention.
2.4 Summer Executive Committee Update
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 5 minutes
Notes:
Summer executive committee met twice to discuss some of the transitioning administration positions and search committees for the vacant acting positions. None of these committees required votes. Sima Karve was appointed Treasure by President Ayotte as Treasurer Maloney stepped down due to personal reasons.
2.5 Treasurer Update
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: Ame Maloney
Time: 5 minutes
Notes: Treasurer Maloney provided the following update:
Where we are:
- 2022-2023 AS dues were utilized for:
- Total funds collected: ~1,900
- Regalia: $587.97
- Note about the AS bank account: this was previously opened and maintained by Nick
Kapp (thank you, Nick!), who graciously met with every treasurer through the years
to add/remove them from the account. We agreed last year to relieve Nick of this responsibility
& the account was closed June 13, 2023. After Regalia fees were withdrawn, the remaining
bank balance check was written to the SMCCCD Foundation on behalf of the Skyline
College Academic Senate Student Scholarship
- SMCCCD Foundation AS Scholarship Fund:
- Total in Scholarship: $1,910.00 + $1,337 = $3,247
- Need: Revise language of AS Student Scholarship to increase eligible students (Alberto, Jessica, Ame)
- 2023-2024 AS Senate Dues
- Opportunity to pay into AS dues to support students via AS Scholarship
- Please report by 9/14/23
- Senate dues are annually deducted from your September paycheck (1 time per year). Once signed up, your dues will be automatically deducted every September, until you retire/leave Skyline College, or request a stop to deduction.
- Dues are $25 a year flat for full-time faculty. Adjunct faculty members may elect their own amount of contribution on the form. (Sima has the list of supporting faculty, if you are wondering if this includes you)
- If you would like to pay into AS Dues, please use this link: https://smccd-czqfp.formstack.com/forms/skyline_as_dues_payroll_deduction_form
- email broadcast will be sent with this information (Thank you Lindsey!)
- Transition to senator Sima Karve for the 1 year remaining in this term. Thank you, Sima!
- SMCCCD Foundation AS Scholarship Fund:
Motion for time extension was made by Senator Feiner and was seconded by Senator McCarthy.
2.6 Appoint two senators to serve on Academic Senate Executive Committee for the 2023-2024 academic year
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 5 minutes
Notes: The floor was opened for nominations for the Executive Committee for the 2023-24 school year. Senator McCarthy nominated Senator Santellan and he accepted. Senator Beltran nominated Senator McCarthy and she accepted. These nominations were approved by a vote of 20 in favor, no objections or abstentions.
2.7 Appointment of Faculty to serve on Skyline College Campus Operational Procedures and Practices (SCCOPP)
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 10 minutes
Notes:
VP Ryan White shared some background information regarding the history of the committee and the overall scope of work. The following people were nominated:
-Cassidy Ryan White
-Jacquie Escobar
A vote was taken to approve these two representatives to serve on the SCCOPP Committee with a vote of 17 in favor, 4 abstentions.
2.8 Welcome and chat with Acting President Newin Orante
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 10 minutes
Notes: Dr Orante’s comments to senate focused on his plans to identify the important work that we are already doing as a campus and improve it rather than creating new programs. He indicated that he would like to focus on our Middle College and dual enrollment programs. In addition, he mentioned that he would like to focus on our learning communities and bring back some of the dormant programs. This work would focus on creating or supporting existing pipelines from our feeder high schools. In addition, his remarks focused on supporting part time students a critical part of our comprehensive redesign.
2.9 Welcome and chat with Acting VPSS Luis Escobar
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter:
Time: 10 minutes
Notes: Dr. Escobar’s comments to senate focused on his priorities for the upcoming 10 months. First, he emphasized that he would like to focus on what we are already doing rather than add new programs. Secondly, he shared that he plans to focus on the student services budget and creating a sustainable plan for the existing positions and programs we support. In addition, he shared that he would like to focus on operationalizing our integrated plans. These plans include the educational master plan and the equity plan.
2.10 Curriculum Alphabet Soup: An Update on Curriculum Legislation
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: Co-Curriculmn Chairs, Jessica Hurless and Bianca Rowden-Quince
Time: 30 minutes
Notes: President Ayotte motioned to lay this discussion on the table for the next meeting and move to the next meeting. Senator Santellan seconded this motion.
2.11Preliminary Discussion of Use Cases for Generative Artificial Intelligence
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: Andrea Fuentes and Sima Karve
Time: 20 minutes
Notes: Senators Fuentes and Karve shared a brief introduction into the discussion regarding using AI in the classroom and on our campuses. A more thorough discussion will be schedule for the September 7th senate meeting.
3.0 Standing Agenda Items
3.1 Committee Reports
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: ASSC Rep, IEC tri-chair, AFT Reps, Classified Senate, Curriculum, SPARC, Professional Personnel, FTEFAC
Time: 5 minutes
Notes:
ASSC: Vice President Ruiz shared updates from the many events that occurred during welcome week.
IEC: no report
AFT: This summer, AFT executive committee voted to end the confidential mediation process. Current agreements: Full time pay increase in 2022-23: 7%, 2023-24: 5%, and 2024-25: 3%. No agreement has been made for part time pay. A tentative agreement has been reached regarding a timeline for faculty requesting disability accommodations. For faculty teaching in dual enrollment, an agreement was made to pay mileage. However, faculty do not have the option to opt in or out of teaching dual enrollment. Additional items still under negotiation: adjunct health care, lab rates, parental leave, increase to reassign time for union work, remote work, seniority for summer assignments.
Curriculum: no report
Classified Senate: no report
3.2 President’s Report
Procedure | Information | Discussion | Action
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 5
Notes:
4.0 Announcement and Closing Procedures
4.1. Announcements
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 4:0
Notes:
This year we will be having themed meetings. For the next meeting, please wear your best free skyline gear. Awards will be given out!!
4.2. Motion to Adjourn
Presenter: President Ayotte
Time: 0
Notes:
The next meeting of the Fall 2023 semester is on Thursday September 07, 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 August 28, 2023 by 12:00pm. You can request an agenda item here
Academic and Professional Matters, AB 1725 “10 + 1”
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
- Degree and certificate requirements
- Grading policies
- Educational program development
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success
- District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
- Policies for faculty professional development activities
- Processes for program review
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development
- Other academic and professional matters as are mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate