Whereas, Resolution 09.01 F21 Adding Culturally Responsive Curriculum, Equity Mindedness and Anti-Racism to Course Outline of Record (COR) Requirements in Title 5 [1] called for the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) to work with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to “revise California Code of Regulations Title 5 including section 55002 Titled ‘Standards and Criteria for Courses’ to include a component of culturally responsive curriculum, equity mindedness and anti-racism integrated into the COR that allows for local control on how that requirement is fulfilled”; and
Whereas, In response to ASCCC Resolution 09.01 F21, the California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee engaged in the process of revision to California Code of Regulations Title 5 §55002 and related sections during the 2022-2023 academic year, resulting in draft regulations [2] available for consideration at the ASCCC Fall 2023 Plenary Session;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges endorse the proposed revisions to California Code of Regulations Title 5 §55001, §55001.5, §55002, and §55100, with recognition that minor subsequent revisions may be made by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office as a result of the required 45-day and 15-day comment periods conducted with first and second reads by the Board of Governors per Board of Governors Standing Order 206 [3].
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1. https://www.asccc.org/resolutions/adding-culturally-responsive-curriculum-equity-mindedness-and-anti-racism-course-outline
2. https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/Proposed%20Amendments%20to%20Title%205%20re%20DEI%20in%20the%20COR%20(strikethrough%20&%20underline)%20.pdf
3. Procedures and Standing Orders of the Board of Governors, December 2022 Edition: https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/procedures-standing-orders/december-2022-procedures-standing-ordersv2-a11y.pdf?la=en&hash=FF692A0AE8ACC8FE6BB2A4D75018302005A8A4D6