1996

Title 5 Changes on Establishment of Curriculum Committees

Whereas a 1996 spring Executive Committee resolution asked the Senate Curriculum Committee to address potential conflicts between Title 5 Sections 55002 and 53200 on the establishment of college and district curriculum committees, and

Whereas the Senate Curriculum Committee felt changes could be made to Title 5 Section 55002(a)(1) which would clarify the conflicts between the two sections of Title 5;

Carver Governance Model

Whereas the Carver Model of policy governance relies on streamlining and consolidating governing board agenda items to reduce agendas, and

Whereas many present agenda items would thus be delegated to district employees and committees, and

Whereas the public would then be forced to resort to cumbersome public record searches to discover information presently available on the board docket, and

Whereas these actions would seriously impede the free flow of information;

Carver Governance

Whereas the CCLC is providing local governing boards with training in the Carver Policy Governance Mode, and

Whereas the policy governance model advocates the delegation of board authority to the CEO and removal of policy and procedures from the board agenda, and

Whereas the model was developed outside of California, largely in non-educational settings;

Health Benefits

Whereas FACCC helped write the AB 3099 (Campbell Bill), now law, which would award health benefits to part-time community college instructors working in different districts whose total hours were equivalent to full-time status, and

Whereas the majority of community college instructors working in non-credit programs are part-time instructors, and

Whereas many of these instructors work part-time in K-12 adult education programs and noncredit community college programs to achieve full-time loads, and

75/25 Compliance

Whereas community colleges hire a considerable number of employees, many of whom are part-time faculty, and

Whereas the number of employees working up to the limit of the 175 day rule continues to increase, and

Whereas many districts are out of compliance with the mandated 75/25 full-time, part-time ratio;

Resolved that the Academic Senate direct the Executive Committee to secure the 75/25ratio data from the Chancellor's office that will reveal the statistics for each college and each district, and

Cap Removal

Whereas the growth cap has not succeeded in equalizing funding for needy districts, and

Whereas growth spending must be planned carefully and must precede targeted growth goals, and

Whereas realistic timelines for growth must be developed and followed to assure an orderly educational delivery system;

Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the legislature to remove the current growth cap, and

Encouraging Student Voting

Whereas the presidential election will be held on November 5, 1996, and

Whereas there are several issues and candidates on the ballot that will affect or impact California community colleges, and

Whereas students and faculty who vote may influence the outcome of the election;

Resolved that the Academic Senate request faculty to announce that all students should vote on November 5.

Beer and Wine Consumption at Campus Functions

Whereas many California Community College students are returning to school after dropping out due to substance abuse are in recovery from substance abuse and have suffered from the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on families and friends, and

Whereas California Community Colleges are committed to teaching students to develop clear thinking and to make healthy choices, and

Whereas serving alcohol at school functions tacitly endorses use of intoxicating substances, and

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