Educational Policies Committee

The Educational Policies Committee studies educational issues of concern to the Academic Senate and is the standing committee that recommends educational policies to the Executive Committee. The Committee provides a forum for high-level discussion and development of Academic Senate Policy, including its effect on faculty and students. The discussions include the viewpoint of students, CIOs and union representatives. The Educational Policies Committee researches issues as required, and writes background and/or position papers where appropriate. The Committee may pass general recommendations to other Senate committees, or work with them on more detailed implementation or technical issues. New or revised educational policies of the Academic Senate pass through the Educational Policies Committee. These may include policies to be implemented either locally or at the state level, suggested positions on proposed policies or changes in existing policies, and responses to assignments given by the President or Executive Committee.

Notes
Six faculty members serve on this committee, along with one student representative and one CIO representative.
Current Members
Member Term
Christopher Howerton 2023-24 Chair
Erik Reese 2023-24
Chantal Lamourelle 2023-24
Kandace Knudson 2023-24
Joseph Ferrerosa 2023-24
Tamara Cheshire 2023-24
Taneisha Hellon 2023-24
Howard Eskew 2023-24
Academic Year Meetings

Meetings 2023-2024

Fall 2023

  • August 28, 2023 4:30pm - 5:30pm ZOOM
  • September 18, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm  ZOOM
  • October 16, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM 
  • November 13, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM 
  • December 11, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM 

Spring 2024 (Tentative Dates)

  • January 29, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM
  • February 19, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM
  • March 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm ZOOM
  • April 15, 2024 4:00pm-5:30pm ZOOM
  • May 13, 2024 4:00pm-5:30pm ZOOM

Current Agendas/minutes

Resolutions

Title Sort ascending Session Year Category Status
Withdraw 13.04.02 Define Academic Freedom in Title 5 Spring 2023 Disciplines List
Withdraw 13.04.01 Define Academic Freedom in Title 5 Spring 2023 Disciplines List
Update to the Existing SLO Terminology Glossary and Creation of a Paper on Student Learning Outcomes Spring 2017 Curriculum In Progress
Update Program Discontinuance: A Faculty Perspective – 1998 Fall 2009 Curriculum Completed
Understanding Student Accumulation of “Excess Units” Spring 2010 General Concerns Completed
Transition of Faculty to Administration Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Timely Process for Responding to Urgent Issues Fall 2011 Academic Senate Completed
The Value of Grades Spring 2008 Grading Completed
Technology Paper Spring 2005 Academic Senate Completed
System Handbook on Guidelines and Effective Practices for Dealing with Student Academic Dishonesty Spring 2015 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Not Addressed
Support Use of Sabbaticals and Other Professional Development for Open Educational Resources Development Spring 2017 Faculty Development Completed
Support for Sabbatical Leave Fall 2005 Professional Standards Completed
Support for Information Competency Spring 2008 Curriculum Completed
Support for Distance Learning Coordinators Fall 2010 General Concerns Completed
Support Expanding Dual Enrollment Opportunities for High School Students Spring 2015 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Support and Retention of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs Spring 2011 Curriculum Completed
Supplemental Instruction Survey and Glossary Fall 2011 General Concerns In Progress
Study of Impact of Higher Graduation Requirements on Students Spring 2006 Curriculum Completed
Student Fees Fall 2004 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Student Cheating Fall 2005 Grading Completed
Student Academic Dishonesty and Grading Fall 2005 Grading Completed
Sabbatical Leave Position Paper Spring 2007 Professional Standards Completed
Revisit Failing Students for an Egregious Act of Cheating Spring 2013 General Concerns Completed
Responses to Violations of Law, Policy, and Procedure Fall 2010 Local Senates Completed
Resources for Senate/Bargaining Unit Relations Spring 2009 Local Senates Found Not Feasible

Rostrums

Title Sort ascending Issue Year
What we “know” (about) what we “need” December 2010
Updates on Administrator Retreat Rights April 2022
Update on Implementing New Mathematics and English Requirements December 2008
Underage Students December 2006
Time to Modify Title 5 to Define Academic Freedom April 2023
The Value of Time: Going on Sabbatical? Try OER October 2017
The Corporatization of Higher Education September 2005
The Chance to be Human February 2012
The Appointment or Selection of Faculty to Short-term, Non-teaching Tasks - Why did HE get that position? April 2010
The 4th Pillar: Guiding Questions to Focus and Define Faculty Involvement April 2019
Survey says. The Status of Information Competency September 2009
Supplemental Instruction Revisited April 2018
Setting Up an Institutional Review Board at Your College April 2010
Senate Roles in Administrator Searches: Survey Findings February 2007
Part-time Paper Adopted Amid Controversy February 1999
Part-time Issues September 1997
Paper on the Future of the Community College Adopted February 1999
Outrage and the Moral Dimension December 2003
Open Educational Resources and the California Community Colleges November 2015
Open Access and “Excess Units” March 2011
Minors on Campus February 2006
Long-Term Local Academic Senate Presidents: The Importance of a Light at the End of the Tunnel November 2021
Intellectual Property: Your Right to Compensation February 1999
Institutional Review Boards—An Academic and Professional Matter November 2009
I Fought the Law… September 2011

Publications

Title Sort ascending Session Year Category
What's Wrong with Student Fees? Renewing the Commitment to No-Fee, Open-Access Community Colleges in California Fall 2004 Students
What is the Meaning of a California Community College Degree? Fall 2005 Curriculum
Use of Part-time Faculty in California Community Colleges: Issues and Impact Spring 1996
Toward Increased Student Success: Transfer as an Institutional Commitment Fall 1996 Articulation and Transfer
Toward Accurate Student Performance Evaluation: Symbol for Unofficial Withdrawal Spring 1997 Grading
Toward A Nonviolent Campus Climate: Conflict Resolution Spring 1996 General Concerns
Toward a Model Chief Executive Officer Evaluation Policy Spring 1993 Professional Standards
The Status of Nursing Education in the California Community Colleges Fall 2005 General Concerns
The Role of Noncredit in the California Community Colleges Fall 2006 Professional Standards
Textbook Pricing Policies and Student Access Fall 1997 Students
Textbook Issues: Economic Pressures and Academic Values Spring 2005 Students
Tenure: Towards a Model Four Year Tenure Process Fall 1990 Professional Standards
Technology in Education: A Summary of Practical Policy and Workload Language Spring 2000 Distance Learning
Student Learning Outcomes Spring 2019 Curriculum
Student Equity: Proposal for Action Spring 1991 Students
Sound Principles For Faculty Evaluation Spring 2013 Professional Standards
Scope, Implications, and Impact: The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Response to the Proposed CSU Policy to Eliminate Remedial Education for Entering Undergraduate Students Fall 1995 Articulation and Transfer
Sabbaticals: Effective Practices for Proposals, Implementation and Follow-Up Spring 2008 Professional Standards
Sabbaticals: Benefiting Faculty, The Institution, and Students Spring 2007 Professional Standards
Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty Academic Chairs: An Academic Senate Perspective Spring 2004 Professional Standards
Role of Faculty in the Curriculum Process Spring 1987 Curriculum
Role of Academic Senates in Enrollment Management Fall 1999 Local Senates
Revised Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Spring 1999 Professional Standards
Recommendation on Length of the Academic Year Spring 1992 General Concerns
Re-Examination of Faculty Hiring: Processes and Procedures Fall 2000 Professional Standards

Past members

Past Members
Term: 2020-21
Member Term
Sam Foster 2020-21 Chair
Mayra Cruz 2020-21
Leigh Anne Shaw 2020-21
Darcie McClelland 2020-21
Teresa Aldredge 2020-21
Adrean Askerneese 2020-21
Andrew Nickens 2020-21
Gerardo Chavez 2020-21
James Preston 2020-21
Term: 2021-22
Member Term
Robert Stewart 2021-22 Chair
Cheryl Aschenbach 2021-22
Carlos Guerrero 2021-22
Luke Lara 2021-22
Erik Shearer 2021-22
Andrew Delunas 2021-22
Sharyn Eveland 2021-22
Jacky Leung (student) 2021-22
Matias Pouncil (CIO Representative) 2021-22
Term: 2022-23
Member Term
Juan Arzola 2022-23 Chair
Stephanie Curry 2022-23
Maria Figueroa 2022-23
Carlos Guerrero 2022-23
Julie Clark 2022-23
Chantal Lamourelle 2022-23
Christie Dam 2022-23
Justin Maung (SSCCC Representative) 2022-23

Past Agenda/minutes

Term 2022-23
Document Notes Term
2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 08.31.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 09.21.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 10.19.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 11.16.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 08.31 2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 09.21.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 10.19.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 11.16.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 12.14.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 01.25.2023.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 02.15.2023.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Agenda 03.15.2023.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 12.14.2022.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 01.25.2023.docx 2022-23
Ed Pol Minutes 02.15.2023.docx 2022-23
2022-23
2022-23
Term 2021-22
Document Notes Term
Meeting Agenda September 23, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Summary September 23, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Summary October 28, 2021 2021-22
Ed Pol Meeting Agenda February 28. 2022.docx 2021-22
Ed Pol Meeting Meeting Notes February 28. 2022.docx 2021-22
Meeting Agenda January 27, 2022 2021-22
Ed Pol Meeting Summary January 27. 2022.docx 2021-22
Meeting Agenda December 16, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Summary December 16, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Agenda November 24, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Summary November 24, 2021 2021-22
Meeting Agenda October 28, 2021 2021-22
Term 2020-21
Document Notes Term
Ed Pol 9-15-2020 meeting notes.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Agenda 23 March 2021.docx 2020-21
Recommendationsfinal3-2-21.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Meeting Minutes 2 March 2021.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Meeting Minutes 9 February 2021.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Meeting Notes 19 January 2020 .docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Meeting Minutes 15 December 2020.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol Meeting Minutes 17 November 2020.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol MInutes 20 October 2020.docx 2020-21
Ed Pol meeting notes 29 September 2020.docx 2020-21

Resources