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 Session Year Category Status Sort descending
Faculty Evaluations Processes Fall 2011 Professional Standards Completed
Hiring of Academic Administrators Spring 2012 General Concerns Completed
CTE Program Review Spring 2012 Career Technical Education Completed
Automatic Awarding of Earned Degrees or Certificates Fall 2012 General Concerns Completed
Revisit Failing Students for an Egregious Act of Cheating Spring 2013 General Concerns Completed
Re-enrollment Information for Admissions and Records Staff Fall 2014 Consultation with the Chancellor's Office Completed
Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Fall 2014 General Concerns Completed
Support Expanding Dual Enrollment Opportunities for High School Students Spring 2015 State and Legislative Issues Completed
Develop a Paper on Effective Practices for Educational Program Development Spring 2016 Curriculum Completed
Faculty Involvement in the Creation of Dual Enrollment Programs Fall 2016 Curriculum Completed
Investigate Effective Practices for Pathways Programs Fall 2016 Curriculum Completed
Support Use of Sabbaticals and Other Professional Development for Open Educational Resources Development Spring 2017 Faculty Development Completed
Proactive Planning and Support for Articulation and Counseling Fall 2022 Articulation and Transfer Completed
President and Chancellor Searches Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Origins and History of the 75% Goal Fall 2006 Professional Standards Completed
Residency Requirements for Credit by Exam Fall 2006 General Concerns Completed
Research the Increases in District Reporting Responsibilities Fall 2006 General Concerns Completed
Compressed Calendars Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Institutional Review Board Spring 2009 General Concerns Completed
Bond-funded Building Projects Fall 2005 General Concerns Completed
Support for Sabbatical Leave Fall 2005 Professional Standards Completed
Student Academic Dishonesty and Grading Fall 2005 Grading Completed
Student Cheating Fall 2005 Grading Completed
Noncredit Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Study of Impact of Higher Graduation Requirements on Students Spring 2006 Curriculum Completed

Rostrums

Title Issue Year
What we “know” (about) what we “need” December 2010
Part-time Issues September 1997
Open Access and “Excess Units” March 2011
I Fought the Law… September 2011
The Chance to be Human February 2012
Effective Practices: Part-Time Faculty and Local Academic Senates April 2012
Beyond the Classroom: Fostering Local and Statewide Engagement in Our Faculty June 2013
Automatic Awarding of Degrees and Certificates – Considerations for Local Senates February 2015
Open Educational Resources and the California Community Colleges November 2015
Dual Enrollment: What Local Senates Need to Know February 2016
Dual Enrollment and Basic Skills: A New Pathway for Students May 2016
Advanced Placement Examination Credit Policy for General Education April 2017
The Value of Time: Going on Sabbatical? Try OER October 2017
Supplemental Instruction Revisited April 2018
The 4th Pillar: Guiding Questions to Focus and Define Faculty Involvement April 2019
Data 101: Guiding Principles —10 Years Later October 2019
Long-Term Local Academic Senate Presidents: The Importance of a Light at the End of the Tunnel November 2021
Evaluating Language Proficiency for IGETC and UC Transfer February 2022
Updates on Administrator Retreat Rights April 2022
Effective Practices that Support the Transfer of Students Who Repeat Courses to Alleviate Substandard Grades April 2022
Time to Modify Title 5 to Define Academic Freedom April 2023
Academic Freedom: ASCCC Current Status Report April 2024

Publications

Title Session Year Category
Role of Academic Senates in Enrollment Management Fall 1999 Local Senates
Participation of Part-time Faculty on the Executive Committee of The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1998
Part-time Faculty Hiring Procedures: A Model Based on Assembly Bill 1725 Fall 1989
Part-Time Faculty: A Principled Perspective Spring 2002
Use of Part-time Faculty in California Community Colleges: Issues and Impact Spring 1996
Academic Freedom and Tenure: A Faculty Perspective Spring 1998 Professional Standards
Administrator Evaluation: Toward a Model Academic Administrator Evaluation Policy Fall 1992 Professional Standards
Administrator Retreat Rights: An Introduction and a Model Procedure Spring 1990 Professional Standards
Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Fall 1989 Professional Standards
Revised Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications Spring 1999 Professional Standards
Ethics: Why the Academic Senate Has Adopted the AAUP Ethics Statement Spring 1988 Professional Standards
Faculty as Professionals: Responsibilities, Standards and Ethics Spring 2002 Professional Standards
Guidelines for Developing a Faculty Evaluation Process Spring 1990 Professional Standards
Hiring Effective Faculty: An Introduction Spring 1991 Professional Standards
Perspective on Faculty Responsibilities: Suggestions for Local Senates Spring 1995 Professional Standards
Professional Standards for Faculty Spring 1987 Professional Standards
Re-Examination of Faculty Hiring: Processes and Procedures Fall 2000 Professional Standards
Toward a Model Chief Executive Officer Evaluation Policy Spring 1993 Professional Standards
Student Equity: Proposal for Action Spring 1991 Students
Textbook Pricing Policies and Student Access Fall 1997 Students
Governor's School to Career Plan: A Response by The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1995 Career Technical Education
Recommendation on Length of the Academic Year Spring 1992 General Concerns
Faculty Ethics: Expanding The AAUP Ethics Statement Spring 1994 Professional Standards
Graduate Students as Interns in the California Community Colleges Recurrent 1992 Professional Standards
Tenure: Towards a Model Four Year Tenure Process Fall 1990 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 L. Stewart Jr. 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

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