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 Sort descending Status
Resolution on MOUs Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Academic Freedom: New Recommendations Fall 2010 General Concerns Completed
Develop a Faculty Definition of Student Success Fall 2010 General Concerns Completed
Support for Distance Learning Coordinators Fall 2010 General Concerns Completed
Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Fall 2014 General Concerns Completed
Institutional Review Board Spring 2009 General Concerns Completed
Resolution in Support of Academic Freedom/Solidarity with Faculty Across the Nation Spring 2023 General Concerns Assigned
Supplemental Instruction Survey and Glossary Fall 2011 General Concerns In Progress
Hiring of Academic Administrators Spring 2012 General Concerns Completed
Considering the Merits and Faults of Artificial Intelligence in the Community College Classroom Spring 2023 General Concerns Assigned
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
A Document in Support of an Academic Culture Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Residency Requirements for Credit by Exam Fall 2006 General Concerns Completed
Compressed Calendars Spring 2006 General Concerns Completed
Data Paper and Equity-Minded Practices Fall 2019 General Concerns To be Addressed
Administrator Retreat Policies Fall 2020 General Concerns In Progress
Bond-funded Building Projects Fall 2005 General Concerns Completed
President and Chancellor Searches Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Budgetary Practices Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Transition of Faculty to Administration Fall 2007 General Concerns Completed
Noncredit Spring 2005 General Concerns Completed
Improving Faculty Interest in Administrative Leadership Spring 2008 General Concerns Completed
Develop Guides for Using Data Spring 2009 General Concerns Completed
Influence of Outside Organizations on Policies Spring 2009 General Concerns 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 2025

Publications

Title Session Year Category Sort descending
Re-Examination of Faculty Hiring: Processes and Procedures Fall 2000 Professional Standards
The Role of Noncredit in the California Community Colleges Fall 2006 Professional Standards
Toward a Model Chief Executive Officer Evaluation Policy Spring 1993 Professional Standards
Sabbaticals: Benefiting Faculty, The Institution, and Students Spring 2007 Professional Standards
Sabbaticals: Effective Practices for Proposals, Implementation and Follow-Up Spring 2008 Professional Standards
Sound Principles For Faculty Evaluation Spring 2013 Professional Standards
Protecting the Future of Academic Freedom During a Time of Significant Change Fall 2020 Professional Standards
Student Equity: Proposal for Action Spring 1991 Students
Textbook Pricing Policies and Student Access Fall 1997 Students
What's Wrong with Student Fees? Renewing the Commitment to No-Fee, Open-Access Community Colleges in California Fall 2004 Students
Textbook Issues: Economic Pressures and Academic Values Spring 2005 Students
Governor's School to Career Plan: A Response by The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1995 Career Technical Education
Technology in Education: A Summary of Practical Policy and Workload Language Spring 2000 Distance Learning
Distance Learning in California Community Colleges: An Academic Senate Review of the Social, Fiscal and Educational Issues Fall 1993 Distance Learning
Academic Freedom, Privacy, Copyright and Fair Use in a Technological World Fall 1999 Distance Learning
Recommendation on Length of the Academic Year Spring 1992 General Concerns
The Status of Nursing Education in the California Community Colleges Fall 2005 General Concerns
Minors on Campus: Underage Students at Community Colleges Fall 2006 General Concerns
Enrollment Management Revisited Again: Post Pandemic Spring 2023 General Concerns
Toward A Nonviolent Campus Climate: Conflict Resolution Spring 1996 General Concerns
Performance Based Funding: A Faculty Critique and Action Agenda Spring 1998 General Concerns
Instructor Advisement Spring 1985 General Concerns
Future of the Community College: A Faculty Perspective Fall 1998 General Concerns
High Schools: Improving Articulation between High Schools and Community Colleges: Activities and Incentives Spring 1988 Articulation and Transfer
High Schools: Planning for Tomorrow: How to Prepare in High School for Your Community College Years Spring 1986 Articulation and Transfer

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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