Standards and Practices Committee

The Standards & Practices Committee is charged with reviewing, acting on, and monitoring various activities as needed and assigned by the President or the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate. The Standards & Practices Committee's activities include, but are not limited to, conducting the Disciplines List revision process; analyzing and reviewing suggested changes in Executive Committee policies, Academic Senate Bylaws, and Rules; administering designated statewide faculty awards presented by the Board of Governors and the Academic Senate; and reviewing and recommending revisions to all processes under its purview as needed. The Standards and Practices Committee also provides professional guidance and technical assistance regarding faculty minimum qualifications and equivalence to the minimum qualifications.

Current Members

Member		Term	Region
Julie Oliver		2020-21
Sharon Sampson		2020-21
Cheryl Aschenbach		2020-21
Angela Echeverri		2020-21
Eric Thompson		2020-21
Eric Narveson		2020-21
Chantal Lamourelle		2020-21

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Academic Year Meetings:

Fall 2020 Meetings by ConferZoom

Sept 8, 2020 12-1pm

Sept 25, 2020 3:30-5:00pm

Oct 23, 2020 3:30-5:00pm

Nov 20, 2020 3:30-5:00pm

Spring 2021 Meeting Days

January 29th, February 26th, March 26th , April 30th 3:30-5:00pm

Resources:

The Standards and Practices Committee is responsible for tasks associated with ASCCC Executive Committee Policies, Diciplines List, and Academic Senate Awards.

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Current agenda/minutes

Current Agenda/Minutes

Term	Name	Details
2020-21	S&P Agenda 9-8-20.pdf
2020-21	Standards and Practices_Minutes 9-8-2020.pdf
2020-21	S&P Agenda 9-25-2020.pdf
2020-21	Standards and Practices_Minutes 9-25-2020.pdf
2020-21	Agenda 10-23-2020.pdf
2020-21	Minutes 10-23-2020.pdf
2020-21	Agenda 11-20-2020.pdf
2020-21	Minutes 11-20-2020.pdf

Resolutions

Resolutions from this committee

#	Title	Session	Year	Status
10.01	Minimum Qualifications for Campus Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinators	Fall	2019	Assigned
10.01	Revise the Disciplines List Revision Process	Spring	2018	Assigned
10.02	Faculty Internship Minimum Qualifications in Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree	Spring	2017	Assigned
10.03	Review Experience Definitions for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree	Spring	2017	Assigned
10.04	Review Experience Requirements for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree	Spring	2017	Assigned
10.05	Equivalency Resources for Local Senates	Spring	2017	Assigned
10.06	Inclusion of Apprenticeship Faculty Minimum Qualifications in the Disciplines List	Spring	2017	Assigned
10.01	Dialog and Collaboration on Apprenticeship Faculty Minimum Qualifications	Fall	2017	Assigned
10.02	Explore Changes to Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2016	In Progress
13.01	Feasibility Study to Expand the Hayward Award	Spring	2016	Completed
07.01	Apprenticeship Programs	Fall	2016	Assigned
10.01	Annual Consideration of the Disciplines List Proposals	Fall	2016	Completed
10.02	Explore Establishing a More Flexible Discipline for Emerging Career and Technical Education Fields	Fall	2016	In Progress
17.01	Posting of Local Equivalency Processes on Websites	Fall	2016	Ongoing
10.03	Collaborate with System Partners to Relocate Minimum Qualifications from Title 5 to the Disciplines List	Fall	2016	In Progress
10.03.01	Amend Resolution 10.03 F16	Fall	2016	In Progress
10.03.02	Amend Resolution 10.03 F16	Fall	2016	In Progress
10.03.03	Amend Resolution 10.03 F16	Fall	2016	In Progress
21.06	Career Technical Education Apprenticeship Programs	Fall	2016	Assigned
10.04	Disciplines List – Supply Chain Technology	Spring	2015	Completed
01.05	Compliance with Open Meeting Act	Spring	2015	Completed
01.01	Revise the Academic Senate Bylaws	Spring	2015	Completed
01.02	Revise the Academic Senate Rules	Spring	2015	Completed
10.01	Disciplines List – African American Studies	Spring	2015	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List – Counseling DSPS	Spring	2015	Completed
10.03	Disciplines List – Learning Disabilities Specialist: DSPS	Spring	2015	Completed
01.02	Adopt the Documents Guidelines for the Periodic Review of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges and Periodic Review of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Review Criteria	Spring	2014	Completed
01.03	Applying the Brown Act to ASCCC Executive Committee Meetings	Spring	2014	Completed
01.05	Evaluate Representative Positions of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Executive Committee	Spring	2014	Completed
10.01	Revise the Paper Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications	Fall	2014	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List – Chicano Studies	Spring	2013	Completed
10.03	Disciplines List – Health Education	Spring	2013	Completed
10.04	Disciplines List – Peace Studies	Spring	2013	Completed
10.05	Disciplines List – Digital Media	Spring	2013	Completed
10.06	Disciplines List – Pharmacy Technology	Spring	2013	Completed
10.07	Improvements to the Disciplines List Process	Spring	2013	Completed
10.01	Adding Currency Requirements in the Disciplines List	Fall	2013	Completed
01.01	Caucuses Procedures and Guidelines and Bylaws Revision	Spring	2013	Completed
10.01	Adopt the Proposal to Add Kinesiology to the Disciplines List	Spring	2013	Completed
01.02	Part-time Faculty Award	Fall	2012	Completed
10.01	Reconsideration for Adding Peace Studies to the Disciplines List	Fall	2012	Completed
10.01	Disciplines List – Health	Spring	2011	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List – Accounting	Spring	2011	Completed
10.03	Disciplines List – Classics	Spring	2011	Completed
10.04	Disciplines List – Art History	Spring	2011	Completed
10.05	Disciplines List – Military Studies	Spring	2011	Completed
10.06	Disciplines List – Theater Arts	Spring	2011	Completed
10.07	Disciplines List – Sustainability	Spring	2011	Completed
10.08	Disciplines List – Peace Studies	Spring	2011	Completed
10.09	Disciplines List – Futures Studies	Spring	2011	Completed
10.11	Associate Degree Equivalency Guidelines	Spring	2011	Completed
10.12	Supplemental Learning Assistance and Tutoring Center Coordinator Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2011	Completed
10.10	Disciplines List – Ethnic Studies	Spring	2011	Completed
01.01	Bylaws Changes to Establish Caucuses	Spring	2010	Completed
10.01	Noncredit Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2010	In Progress
10.02	Title 5 §53410 Clarification of Minimum Qualifications for Disciplines Not Requiring a Master’s Degree	Spring	2010	Completed
10.03	Removing Faculty Minimum Qualifications from Title 5	Spring	2010	In Progress
01.04	Use of Technology during Executive Committee Elections	Fall	2010	Completed
01.05	Creation of a Part-Time Faculty Member of the Year Award	Fall	2010	Completed
10.01	Reconsideration for Adding Art History to the Disciplines List	Fall	2010	Completed
10.05	Disciplines List - Agriculture	Spring	2009	Completed
10.06	Disciplines List - Humanities	Spring	2009	Completed
10.07	Disciplines List - Instructional Design/Technology	Spring	2009	Completed
10.09	Disciplines List - Statistics	Spring	2009	Completed
10.11	No Equivalent to the Associate Degree for Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2009	Completed
01.06	Expand the Use of Caucuses	Fall	2009	Completed
10.02	Equivalency Standards Guidelines	Fall	2009	Completed
01.05	Creation of Diversity Caucuses	Spring	2009	Completed
10.01	Eliminate Eminence as the Sole Criterion for Meeting Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2009	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List - Political Science	Spring	2009	Completed
10.04	Disciplines List - Biotechnology	Spring	2009	Completed
01.04	Process for Recommending Changes to Title 5 Regulations	Spring	2007	Completed
10.06	Defining Eminence	Spring	2007	Completed
13.05	Academic Freedom "Free Exchange on Campus"	Spring	2007	Completed
10.01	Career Technical Education Minimum Qualifications	Fall	2007	Completed
01.06	Advocacy for the Community Colleges	Spring	2005	Completed
10.01	Disciplines List	Spring	2005	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List - Counseling	Spring	2005	Completed
10.07	Disciplines List	Spring	2005	Completed
01.05	Establishment of a Local Governance Award	Fall	2005	Completed
06.01	Faculty Involvement in Statewide Organizations and Committees	Fall	2005	Completed
10.01	Disciplines List Process	Fall	2005	Completed
02.01	Adopt Working With the 2002 Accreditation Standards: The Faculty's Role	Spring	2005	Completed
01.05	Instant Runoff Voting	Spring	2005	Completed
01.02	Statutory Clarification of the Academic Senate	Spring	2004	Found Not Feasible
10.01	Revise Paper Equivalency to the Minimum Qualifications (Spring 1999)	Fall	2004	Completed
10.02	Disciplines List	Fall	2004	Completed
02.02	Resolution to Revise The Faculty Role in Accreditation	Fall	2004	Completed
01.02	Press Releases	Fall	2004	Completed
01.03	Press Releases	Fall	2004	Completed
01.04	Senate Appointment Process	Fall	2003	Completed
01.05	Bylaws Revisions	Fall	2003	Completed
01.01	Senate Awards	Spring	2003	Completed
10.01	Disciplines List Study	Spring	2002	Completed
10.13	Proposals for Changes to the Disciplines List	Spring	2002	Completed
01.01	Voting Procedures	Fall	2001	Completed
01.03	Formation of Academic Senate Committees	Spring	2001	Completed
10.01	Establishment of Sub-disciplines	Spring	2001	Completed
01.05	Reconfiguring Academic Senate Areas	Spring	2001	Completed
01.06	Academic Senate Committees	Spring	2001	Completed
10.01	Placement of Courses Within Disciplines	Fall	2001	Completed
10.02	Review of Discipline Titles and Requirements	Fall	2001	Completed
07.01	System Policy and the Grant Process	Spring	2000	Completed
19.03	Honoring Faculty	Spring	2000	Completed
10.02	Change to the Disciplines List - Accounting	Spring	1999	Completed
19.01	Survey on Equivalency Practices	Fall	1999	Completed
10.03	Change to the Disciplines List - Computer Science	Spring	1999	Completed
10.04	Change to the Disciplines List - Add Film Studies	Spring	1999	Completed
10.05	Change to the Disciplines List - Add Multimedia	Spring	1999	Completed
01.07	Reaffirm Censure Resolution 1.06 S98	Fall	1998	Completed
01.02	Change in Rules	Spring	1998	Completed
01.06	Censure Process	Spring	1998	Completed
01.07	Duties of Executive Committee	Spring	1998	Completed
19.03	Full-time/Part-time Ratio	Fall	1997	Completed
06.01	Faculty Hiring: 75:25 Ratio	Spring	1997	Completed
10.01	Modification of Disciplines Review Process	Spring	1997	Completed
19.02	Verification of Minimum Qualifications (19.10 S96 Postponed)	Fall	1996	Completed
02.02	Open Selection Process (2.18 S96 Postponed)	Fall	1996	Completed
10.01	Equivalency (10.13 S96 Postponed)	Fall	1996	Completed
01.05	Participation of Part-time Faculty on the Executive Committee	Spring	1996	Completed
02.03	Deferment of Accreditation	Fall	1996	Completed
01.07	Presidential Term of Office	Spring	1996	Completed

Rostrums

Rostrums from this committee

Title	Published	Year
Instant Runoff Voting	February	2020
Current Disciplines List Revision Proposals	February	2020
The Updated ASCCC Rules and How They Apply to Special Elections	April	2020
Measuring the Second Minimum Qualification: Considerations for Exceeding Mere Compliance	October	2019
Disciplines List Revision Process	February	2019
Meet the 2019 Hayward Award Recipients	April	2019
Untangling the Knots —Minimum Qualifications, Faculty Service Areas, Placing Courses within Disciplines and Other Fun Stuff	February	2018
Busting Equivalency Myths: An Equivalencies Chair’s Perspective	February	2018
Minimum Qualifications for Apprenticeship Instructors: On the Road to a New Relationship Between the Academic Senate and the Apprenticeship Community	April	2018
The Disciplines List Revision Process is Now Annual and Starts Now!	April	2018
Recognizing Faculty with Statewide Awards	October	2018
The Disciplines List Revision Process is Now Annual and Starts Now	February	2017
Recognizing the Excellence of Our Colleagues through Statewide and Local Awards	September	2017
The 2015 Equivalency Practices Survey	February	2016
Workforce Task Force Recommendations: Minimum Qualifications and Faculty Preparation	March	2016
Who Gets to Teach That Course? The Importance of Assigning Courses to Disciplines	September	2016
Equivalency to the Minimum Qualifications	October	2016
Ensuring the Recognition of Outstanding Work	May	2015
Faculty Recognition: Acknowledging Your Own Faculty Is Part of Professional Development	September	2015
It’s Time to Submit Disciplines List Revisions	September	2014
To Lick It or Click It: That is the Question	March	2011
Separating Learning Assistance and Tutoring	November	2011
It’s Not FSAs	January	2010
Minimum Qualifications Equivalency Standards and Criteria – A New Journey	April	2010
Discipline Specialization	September	2010
Just the Minimum Facts	December	2010
Challenge Your MQ Knowledge	March	2009
On the Other Hand. There Is No Other Hand	September	2009
What's in an Award?	September	2009
Eminence-Do I Know It When I See It?	May	2008
Understanding Interdisciplinary Studies	September	2008
Disciplines List Proposals: What Do They Want to Change Now?	December	2008
Disciplines Lists - Breakout on the Structure ("Exploring New Approaches") and Hearing on Proposals	May	2007
Minimum Qualifications Audits	September	2007
MQs, Equivalencies and Eminence, Oh My!	December	2007
Community College Students Recognized for Scholarship	December	2007
The Time-Lines They Are A Changin': The New Disciplines List Review Process	February	2006
Viewing the Academic Senate Mission with Appreciative Inquiry	May	2005
Survey of Equivalency Practices Reveals Problems	December	2004
Disciplines List Review Preparation	March	2004
Revisiting Associate's Degree Standards	October	2003
Complications in Determining Faculty Minimum Qualifications	December	2003
The Disciplines List Hearings	February	2002
Standards and Practices	October	2001

Publications

Publications from this committee

Title	Session	Year	Topic
Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications	Spring	2016	Disciplines List
Academic Senate Bylaws	Spring	2015	Academic Senate
Disciplines List Revision Handbook	Spring	2014	Disciplines List
Equivalence to the Minimum Qualifications	Fall	2006	Professional Standards
Qualifications For Faculty Service In The California Community Colleges: Minimum Qualifications, Placement Of Courses Within Disciplines, And Faculty Service Areas	Spring	2004	Professional Standards
Disciplines List Review Process	Fall	2004	Professional Standards
Placement of Courses within Disciplines	Spring	1994	Curriculum

Past members

Past Members

Term: 2019-20
Member		Term	Region
Geoffrey Dyer		2019-20
Michelle Bean		2019-20
Roy Shahbazian		2019-20
Angela Echeverri		2019-20
Christopher Howerton		2019-20
Eric Thompson		2019-20

Term: 2018-19
Member		Term	Region
Rebecca Eikey		2018-19
Michael Berke		2018-19
Adrienne Foster		2018-19
Jorge Ochoa		2018-19
Erik Reese		2018-19
Cheryl Aschenbach		2018-19
Kim Perigo		2018-19

Term: 2017-18
Member	Term	Region
Emily Berg	2017-18
Conan McKay	2017-18
Chad Lewis	2017-18	1
Kathy Schmeidler	2017-18

Term: 2016-17
Member	Term	Region
John Freitas	2016-17	6
Eve Adler	2016-17
Sam Foster	2016-17
Eric Narveson	2016-17
Stacey Searl-Chapin	2016-17
Christina Johannsen	2016-17
Julie Adams	2016-17	1

Term: 2015-16
Member	Term	Region
Alicia Rodriquez-Estrada	2015-16
Julie Adams	2015-16	1
Randy Beach	2015-16
Michelle Sampat	2015-16
Paul Setziol	2015-16
Lisa Cook	2015-16

Term: 2014-15
Member	Term	Region
Craig Rutan	2014-15
Julie Adams	2014-15	1
Julie Bruno	2014-15
Phil Crawford	2014-15
Adrienne Foster	2014-15
April Juarez	2014-15
Paul Setziol	2014-15

Past minutes

Past Minutes

Term: 2019-20
Term	Name	Details
2019-20	S&P Oct 22 Summary (1) (1).docx	S&P Meeting Summary, August 26, 2019
2019-20	S&P November 25 2019 Agenda.docx	S&P Meeting Summary, August 26, 2019
2019-20	S&P Sep 16.docx	S&P Agenda, September 16, 2019
2019-20	S&P Meeting Summary 2-18-20.docx
2019-20	S&P Meeting Summary 3-23-20.docx
2019-20	S&P Meeting Summary 4-20-20.docx
2019-20	S&P August 26.docx	S&P Agenda, August 26, 2019
2019-20	S&P August 26 Minutes.docx	S&P Meeting Summary, August 26, 2019
2019-20	S&P Sep 16 Meeting Summary2.docx	S&P Meeting Summary, August 26, 2019

Term: 2018-19
Term	Name	Details
2018-19	S&P Summary 9.24.18.pdf