Academic Senate

Academic Senate

Grossmont College

Emergency Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting – September 13, 2004

PRESENT:Beth Smith, (President); Bonnie Schmiege, (VicePresident); Jennifer Carmean, (Senate Officer at Large); Victoria Howitt (Senate Officer at Large); P.J.Ortmeier, (Administration of Justice); Jim Wilsterman, Jeff Irwin, Bill Mosley(Art); John Hildebrand, Israel Cardona, Teresa Jacobs (Behavioral Sciences); Dave Wertlieb, Virginia Dudley, (Biological Sciences); Illyana Mc Manus, (Buisness Office Technology); Judith Zander(Business Administration); Rick Kirby, Jerry Buckley (Cardovascular Technology); Tom Olmstead, Jeff Lehman, (Chemistry); Mary Courtney, (Child Development); Roxanne Tuscany, Joel Castellaw, (Communication); Janet Gelb (Computer Science); Lynn Gardner, Debbie Lim, Mary Rider (Counseling); David Mullen, (Dance); Jane Nolan (Disabled Student Services); Gary Jacobson, (Earth Sciences); Gary Phillips, Qais Sako (English); Virginia Berger, Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin, Chuck Passentino, (ESL); Sylvia Montejano, (EOPS); Jim Symington, Laura Burger, (Exercise Science and Wellness); Ruth Konopka (Foreign Language); Carlos Contreras, Sue Gonda, Mel Amov, (History); Zoe Close, William Hoaglin, (Humanities); Nadra Farina-Hess, (Library); Peg Hovde, Irene Palacios (Math); Evan Wirig, William Snead (Media Communications); Steve Baker (Music); Nancy Tendall (Nursing);Marcelle Karlin (Occupational Therapy); Joan Ahrens, David Milroy, (PartTime Representatives); Ross Cohen, Dennis Collins, (Physics, Astronomy, & Physical Sciences); Shahrokh Shahrokhi, (Political Economy); Lorenda Seibold- Phalan, (Respiratory Therapy); Beth Mallette- Anderson (Theatre Arts).

ABSENT:Rick Michelson, Lance Parr (Administration of Justice); Gregg Robinson, (Behavioral Science); Cary Willard, (Chemistry); Cathie Robertson, (Child Development); Cliff Quinn, (Computer Science); Tom Gamboa, (Cross Cultural Studies); Joe Orate, Cathie Robertson, (Culinary Arts); Kathy Meyer (Dance); Marilyn Ivanovici (English); Michael Perez, (EOPS); Karen Caires, Larry Larsen (Exercise Science and Wellness); Steve Davis, Ray Funk, (Math); Will Cummings (Political Economy); Craig Everett, Hank Jordan, (Theatre Arts).

GUESTS: Rick Walker, ASGC President

James Canady, Counseling

Jorge DeSaracho, Counseling

Renee Tuller, Counseling

Marlene Jansky, Disabled Students Services

Stephanie Mood, English

RECORDER: Tasa Campos

I. CALL TO ORDER

A. Approval of Agenda

M/S/U Olmstead/Schmiege

B. Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the May 25^th meeting were reviewed.

Victoria Howitt stated she was not showing in attendance and requested she be added.

M/S/U Burger/Montejano

ll. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Beth introduced the new Academic Secretary, Tasa Campos. The Academic Senate office has been moved to 590B. The office hours are posted outside of the new office.

Beth and Tasa are currently working on the number of correct senators for each department.

Beth stated an Emergency Senate meeting had been requested to discuss the allocation of the Prop R Funds and the current budget situation with the District. Beth stated the how hard the administration had been working to keep everyone updated in compliance with shared governance. Debra Fitzsimons and Tim Flood have provided information to the Senate on the budget situation. Debra had been scheduled to attend today’s meeting, but had to cancel due to the fact she had just received, from the District, four alternative plans regarding the allocation of the Prop R Funds. The plans would be discussed later in the day at a Budget Workshop on Prop R scheduled 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Cuyamaca College.

Beth informed the group of the following meetings:

Prop R Budget Workshop - 9/13, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Cuyamaca College.

Budget Review with the Chancellor – 9/14 at 2:00 in the Griffin Gate.

Workshop on Student Learning Outcomes – 9/21, 11:30a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Griffin Gate.

The Chancellor will be sponsoring the Workshop on Student Learning Outcomes on 9/21. A lunch will be provided. The Grossmont Academic Senate may invite about 20 faculty. Please send the names of faculty planning to attend to Tasa Campos by September 17^th.

It was requested the Budget Review with the Chancellor on 9/14 be videoed taped so faculty who are unable to attend, due to class conflicts, be able to view. It would be requested.

The following four hand-outs were distributed and discussed:

Grossmont College Academic Senate Resolution on Student Learning Outcomes.

District Plan for Funding Prop R Projects.

Grossmont College Adoption Budget FY 2004-2005.

Summary of Beth Smiths Remarks to the Governing Board on September 7^th, 2004

The group discussed the Summary of Beth Smith’s Remarks to the Governing Board. It was asked how the Chancellor responded. It was shared that the Chancellor had be very rude and unprofessional. Some faculty had sent him e-mails, after the Board meeting, expressing their concern about his behavior and had not received a response back. One Senate Officer had received and e-mail from one of the Board members stating that the group that spoke should not have because they had not filled out the "white cards" prior to the meeting. Mel Amov stated he has requested a video copy of the meeting. He will let faculty know when he has received the copy for those interested in viewing.

There will be more information at the next Senate meeting on Monday, September 20, 2004.

lll. COMMITTEE REPORTS

There were no committee reports today.

lV. ACTION ITEMS

There were no action items on the agenda.

V. INFORMATION ITEMS

Resolution n Representative Governance

Beth read the Resolution in Support of Representative Governance, Attachment #1. Action would not be needed until next meeting on Monday, September 20^th in order to present at the next Governing Board meeting on Tuesday, September 21^st. Many felt the Representative Governance should already be in place and why would there need to be reminder. A few grammatical items were changed and "as per Title 5, 53200" was added to the end of the resolution.

A motion was made to suspend the rules and move this to an action item.

M/S Wertlieb/Milgrim

There was some question as to whether all the departments were being fully represented. It was noted that all faculty have received the information.

A motion to carry was made.

M/S/C Montejano/Snead

More additional changes were discussed.

M/S/U/No extension ????/Wertlieb

Resolution on Prop R Spending Plan

The Resolution on the Prop R Spending Plan was read. There is concern that not enough shared governance was used in the development of the Prop R Spending Plan.

A motion was made to discuss the resolution.

M/S Cohen/Jacob

There were questions on what was the intent of this resolution and what was needed to be determined. The intent was to express that shared governance was not used, by the District, to create the current Prop R Spending Plan. There was general consensus that the District is not serving Grossmont’s students.

An intensive review of the Prop R Plan was completed by the Facilities Committee and the Planning & Budget Council, both of which are college shared governance groups. The Academic Senate endorses the recommendations of the Facilities Committee and the Planning & Budget Council with regard to the Prop R Spending Plan:

1. Recommended postponement of the adoption of the plan until there is further discussions of the plan to be submitted to the Governing Board.

2. Thoroughly redesign the development process for the Prop R Spending Plan so that there is college-level input at the beginning of the process rather than at the end, and emphasize the "R for Repair" commitment that the district made to the college community and the tax paying public of the East County.

3. Prioritize new construction projects based on service to existing students and instructional programs and support services.

The group recommended and agreed to add "tax paying" public to number two.

It was noted that concern regarding the spending plan should be directed to the Chancellor and the Governing Board and not Cuyamaca directly. There was a suggestion that a press package be developed the idea of fraud on the public was discussed.

Laura Burger, Craig Milgrim, and William Snead will send their suggested changes to Beth. Beth will add to the resolution and will bring back to the Senate meeting on September 20^th.

Resolution on District Expenses

Meeting adjourned at 12:25.

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