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Item 6.4: ISER Draft for ACCJC Standard 3 (Infrastructure & Resources) and Standard 4 (Governance and Decision-Making)  

• Standard 3 (Infrastructure & Resources) and Standard 4 (Governance and Decision-Making)

Closer-to-final draft of our college’s answers to Standard 2 for our Institutional Self Evaluation Report (ISER) 

• As Academic Senate members, please take a close look at: 
  • 3.3 – focus on the “faculty evaluations” section on pg. 48 
  • 4.1 – Please be prepared to review your comments  
  • 4.3 – Please be prepared to review your comments, especially the part highlighted in yellow. i.e. Is this true? 
• This agenda item is an opportunity to review the nearly final draft that is being prepared for Board Review on 11/19

Item 6.5: Proposed Resolution related to Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) 

• This agenda item follows up on the Distance Education (DE) team’s August 28 presentation to Academic Senate and the September 11 discussion of a draft resolution related to RSI.
• The Academic Senate writing group would like Academic Senate to consider passing the below draft resolution related to RSI:  
• DRAFT: Resolution of Support for Aligning DE Courses with Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Standards

Item 6.6: Draft Rubric for Comprehensive Program Review 

• With the change in Instructional Program Review Questions, IPC needs a new rubric for providing feedback on Program Reviews.  
• Academic Senate will need to approve the rubrics This agenda item will share draft rubrics that Academic Senate will need to approve this semester.  
• Draft Rubric - Feedback Form - Instructional Comprehensive Program Review
• Draft Rubric - Feedback Form - Library and Learning Center Program Review

Item 6.7: Senate Goals for 25-26 

• Follow-up on September 11 discussion of Academic Senate annual goals.  
• How we can align with EMP Initiatives for 25-26
• Close the loop P.I.V. Process with learnings from last year’s F.S.E. implementation of the process 
• Initiate a New Program Development workgroup with the goal of completion by end of Spring-2026.  
• Explore possibility of a Spring Program Review option for disciplines that only have tenure-track faculty.  

Item 6.8: Program Improvement and Viability Process – Work Group 

• In September 2024, Academic Senate approved a Program Improvement and Viability (PIV) Process. 
• Based on the experience of Funeral Services Education going through the PIV process, there are some possible revisions that could be made to the process.  
• This agenda item would form a workgroup that would develop possible revisions that Academic Senate would consider and vote on in a future meeting.  
• Individuals interested in serving on the workgroup: Doug Hirzel, David Eck, Gampi Shankar, Hyla Lacefield

Item 6.9: EAPC Request for Listening Session on Experiences with Public Safety 

• Informational Session on a proposal from EAPC 
• Seeking to inform Senate on A Proposal for Campus Listening Sessions with Public Safety 
• EAPC’s goal is to share the proposal widely to gain campus input before making a final recommendation to the president. 

Item 6.10: Draft Resolution Related Request for Proposal (RFP) to Replace CurricUNET 

• The CurricUNET management system is obsolete and is due to be replaced by Fall 2027. This resolution relates to the process of how the new system will be selected.  
• Draft resolution from the District Curriculum chair, Rick Hough 
• The draft resolution will be discussed and possibly up for action at the October 13 District Academic Senate meeting.  

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Item 6.2: Ethnic Studies Faculty Vacancy Request  

• Request for a new Ethnic Studies hire 
• This is to replace Colin Ehara, who took another job. 
• Vacancy Request for Ethnic Studies

 Item 6.5: Proposed Resolution related to Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) 

• This agenda item follows up on the Distance Education (DE) team’s August 28 presentation to Academic Senate: RSI Presentation Materials
• The Distance Education team would like Academic Senate to consider passing a resolution related to RSI 
• Draft Resolution on RSI from the Distance Education team proposed by DE. 

 Item 6.8: Senate Goals for 25-26 

• Close the loop P.I.V. Process with learnings from last year’s F.S.E. implementation of the process 
• Initiate a New Program Development workgroup with the goal of completion by end of Spring-2026 
• How we can align with EMP Initiatives for 25-26

Item 6.8: Senate Goals for 25-26 

• Close the loop P.I.V. Process with learnings from last year’s F.S.E. implementation of the process 
• Initiate a New Program Development workgroup with the goal of completion by end of Spring-2026 
• How we can align with EMP Initiatives for 25-26

Item 6.9: Explore the possibility of a District-wide Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• From Prof. Jennifer Merril (Psychology) at Skyline and Pia Walawalkar (Librarian)
  
  
• IRB Fall-2025 Presentation (Link to file to added)

 Item 6.10: Draft Rubric for Comprehensive Program Review 

• With the change in Instructional Program Review Questions, IPC needs a new rubric for providing feedback on Program Reviews.  
• Academic Senate will need to approve the rubrics This agenda item will share draft rubrics that Academic Senate will need to approve this semester.  
• Draft Rubric - Feedback Form - Instructional Comprehensive Program Review
• Draft Rubric - Feedback Form - Library and Learning Center Program Review

 

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Item 6.2: Academic Senate Membership 

• Process (10+1) 
• Expectations of Senate members 
• Voting Procedures 

Item 6.5: Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) 

• Updates about our college’s RSI efforts for Distance Education courses 
• Potential Academic Senate resolution on the topic 
• RSI Presentation Materials 

 

Item 6.6: Senate Goals for 25-26 

• Open discussion on broad goals for this academic year 
• How we can align with EMP Initiatives for 25-26 
• ASCCC Request for Support ofAB 1400 BSN Nursing Program 
  • EMP Goal 1 initiative 1.8: ensure academic program viability