Meetings

Academic Senate meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 2:10 to 4:00 p.m. in Zoom

Meetings will continue in Zoom so long as Brown Act permits virtual meetings. This will cover at least up until the September 23rd meeting.

Information about: Brown Act, Brown Act synopsis, Roberts' Rules of Order - Cheat Sheet, Consent Agendas

ASCCC Plenary: Nov. 4-6 (Hybrid Event), Spring Plenary - TBD

Upcoming Meetings:

Aug. 26	Sept. 9	Sept. 23	Sept. 30 (Special Meeting)
Oct. 14	Oct. 28	Nov. 11	Nov. 18 (Special Meeting)
Dec. 9	-	-	-
Jan. 27	Feb. 10	Feb. 24	Mar. 10
Mar. 24	Apr. 14	Apr. 28	May 12
May 19 (Special Meeting)

Fall 2021 - Spring 2022

Date (and Clickable Zoom Link)	Agenda	Minutes	Materials
May 19, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	This is a special meeting that was requested at the end of our May 12 meeting. See the agenda and May 12th minutes for more details. Cañada Academic Senate Letter on 2021 District Academic Senate election
May 12, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Textbook Affordability Sub-committee May Report President's Report Item 2022 List of End of Year Events
April 28, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Adopted Resolutions at Spring 2022 Plenary President's Report Items PTK presents Ecuadorian Environmental Activist Speaker Event, next Friday, May 6, 2-5pm, in Bldg 22-137 and over zoom. Save the Date English Flyer and Spanish Flyer.
April 14, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Textbook Affordability Subcommittee - April Report Petition for Improving the Title IX reporting process in SMCCD Link to the 2021 SMCCD Annual Security Report The District's response to the petition (as of March 20, 2022) Proposed Academic Senate Bylaws Update Revision to the March 24th proposal: Election of Adjunct Representative Proposal This proposal will be voted on as an action item (during the April 14th Academic Senate meeting) Current draft of a new online faculty profile Special thanks to Nick DeMello for creating this draft profile template Current draft of proposed new Educational Master Plan (2022-27)
March 24, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Proposed Academic Senate Bylaws Update Election of Adjunct Representative Proposal as well as proposal for new prerequisite wording This proposal will be voted on as an action item (during the March 24th Academic Senate meeting) Equity and Antiracism Leadership Workgroup Proposal Proposal for centralizing equity and antiracist efforts across Cañada College. The presentation is open for commenting/feedback. President's Report Item ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Draft Resolutions for Spring Plenary (April 7-9). Some highlights: Three resolutions (6.03, 6.04, 6.05) related to AB 1705 proposed legislation Resolution 3.02 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Curiculum Model Principles and Practices Framework Please share any feedback on the resolutions with Academic Senate executive members before the Plenary meeting (April 7-9).
March 10, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	AB 705 English related updated of Course Prerequsities Language from the AB 705 that requires the prerequisite course update List of impacted courses that will have their prerequisites updated by the Curriculum Committee Potential Academic Senate Byalws Update Potential Bylaws updates related to the Adjunct Representative election process Textbook Affordability Subcommittee Items February/March Newsletter Subcommittee Report for March 10th AS Draft of Defintions and clarifications for Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) and Low Textbook Cost (LTC) President's Report Items SMCCD Board Policies Currently Under Review at District Participatory Governance Council (DPGC). Link to the most recent drafts of the Board Policies that are under review. Contact David Eck (eckd@smccd.edu) if you have feedback or questions about any of the policies. State Academic Senate proposed Resolutions for Area Discussions (next Friday, March 18). If you have feedback on any of the proposed resolutions, please share with David Eck (eckd@smccd.edu). You are also welcome to contact if you have any resolution proposals.
February 24, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Áse Power Consult Internal Equity Report (Complete Report) Short-term recommendations on pages 15-16 Long-term recommendations on page 17 Preliminary feedback on the Áse Recommendations (based on the brief discussion during the meeting. To be revisted in more depth in a future meeting. )
February 10, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Textbook Affordability Subcommittee February Report OER/ZTC Implementation Plan 2022-27 Draft To make suggestions on the Implmentation Draft, please use the +New Comment function in Word, found on the Review tab. Program Review Work Group - 2021-22 Cycle Early Reflection
January 27, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	AB 361 Resolution Dual Enrollment Presentation Powerpoint - Overview of Dual Enrollment 2021-24 Implementation Plan Dual Enrollment Draft Implementation Plan 2021-24 Curriculum Committee Report President's Report Related Áse Power Consult - Coaching, Advising, and Recommendation Report Sessions Info and Sign-Up Links
December 9, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	The PBC website includes the PowerPoint slides for the new faculty positions that were used for presentations at the Planning and Budgeting Council. Textbook Affordability Sub-committee December Report Curriculum Committee Report President's Report Items From District Participatory Governance Council (DPGC), Board Policies up for review and a new board policy: Board Policy (BP) 2.16 Public Notice of Negotiations BP 2.70 Accreditation BP 2.75 Institutional Planning and Effectiveness BP 6.30 Externally Funded Special Projects and Programs New proposed Board Policy: BP 3.95 Faculty Pre-retirement The intention of BP 3.95 is to codify the District's ability to offer a pre-retirement program to faculty. It was pointed out during the December 6 DPGC meeting that the policy should allow for up to 10 years prior to retirement, since this is what Education Code allows.
November 18, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	This is a special meeting in order to appoint faculty to three different screening committees. See the meeting's agenda for details.
November 11, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	Consent Agenda Resolution AB 361 Resolution - Extend Virtual Modality for Academic Senate Meetings Anyone who would like to change the meeting modality should request that this item be pulled from the consent agenda. This enables the matter to be debated as a regular agenda item. Textbook Affordability Sub-committee - November 2021 update Guided Pathways Fall 2021 Update Digital Arts and Animation Faculty Vacancy Replacement Request Digital Arts' Replacement Request Application Chemistry Faculty Vacancy Replacement Request (Two Vacancies) Chemistry's Replacement Request Application Chemistry Replacement Presentation President's Report Related Items Resolutions adopted at the ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Fall Plenary Important Legislation Discussed at Statewide Academic Senate Plenary AB (Assembly Bill) 928: Student Transfer Acheivement Reform Act of 2021 Most impactful provisions: 1) only one transfer path, and 2) 34 unit limit on General Education requirements (down from CSU's current 39 GE units) AB 1111: Common course numbering system
October 28, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	Part of Consent Agenda AB 361 Resolution - Extend Virtual Modality for Academic Senate Meetings Anyone who would like to change the meeting modality should request that this item be pulled from the consent agenda. This enables the matter to be debated as a regular agenda item. District Participatory Governance Council - Two Items Up for Review San Mateo Community College District's Mission, Vision, and Values Statements (Current Draft from 09/30/2021) BP XX.XX - Undocumented Student Fee Waiver (Current Draft from 10/04/2021) President's Report Items ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Rostrum November 2021 Áse's Cultural Assessment Survey for Cañada College (should take about 8 minutes to complete) Upcoming Áse Sessions: Policy Clinic and One-on-one Coaching Sessions OERI Discipline Lead Conversations and Webinars - November 2021
October 14, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	AB 361 Resolution - Extend Virtual Modality for Academic Senate Meetings Facilities Master Planning Questions Given the tight agenda schedule, it is recommended and greatly appreciated if you submit your answers/feedback on Facilities in writing before the October 14th meeting. You can email these to the Academic Senate president or other officer. Or to your Academic Senate representative. There will be an opportunity to provide feedback in the meeting, but keep in mind that extending past the alloted thirty minutes will take away from some other very important agenda items. Professional Development Plant Seeking Feedback for a New Professional Develompent Plan Textbook Affordability Sub-Committee October 14th TAS Report President's Report Materials ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Area B Discussion of statewide resolutions is happening tomorrow (October 15). Here is a link of the current draft of resolutions proposed for the Fall ASCCC Plenary. List of Faculty Questions and Proposals Submitted by Academic Senate for the October 15th Cañada Townhall The first nine questions are carry over questions that were submitted by faculty at the September 30th Safety Committee meeting All of the questions submitted related to planning for Spring 2022 semester Preliminary Answers to the above questions College and District Administration Answers (as of October 14th) California Community College Chancellors Office October 6, 2021 Memo on Attendance Accounting Guidance for Transitions to In-Person Instruction The October 15th Cañada Townhall is an opportunity to 1) express concerns/objections about the College/District's answers, 2) ask for more detail, clarification, and 3) ask new questions.
September 30, 2021 (2:10-2:25pm)	Agenda		This meeting will occur if AB 361 requires Academic Senate to vote on extending the virtual meeting exemptions before September 30 in order to avoid the special exemptions to the Brown Act from expiring. AB 361 - Open Meetings: State and Local Agencies: Teleconferences This meeting has been cancelled. SMCCD's Legal counsel has clarified that we will not need to vote on the AB 361 extension before our regularly scheduled October 14th meeting. Thus, the AB 361 item will be addressed during our regularly scheduled meetings.
September 23, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	Senate Orientation Áse Listening Session Materials
September 9, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	Culinary Arts Dual Enrollment Educational Plan Proposal Submitted Questions for the Question and Answer Session with Interim President Lopez Draft of Academic Senate Goals for 2021-22 Textbook Affordability Subcommittee Report (Sept 9)
August 26, 2021	Agenda	Minutes	Brown Act Refresher and August 2021 Update

Meeting Archive

Minutes from prior years' meetings can be found at the meetings archive

Goals for 2021-2022

Work with Professional Development planning committee to support anti-racism and equity professional development training for faculty
Work with District Academic Senate (DAS) on equity and anti-racism projects, including faculty evaluations, hiring practices, district and college policies and procedures, ethnic studies support, and training
- Provide feedback to District anti-racism taskforce and Human Resources (HR) on ideas for more substantial hiring committee training
- Improve transparency of the final round of hiring process and administration’s decision on the candidate to be forwarded to the Board of Trustees
Work with college and DAS on more detailed and pro-active recovery planning for Spring 2022, Summer 2022, and Fall 2022
Work with Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC), and Technology Committee to support faculty teaching online as well as the Professional Development Planning Committee to provide any needed additional training
- Communicate opportunities for new teaching strategies and modalities, such as Hyflex
- Share work that is ongoing in testing new teaching modalities
Help inform College and District decisions on teaching modalities
Work with District Teaching and Learning (DTL) and DAS to update Academic Honesty policies in order to better address current learning environments
Host discussions of enrollment issues
- Identify primary methods and criteria by which students discover and differentiate between Cañada classes and similar classes in other colleges (especially classes that are program entry points).
- Assist faculty with marketing specific programs to prospective students
- Identify Cañada programs that have potential for rapid growth and discuss how to promote their growth
- Help improve Webschedule explanation of courses
- Discuss add code and late add process
Work with DAS, ITS, and Marketing to develop a proposal for enhancing faculty profiles online
Development of procedure for New Instructional Program Development
Development of procedure for Program Revitalization/Program Improvement and Viability
- Explore how faculty support program identity and manage program articulation

Notable Ongoing Responsibilities

Prioritize new faculty position proposals
Nominations for Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) awards
Nominations for local college awards