Meetings

General Resources

Information about: Brown Act, Brown Act synopsis, Roberts' Rules of Order - Cheat Sheet, Consent Agendas
Meeting Modality
- For voting members of Senate, a zoom option will continue so long permits AB 361 loosening of Brown Act virtual meeting requirements. AB 361 will apply as long as California maintains a state of emergency related to Covid-19.
- For non-voting members, Senate plans to continue offering zoom attendance options regardless of any State of Emergency.
ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Plenary: Nov. 3-5 (Hybrid Event), Spring Plenary - TBD

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month

Time: 2:10 pm - 4 pm

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Meeting Dates:

Aug. 25
Sept. 8 & Sept. 22
Oct. 13 & Oct. 27
Nov. 10
Dec. 8

Winter Break

Jan. 26
Feb. 9 & Feb. 23
Mar. 9 & Mar. 23
Apr. 13 & Apr. 27
May 11

Academic Senate Annual Goals 2022-23

Class Scheduling Related Goals

Help inform College and District decisions on teaching modalities
Help inform District revision of class minimums policy
Improve transparency around how classes get added or not added
Discuss process for when to open a new section of a course
Late Start Classes
- Improve transparency and understanding of which class sections are offered as late state courses
- Discuss general college approach to late state courses

Goals Related to Teaching Challenges

Host discussions of class attendance and participation
Better understand and discuss current experiences with multi-modal teaching
Explore setting standards for multi-modal teaching
Identify resources needed, such as professional development and technology resources

Textbook Affordability Subcommittee (TAS) Related Goals

Work with TAS to increase use of Open Educational Resources (OER)/Zero Textbook Cost courses
Work with TAS to ensure that OER/ZTC resources increases diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism
Work with TAS to develop other methods of reducing/eliminating textbook costs besides online material/ebooks

Other Goals

Identify professional development needs for counseling faculty related to offering counseling services in new modalities
Guide and promote roll out of Peer Online Course Review Workgroup
Discuss Renewal Process for Reassign Time positions, especially as program-level positions that currently require renewal every two years.
Finish creation of a Program Improvement and Viability Process
Improve process for printing requests

Goals that Academic Senate Should Monitor

Work with District Teaching and Learning (DTL) and District Academic Senate (DAS) to update Academic Honesty policies in order to better address current learning environments
Monitor and discuss District Academic Senate’s workgroup on class maximums policy
Monitor and discuss efforts to make student registration process easier and to get students registered earlier
Monitor AB (Assembly Bill) 1111 and 928. Keep regular communications on developments related to these measures.
Help ensure there all services are available for evening students
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).

Notable Ongoing Responsibilities

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

Meetings Archive

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

Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

Date (and Clickable Zoom Link)	Agenda	Minutes	Materials
December 8, 2022	Agenda (forthcoming)		President's Report Items Resolutions adopted at the ASCCC Fall Plenary
November 10, 2022	Agenda		Consent Agenda Item Speaker Honorarium Application - Leiana Payawal Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items Letter on role of counselors and librarians to serve in faculty leadership roles Proposed Resolution on Enrollment Data Second Whereas was expanded in October 27th discussion Draft Reassignment Application for Dual Enrollment Instructional Support Position(s) Strong Workforce Updates Powerpoint presentation on Strong Workforce Program Answers to List of Faculty Questions NOVA Glance Report spreadsheet Local Budget Expenditures (Year 5) Local Budget Expenditures (Year 6 - Fiscal Year 21-22) Local Budget Expenditures (Year 6 - Fiscal Year 22-23) Regional Budget Expenditures (Year 5) Regional Budget Expenditures (Year 6 - Fiscal Year 21-22) Textbook Affordability Subcommittee Report - November 10
October 27, 2022	Agenda	Draft Minutes	ASCCC (State Academic Senate) Fall 2022 Plenary Resolutions Packet There are twenty new resolutions in the updated packet, which came in from the Regional Area meetings: 1.03-05, 2.02, 3.01, 4.02, 7.05-12, 13.01-02, 15.02-04, 17.02 Resolutions related to AB 928 (CalGETC single transfer pathway): 4.01, 4.04, 7.01, 15.01, 15.02 Draft Academic Senate goals for 2022-23 Student Equity and Acheivement Plan (SEAP) in a Nutshell Draft Academic Senate resolution on Pandemic-Impacted Enrollment Data
October 13, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Academic Senate Orientation Possible Academic Senate Goals for 2022-23 Eck Notes on Possible Senate Goals document Update on Equity and Antiracism Council (EAPC) Efforts Textbook Affordability Subcommittee October 10 Report AB 928 Related Items Resolution 15.01directly addresses AB 928 (in State Academic Senate’s Resolution Packet for regional meetings) Humanities faculty proposal from Fresno City College. Two proposals meant to suggest an alternative to reducing the Humanities area requirement to six units California Community College Physical Education, Kinesiology, and Dance Association letter to CSU Academic Senate regarding Lifelong Learning requirement List of Cañada courses that currently have CSU GE articulation approval but not IGETC approval President's Report Items Draft of Updated ACCJC Standards with Draft Review Criteria and Suggestions for Evidence. Updated standards planned to take effect in 2024. Resolutions Packet for State Academic Senate Regional Meetings (Area B is this Friday, October 14; Plenary is November 3-5) District Participatory Governance Council. Board Policies that are currently under review.
September 22, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Discussions Notes on Dual Enrollment from Previous Years November 2019 notes from District Academic Senate and AFT meeting with Aaron McVean Dual Enrollment-AFT timeline (from July 2020) March 2019 survey of faculty teaching dual enrollment Notes on Dual Enrollment - September 22, 2022 Notes Academic Senate Orientation Possible Academic Senate Goals for 2022-23 This document is our main reference point for considering what goals Academic Senate should pursue this year Faculty are invited to share any missing goals or suggest whether any of the possible goals should be taken on during another year. At a future Senate meeting, we will prioritize the recommended goals for this year. Material Related to the Strong Workforce Outcomes and Support for instructional Programs Career and Workforce Support Presentation Handout
September 8, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	Textbook Affordability Subcommittee September 8 Report Librarian Replacement Position Proposal Powerpoint Presentation Completed Replacement Request Form Current draft of CalGETC Single Transfer Pathway (this is to satisfy the AB 928 legislation) Proposed Implementation Timeline of the CalGETC Transfer Pathway Academic Senate Orientation (delayed to September 22nd meeting)
August 25, 2022	Agenda	Minutes	AB 361 Resolution - Allowing Continued Remote Meetings Under the Brown Act Timeline for the SMCCD Chancellor Search Committee Peer Online Course Review (POCR) Workgroup Presentation Possible Academic Senate Goals for 2022-23 The purpose of this document is to show recent, ongoing, and current goals/projects that Academic Senate has taken on or been charged with. During the September 8, 2022 Academic Senate meeting, Senate will vote on our list of annual goals for the academic year. By or before the September 8th Senate meeting, please share anything that might not be on the list or share more specific tasks/objects that fit under some of the listed goals/initiatives.