Academic Senate President’s Report to the Board

Special Meeting on February 23^rd

• Accreditation update:
  
  • Recommendation 1 and 8:
    
    • In the process of writing the narrative and collecting evidence. Will turn in report on time.
      
  • Recommendation 2 and 3:
    
    • In the process of writing the narrative and collecting evidence. Will turn in report this week.
      
  • Recommendation 6:
    
    • In the process of writing the narrative and collecting evidence. Will turn in the report this week.
      
  • Recommendation 7:
    
    • In the process of writing the narrative and collecting evidence. Will turn in report on time.
      
• Integrated Planning Process Update
  
  • The Senate was presented with the updated version of the Integrated Planning Process. The Process Evaluation and Review Team (PERT: Rob Simas, Ruth Fuller, Tracy Schneider, Dave Redfield and Jeff Lamb) has been working to update our planning processes. The goal is to produce a complete set of guidelines for planning, evaluation and budgeting.
    
• FaBPAC proposed budget reductions    
  
  • Having been presented with budget reductions as FaBPAC, senate representative Gail Kropp, saw the need for the Senate to discuss any possible budget cuts and to create a philosophy statement. The document can be found here. The Senate is hopeful that FaBPAC will carefully consider any budget cuts before recommending action to the Superintendent/ President.
    

March 2^nd Meeting

• Discussion with Dr. Bob Jensen, Interim Superintendent/ President
  
• Accreditation update.
  
• FaBPAC report by Gail Kropp
  
• Faculty Resolution on Math Requirements by Joe Conrad.
  

  "Faculty Senate Resolution
  

  Whereas the statewide requirement for an associate degree has been changed,
  

  Whereas the new requirement states, in part, 'competence in mathematics shall be demonstrated by obtaining a satisfactory grade in a mathematics course at the level of the course typically known as Intermediate Algebra (either Intermediate Algebra or another mathematics course at the same level, with the same rigor and with Elementary Algebra as a prerequisite, approved locally) … ,'
  

  Whereas the faculty members of the mathematics department are uniquely qualified to determine whether a course is at the same level and has the same rigor as Intermediate Algebra,
  

  Be it resolved that any course proposed for the fulfillment of this requirement must be approved for such by the faculty of the mathematics department."