PRESENT: Bernie Blackman, Connie Beringer, Krystal Gallagher, Nick Kapp, Phyllis Porcar, Fran White

ABSENT: ÝPablo Gonzalez, Luzmaria Maldonado, Regina Stanback-Stroud, Rosemary Ybarra-Garcia

RECORDER: Betty Schlaepfer

AGENDA

1. Agenda Building

2. Facilities Update—F. White

3. Strategic Planningy—B. Blackman

4. Reportingy—B. Blackman

5. Budget/SAIF Update—F. White

6. Program Discontinuance Process/Procedure—F. White, C. Beringer

7. DSGC Report—C. Beringer, B. Blackman, P. Porcar, K. Gallagher

8. Academic Senate Report—C. Beringer

9. Classified Council Report—P. Porcar

10. ASSC Report—K. Gallagher

11. Next Agenda

MEETING SUMMARY

AGENDA BUILDING

• Three items were added to the agenda: Skyline College Building Identification, Accreditation Notes, and Annual Work Plan.

FACILITIES UPDATE

• President White reported that an Open Forum on our Capital Bond Projects had been held on April 9. JosÈ NuÒez, Charles Peters and Linda da Silva briefed everyone on capital and bond projects. Their presentation is on the district facilities website. Work on the new Student Union/Community Center and Science Annex will start first. There will also be upgrades to Buildings 3, 7 & 8.

• Program planning for the Science Wing is underway. A user group is working with the architect and construction manager on this. There are plans to move some of our P.E. programs to CSM.

• Charles Peters and JosÈ NuÒez are still working on Skylineís bond project budget. Skylineís original allocation of bond money was $54 million. This has been adjusted to $47 million. The original allocation to all of the colleges has been downgraded, and the Districtís allocation (for districtwide improvements) has increased.

• The $16 million we were to receive from Pacific Heights has now been included in the overall District amount. None of the $16 million is specifically earmarked for Skyline.Ý ÝÝ

• Council members asked what they could do to give input on the Pacific Heights money issue. It was suggested that Skyliners ask questions about the use of Pacific Heights dollars. Connie Beringer said she would place this on the DSGC agenda.

• President White distributed a handout outlining a plan for temporary campus signage at a reasonable cost. We hope the signs will be up by the first week of summer session.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Bernie Blackman distributed his proposal for an Institutional Planning Council. By the time of our March í04 site visit, the Accreditation Team will be expecting a description of our planning process. Bernie is hoping for a collaborative process with participation by members of all constituencies. The Institutional Planning Council (IPC) will make decisions regarding the membership and composition of the various groups that will be involved in the planning/budgeting process. President White noted that she wants to kick off the IPC in the fall and will be discussing this at Academic Senate, Classified Council and ASSC. She noted that some Strategic Planning Task Force members would be good candidates for this Council and that we will be looking at samples of good integrated planning/budget models from other institutions.

ANNUAL WORK PLAN

• Bernie Blackman distributed copies of the 2003-04 Skyline College Work Plan. He noted that it took a longer time than usual to put this together because it is hard to plan when you are cutting the budget. Also, it took time for planning discussions and deliberations within divisions to take place. The five new goals in the Work Plan came from the Strategic Planning process.

• The Planning/Budget Committee has not seen the Work Plan because the Committee has been furloughed and the plan was just completed. Extra copies of the plan were given to the Senate, Classified Council and ASSC Presidents to distribute to their officers. Any editorial comments on the plan may be sent to Bernie Blackman. Approval of the plan will be placed on the agenda for the first College Council meeting in August. Once it has been approved the plan will be placed on the website. Bernie Blackman noted that the Work Plan will also be an agenda item for the IPC to discuss as we need to integrate other aspects of campus planning with the Work Plan.Ý

REPORTING

• Bernie Blackman reported that the staff position in his department is in the managed hiring process. Nick Kapp will review resumes and sit in on the interviews. He currently has a temporary employee from outside the District working on the Student Services Tracking System.

BUDGET/SAIF UPDATE

• President White reported that the Governorís May Revise budget is expected to be delivered next week and we are waiting for his recommendations. The Stateís deficit is widening and a lot of jockeying has been going on in the legislature. Our District has projected a $10 million shortfall for 2003-04 including a $2.896 million deficit for Skyline. Most of the cuts are in hourly instructor salaries, supplies, Partnership for Excellence, and discretionary division budgets. Whenever possible the staff is putting money back into the 1310 budget category so that we can offer more classes.

• Connie Beringer stated that she learned at the recent Senate Plenary Session that the community colleges are low on the totem pole in Sacramento in terms of influence. Prison guards, unions and Indian gaming have the most lobbying clout. She reported that in the future the Academic Senates of the community colleges are going to work on forming pacts and political alliances and will work more closely with the unions.

PROGRAM DISCONTINUANCE PROCESS/PROCEDURE

• President White noted that Program Discontinuance Process/Procedure would be discussed at the Board Study Session scheduled for May 14^th. Skylineís Curriculum Committee led the way in developing this policy. She stated that she personally believes that this is an important process to have in place and that we should have a District policy. Connie Beringer stated that a Board policy is only as good as the administration in place and that we are fortunate to have an administration here that favors shared governance and allows faculty consultation. Chancellor Galatolo has told Connie Beringer that he is appreciative of Skylineís work on Program Discontinuance and that it should be linked with program review.

DSGC REPORT

• Connie Beringer reported that the Rules and Regs Section 2.06 Delineation of Authority Agreement was discussed at the last DSGC meeting and that she thinks most people are on board. This issue will also be discussed at the May 14 Study Session. Rules and Regs Section 2.09 on Shared Governance will be further worked on and discussed again in the Fall semester.

ACADEMIC SENATE REPORT

• The Academic Senate and Classified Council are sponsoring an end-of-year celebration on May 20 in the Gallery Theatre which will include recognition and a raffle. The new Academic Senate officers are
  • Nick Kapp, President
  • Jeff Westfall, Vice President
  • Jennifer Merrill, Secretary
  • Karen Wong, Treasurer
• Kay Barchas will be the Faculty Marshall at commencement.

CLASSIFIED COUNCIL REPORT

• Phyllis Porcar announced that the Classified Service Award Luncheon would take place on May 22 and that a Classified Council meeting would be scheduled for early June.

ASSC REPORT

• Krystal Gallagher reported that the ASSC now has a new slate of officers including:

Tanya Johnson—President

Peter Monrroy—Vice President

Kyle Merellas—Commissioner of Finance

Kilausha David—Commissioner of Activities

Neeloo Shafa—Commissioner of Publicity

Ilka Barcala, Marilyn Mascarinas, Marcus Scofield McKeeven, Monica Nash—Senators

MISCELLANEOUS

• President White thanked Council members for their steadfast spirit and hard work during the past year.

• The next meeting will be in August.