ED POLICY MEETING MINUTES

MAY 2, 2006

Present:

George Buckingham

Lynne Douglas

Jennifer Hughes

Garry Nicol

Angelica Gorostiza (recorder)

 

Absent:

Kevin Sullivan

Char Wulbers

Tadashi Tsuchida

Cindy Moss

Sherri Hancock

Peter Monroy

 

Attendees for Matriculation Advisory Committee: Mandy Liang, Eric Larson, Jacquie Escobar.

 

 

  1. Read and Approve April 4, 2006 minutes.

Revise #2: JH/SH dialogue regarding decision level of increasing Math/English graduation requirement.

Revise #7: JH/SH dialogue regarding number of units to take available to take per summer session. 

Minutes approved as amended.

 

2.  Report from Academic Senate:  GN

            No new updates.

3.  Review accomplishments and goals: GN

    1. Revisit Cheating and Plagiarism
    2. Revisit Accommodations for DSPS
    3. MAC: accomplished
    4. Appeals Committee:

                                               i.     Policy on handbook states that a student versus 2 students should be on committee.  Committee should decide on one or two students.

                                             ii.     Lori as hearing officer, taped hearing.

1.     JH: reference at handbook or catalog regarding hearing procedures. 

2.     Reviewed concerns and procedure if unresolved, then decision made to go to another level?

3.     GB: request that instructor notified when situation occurs, to prevent a potentially volatile scenario between students.

4.     Ongoing review of grievance and appeals procedure.

    1. JH: Ed Policy work in collaboration with Curriculum Committee to review graduation requirements. 
    2. JH: Ed Policy be involved in early alert system for follow up to students.

                                               i.     Notice mailed to studentÕs home.

                                             ii.     GN: document should not appear as an invitation to drop.

 

4.  Review catalog language for max 10 units summer session: Jennifer

            JH: Clarify by inserting ÒeachÓ at working – see hand out. 

JH/GN: Wording to convey no more than 10 units in each summer session, but not in simultaneous, overlapping session.  

 

5.  Agenda for next fall.

 

6.  For accreditation:  reviewed catalog: SH/GN

7.  Reconvened as matriculation advisory: JH

o      Math Prerequisites.

o      ML: Site visit training.

¤       Looking for compliance of state regulation.

¤       Test validation>writing sample.

¤       Discontinue ENGL Challenge Test>not compliant with regulations.

¤       Validate all course prerequisites.

á       If UC/CSU, all district campuses should offer same prerequisite class.