ASCCC 101 Julie Adams, Executive Director John Freitas, Treasurer Lorraine Slattery-Farrell, Representative At-Large 2017 CTE Leadership Institute San Jose Marriott
Today we will… Provide an overview of the role of the ASCCC. Provide information about ASCCC resources. Get you involved!
What brings you to this breakout? What do you hope to learn?
The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Established in 1969 to provide CCC faculty with a collective statewide voice Membership organization – college and district academic senates Legal representative of CCC faculty on academic and professional matters at the statewide level (Title 5 §53206) CCCCO Consultation Council Board of Governors
Who We Are: 2016-2017 ASCCC Executive Committee President: Julie Bruno Vice President: John Stanskas Secretary: Dolores Davison Treasurer: John Freitas Area Reps: Grant Goold, Cleavon Smith, Adrienne Foster, Craig Rutan South Reps: Randy Beach and Sam Foster North Reps: Ginni May and Cheryl Aschenbach At Large Reps: Lorraine Slattery-Farrell and Conan MacKay Executive Director: Julie Adams
Academic Senate Committees Accreditation Committee Basic Skills Committee CTE Leadership Committee (!!!) Curriculum Committee Educational Policies Committee Equity and Diversity Action Committee Faculty Development Committee Legislative and Advocacy Committee Noncredit Committee Online Education Committee Part-Time Committee Relations with Local Senates Committee Standards and Practices Committee Transfer, Articulation, and Student Services Committee
Academic Senate Resources Professional Development College Publications – Papers, Rostrum Articles, President’s Updates Campus Visits and Technical Assistance Plenary Sessions Institutes Regional Meetings Disciplines List information
What is the 10+1? Commonly known as the "Ten Plus One‚" (as articulated in Title 5 of the Administrative Code of California, Sections 53200) the following define "Academic and Professional matters." 1. Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and places courses within disciplines 2. Degree and certificate requirements 3. Grading policies 4. Educational program development 5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success 6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles 7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports 8. Policies for faculty professional development activities 9. Processes for program review 10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development 11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate
How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty Professional Development College Faculty experts under the direction of the ASCCC design each PDC course to provide timely training that participants can complete at their own convenience. The courses all include expected outcomes and assessments to test the participants’ knowledge after completion of the course. Governance modules available: ASCCC Participatory Governance Leadership Academy Curriculum Modules available: Curriculum 101 Programs and Awards The Course Outline of Record Program and Degree Proposals Focus on Career Technical Education Check it out here: http://asccc.org/pdc-online-courses
How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty: Academic Senate Publications Rostrum articles and President’s updates Keep local senates informed of current issues and strengthen communication between the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate and local senates http://asccc.org/publications/rostrum http://asccc.org/president-update
Academic Senate Publications Position papers Reflect the official views or positions of the Academic Senate on Statewide and local issues Offer recommendations and effective practices for the work of faculty in governance and student success. http://asccc.org/publications/academic-senate-papers
How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty: Technical Assistance We provide technical assistance to colleges on items ranging from governance, accreditation, curriculum…anything under the 10+1 purview. http://asccc.org/services#
Academic Senate Plenary Sessions The Academic Senate holds two plenary sessions each year in the North and South in fall and spring. Professional development - general and breakout sessions inform attendees about hot topics, to receive new training to bolster the effectiveness of their senate. Resolutions – Establish official ASCCC positions and direct its work. Elections – To elect members of the Executive Committee (spring).
Resolutions Establish Official Academic Senate Positions Academic Senate positions are established by its membership at plenary sessions through the resolutions process Any faculty member may bring forward a resolution to Area meetings and/or plenary session Delegates from each local senate debate and vote on resolutions
Resolutions Establish Official Academic Senate Positions Adopted resolutions are the official collective CCC faculty position statewide. Directs the advocacy of the Academic Senate in its dealings with statewide organizations. Drives the work of the Executive Committee and ASCCC committees/task forces. Inform the work of local senates as they develop local policies and procedures. http://asccc.org/resources/resolutions
Academic Senate Institutes and Regional Meetings Professional development events centered around various topics. Institutes – focus on general areas such as curriculum, faculty leadership, accreditation…and of course CTE! Faculty Leadership Institute, June 14-17, Sacramento. Curriculum Institute, July 12-15, Riverside. Summer Part-Timer Institute, August 3-5, Anaheim. Regional meetings – free events held around the state on specific topics of a timely nature, such as equity, equivalencies, noncredit, etc.
Discipline List Revisions The Academic Senate is responsible for making recommendations to the BOG on revisions to the state Disciplines List (Ed Code Section 87357) Minimum qualifications New disciplines Proposals originate from local academic senates, statewide discipline organizations Hearings held at plenary sessions, and recommendations voted on by delegates http://asccc.org/disciplines-list
Who Does the Work of the Academic Senate? Community college faculty like you!
“But I’m CTE Faculty!”
A Day in the CTE Life… In addition to everything else, if you are CTE faculty, you deal with: Additional program review requirements. Perkins reporting requirements. External accreditation requirements. Need to chase grants…to maintain programs. Higher teaching loads than non-CTE faculty. Required meetings with advisory boards and outside partners. A perception that CTE programs are “too costly.”
CTE Faculty Leadership is Vital! ASCCC Resolution from Fall 1994: 21.06 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FACULTY REPRESENTATION Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its position that all advisory, steering and organizational committees involving vocational education have adequate faculty representation appointed by the appropriate state or local senate.
CTE Faculty Leadership is Vital! Toward a Perspective on Workforce Preparation and Economic Development Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Paper adopted spring 2002 http://asccc.org/sites/default/files/publications/workForce02_0.pdf Selected recommendations: Local senates should actively encourage participation of occupational education faculty in governance activities, for example through representation at senate meetings and on governing councils; Local senates should encourage ongoing interactions between academic and occupational faculty for their mutual benefit and that of their students; Local senates should actively encourage and protect adequate funding for occupational programs;
Academic Senate Committees Accreditation Committee Basic Skills Committee CTE Leadership Committee (!!!) Curriculum Committee Educational Policies Committee Equity and Diversity Action Committee Faculty Development Committee Legislative and Advocacy Committee Noncredit Committee Online Education Committee Part-Time Committee Relations with Local Senates Committee Standards and Practices Committee Transfer, Articulation, and Student Services Committee
We Need CTE Faculty to Get Involved! Attend Area meetings and plenary sessions! http://asccc.org/calendar/list/plenary-sessions Attend Academic Senate institutes and regional meetings! http://asccc.org/calendar/list/events Apply for statewide service! http://asccc.org/content/application-statewide-service
Resources ASCCC Website - http://asccc.org Contact the ASCCC – info@asccc.org Application for Statewide Service - http://asccc.org/content/application- statewide-service ASCCC Publications - http://asccc.org/publications ASCCC Events - http://asccc.org/calendar/list/events ASCCC Services - http://asccc.org/services# Disciplines List and MQs - http://asccc.org/disciplines-list
Contact Us Julie Adams – julie@asccc.org John Freitas – freitaje@lacitycollege.edu Lorraine Slattery-Farrell - lfarrell@msjc.edu
Questions? Thank you!