1. A Tale of 2 Papers Jane Patton, ASCCC Andrea Sibley-Smith, N. Orange County Noncredit Beth Smith, Grossmont College Leslie Smith, San Francisco City College

2. Minors on Campus Educational Policies Committee Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

3. Why We Investigated this Topic Faculty inquiries Increase in Home Schooling Middle College High Schools Dispute at Palomar College “Mining” for FTES Resolution...

4. Resolution F’01 13.03... Resolved, That the Academic Senate define good practices for admission of and service to minor K-12 students and develop a position paper outlining those good practices and making recommendations if necessary to change Title 5 and the California Education Code on this issue; and Resolved, That the Academic Senate request an opinion from the Chancellor’s Office regarding the legal issues surrounding the admission of minor K-12 students.

5. Fast Facts ~ 73,000 students under the age of 18 enrolled in CCCs (Fall 2005 ) –only 19,083 had already graduated from high school –more than 2,500 were under 14 Ed Code 76001 & 76002 authorize colleges to admit minors – and permits colleges to establish criteria for admission based on age, grade level, and eligibility

6. Faculty Concerns Pedagogy; curriculum Safety Issues beyond Classroom Who’s a minor?

7. Pedagogical & Curricular Issues –Mature topics –Student maturity (critical thinking, analytical ability) –Ability to do own work –Group work outside of class; Field Trips

8. Safety concerns College liability calls about illness/injury child abuse reporting

9. Issues beyond Classroom Counseling DSPS Transcripts etc.

10. Who’s a minor? How do faculty know who is and is not a minor in their classes?

11. Parental Issues Level of parental involvement –Parental rights Parental expectations

12. Legislation and Regulations FERPA –Parental Access to Records Ed. Code –Section 48800.5 – reference to students not enrolled in HS –Section 76000, 76001, 76001.5 & 76002- references to “special admit” students

13. Samples of Local Board Policies Children on Campus Admissions Enrollment Child Abuse Reporting

14. Samples of Responses Legal Advisory from System Office Diablo Valley College Documents –Special Admissions Form –Communication with Parents –Student Services Procedures

15. Recommendations Academic Senate: Take to Consultation the 2003 Task Force recommendations Work with System Office to clarify issues

16. Recommendations Districts: Inform faculty Training on mandated reporting Local Senates: Educate faculty re local policies Ensure local policies are thorough (see paper)

17. Questions & Comments