I. General
A. Call to Order
Rosemary Kesler called the meeting to order at 2:35 p.m.
Members Present: Jeff Andelora, Carmela Arnoldt, Joanna Chamberlain, Hazel Davis, Amy Goff, Mark Gooding, Alan Haffa, Karen Hardin, Rosemary Kesler, Rosemary Leary, Ann Lindner, Jane Marks, Larry Miller, Larry Williams for Joe Ortiz, Jim Reed, Janice Reilly, Mark Richard, Laura Ruiz-Scott, Dennis Shaw, Gail Shay, Denny Sheehan, Vernon Smith, Bill Stewart, and Sandra Stuebner.
Minutes were taken by Carrie Taylor.
B. Approval of Agenda
Ann Lindner deleted Old Business Item B., Flex Credits/Campuses. Mark Richard deleted Information Item A., California Academic Senate Spring Meeting. Larry Miller added New Human Resource Policies as Item C. under Information. The agenda was approved as amended.
C. Approval of the February 13, 2001, Minutes
Changes were made in the GCC, SMCC and GWCC presidents’ reports. The February 13, 2001, minutes were approved as amended.
D. Committee Reports
1. Meet and Confer
Council received copies of a summary of proposals for the Meet and Confer process this year. Janice Reilly reviewed the summary for Council. She added that the Meet and Confer Team was told that a response to the salary proposal would not be given until late April. Council discussed many concerns regarding the District’s current budgeting process.
2. Professional Growth
No report.
3. EBAC (Employee Benefits Advisory Committee)
No report.
4. FAC (Financial Advisory Committee)
Council was informed that FAC would meet next week.
5. Legislative
Council briefly discussed the two Whistleblower bills at the State Legislature and the current Whistleblower policy at Maricopa.
II. Old Business
A. Peerpoint
Carmela Arnoldt stated that she had many articles for the next issue of Peerpoint. The deadline for articles for inclusion in the next issue is March 1, 2001. Carmela stated that some articles submitted might be placed in the last issue of Peerpoint. The deadline for submission of articles for the last issue is April 10, 2001.
B. Dual Enrollment/Letter
Rosemary Leary presented Council with copies of a letter signed by some faculty members of last year’s Dual Enrollment Quality Committee. Council was reminded that Council had asked that the letter be written and brought back to Council, and then, a cover letter would be drafted by Council to send to the administration. Council discussed the letter on dual enrollment presented to Council, and the issues of concern stated in the letter. Council discussed various examples of where faculty had served on committees, but their views were not accurately represented when the committee made a final report. Also, Council discussed a number of specific concerns regarding how the values of shared governance and faculty participation were not being honored, including: the concerns of the dual enrollment committee; the hiring process; the EBAC problems from last year; and the Meet and Confer process; among others. Council discussed possible contents in the letter to be drafted from Council to the administration. A motion was made and seconded that a letter be sent to Dr. Gaskin addressing the concept of shared governance and inviting him to a meeting with Council before May 2001 to discuss this concept. A vote was taken and the motion passed with one abstention. Council discussed how to respond to the faculty who had signed the Dual Enrollment letter. A motion was made and seconded to write a letter to those faculty informing them that a letter will be sent to Dr. Gaskin addressing the concept of shared governance and that he will be invited to lunch with Council to discuss shared governance. A vote was taken and the motion passed with two abstentions. Council discussed possible dates for the meeting with Dr. Gaskin. Rosemary Kesler will contact Dr. Gaskin to arrange a meeting date.
Next, Sandra Stuebner stated that she had two concerns regarding the revised dual enrollment rule R7-1-709. Sandra read the language in the rule associated with her first concern. It stated, “The Chief Executive Officer of each community college is responsible for involving full-time faculty teaching in the discipline in overseeing course selection and implementation in the high schools to ensure that course goals and standards are understood, that course guidelines are followed, and that the same standards of expectation and assessment are applied in all venues where the college offers courses.” Council discussed the rule and how amount of work that was associated with the rule. It was stated that such a request would be very difficult for faculty who teach at the smaller colleges. Also, Council discussed how a faculty member would be compensated for performing the work required by the rule. Sandra informed Council of her second concern about rule R7-1-709. The language read, “The Chief Executive Officer of each community college is responsible for involving full-time faculty teaching in the discipline in the selection, orientation, ongoing professional development, and evaluation of faculty teaching college courses in conjunction with the high schools.” Council again discussed the amount of work involved and the compensation for performing the duties if requested by the college president. It was suggested that a committee be formed to look into developing RFP language to address the faculty role/responsibility in and compensation for dual enrollment courses. Sandra Stuebner will chair the committee.
III. New Business
A. Use of Attorney/Private Matters
Janice Reilly stated that Mike Napier is still developing a proposed contract on the use of the attorney for employment and private matters for Faculty Association members. Janice suggested that the discussion of this item be postponed until Council could see the contract. Mark Richard distributed copies of options to pay for the legal proposal. Council briefly discussed the payment scenarios. Council discussed comparing Mike Napier’s proposal to services offered by other attorneys. Janice Reilly was asked to research this idea.
B. 2001-2002 Faculty Association Dues
Council tabled this item until after the Use of Attorney issue is settled.
C. 2001-2002 Faculty Association Membership Form
Council tabled this item until after the Use of Attorney issue is settled.
D. Faculty Pay Schedule/Fall 2001
Rosemary Kesler stated that faculty would receive a paycheck for five days the second week of the fall semester.
IV. Information
A. Phone Line for Retired Employees Association
Rosemary Kesler informed Council that Ann Oehmke had requested that a phone line be set up in the Faculty Association Office for the Retired Employees Association. The phone would only have voicemail where messages could be retrieved by the Retired Employee Association’s officers. Council asked Rosemary Kesler to discuss the request with Dr. Randolph, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources.
B. Faculty Load
Council was informed of a past situation at PC where some faculty were paid overload after fifteen hours of load and some were paid overload after sixteen hours of loading. The reason for this was the Dean of Instruction’s strict interpretation of the RFP. The inequity was brought to the attention of the campus administration, and this semester, the situation was resolved with all faculty being paid overload after fifteen hours and past overload compensation being paid as well. Council members were asked when faculty at other colleges were paid overload, either after fifteen hours or sixteen hours. It was found that most colleges pay overload after sixteen hours. Council discussed the problem further. It was suggested that this situation be addressed in the Meet and Confer process, and that the RFP language be corrected to prevent another situation such as the one described at PC from occurring. Council discussed a proposed MOU from PC. Council agreed to submit the issue to the Meet and Confer Team for resolution in the Meet and Confer Process.
C. New Human Resource Policies
Larry Miller stated that he heard of a new Human Resource policy that faculty positions would be advertised only on-line. Larry asked Council if this was true. Larry Williams stated that colleges now have to pay for their own advertising. Council heard of one example where a college did not expect to pay for the advertising of a position as the District had always paid for advertising. Thus, the college did not budget for the cost of the advertisement. Council discussed concerns about this new policy. Council asked Rosemary Kesler to contact Human Resources regarding this new policy.
D. Other
ACT/Maricopa
Rosemary Kesler informed Council that ACT, a workforce and professional services company, has approached Maricopa and asked the District to become a national testing center and to offer on-line workforce classes.
Staffing Committee
Rosemary Kesler told Council that she had received fifteen names of faculty interested in serving on the Staffing Committee chaired by Alan Haffa.
Breakfasts with Dr. Gaskin
Rosemary Kesler asked Council to send in more names of faculty who would like to attend one of the breakfast listening sessions with the Chancellor.
2001-2002 Employment Calendar
Council discussed the 2001-2002 employment calendar and possible errors on the calendar. Council asked Rosemary to contact Dr. Randolph regarding the possible errors.
V. Significant Happenings/Presidents’ Reports
CGCC
CGCC will be hosting a technology dialog on Friday, and many faculty
from the District
will be attending.
EMCC
All is well.
GWCC
GWCC held a reception for Dr. Randolph who is leaving as GWCC’s President
to
become the new Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and a good time was
had by all.
GCC
GCC’s men’s basketball team is in the championships, and the women’s
basketball
team is fifth in the nation and going to the championships. The
ethics committee has completed its discussions and a thorough ethics statement.
The climate committee is presently securing a consulting group to generate,
administer and interpret a campus study. GCC is getting ready for
accreditation next year and numerous meetings are being held in preparation
for the NCA’s visit.
MCC
MCC’s Red Mountain campus will be open in Fall 2001. Enrollment
is expected to be
approximately six thousand students. MCC’s college president
hosted a brown bag luncheon and the topic of conversation was shared governance.
MCC is working on technology planning. MCC hosted the Arizona All
Academic Team luncheon. Grant Woods was the keynote speaker at the
luncheon that was attended by community college students from all over
Arizona.
PC
The committee to select the search committee for a new college president
has met three
time and should submit the list of names for the search committee to
the Chancellor. PC had a nice going away reception for Marie Pepicello.
PVCC
PVCC is continuing with its DI and Presidential searches. At
this point, the Dean of
Instructor search has narrowed candidates down to 4 prospective candidates.
Interviews will be conducted at the end of March. The Presidential
search committee is developing interview questions and going through the
paper screening process. In February, the President's Advance was
held, with 62 employees meeting to examine several challenges involving
the Learning Centered philosophy of the college. It was a very successful
day with a number of good suggestions coming from employees.
RIO
All is well.
SCC
All is well.
SMCC
SMCC’s golf team is ranked Number One in their division. SMCC
hosted an intercultural event that was well attended by district employees.
SMCC’s presidential search is on target.
VI. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
VII. Executive Session
The Executive Committee met to discuss two personnel issues.
* * Next meeting, March 27, 2001, will be a Business Meeting * *