Found Not Feasible

Whereas, The Board of Governors approved the Board of Governors Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation, and a Strong Economy Report and Recommendations,[1] including Recommendation 13.d., which states that the California Community College system should “Establish a mentorship model that delineates pathways for industry professionals to intern at colleges to gain teaching skills, knowledge, and experience while pursuing an associate degree or the equivalent”;

Whereas, The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) has garnered support around the United States, with more than 10 states joining the agreement to allow students to take online courses without individual colleges needing to seek authorization from those students’ home states;

Whereas, California’s community colleges serve a diverse population of students, some of whom have emotional and/or environmental circumstances which may interfere with their ability to achieve their academic goals, as well as disenfranchising them from engaging in normal societal privileges and activities;

Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has repeatedly noted the essential importance of a robust general education (GE) to becoming a well-rounded, educated citizen, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has established essential learning outcomes for a student's general education experience called the Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) outcomes, defined as:

Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World

Whereas, California’s community colleges are heavily regulated;

Whereas, Some Title 5 regulations may be problematic for all constituency groups; and

Whereas, A review of and changes in some select regulations could be of benefit to our colleges without altering long-instituted practices intended to ensure the quality of our educational offerings;

Whereas, Local academic senates and administrators are frequently asked questions about specific statements in Title 5; and

Whereas, It can be daunting, time consuming, and frustrating to find specific statements in Title 5;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges seek to collaborate with the Chancellor's Office to make it much easier to find things in Title 5.

Disposition: Chancellor's Office, Local Senates

Whereas, One of the primary goals of Robert’s Rules of Order is to develop and enforce rules that prevent the majority view from dominating and/or squelching entirely the minority view without first allowing for adequate presentation of the minority view;

Whereas, Fully online and hybrid course offerings by California community colleges are continuing to increase; and access to library resources and availability of library services for students taking fully online and hybrid courses varies across California community college libraries;

Whereas, The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) requires course, program, and institutional/GE level student learning outcomes as part of the accreditation process;

Whereas, The California community colleges need to create course, program, and institutional/GE level student learning outcomes both with due diligence and without delay;

Whereas, By 2012 the California community colleges must meet the proficiency level criteria on the ACCJC rubric for course, program, and institutional/GE student learning outcomes; and

Whereas, Accreditation standards require a visible and effective connection between planning and budget, revenues, activities, and expenditures;

Whereas, These accreditation expenses and processes are not commonly tracked or documented; and Whereas, A growing number of California community colleges are on accreditation warning or probation;