1986

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the intent of the following passage from the September 10, 1986, Proposed Final Report: California Community College Reform prepared by the Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education: 55. That the Board of Governors create and the Legislature fund a Special Instructional Fund (SIF) to be disbursed by the Board of Governors to local districts which make significant progress toward improving the ratio of full-time and part-time faculty, and in meeting affirmative action goals.

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its total commitment to affirmative action and its belief that affirmative action can best be achieved through faculty involvement in all stages of the selection process from the determination of hiring needs, through the development of job description, to the selection of the final candidates.

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reaffirm its support for regular evaluation of part-time instructors.

Whereas the excellence of instructional programs is enhanced by the willingness and ability of faculty to assume responsibility for the quality of their peers, and

Whereas the Commission for the Review of the Master Plan has recommended that the Board of Governors strengthen the role of academic senates with respect to the hiring, retention and evaluation of faculty, and

Whereas the Academic Senate has previously taken strong positions in support of primary responsibility of the faculty for evaluation and selection of all full- and part-time faculty.

Whereas the process of peer review is the cornerstone of any profession, and improvement of instruction is the purpose of peer review, and

Whereas peer review of a faculty member may be a rich opportunity for identifying an individual's strengths as well as for identifying areas for improvement,


Resolved that peer review of faculty be directed toward professional growth and improvement where needed.

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support regular and rigorous evaluation which at a minimum shall include self, peer and student evaluation through a process approved by the local academic senates and, where appropriate, the local collective bargaining agents.

Whereas the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges has affirmed that equal educational opportunity for all California citizens is of compelling interest and necessity for the future of the State of California, and,

Whereas the Board of Governors and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, and the California State Legislature have been noted for their long-standing commitment to the principle of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and,

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support the concept of mentoring to include all new and part-time instructors, and

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local colleges to implement orientation training, as needed, for new and part-time faculty.

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges initiate a study of the needs and potentials for faculty development training in the area of effective cross-cultural teaching techniques to facilitate effective instruction of increasing numbers of minority students.

Whereas the implementation of matriculation and the 1986 Title 5 prerequisites may cause transitional shifts of students to basic skills from collegiate courses,


Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to the Chancellor's Office and Board of Governors that full time faculty in subject specific areas be encouraged to develop expertise in the teaching of basic skills, and