The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is here to continue to provide resources to our community, including our faculty, students, and our colleges. Our entire system is working tirelessly to ensure that our faculty and students, as well as their families and communities, get the support they need. The Academic Senate put together this page to provide a list of resources to the community; we hope you find the resources useful.
The COVID-19 situation is ever evolving and as new updates continue to roll out, it's important that we communicate with one another. If you have any questions or any additional resources, please send them to the Academic Senate - info [at] asccc.org. We will do our best to provide responses.
- California Office of the Governor
- California Department of Public Health
- Centers for Disease Control
- World Health Organization
- CA.gov COVID-19 Resources
- CSU Community College Guidance – Incoming Transfers
ASCCC President's Updates
- ASCCC President's Update - April 2022
- ASCCC President's Update - February 2022
- ASCCC President's Update - November 2021
- ASCCC President's Update - September 2021
- ASCCC President's Update - June 2021
- ASCCC President's Update - March 2021
- ASCCC President's Update - February 2021
- ASCCC President's Update - December 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - November 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - September 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - June 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - May 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - April 2020
- ASCCC President's Update - March 2020
Spring 2020 Professional Development Archive
The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges is committed to providing resources to the field to further empower and help our system move forward during this time of crisis. To that end, the Academic Senate has put together a series of professional development opportunities to address some of the most critical issues facing our students and faculty today.
Archives and presentation materials for the previous series can be accessed via the links below:
Archive of: ASCCC Discipline-Specific Discussions
Archive of: ASCCC: Governance, Remote Teaching, and Discipline Discussions
Archive of: ASCCC Small-Group Discussions - Series 3
Archive of: ASCCC Large-Audience Webinars - Series 4
Archive of: ASCCC Professional Development Series - May 2020
April 2, 2020
The California College Student Emergency Support Fund has launched to give one-time $500 hardship grants to students. Administered by Mission Asset Fund (MAF), the Fund is a statewide philanthropic response to address emergency needs for the state’s low-income college students, including undocumented immigrants, foster youth, and those who are housing insecure. Students can apply for a grant online. Please encourage your students to apply as quickly as possible as these funds will go fast. Update: The MAF is no longer accepting applications or placing names on the waitlist.
March 23, 2020
The Academic Senate has received many questions regarding the Brown Act and Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20. The following guidance is below:
California legislative bodies that follow the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keene Act currently have more flexibility to meet remotely because of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, which became available on March 17, 2020. For those who already adhere to the Brown Act, the best advice is to closely review the executive order itself to see what’s permissible. Here are the highlights of N-29-20:
The order reads that “All requirements in both the Bagley-Keene Act and the Brown Act expressly or impliedly requiring the physical presence of members, the clerk, or other personnel of the body, or of the public as a condition of participation in or quorum for a public meeting are hereby waived.” The order emphasizes that the legislative body must, each time it gives notices of meetings, advertise the means by which the public may comment and the procedure the legislative body will use to address “requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and resolving any doubt whatsoever in favor of accessibility.”
Specifically, by suspending certain requirements of the Brown and Bagley-Keene Acts, N-29-20 allows the following:
- Legislative bodies may meet remotely using teleconference technology without providing a physical location or requiring any member or personnel be present at a physical location accessible to the public.
- The agenda does not need to state the teleconference location from which each member will participate.
- Members of the legislative body do not need to allow members of the public to join them at their physical location in order to comment. Instead, agendas and notices should state the means by which the public may participate.
- Agendas do not need to be posted at every teleconference location, as they normally would be under Brown or Bagley-Keene.
- The legislative body can meet remotely even if a quorum or more of its members are joining remotely from beyond the boundaries of the legislative body’s jurisdiction.
Where posting of agendas is concerned, the executive order states that legislative bodies are still responsible for adhering to the same “timeframes” and “means otherwise prescribed by the Bagley-Keene Act or the Brown Act” but that each notice must also give information about how members of the public may observe and comment and about how the legislative body will resolve requests for accommodations and accessible materials. The executive order allows that if agendas have already been posted and now need to be updated to reflect a change in how the public may participate, the legislative body may alert the public via “the most rapid means of communication available at the time,” which the order clarifies includes, but is not limited to “posting such means on the body’s internet site.” In other words, if you have already posted an agenda that does not indicate how the public may observe or comment remotely, you may post an updated agenda including this information on your academic senate’s website.
The executive order urges legislative bodies “to use sound discretion and make reasonable efforts to adhere as closely as reasonably possible to the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act and the Brown Act.” It may not be sound nor advisable to travel to a site to post a physical agenda, but legislative bodies should make all efforts to ensure that their meetings are publically noticed in accordance with Government Code section 54954.2. We would encourage local senate presidents to seek the advice of their district regarding this requirement, but the executive order does provide flexibility and allows for the context of the local emergency to dictate the actions of the local senate in compliance. Additionally, California residents are now under a shelter-in-place order, per Executive Order N-33-20, which in most cases will make posting a physical copy of the agenda at the college campus impossible. Please note that Executive Order N-29-20 is even more permissive than N-25-20, which it supersedes.
Professional Development
Below are upcoming professional development webinars hosted by the Academic Senate. Additional information on future webinars and meetings will be posted on this webpage. If you would like to sign up to receive newsletters, please email communications@asccc.org to be added to the distribution list.
Please check back for Fall 2020 Professional Development Opportunities.
Other Professional Development Opportunities
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Please check back for Fall 2020 Professional Development Opportunities.
3CSN
Wayfinding Online Zoom Sessions
- Sessions are scheduled throughout July and August 2020. More information can be found via this link.
CVC-OEI
CVC-OEI offers three Communities of Practice for California community college educators.
- Community of Practice: Online Oral Communications
- Community of Practice: Online Math
- Community of Practice: Online Science Labs
Any faculty member who would like to join can send his or her college email address to Bob Nash (bnash@cvc.edu) or Logan Murray (lmurray@cvc.edu) and they will provide access.
Governance
Governor Newsom Executive Order - March 17 2020
Guidance for Academic Senates During Campus Closures
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office COVID-19 Resources page
Federal Student Aid – Coronavirus Information
Shared Google Doc - California Community Colleges COVID-19 Responses
Online Resources
Avoiding the Perils and Pitfalls of Serial Meetings in the Digital Age
Student Online Readiness Modules
OER Simulations and Virtual Labs
Advice for New Remote Instructors
Practical Advice for Teaching Online
Universal Design for Accessibility - PPT
How to Work Remotely When Your Office Closes for Coronavirus — Or Any Time
College of the Desert - Checklists for Accessible Documents and Content
College of the Desert - Online Teaching Resources
Canvas
- CCCCO Canvas Accessibility Resources
- Canvas Tutorial Video Series: Rubrics Overview
- Canvas Instructors Guide: Outcomes
- Canvas Admin Guide: Outcomes
- College of the Desert - CANVAS Resources
- Grading and Feedback within CANVAS - Speed Grader
Zoom:
Pedagogy/Teaching
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office COVID-19 Resources page
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FS_20-02_Clarification on Apportionments - Withdrawals - Student Fee Refunds
- Executive Order - 2020-02 Temporary Suspension of Various Specified Grade-Related Regulations to Address the Continuity of Education in Community Colleges During the COVID-19 Declared State of Emergency
- Executive Order - Temporary Suspension of Various Specified Regulations Regarding Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Expenditure Restrictions to Address the Continuity of Education During the COVID-19 Declared State of Emergency
- Executive Order - Temporary Suspension of Student Withdrawal Regulations to Address the Continuity of Education in Community Colleges During the COVID-19 Declared State of Emergency
- Emergency Technology Resources for College Responses to COVID-19
- Guidance Regarding Potential State Fund Sources of Direct Emergency Aid to Students
The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning
Making the Move to Online Courses: Resources to Inform Teaching and Learning - Google Document
Accessibility Guidelines from the Office of Civil Rights (video)
How to Quickly (and Safely) Move a Lab Online (Chronicle of Higher Education)
LRU: Planning for Disruption to Campus Operations – Instructional Continuity
Students' Readiness to Adopt Fully Remote Learning
Teaching Music in the Age of COVID-19: A Collaborative Effort by CMS
Communication Studies:
- National Communication Association - Online Learning Resources
- National Communication Association - Online Course Assignments
- National Communication Association - Etools Using Technology in the Classroom
Early Childhood Education
Self-Care/Social Justice
Black Minds Matter - Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement
Center for Optimal Brain Integration
Action for Happiness - How to Respond Constructively
Tips for Working Remotely and Combating Stress
How to Keep the Greater Good in Mind During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Racial Equity Tools - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
National Institute of Mental Health - Coping With Coronavirus: Managing Stress, Fear, and Anxiety
Greater Good Science Center - 5 Minute Self-Compassion Break
Tips for Communicating Thoughtfully and Inclusively During a Crisis
It’s OK to Feel Grief – and Whatever Else You’re Feeling Right Now
Self-Care Tips to Get You Through the New Coronavirus Normal
Professional Development Archive
Below is a list of recordings and PPTs for ASCCC professional development webinars.
- ASCCC: Governance, Remote Teaching, and Discipline Discussions - Recordings and PPTs (To access the recordings, select the "Program" tab, and locate the "Recording" next to each recorded session. PPTs are available under the tab "Presentation Materials".)
- ASCCC: Equity Mindedness for Hiring in a Virtual Format during a State of Emergency - PPT | Recording
- Guided Pathways - Practical Discussions and Solutions to Meet Classroom Needs in a Covid-19 World | Recording & Presentation | Resource Document
- OERI - Accessibility | Recording
- OERI - Licensing and Attributions | Recording
- OERI - LibreTexts Training for OER Developers and Re-Mixers | Recording
Below is a list of available recordings of all other professional development webinars.