A.  APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:

The Wednesday,  March 12, 2003 meeting minutes were approved as corrected

B.  ACTIONS ITEMS:

Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee - Dean Larson reported:

The minutes of the March 11 meeting were presented for approval.  The
recommendations were approved.

Other -

C.  INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

Competency Committee - No report

Employee Development  - Professor Gary Smith reported:

The SAC Staff Employee Development Day is May 16.

The SAC Staff Picnic is on the same day.

There were 20 faculty funded by the ACCD Faculty Development Committee.

The ACCD council approved funding for presenters at NISOD.   There are four from
SAC.

Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee - Dr. Hoy reported:

The committee met on April 7.  Three items were brought to the Council:

     .    We have received a response from the THECB on our Strategic Enrollment
     Management Plan.  There were two items for which additional information is
     needed: A listing of initiatives to improve support for under represented
     populations and identification of how the plan will be funded.  Mr. Manuel Flores
     will be working on the response to the THECB. See the handout.

     .    The College Mission Evaluation Committee reported on a campus survey via
     Email to determine if people feel the current mission statement still represents
     San Antonio College.  There were 107 respondents.  84 felt the mission still
     represents what we do.  See the handout.

     .    Mrs. Sonia Valdez reported that the Community College Survey of Student
     Engagement (CCSSE) has been completed.  Over 1200 students were surveyed
     this year.  The completed surveys will be sent to UT Austin for compiling and
     reporting.  The results will be available in July or August.  The results will be
     published to the Web as were the results of the 2002 survey.  She thanked all
     that participated and supported the effort.  Instructors were very cooperative.

          We have enrolled for three years of surveys but we are going to skip 2004 and
     do our third year of surveys in the spring of 2005.  This will allow us to evaluate
     the information and develop action plans in areas we want to address.   We can
     use the 2005 data to see if there have been any changes as a result of our
     actions.

          We will be setting up a committee to look at a comparison of the 2002 and 2003
     survey results.

Accreditation Report - Dr. Johnnie Rosenauer reported:

At this point the format of how to respond to the Southern Association has been
established.  The responsibilities of gathering information have been parceled out to
appropriate Leadership Team members.

Withdrawal Date - Dr. Thomas Hoy reported:

The process of studying various withdrawal dates has just begun.  No additional
information is available at this time.

Smoking Policy - Ms. Debbie Garcia reported:

The campus was divided into five zones and areas within these zones were identified
as possible locations for the smoking areas.  (See map handout)  A design for the
smoking area shelters was also presented.  The design is in Facilities to get costs for
construction.  See the handout for the design.

Concern was expressed regarding the designated area near the Child Development
Center and the designated place by the Fletcher Administration Building which would
affect the aesthetics of the front of the building.  The area designated by the Nail
Technical Center was identified as being on the Wellness Walk.

There was concern expressed that once the smoking policy is in place that there be
enforcement of the policy.

Dr. Johnnie Rosenauer reported on the smoking policy at NWV and St. Philip's....

     .    St. Philip's has posted clean air zones or areas where smoking is prohibited.
     They tried to work out some combination of locations.  They proposed that there
     be cover over the area, that the area is away from the doors of buildings, and
     that notification of the policy and smoking locations be put in the college catalog.
 

     .    NWV is trying to deal with the problem as we are.

Professor Alex Bernal moved: That the Council endorse the direction that the college is
moving in developing a smoking policy and establishing smoking areas and that the
process be reported back to the Council at regular intervals.  The motion passed.

Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Professor Bill Richardson reported:

Senate nomination elections are wrapping up today.

A Salary Committee is looking at salaries at other community colleges and they are
waiting for information.

The Budget and Finance Committee is working to better understand the budget and the
budgeting process.  A resolution was passed at the last meeting which states:  The San
Antonio College Faculty Senate endorses the concept that the college presidents are
taking an active role in allocating the District's Budget and support the intent that the
District will distribute a portion of the tax revenues to the individual colleges in the
coming years according to a formula, based on head count and contact hours, agreed
upon by the presidents.

The level of the state support for our medical insurance for the next biennium is still
being reviewed in Austin.  Because the IRS caps the amount of money we can shelter
in the Cafeteria Plan it cannot be used to offset all the additional costs if the state pulls
support.

Parking space changes and swaps are being developed to provide more staff and
faculty parking in some areas and student parking in other areas.

The Senate, as well as the Chair's Council,  is looking at a possible extra holiday in the
fall.

District policies are currently being reviewed by Ms. Mary Nell Bressel.  There is
discussion of not making any policy changes until the Texas School Performance
Review is released this summer.

The retirement package is still on the table.

Students are interested in more information about faculty.  Dr. Zeigler has
communicated to Chairs about the importance of faculty providing information on the
Web concerning their courses.  There is a committee to be formed that will set
parameters of what should be on the individual faculty member's Web page.

The monument sign, which will go on the San Pedro side of the campus, is going out
for bid.

Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported:

The District Chairs Council met last month.  The smoking issue was discussed.

Also discussed was having an additional fall holiday.  This campus supports either
Columbus Day or the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  The Chairs across the District
strongly support the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  It is also the day when we have
the highest absenteeism in classes.  The day would be offset by eliminating Employee
Development Day.  There will be Council meeting tomorrow concerning this
recommendation.

The adhoc Section Management Committee met with the Leadership Team to discuss
their report.  See the handout.

The report shows that Chairs need to be aware of developing enrollment trends.  Data
will be requested so the Chairs can monitor their scheduling of sections.

Student Affairs Council - Dr. Jim Lucchelli reported:

See handouts on registration steps and Web Application.

The unused portion of a PELL grant can be used by a student for summer classes.

The Job and Career Fair will be on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Loftin Student
Center.

A student on progress probation must see a counselor to remove a registration hold.
The counselor will determine if the student needs to take Strategies for Success.

If there are changes in pre-requisites for courses for next year, the Counselors would
like those changes ASAP so students can be correctly counseled as they register.

The Counselors also need information of new programs at the other campuses.

Lab fee and special fee requests need to be turned in for next year.

The Spanish GED students must pass the GED by December or they will have to start
over.

The Maymester is starting on May the 9th.

Ms. Maria Gomez shared some statistics from disABILITY Support Services.  See the
handouts for the number of students who are disabled and an article showing that the number
of students with psychological disabilities is increasing.

Staff Council - Staff Council President Cynthia Price reported:

Members of the Council maned a table encouraging people participating in a State
Senator and Legislator write in campaign concerning medical insurance coverage for
the next fiscal year.

The Council is coming up to a busy time of the year.  The Fiesta parking project in on
tap.

Staff Council elections are coming up in May.

The SAC Staff picnic will be held between 12:00 and 4:00 on May 16.

Service learning mini grant proposals are due in by this Friday afternoon.

Staff evaluations are still a question.  The Council still does not know what is going on
regarding the development of the evaluation process and instrument.

Two scholarships of $250 were awarded last week.

Student Government - No report

Enrollment Management - Mr. Manuel Flores reported:

Mr. Flores thanked all who participated in developing the Strategic Enrollment
Management Plan.

Budget Update - Mr. David Mrizek reported:

The FY04 budget is being entered into the Advantage system.  The entered budget is
not the final budget.  All budget managers are encouraged to review their accounts,
once they have received notification that the numbers are on the Web, to verify that the
appropriate object codes are funded and no accounts have been missed.  While every
effort is made to enter the numbers accurately, since each object code in the 200 plus
accounts in the campus have the dollars entered manually, mistakes do happen.

Deans' Reports -

Dean Hyde - Needs to meet with the Arts and Sciences Chairs on Thursday, April 10.

FY03 Planning - No report

Title V - Ms. Emma Mendiola reported:

The site visit was on March 13 and 14.  There should be a good report.

Alumni - Dr. Hoy reported:

The golf tournament was held. $2400 was raised for scholarships.

Parking Proposal - Mr. David Mrizek reported:

The proposal to change Howard Loop Road to a one way road from the corner of West
Locust toward Dewey with left and right turning lanes designated was re-introduced.
The proposal was first made at the last Council meeting and it was proposed as a way
to ease traffic flow both into and out of the campus.  After discussion, Dr. Zeigler said
he would meet with Mr. Mrizek, Mr. Lopez, Chief Hoffman, and others to review the
proposal.  See the handout.

Other:

Retention Task Force: The Retention Task Force has submitted a preliminary report.
The final report should be ready in a couple of weeks.

The E-College:  There is a report being developed on the E-College.  See the Faculty
Senate minutes for information.

TSPR:  The Comptroller's Texas School Performance Report is in draft form.  A group
of four from our college will be looking at that draft on Thursday and Friday.  The four
are Dr. Hoy, Dr. Zeigler, Mr. David Mrizek for budget issues, and Mr. Les Germer for
technology issues.  Thursday the report will be read.  On Friday corrections will be
propose where appropriate.

NE Campus:  Northeast Campus schedules are available.

The Multicultural Conference:  The Multicultural Conference pamphlet was
distributed.  Conference dates are April 22 - 24, 2003.

Student Services Dean Screening Committee: Dr. Zeigler reported that Dean Cook
has taken over chairing the Dean's screening committee.  Both the Student Services
Dean and Vice President screening committees are moving along.  There should be no
problem in getting individuals in place by September.