| San Antonio College Council
A. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The Wednesday, March 10, 2004 meeting minutes were approved as corrected. B. ACTIONS ITEMS: Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee
- No report Network Assurance Document - Mr. Les Germer presented for approval the college’s document which was distributed at the last Council meeting. Dean Ruben Flores moved acceptance. A question was asked concerning the statement identifying a department’s responsibility to move to the Tech Center storage area equipment that is being transferred or discarded. The Tech Center will take the lead but there are circumstances where they get overwhelmed and need a department’s help. The concern was possible liability if people not hired to move equipment injured themselves. The recommendation to eliminate the reference to a department’s responsibility to move the equipment was accepted. The Tech Center will work with the other technicians on the campus to fulfill the requirements of the policy. A question of inventory control was asked. Central Inventory is working on a system to track equipment. Currently the Tech Center is keeping track of where equipment is located and where it is going. Dr. Zeigler reinforced the importance of doing a good job in tracking all equipment as it moves from place to place. With no more discussion the document was approved as amended.
Competency Committee - No Report Employee Development - Mr. Gary Smith reported: The $400 registration fee to the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) conference, which is to be held this year in Austin on May 23 - 26, is being payed by the Employee Development Council. Dr. Charlotte Wolf and Mr. Mr. Dale Mooso, and Mrs. Helen Torres will be attending. The ACCD fall Employee Development Conference theme is “Freedom.” The Employee Picnic is Friday, May 14. This is also the day for the Staff Employee Development Day. Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee - Dr. Thomas Hoy reported: The committee has met several times but at this time the revised college plan is not ready for presentation. Accreditation Report - Ms. Vernell Walker reported: The SACS Leadership Team met on April 2. At that time about half of the compliance report was discussed. Mr. John Deosdade will spend the three weeks between the spring and summer semesters working with Dr. Rosenauer and Ms. Lana Myers on the narrative portion of the report. The Marriott River Center has been selected as the lodging site for the SACS on site team in September 2005. Ms. Susan Espinoza reported on the status of the Quality Enhancement Plan. There is now a web site with the draft QEP and the minutes from each of meetings. All are invited to review and participate in developing the QEP. Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Professor Bill Richardson reported: The proposal for the faculty salary scale has the current levels “A” and “B” taken off the scale and two steps will be added at the bottom. This will increase the entry level salaries for faculty making us more competitive in the job market. The proposal also addresses those who are maxed out on the scale by ensuring that they will receive the equivalent of the salary increase from the second to last step to the last step in their class. The numbers have been “crunched” on the early retirement incentive. They indicate that if all eligible take the package, there will be a savings to the District. The cost to cover the early retirement package may come from the fund balance. The Board may not see the proposal until the May meeting. Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported: The focus of the HR planning committee has slightly changed. There is now a sub sub committee dealing with policy. Chairs need to be involved regarding policies related to faculty. This activity was not a part of the original charge to the committee. The original charge was related to improving Human Resource Department services to the colleges. Student Affairs Council - Dr. Jim Lucchelli reported: Last night, April 13, the San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) Annual Banquet took place and SAC was well represented. Five faculty members were recognized for their teaching excellence. SAC will be hosting the SAEP transition team retreat later this month. The Student Affairs Council met with Dr. Zeigler and discussed various issues. Staff Council - Staff Council President Delia DeLuna reported: The $250 Scholarship winners were identified as Ms. Regina Castillo of the Child Development Department and Mr. Roberto D. Martinez of Facilities. Sandra Guerrero from the Professional Technical Education Dean’s Office is the SAC and District Employee of the month. The Staff Employee Development Day will feature a key note speaker and an opportunity to introduce new employees. There will be break out sessions after the keynote. The first offering of the Staff Leadership Program is coming to an end. The first participating group ends in May and the second in June. The program will start again for new participants in September. All at the Council meeting were encouraged to allow their employees to participate. The Employee Appraisal Information Sessions have had good turnouts. Additional sessions will be made available. Elections to fill expiring Staff Council terms will be on May 26. On-line voting will also be available. All were asked to encourage employees to run for the Staff Council. The parking lot fund raiser is at the Houston parking lot on Thursday, April 22, and Saturday, April 24. The Unified Staff Council will meet with Dr. Kelly about the proposed salary increase. The current proposal calls for a 5% increase but the $600 stipend that was given to all employees this year to offset the increased insurance premiums will be eliminated. Taking away the $600 will hurt a lot of individuals. Those at the very bottom of the scale will only see an increase in their salaries of $78.96 for the year. Student Government - No Report Enrollment Management - Dr. Zeigler reported: A Strategic Enrollment Management Steering Committee has been appointed and it will meet for the first time on April 22. San Antonio College On-Line - Dr. Carol Keller and Dr. Nancy Saunders presented a power point on the unveiling of the SAC On-Line program. Budget Update - No Report Deans’ Reports - Dr. Hyde acknowledged Mr. Tom Billimek who was attending his first Council meeting after returning to the college from a year and half of active duty. FY05 Planning - No Report Title V - No report Alumni - No report Institute of Community Initiatives - No report Other: Students in Free Enterprise - Dr. Val Calvert and Dr. Charles Hunt, co-sponsors of the SAC chapter of Students in Free Enterprise showed the Council the new blazers the students used in their regional competition. SAC won the Regional Championship. The members of the winning team that could be at the Council meeting were introduced. All teams winning regional will compete for the national title in Kansas City, May 23 - 26. This is the second trip to the national competition for a team from SAC. Budget Information Power Point - Dr. Zeigler presented a power point that was presented to the Chancellor on Monday, April 12. The Power Point outlined current status of the college and identified future needs. Pay Increase Information - The pay raise will be funded from additional money coming into the District from increased enrollment, increased property valuations, and increased tuition and fees. The $600 insurance stipend will go away which will actually reduce the proposed 5% increase. Staff might received another percent or two because losing the $600 impacts them more than faculty. Benefit costs, particularly health benefits, can use up any increase in salary so take home pay may not increase at all. Another issue we need to address as a District is that we pay adjunct faculty considerably less per section than other universities in the city. We need to look at possibly increasing that amount. Participatory Governance Structure - Mr. Bill Richardson talked about a proposal that was distributed asking that changes to the Participatory Governance be reviewed by the new College Academic Policy Committee. The wording of the proposal, which will be acted on at the next meeting of the Council, was distributed. See the handout. The College Academic Policy Committee - The membership of this new committee will be in place by next week. The first meeting of the committee will be to identify the function of the committee. The committee would be responsible for updating the Participatory Governance document. This task is currently in the hands of the Senate. Commencement- SAC’s commencement will be at 10:00 a.m. on May 8 at the Laurie Auditorium. Faculty will meet downstairs because the procession order has been changed. All are encouraged to attend. Monument Sign Dedication - Dr. Zeigler announce that Friday, April 16 at 10:00, the San Antonio College monument sign on San Pedro will be formally dedicated. All are encouraged to attend. Full Time Adjunct Faculty - There will be a full time adjunct faculty meeting tomorrow, April 15, at 2:00 p.m. Student Art Exhibit - The annual student exhibit is in the VATC gallery. The official opening of the exhibit will be tomorrow evening, April 15. Book Fair - Dr. Hammond thanked all who helped with this year’s Book Fair. |