The Wednesday, August 9, 2000 meeting minutes were approved as corrected.

B.  ACTIONS ITEMS:

Curriculum Committee - Dean Larson Reported:
A meeting of the committee is scheduled for the 19th.  The committee membership is still
being formed.

Resolution on Student Financial Support - Mr. Rudy Ortiz spoke to the resolution that
was tabled at the last meeting:

Professor Nacho Orozco made the motion to  remove from the table the motion on
increasing financial support for students.

The motion passed.

Mr. Rudy Ortiz moved:  The counsel recommends to the district:

That any and all increases in tuition and fees will be accompanied by increases in financial
aids, as well as, additional financial supports for students; and

That additional financial supports may be as comprehensive as possible.

The motion passed.

Other - None

C.  INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS:

Competency Committee - No Report

Employee Development - No Report

Institutional Effectiveness Steering Committee - Dr. Zeigler reported:
The committee met on Monday.  All departments/units were asked to turn in the various
surveys ASAP.  Units who have not completed unit plans need to do so for the college
plan.

The committee adopted a goal and objective for a college financial plan.  The goal and
objective relate to reconciling the FY01 budget to the three year average of actual
expenditures in the 30 and 40 object codes.

Faculty Senate - Senate Chair Nacho Orozco reported

One of the new committees formed by the Senate is the Budget Oversight Committee.
This committee will work at understanding the district and the college budget and
budgeting process and provide recommendations.  The purpose will be to find out
information about the budget and to share that information with other members of the
faculty.

The annual opinionaire distributed to faculty to survey their opinions on the jobs various
college and district administrators are doing will be modified if there are suggestions from
the faculty.  Suggestions will be solicited by the Senate.

Chairs Council - Professor Alex Bernal reported:

The SAC Chairs Council held its September meeting.  SAC Chairs that will represent the
college on the District Council were: Professor J.C. Horton will represent Arts and
Sciences chairs.    Dr. Pelayo will represent the Occupational and Technical Education
chairs.  Professor Bernal will represent the chairs at large.

The Council completed the distribution of 143 faculty computers.  All department received
their 25% replacement quota and additional machines were distributed from a wish list.

It is the feeling of the Council that next year the district should concentrate on printers.  The
current printers are getting old.

There was discussion concerning what should the Chairs Council be doing regarding the
Northeast center

Staff Council - Council Chair Tracy Shelton reported:

The recently passed compensation plan will be discussed in VATC 120 on Monday
September 18 at 11:00.  All are welcome to attend.

Student Government - No Report

Budget Update - Dr. Zeigler reported:

The financial plan that was discussed and approved in the IESC has a couple of action
steps.  The first is to bring the division's total allocation to the three year average of actuals.
The three years used are '97, '98, and '99.  The next step is for the Deans to work with those
in their divisions to allocate at the object code level.  The objective is to provide money in
object codes at the beginning of the budget year verses having to move a lot of money
as the year progresses.

Budget is the 1999-2000 budget plus the million dollar infusion and all vacant positions
were funded.

We are operating under new rules concerning vacant position.  Funds from positions that
are unfilled are going into a college pool.  This money cannot be used for anything other
than for temps.  Sometime later in the year, after an assessment concerning the needs of
the college to make it through the summer, the money may be reallocated.  Impacts of the
new rules could be: encourage hiring to fill unfilled positions; change the ratio between
adjunct and full time faculty which can limit our flexibility; and in the long run, raise costs.

Enrollment Management - Mr. Manuel Flores reported:

A progress report for the academic year 1999/2000 was distributed. Follow this link for the PDF version.

In that report was a section related to the Academic Alert Program.  Mr. Flores suggested
we need to evaluate as to whether the program is still viable.  Dr. Zeigler suggested the
council look at the Academic Alert Program at the next meeting to see if it is viable and
should be continued.

Dean's Reports:

Dr. Hyde introduced Professor Guillermo Campos as the new chair of Foreign Languages
and ESOL department.  Mrs. Susan Blizzard was introduced as the new chair of the
Business Administration Department.

Dr. Hyde proposed the following resolution: That the Council acknowledges the dedicated
service of Dr. Dr. Oliver as Chair of the Faculty Senate.  The motion passed.

Dean Larson: There will be a joint chairs meeting at 1:45 on Thursday.

Dean Flores: Gloria Pimentel has been hired as a full time faculty member.   Donna Lyles
in the Basic Skill Academy will represent the adjunct faculty on the Council.

Dean Salinas: Announced the student fund raising raffle for two parking spaces.

On Friday, September 22, two hundred families will be present on campus.  These are
families from students in the educational partnership.

Other:

Hiring: 17 new faculty have been hired.  There were two Hispanics hired.  The college has
an objective to bring faculty into a comparative ratio with the community we serve.?  We
need to continue to work on diversifying the applicant pool and consider other strategies to
ensure that minorities are given an equal opportunity at employment as faculty.

Northeast Center: Plans for the programs at the center are going along nicely.  Dr.
Zeigler is meeting with Dr. Byrd, at St. Philips along with his Deans of OTE and AS.  The
offerings will be finalized so the schedule can be advertised.

Accuplacer test costs will drop somewhat because of a computerized system of grading
the essay section of the test.

75th Celebration:  Dr. Wolf announced the events.  The Alumni March is coming on
September 23. People need to register for the march if they want to get a tee shirt.  The
Gala is on October 7.  There will be dinner, a silent auction, and dancing.  People who
want to attend need to purchase tickets.

Special Event: Professor Richard Parrigan announced that Mi-Jung Im, a 1997 gold
medalist in piano, will be performing at the McAllister Auditorium at 2:00 p.m., Monday
September 18.

Dual Credit: Professor Bernal thanked Dean Flores for his continued support concerning
dual credit efforts.  He suggested that if we expand to additional school districts it might be
necessary  to look at other models for administering dual credit.  An example is that In
Marble Falls the college portion of the dual credit is done by the college teacher.  He
encouraged the chairs who's departments have dual credit courses to check the syllabi
from the dual credit teachers to make sure they are consistent with college level
requirements.  If chairs are not diligent, the course content may no longer be equal to the
content offered at the college.