Institutional Planning Council
January 25, 1999
Minutes
PRESENT: Ed Buckley, April Chaney, Brenda Collins, Toni Eaton, Doug Garrison, Greg Granderson, Curt Groninga, Jennifer Mann, Julie Muzzatti, Ricardo Navarrette, Nancy Ruud, John Roberts, Deborah Sweitzer, Jack Wegman Ex Officio: Robert Agrella, Carole Ellis, Marty Bennett, Craig Butcher
GUESTS: Michael Ludder, Steve Olson
1. PARTNERSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE FOR SPRING 1999 AND BEYOND
a.) President's Initiative: Dr. Agrella reviewed the status of the President's Initiative and its subsequent implementation. Of the $458,000 allocation, approximately 50% of it has been released for implementation and identified for expenditures thus far. As previously indicated, given the lateness of the State's finalization of the P4E program for the 1998/99 fiscal year, a number of initiatives will be implemented at various stages throughout the balance of 1998/99. For example, the new Institutional Research operation will not be established sooner than March 1st given finalist interviews for the new director will not be concluded prior to February 5th.
b.) Alternative use for P4E: John Roberts reviewed the potential impacts of the collective bargaining process on the college general fund budget and on the Partnership For Excellence Program for 1998/99 and beyond. It was agreed that of primary importance was the continued acknowledgment of faculty excellence through the necessity to maintain the faculty salary placement within the top ten districts in the state.
At the conclusion of a lengthy discussion on the uses of Partnership For Excellence funds, IPC passed the following motion unanimously:
The Institutional Planning Council agrees to support in principle the notion of allocating Partnership For Excellence funds to support appropriate programs currently covered in the operational budget. Student Services and Academic Affairs will present a list of such programs to IPC for final review and approval prior to the allocation of funds.
c.) Partnership For Excellence Funding for Full-time faculty: Brenda Collins led a discussion on a recent Academic Senate Resolution supporting a commitment of up to 40% of Partnership For Excellence Funds for the hiring of additional full-time faculty positions. Ex Officio, Marty Bennett, provided the rationale and background of the 40% proposal. After a lengthy discussion and debate, the Institutional Planning Council, on a unanimous vote of its members in attendance, decided to adopt the following:
The Institutional Planning Council supports the goal of 75% of credit instruction being taught by full-time faculty and allocates $265,000 of Partnership For Excellence funds to be utilized to hire full-time faculty effective Fall Semester 1999. The new positions are to be above the number established by the State as Santa Rosa Junior College's minimum obligation.
The Institutional Planning Council will discuss, during the Spring Semester 1999, the allocation of upcoming Partnership For Excellence Funds to create additional full-time positions.
2. PETALUMA: TRANSITION FROM CENTER TO IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMPUS STATUS: After a discussion regarding the growing impact of the instructional and student services program at Petaluma, the Institutional Planning Council adopted the following action:
The Institutional Planning Council supports the development of a plan, to be presented to the Board of Trustees at the April Board meeting, transitioning the Petaluma Center to Campus status.
3. EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN UPDATE: Curt Groninga and Ricardo Navarrette provided a brief update on the status of proposed master plan consultants. Each reviewed the background information provided by the consultant's references. It was further suggested that the college may wish to await the arrival of the new Director of Institutional Research to gauge the possibility of Institutional Research providing relevant planning information which would be of value to the consultant selected. It is still the intent to move on the selection of a master plan consultant prior to the conclusion of the Spring semester.
4. COMPONENT ADMINISTRATOR MID-YEAR REPORT: Curt Groninga provided a brief update indicating the component administrators' draft Mid-Year report is due to the President by January 29th. It is intended the component administrators will report to IPC on their respective progress towards stated goals and objectives by either the February 8th or February 22nd IPC meeting.
5. POCKET PLANNING GUIDE: Deborah Sweitzer passed out one last draft of the Pocket Planning Guide and asked all suggested edits be in to her by no later than January 29th. She hopes to have the document in publishable form by early February.