Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Equitable Education for Our Noncredit Students Are You Ready to Help ?? Ad Hoc Noncredit Committee Ian Walton, Mission College Sara McKinnon, College of Marin Greg Keech, City College San Francisco Hal Huntsman, City College San Francisco

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Other Committee Members Marsha Elliott, North Orange CCD, School of Continuing Ed Andrea Sibley Smith, North Orange CCD, School of Continuing Ed Sylvia Ramirez, MiraCosta College

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Raising the Profile of Noncredit ASCCC Ad Hoc Committee ASCCC 2006 Paper System Office Alignment Project SB361 – Enhanced Funding Basic Skills Conversation

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Inequity + Solution? Basic Skills Initiative - most vulnerable students - least resources & services Noncredit - same situation – but more so Another Senate Paper - focus on student success - provide same academic integrity as credit

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Are You Ready to Help? Obvious but Sensitive Issues - funding rate - full time faculty (number) - faculty workload - counseling & support services - local budget allocation

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Local Examples Sara McKinnon – Marin Noncredit Part-time Faculty – Participation problems Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Equal Access Social Justice Academic Senate Support

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Local Examples Greg Keech – San Francisco Noncredit Cr & NCr under one roof ? Equal Footing in Department – integration – professional development – better for students

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Local Examples Hal Huntsman – San Francisco Senate Standing Committee for Noncredit Issues - Shared Governance Designated Noncredit Positions on Senate ? Noncredit as Diversity Criterion - Representative Bodies

Fall Session 2008, Los Angeles – Noncredit Committee Bargaining Sylvia Ramirez – MiraCosta Material from Jonathan Cole - past Senate president Bargaining Issues - Faculty fairness: same load - Expect equal participation / leadership - All students deserve FT faculty

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