1. Faculty Leadership and the Role of the ASCCC
Dolores Davison, Secretary
Randy Beach, South Representative
2018 Career and Noncredit Education Leadership Institute
Westin South Coast Plaza

2. Today we will…
Provide an overview of the role of faculty leadership and of the ASCCC. Provide information about ASCCC resources. Help understand why it is important for you to get involved!

3. What brings you to this breakout? What do you hope to learn?

4. The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Established in 1969 to provide CCC faculty with a collective statewide voice
Membership organization – college and district academic senates
Legal representative of CCC faculty on academic and professional matters at the statewide level (Title 5 §53206)
CCCCO Consultation Council
Board of Governors

5. Who We Are: 2017-2018 ASCCC Executive Committee
President: Julie Bruno
Vice President: John Stanskas
Secretary: Dolores Davison
Area Reps: Ginni May, Conan McKay, Rebecca Eikey,Craig Rutan
South Rep: Randy Beach
North Reps: Cheryl Aschenbach and Carrie Roberson
At Large Reps: LaTonya Parker

6. Who Makes Up the Academic Senate?
ALL faculty are members of the academic senate
Faculty who teach in career technical education areas and noncredit
Faculty who work with students and teach in Counseling
Part-time faculty of all stripes and who work at multiple colleges
The ASCCC strives to engage with faculty from all sectors of a college with services, support, and professional development

7. Academic Senate Committees
Accreditation Committee
Basic Skills Committee
CTE Leadership Committee (!!!)
Curriculum Committee
Educational Policies Committee
Equity and Diversity Action Committee
Faculty Development Committee
Guided Pathways Task Force
Legislative and Advocacy Committee
Noncredit Committee
Online Education Committee
Part-Time Committee
Relations with Local Senates Committee
Standards and Practices Committee
Transfer, Articulation, and Student Services Committee

8. Academic Senate Resources
Professional Development College
Publications – Papers, Rostrum Articles, President’s Updates
Campus Visits and Technical Assistance
Plenary Sessions
Institutes
Regional Meetings
Disciplines List information

9. What is the 10+1?
Commonly known as the "Ten Plus One‚" (as articulated in Title 5 of the Administrative Code of California, Sections 53200) the following define "Academic and Professional matters." 1. Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and places courses within disciplines 2. Degree and certificate requirements 3. Grading policies 4. Educational program development 5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success 6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles 7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports 8. Policies for faculty professional development activities 9. Processes for program review 10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development 11. Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate

10. How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty Professional Development College
Faculty experts under the direction of the ASCCC design each PDC course to provide timely training that participants can complete at their own convenience. The courses all include expected outcomes and assessments to test the participants’ knowledge after completion of the course.
Governance modules available:
ASCCC Participatory Governance
Leadership Academy
Curriculum Modules available:
Curriculum 101
Programs and Awards
The Course Outline of Record
Program and Degree Proposals
Focus on Career Technical Education
Check it out here:

11. How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty: Academic Senate Publications
Rostrum articles and President’s updates
Keep local senates informed of current issues and strengthen communication between the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate and local senates

12. Academic Senate Publications
Position papers
Reflect the official views or positions of the Academic Senate on Statewide and local issues
Offer recommendations and effective practices for the work of faculty in governance and student success.

13. How the Academic Senate Supports Faculty: Technical Assistance
We provide technical assistance to colleges on items ranging from governance, accreditation, curriculum…anything under the purview.

14. Academic Senate Plenary Sessions
The Academic Senate holds two plenary sessions each year in the North and South in fall and spring.
Professional development - general and breakout sessions inform attendees about hot topics, to receive new training to bolster the effectiveness of their senate.
Resolutions – Establish official ASCCC positions and direct its work.
Elections – To elect members of the Executive Committee (spring).

15. Resolutions Establish Official Academic Senate Positions
Academic Senate positions are established by its membership at plenary sessions through the resolutions process
Any faculty member may bring forward a resolution to Area meetings and/or plenary session
Delegates from each local senate debate and vote on resolutions

16. Resolutions Establish Official Academic Senate Positions
Adopted resolutions are the official collective CCC faculty position statewide.
Directs the advocacy of the Academic Senate in its dealings with statewide organizations.
Drives the work of the Executive Committee and ASCCC committees/task forces.
Inform the work of local senates as they develop local policies and procedures.

17. Academic Senate Institutes and Regional Meetings
Professional development events centered around various topics.
Institutes – focus on general areas such as curriculum, faculty leadership, accreditation…and of course CTE and Noncredit!
Faculty Leadership Institute, June 14-16, San Diego.
Curriculum Institute, July 11-14, Riverside.
Summer Part-Time Faculty Leadership Institute, August 2-4, SFO.
Regional meetings – free events held around the state on specific topics of a timely nature, such as equity, equivalencies, noncredit, etc.

18. Discipline List Revisions
The Academic Senate is responsible for making recommendations to the BOG on revisions to the state Disciplines List (Ed Code Section )
Minimum qualifications
New disciplines
Proposals originate from local academic senates, statewide discipline organizations
Hearings held at plenary sessions, and recommendations voted on by delegates

19. Who Does the Work of the Academic Senate?
Community college faculty like you!

20. “Who Has TIME?”

21. We Need Faculty to Get Involved!
Attend Area meetings and plenary sessions!
Attend Academic Senate institutes and regional meetings!
Apply for statewide service!

22. Resources ASCCC Website - http://asccc.org
Contact the ASCCC –
Application for Statewide Service - statewide-service
ASCCC Publications -
ASCCC Events -
ASCCC Services -
Disciplines List and MQs -

23. Questions?
Thank you!