ASCCC 101

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ASCCC 101

• Alphabet Soup
• Julie Adams
• Wheeler North

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• This breakout will highlight your session binder.
• It has five subject areas
• This Institute
• The Statewide Senate
• The System
• Matters of Governance
• Effective Local Senates
• Two booklets The Brown Act and Empowering Local
  Senates
• On to the Binder gt gt gt gt

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges
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The System Office Page 85

• Uses a similar model to local Trustees
• BOG (Board of Governors) oversee the Chancellor,
  Vice-Chancellors and staff activities.
• Like local processes there is an executive, all
  constituent body that advises the Chancellor
  Consultation Council

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The System Office

• Consultation exists due to Ed Code.
• It is laid out in policy via Standing Orders of
  the BOG
• Then actual implementation is laid out in the
  Executive Orders of the Chancellor
• Membership includes Students, Faculty, CEOs,
  CIOs, CBOs, CSSOs, CHROs, org reps from 8 CCC
  organizations and the Chancellor.

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The System Office

• In general nothing decided here is binding.
• But full consensus items tend to be well received
  by the BOG.
• Academic and professional matters will rely
  primarily on the ASCCC input.

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The System Office

• The System Office is split into several divisions
• Executive
• Finance and Facilities Planning
• Educational Services
• Governmental Relations and External Affairs
• Legal Affairs
• Student Services
• Technology, Research Information Services

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The System Office

• The Chancellor has 13 plus advisory committees
• The ASCCC has faculty reps on most of these.
• Page 85 gives a brief list

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The System Office

• The ASCCCs role is two parts
• Represent Faculty
• Inform Faculty and any others
• We represent at all of the above councils and
  committees, the BOG meetings, and many other
  legislative efforts.
• Legislative advocacy is a critical role you can
  help with.

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The System Office

• We inform via
• Senate Rostrum
• President Updates
• Leg Alerts
• The ASCCC Website
• Plenary Sessions
• Senate Papers
• Technical Assistance

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Acronym Abuse Page 97

• Think CCC
• Have this memorized by tomorrows test at 1000AM
• Feel free to stop anybody, anytime for acronym
  clarification.
• You must use real verbs and nouns for it to be a
  complete sentence.

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Plenary Sessions

• The semi-annual Plenary sessions are the means by
  which the body interacts.
• There are information sessions breakouts
• Formal interaction resolutions
• Informal interaction networking and socializing
• Keynote engagements general sessions

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Resolutions Page 37

• Resolutions come from any faculty member.
• Are voted upon by delegates at plenary sessions.
• Are acted upon by the ASCCC Executive Committee
  and Standing Committees.

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Your role as a Delegate

• Learn what you can about every resolution
• Get input from your local Senate
• Vote that input at session
• Carry the results and other info back to your
  local bodies
• Share and route Rostrums and Updates
• Attend breakouts, become informed and share that
  locally.

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Your role as a Delegate

• Attend the new delegate breakout
• If you are not a delegate volunteer to be a
  teller at least once.
• Attend the Area Meetings generally two or three
  weeks prior to session
• Colleges by area are on Page 35
• Break bread with others and network your heart
  out.

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• Is the Governance body that represents all CCC
  Faculty.
• Over 120 Member Senates
• 14 Executive Committee members
• Task Forces and Advisory Groups
• 12 Standing Committees
• And would love to enlist your help...

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• But we need some things from you.
• Update your Senate Directory, pg. 47
• Complete the To Do list, pg. 10
• Disseminate and fill out various surveys that we
  send out.
• Fill out the nomination to serve form on page 29

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• In general all actions, research, positions, and
  activities are directed by the body through
  resolutions.
• They are then carried out by the ASCCC
  Committees, the Officers, and the Executive
  Director.

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• Each Committee is approximately six members with
  one as the Chair.
• The Chair is usually an Exec. Member.
• They typically meet once a month with a few in
  person meetings and the rest via CCCConfer.
• Executive Committee meets in person monthly. (and
  cross babbles a lot in between meetings)

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• Rostrum articles are accepted from anyone with no
  guarantees.
• Session breakouts are often driven by committee
  product, but any good idea will be considered.

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ASCCC Institutes

• By resolution the ASCCC puts on various
  institutes.
• Faculty Leadership Institute
• Curriculum Institute
• Vocational Faculty Leadership Institute
• Teaching Institute
• Accreditation Institute
• Fall and Spring Plenary Sessions

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Technical Assistance Pg 124

• Generally first level is a conversation with your
  Area Rep and the President if the Area Rep cant
  solve your issue.
• The next level, Technical Assistance, requires
  that all parties agree to it, and in fact solicit
  it.

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Technical Assistance

• Assistance will be by ASCCC and CCLC
  Presidents/Designees
• It comes in 4 forms
• 1) informational presentation
• 2) advisory assistance
• 3) issue resolution
• 4) special workshops and presentations

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Academic Senate for the California Community
Colleges

• QUESTIONS?

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Binder Elements

• Page 1The roster, use it wisely, your job is to
  network, particularly with your area folks.
• Page 15ASCCC Constitution and Bylaws
• Page 28-31Committees and nomination to serve
  form
• Page 37-46The ASCCC Resolution process

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Binder Elements

• Page 49List of publications
• Review this section carefully there is a lot but
  much of it will do wonders for you.
• Two to highlight are Empowering Local Senates(is
  in the back as a booklet) and Senate/Union
  relationships.

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Binder Elements

• Page 81-83Senate Delegate Roles and
  Responsibilities.
• Many of you as new presidents will also become a
  delegate.
• The rest of you should become advisors to your
  delegate.

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Binder Elements

• Page 87-96
• The System Office Consultation Council
• Board of Governors (BOG) runs our system
• The System Office is what they use to run it with
• Consultation Council is how the System Office
  interfaces with the constituents in preparation
  for the BOG activities
• Page 93 defines the membership
• It does not exclude anyones ability to directly
  interact with the BOG.

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Binder Elements

• Page 97Alphabet Soup Acronym Heaven
• Note how the Cs dominate the document
• Memorize this by tomorrow...
• Page 105Participating Effectively in Governance
• An FAQ formatted guide with scenarios in the
  appendix

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Binder Elements

• Page 124-127Technical Assistance
• Technical Assistance, requires that all parties
  solicit it.
• Assistance will be by ASCCC and CCLC
  President/designees

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Binder Elements

• Page 129-154Many scenarios
• These include citations to Title V and the
  Education Code as well as suggested processes
• Page 155-164The California Education
  Codehttp//www.leginfo.ca.gov/
• Page 165-176Title 5, Div 6 California Code of
  Regulationshttp//www.calregs.com search 53200

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Binder Elements

• Page 177-244AB 1725 Indexed
• Page 245-252Relevant Chancellor correspondence
• Clarifying local Board obligation to shared
  governance
• Page 253-262Effective Local Senates
• resolutions, meetings, motions and order of
  business,.