The Academic Senate Constitution identifies the Senate’s purpose and mission: to promote the development and maintenance of high standards of teaching and education; to share in the determination of the goals of the college and in the fulfillment of these goals; to promote the welfare of the entire faculty and to represent the entire faculty in its academic and professional relations with the district; to facilitate communication among the entire faculty, classified personnel, student body, college administration, and the governing board of the district; to make recommendations to the college administration and governing board concerning the academic and professional matters enumerated in the Title 5 of the Educational Code; to concern itself with any legislation relative to the welfare of the college; and to do all that is necessary and proper to achieve a realization of the purposes of the Faculty Association it represents.
当涉及到学术和专业关系的问题时，学术参议院是教师的声音. 会员由代表全体教员的18个教员组成, both full-time as well as Associate, and all areas of instruction, including Counseling and Student Development. 参议院的成员还包括来自学生生活和机密参议院的代表. 会议在每月的第一个和第三个星期三举行, 每个学期都会举行特别的集会和论坛. 参议院支持并鼓励校园参与全校范围内的重要活动，如学生成功, Student Equity, SSSP, Mission/Values/Code of Ethics, the ongoing Accreditation process, Student Learning Outcomes, CTE Taskforce, statewide grant initiatives, and other efforts. California law and Ed Code are constantly changing. E世博ESBALL的参议院和课程领导试图通过定期参加全体会议来跟上发展, regional workshops, 以及由全州学术委员会提供的年度研究所. 巴特学术参议院目前按照章程运作, 不用说，他们在学校的各个方面都扮演着不同的角色和责任. 参议院执行委员会成员定期参加上述全州会议, 并且所有人都有责任将在这些会议上获得的信息以及从当地参议院的活动中获得的信息传播给整个学院, classified staff, students, and Administration. 学术参议院领导团队还包括课程主席, the SLO Coordinator, and the Professional Development Coordinator, 他们都努力工作，支持学院的战略方向. Curriculum Committee 学术参议院负责监督校园内的所有课程和教育项目(这是法律明确规定的角色), Ed Code, and AB 1725). 绝大多数监督工作由课程委员会和课程技术审查小组负责, 作为学术委员会的一个自治小组委员会，在主席的领导和指导下运作. As stated above, California law and Ed Code are constantly changing, 特别是在课程标准和其他方面, changes to educational programs (expansion, AA/S-T development, Curriculum Review process, Guided Pathways efforts, etc.) is never ending. 课程主席与课程技术审查小组和课程教师的勤奋工作, along with attendance at statewide Senate sessions, is essential.
学术参议院是教师在学术和专业事务上的声音, as related to the campus strategic initiatives. 与课程相关的持续努力和教师的声音, Participatory Governance, Guided Pathways, Curriculum, Student Equity, SSSP, Student Success/Basic Skills, Planning & Budget, Enrollment Management, Educational Master Planning, College Council, 以及学术委员会常设委员会，如LTPA, Equivalency, Distance Learning, Academic Technology, 和学术委员会工作小组展示了对学院在满足学生成绩标准方面的广泛支持.
学术参议院通过参与式治理结构拥有代表，在学院战略方向和优先事项的大多数方面具有持续的发言权. A few specific examples include:
1. Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Academic Achievement
由参议院参与指导路径规划, including designating faculty leadership, sponsoring Guided Pathways workshops, and advising on pathways-related initiatives through the recently established Program Research and Recommendation Committee; facilitating faculty voice in the development of the college's Dual Enrollment program.
2. Collaboration and Decision-Making
Supported by Senate representation on most campus-wide committees; forums and assemblies that provide information and collect input; regular meetings that provide opportunities for Senators and visitors to engage in dialogue on college processes and initiatives; systems for disseminating information to the larger faculty body and soliciting feedback.
3. Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Supported by maintenence and refinement of Curriculum Review and Program Review Procedures; oversight of Student Learning Outcomes assessment processes; active participation in planning committees such as Enrollment Management and Planning and Budget; the recent establishment of the Program Research and Recommendation Committee.
4. Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supported by local Senate Resolution 10.1 SP 17“通过遵守75/25比例提高学生的成功”
学术参议院制定年度单位计划，作为其项目审查.
学术委员会为即将到来的一年确定了几个目标. Among these are:
- Deploy a robust database tool for tracking the activities and membership of campus-wide committees; make information on committees easily accessible to all faculty and staff.
- Establish a mentoring program for new faculty.
- Provide identification badges for faculty and staff.
- Develop one, 全职教师招聘的三年和五年计划，旨在使当地朝着75%的目标迈进，并将全职教师招聘目标纳入整个学院规划过程(决议10).1 SP 17).
Strategy 1 - Campus Committees Database
数据库工具，用于跟踪校园委员会的活动和成员, 这将有助于所有教职员工轻松获取委员会的信息.
加州教育法典要求当地董事会建立程序，以确保参与式治理, 并阐明了有效参与地区和大学治理是共同参与决策过程. 教育规范进一步要求董事会建立标准和程序，以确保教师, 教职员和学生有权有效地参与地区和学院的管理.
大学参与式管理过程的有效性明显受到选民团体无法可靠地跟踪委员会活动和成员的限制. Negative effects include: miscommunications and mistrust; delays in making and implementing decisions; under-utilized knowledge and untapped diversity in thinking; and disconnection by too many members of the larger campus community.
Strategy 2 - Faculty and Staff Badges
Identification badges for faculty and staff.
近十年前，学术委员会首次要求教职员工佩戴身份证件. The primary reason was, and still remains, 校园安全和教职员工在危机情况下向当局和学生表明身份的能力. 从那时起，这种需求两次出现在“伟大教师”的讨论中. 学生联合会也向学术委员会提出了这个问题, 表达了对身份证明的支持，但也表达了对利用他们的设备和时间提供徽章的担忧和沮丧. Last semester, the Academic Senate approached the Classified Senate, 他们也表达了对教职员工身份徽章的支持. 就在这个学期，联合学生委员会再次以一致投票的方式表示支持.
Strategy 3 - Increase Administrative Assistant Position
Academic Senate requires a 100% Administrative Assistant. Currently, 学术评议会与专业发展部门共享行政支持职位，专业发展部门有不同的需求/要求，以及高需求工作量问题和挑战的重叠和冲突的时间表.
与其他行政职位(布朗法案)相比，行政助理支持职位具有独特的支持需求, parliamentary procedures, 额外的LTPA和对等委员会行政支持, 其他)没有认识到需要的时间来保持遵守不切实际的要求，坚持完成全年要完成的众多任务. 这个职位面临着持续的巨大变化(两位新的教员领导), student assistant changes, personality dynamics- to say the least), 也没有固定的时间表或明确的方法来区分学术参议院和专业发展之间的共同责任.
Strategy 4 - Increase Senate Exec Reassign Time
增加学术参议院执行委员会重新分配的总时间, currently 120%, by an additional 10%.
The distribution of Academic Senate Executive Committee reassign time is: 60% President; 40% Vice President; 10% Treasurer; 10% secretary. 我们要求增加10%，以支持我们的财务主管和秘书的工作. 目前这两个职位的10%分配是有问题的. If split between Fall and Spring, each benefits little, if any, 从仅仅5%的重新分配时间(这相当于一个典型的三单元讲座课程的一半时间). 在秋季或春季使用全部10%有助于在一个学期内参与参议院相关的工作和活动, but not the other. An increase of 10%, 使执行委员会重新分配的总时间达到130%, 会允许财政部长和部长在秋季和春季都有10%的重新分配时间吗.
Over the past few years, with an increasing number of campus committees, 不断增加执行委员会参与校园规划的需求, 以及需要参议院领导的州和联邦的巨大变革, the Senate Exec has been stretched very thin. Delegation of assignments seems reasonable, 但每学期只有5%的时间分配给财务主管和秘书, 对这两位执行委员的期望是有限的. Further, 秋季和春季都缺乏有意义的重新分配时间，这使得为高管团队招募新成员变得困难.
这些要求不需要增加学术参议院的预算, 但确实需要其他表示支持我们的目标和战略的校园单位的资源(人力和财政);
No additional resources.
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Academic Senate, Instruction | Personnel | 11-000-400-1-603000 | 51200 | $0.00 | $100,000.00 |
| Increase Senate Exec Reassign Time | The distribution of Academic Senate Executive Committee reassign time is: 60% President; 40% Vice President; 10% Treasurer; 10% secretary. 我们要求增加10%，以支持我们的财务主管和秘书的工作. 目前这两个职位的10%分配是有问题的. If split between Fall and Spring, each benefits little, if any, 从仅仅5%的重新分配时间(这相当于一个典型的三单元讲座课程的一半时间). 在秋季或春季使用全部10%有助于在一个学期内参与参议院相关的工作和活动, but not the other. An increase of 10%, 使执行委员会重新分配的总时间达到130%, 会允许财政部长和部长在秋季和春季都有10%的重新分配时间吗. Over the past few years, with an increasing number of campus committees, 不断增加执行委员会参与校园规划的需求, 以及需要参议院领导的州和联邦的巨大变革, the Senate Exec has been stretched very thin. Delegation of assignments seems reasonable, 但每学期只有5%的时间分配给财务主管和秘书, 对这两位执行委员的期望是有限的. Further, 秋季和春季都缺乏有意义的重新分配时间，这使得为高管团队招募新成员变得困难. |
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| 2 | Academic Senate, Instruction | Personnel | 110004001603000 | 52120 | $0.00 | $50,000.00 |
| Academic Senate requires a 100% Administrative Assistant. | 与其他行政职位(布朗法案)相比，行政助理支持职位具有独特的支持需求, parliamentary procedures, 其他)没有认识到需要的时间来保持遵守不切实际的要求，坚持完成全年要完成的众多任务. 这个职位面临着持续的巨大变化(两位新的教员领导), student assistant changes, personality dynamics- to say the least), 也没有固定的时间表或明确的方法来区分学术参议院和专业发展之间的共同责任. |
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