Helping Colleges Prepare
for Extreme Budget
Fluctuations
Lesley Kawaguchi, Educational Policies Chair
Dianna Chiabotti, Napa Valley College
Kim Harrell, Folsom Lake College
Phil Smith, American River College
2011 - 2012
cut $400 million
So ……..
 Enrollment reduced
 Focus on keeping
 basic skills
 workforce training
 Transfer
December of 2011
$102 million
February Surprise
$149 million mid-year cut
(on top of the $313 million cuts in the 20112012 enacted budget)
Total 2011-2012 cuts
$564 Million
Results….
 More class cuts
 Fewer students served
 Programs discontinued
 Other
Variety of approaches…
Case Study #1
Folsom Lake College
FLC Guidelines for Cutting Class Sections
 Follow current agreement between administration
and senate on cutting low enrolled sections
 Consider state emphasis on transfer, CTE, basic
skills
 Cut stand alone courses (not part of GE or required
by degree or certificate)
Case Study #1
Folsom Lake College
 Cut sections which incur additional costs such as
outside facility rentals, travel costs for instructors,
etc.
 Cut sections in which other duplicate sections are
available to students
Case Study #1
Folsom Lake College
 LRCFT Contract
 4.11 Workload Study Committee
 4.1.1.2 The committee is charged with the clarification
of workload issues assigned to it jointly by the District
and LRCFT. This shall be accomplished by defining
each issue, listing the interests of all affected parties,
ad identifying reasonable options to meet those
interests and resolve the issues.
Case Study #1
Folsom Lake College
Campus workload committee developed
 Department chairs and deans examine schedules
 GE, AA/AS, IGETC spreadsheets
 FTE allocation per area
 2011-2012 changes in courses offered by area
 Dynamic model
 Ed. plans, job trends, CSU capacity
 Student-centered
Case Study #2
Napa Valley College
 NVC Guidelines for cutting classes……
Case Study #2
Napa Valley College
Case Study #2
Napa Valley College
 Guiding concepts

The highest priority – courses critical to mission

Reduce sections of a course – consider have already been cut

Assess off campus courses

Minimum electives

Scrutinize enrollments – some classes may need to be small

No lay offs

Guidelines will be followed.
Case Study #2
Napa Valley College
 How developed?
 Mutual Agreement Committee
 Vetted through instruction council and Senate
 Needed to be done
Case Study #2
Napa Valley College
 Expanding idea/concept to college in general
Faculty Role in the dialog
 How should faculty participate in class cuts?
 Who should participate?
What if there is a Miracle?
The Process
 Important aspects
 Who participates?
 Reversible
 Dynamic and responsive