Mt. SAC Faculty Association
Executive Board Meeting
December 8, 2015
Present: Archibald, Chan, Howell, Impara, Kaljumagi, Kirchgraber, Quinn, Sanetrick, Sholars, Smith, Thomas,
Ward, Woolery. Absent: Heard, Howell, Myers.
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11:43 a.m.
II.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of November 24, 2015 were approved as written.
III.
President’s Report – Eric Kaljumagi
A.
Presidents Advisory Council (PAC) – The next regular meeting of PAC will be on December 9.
B.
Board of Trustees Meetings – The Board of Trustees will next meet on December 9.
C.
Puttin’ On The Hits (POTH) 2016 – POTH tickets are now available online at http://www.4tix.org. Two
shows will be offered this year: Friday, March 4 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, March 5 at 7:00 PM. Please purchase
tickets for this important (and fun) fundraiser. Proceeds fund the FA Student Achievement Fund, which has offered
cash awards to Mt. SAC students for seventeen years!
D.
CCA Winter and Spring Conferences – Many of you have signed up for the CCA winter and spring
conferences. A few spaces are still available for each event, and assistance is requested from the Exec. Board in
identifying members who might agree to attend as delegates. The CCA Winter Conference will focus on bargaining
and negotiations and will be held February 19 – 21 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott. The CCA Spring
Conference/W.H.O. awards will be held April 15 – 17 at the Costa Mesa Hilton. Please let the FA President know if
you have any names in mind. Linda Chan stated that she will be going to the Spring CCA Conference.
IV. Vice President’s Report – Joan Sholars.
A.
New Membership Goal – The new membership goal for this year is 150 new members. We have 68
new members as of Monday, December 7. Joan sent out about 450 emails to fee payers before Thanksgiving asking
them to become members. She is currently receiving emails telling her that the application is in the mail. More
membership activities will be held in the spring. Any ideas are welcome.
B.
Workforce Violence and Prevention Task Force – The Faculty Role in Workplace Violence and
Prevention Task Force met on Thursday, December 3. We are discussing ways for faculty to learn what is required of
them. Full-time faculty can use the time required for training as part of their supplemental hours but adjunct faculty do
not have that has an option. So the taskforce is considering recommending pay for adjunct faculty to do the training.
Jeff Archibald mentioned at Academic Senate that James Czaja, Carolyn Keys, and crew will do a training session at
Spring Flex Day. The taskforce is trying to set up a time to beta test the online training.
C.
Faculty Inquiry Group Task Force – The Faculty Inquiry Group Task Force met on Monday,
December 7. We worked on a survey to be sent to faculty about their experiences with FIGs. Surveys will also be
sent to the Faculty Professional Development Committee (members from last year and this year), Stacy Gutierrez,
Irene Malmgren, Audrey Yamagata-Noji, Maria Cardenas, and Beta Meyer about the FIG process. Please look for
this survey in your email. An MOU has been signed by Eric Kaljumagi and Jennifer Galbraith extending the deadline
for the taskforce report until the end of Winter.
D.
V.
Winter Hours – Joan will be available Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – noon starting January 4.
Treasurer’s Report – Al Kirchgraber
Treasurer Kirchgraber apologized that the report from the 11-24-15 Executive Board meeting was the
incorrect report and was actually from the Executive 11-10-15 meeting. Treasurer Kirchgraber proceeded to review
the August 1, 2015 – December 4, 2015 FA Treasurer’s Report and stated that there has been no change in our
Income Accounts but that there should be a large increase in Dues and Agency Fees by the next Executive Board
meeting on February 23. We are one-third through the fiscal year and all of our budgets are in line. An area to watch
is our Office Staff Salary due to the salary increase for our office staff. We may need to increase this budget in the
Spring. The audit has been completed and we have paid the auditor one-half of the allotted budget. The remaining
one-half of the budget will be paid after the audit has been reviewed. Our taxes have been completed and paid for.
VI.
Academic Senate Report – Dan Smith
A.
Full Senate Activity – The full Senate met for the last time this year on December 3, and took the
following actions: Appointed Nancy Meggelin, Kelly Coreas and Dawn Waters to the Reassigned Time Task Force;
Appointed Bruce Nixon and Lisa Ledeboer to the Workforce Report Task Force; Appointed Jeff Archibald and Scott
Guth to represent the faculty in the AACC Pathways project; Appointed Jeff Archibald and Michelle Sampat to the
College Textbook Affordability Workgroup; Approved the Senate Outstanding Awards packet; Approved the revision
of the College Mission Statement; Approved Resolution 2015-06 Support for CCCCO Task Force Report on
Accreditation. At the next meeting in spring the Senate will consider two resolutions: Resolution 15-05 Creation of
CTE Liaison Position and Resolution 15-07 Support for Department Chair Compensation.
B.
Open Coordinator Positions for 2016-18 – The following positions are open: Basic Skill Coordinator –
18 LHE; Curriculum Liaison – 24 LHE; Distance Learning Faculty Coordinator – 18 LHE; Faculty Professional
Development Coordinator – 10 LHE; Honors Coordinator – 9 LHE; Learning Lab Coordinator – 12 LHE; New Faculty
Seminar Facilitator – 6 LHE; Outcomes Coordinator – 18 LHE; Study Abroad Coordinator – 12 LHE; Teacher
Preparation Institute Coordinator – 12 LHE. To apply, please send a letter of interest indicating why you would like to
be involved and what you will contribute to the program to Dan Smith, Academic Senate President at
[email protected]. The LHE (reassigned time) for all positions is negotiated by the Faculty Association and is
subject to change.
C.
Hiring Committees – Volunteers are needed for two management hiring committees: 1.) Special
Projects Manager, Preventative Maintenance: Orientation Review – January 7 from 12:30-3:30pm; Compilation
Review – January 20 from 12:30-3:30pm; Interviews – February 2. 2.) Manager, Construction Projects: Orientation
Review January 7 from 9:00-11:00am; Compilation Review – January 21 from 1:00-3:00pm; Interviews – February 4.
VII.
Closed Session – The Executive Board went into Closed Session to discuss Negotiations and Grievances.
VIII.
Old Business – Action
A.
Negotiation Shadow Pay – A motion was made and seconded to pay the Negotiation Shadows 1 LHE
each for Winter and 3 LHE each for Spring which would result in a total cost of about $12,000. A substitute motion
was made, seconded and carried to pay the Negotiation Shadows 1 LHE each for Winter (for a total cost of about
$3000) and to seek Rep Council approval for any Spring payment. At the first Executive Board meeting in Spring, the
Executive Board will propose a motion to take to Rep Council.
B.
Logo Modification – A motion was made and seconded to use the Latin “erudite non est sine
magistro” as the written portion of our logo. A substitute motion was made, seconded and carried to postpone and
create a taskforce to propose an improved logo.
C.
FA Mission Statement – A motion was made and seconded to recommend the proposed FA Mission
Statement proposed by the Governance Committee. A motion to amend striking “fight to preserve” with “promote”
was made, seconded, and carried. A second motion to amend so as to add “for all students” was made, seconded,
and carried. A third motion to amend so as to strike “ with the community” was made, seconded, and carried. The
amended Mission Statement that will be sent to the Representative Council for approval will read: "The Mt. San
Antonio College Faculty Association advocates for faculty, builds strong and effective coalitions, and promotes quality
education for all students."
D.
FA Meeting Schedule 2016 - 17 – A motion was made, seconded and carried to recommend the
proposed FA 2016-17 Meeting Schedule to the Representative Council.
E.
2016 FA W.H.O Award – A motion was made, seconded and carried to approve that Richard
McGowan receive the 2016 W.H.O. Award.
IX.
New Business – Discussion
A.
Interest-Based Bargaining – Michael Sanetrick reviewed the findings of the Interest-Based Bargaining
Taskforce and proposed that the FA not use Interest-Based Bargaining for this round of negotiations and possibly use
it for the following year when more issues can be negotiated. This will be an action item at the next Executive Board
meeting on February 23rd.
B.
Student Evaluation Task Force – A proposal was made for creating a Student Evaluation Task Force
to evaluate and possibly create a new student evaluation that is more effective and useful. This will be an action item
at the next Executive Board meeting on February 23rd.
X.
Announcements
A.
Next Executive Board Meeting – February 23rd, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in the FA Office.
B.
Next Representative Council Meeting – March 1st, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm in Founder’s Hall.
C.
Next Board of Trustees Meeting – December 9th, 6:30 pm in Founders Hall.
D.
Next SCOne Council Meeting – January 20th, 4:30 – 9 pm, San Dimas Country Club.
E.
Next CCA Conferences – February 19th – 21st, at the Manhattan Beach Marriot and April 15th-17th at
the Costa Mesa Hilton.
XI.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.
The minutes were respectfully submitted by Liz Ward, Faculty Association Secretary