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PUDLISHEDOY mE STATEaNTER FEDEPATIONOF lFACHEPS
FRESNO·CIlY COLLEGE • REEDLEY· COLLEGE
Volume 15, Number 5
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.Max, 1978
CULPABLE?
Many people seem to think that Dr. Chapman is the main villain in the little.
drama that'is being played out in this corner of the-world, since he is the
one who signed the nasty letters and supposedly directs the course of events
in the District. Such a quaint notion must certainly be laid to rest by
Dave Creighton's letter to the faculty and Tuesday's Board meeting. Indeed,
given the low level of co~mitment to education that marks this board, one .
wonders if .itwould have been possible for Chapman to have acted any differently
and still carried out their wishes.
Tuesday night's board meeting was especially instructive.
In front of about,150 people, Carl Waddle, Don Wren and Joan Newcomb made eloquent appeals for
a reasonable approach to the problems Jarvis-Gann poses. Carl, for instance,
pointed out that since xhe layoff of full-time teachers would result in a loss
of ADA income, very little money would be saved by such layoffs. After thes~
remarks, Creighton gave a little speech about how the Board had to keep it$
options open, although he did admit that, in order to have classes, it was
necessary to have teachers. He virtually ignored questions having to do with
why the Board broke off discussions with the AFT on alternate ways to balance
the budget. All those people at the meeting, and the gravity of the situation,
had no vlsible effect on the Board. They moved immediately to the agenda and
avoided doing anything about the issue. The first item of business had to do
with whether the District was going to get stainless steel or porcelain urinals
for some building somewhere.
So Chapman is not the only villain.
The seven individuals sitting on the Board
share culpability.
In March of 1979 four of them (Creighton, Moseley, Hiraoka,
and Hallowell) will be up for re-election. After this Jarvis-Gann mess is behind
us, the first priority of this faCUlty should be to organize a campaign to
make sure that those four are no longer around after the election.
THE
l:llWUNGS
It is most unfortunate that Board members were not present for the dismissal
hearings conducted by Administrative Law Judge Robert Coffman on the FCC campus,
April 26-27, 1978. If they had been present, Board members could have witnessed
first hand the consequences of their handiwork resulting from the resolution of
intent to dismiss instructors. Dr. Chapman made it clear that he had no responsibility for determining, or even any knowledge of, layoff criteria. And those on
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campus who did have the responsibility revealed a shocking lack of consistency
or any concretely developed plan and little coordination between the two crunpuses.
In a most degrading finale, instructors were forced into the position of questioning
the ability of colleagues in order to save their jobs. Is there no end to the
stupidity that is destroying the educational climate in SCCCD?
FEDER4TION l\1EMBERSHIP
In the last two months, Federation membership has soared. The chart that follows
is a breakdown of Division membership at F.C.C. and Reedley College as a whole.
From it, we can get a better idea of who is carrying the load and who isn't.
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
Division
Percentage
Total
Nurnber
Federation
Members
Htnnanities
56
46
82%
Business
33
27
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8?~
Social Science
29
23
79%
Health Arts and Sciences
36
26
72%
Counselors and Support
Staff
24
16
67%
Technical-Industrical
44
29
Math, Science &
Engineering
31
19
61%
253
186
74%
87
28
32%
214
63%
Totals, F.C.C.
REEDLEY COLLEGE
TOTALS--Eoth
Campuses
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QJOTABLE QUOTES
If you think education is expenslve, try ignorance.
--Anon.
The only difference
money.
between teachers and the mafia is that teachers steal more
--Howard Jarvis
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SHAKESPEARE KNOWS
William Shakespeare, recently of London England, is in the United States gathering
material for a farce he plans to write. For the last month he has been touring
California discussing the Jarvis-Gann Initiative. Herb Caen tipped him off
about SCCCD, and he arrived last week. The following discussion was recorded
at the airport where he was boarding a flight for Orange County.
Q. Well, Bard,the big C insists that he has warm feelings for all of those
members of the family he will have to fire, but changing times required
the move. Isn't that a good defense?
A.
Love's not love that alters when it alteration finds!
Q. But the C has protested over and over again that it hurt him to send out
those letters.
A.
Methinks he doth protest too much.
Q. You failed to speak up at the public Board meeting, yet were seen talking
to the C afterwards.
A.
Could you reveal what you said at that time?
flBewise as thou art cruel; do not pressniy tongue-tied patience-with too
TIUlchdisdain."
Q. You claim it particularly grieves you that the final letters were sent
this month ...
A.
As it fell upon a day, in the merry month of May (alack the day!).
Q. You have complained loudly that certain faculty members who professed to
support those who received letters were not present at any of the protest
meetings and had not contributed to the anti-13 campaign. Why do you resent
this so much?
A.
TIlese are certain signs to know, faithful friend from flattering foe.
Q.
You have declared yourself an implacable foe of Jarvis.
personal stand?
A.
He's opposite to hLmBnity.
Why ~>takethis
Q. Why, do you think, the Board members did not rescind their letters and
pass a motion declaring them unanimously opposed to Proposition l3?
after all, was the purpose of the public meeting?
A.
l~at,
At first, to set a gloss of faint deeds, hollow welcomes, recanting goodness,
sorry ere 'tis shown,
Q. And yet the Board members siad they had to make this move according to the
Law,
A.
Why won't you accept this explaination?
For pity is thevirute
of the law, and none but tyrnats use it cruelly!
Q. Could you summarize your feelings on the Chancellor's and Board's decision?
A.
It stinks to high heavens!
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PROPOSITION 13
Quite frankly f'o l ks , donations
to defeat proposition
13 are lagging ".especially
at F.C.C.
As Raoul Teilhet
said when he was here last month, any teacher who
sits back in this campaign is a damn fool and deserves to get fired. ' As of April
3ni, the following have made cont r i hut i DOS.
$ 24.99 or Below:'
$50.00 or Above:
'FCC
LeGrand Anderson
JoNell Beal
Allen Beck'
Nonna Blackb].lrn
,Gerald Farrington
Loren Gaither
Kenneth HaIlstone
Stanley Hayward
Josephine,Hostetler
.Bruce Johnston
Derl Keen
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LeRoy'j(inzel
Rodney Krueger
Cecil Lindsey
.Eij i Maruko .
Richard Moller
William Musick
Vi vi Natali
James 0' Banion
Albert Odahl
Kenneth Owens
J(llJles
Piper
James Ruston
Dale Schroer
Donald Wren
Charles T. Wright
REEDLEY
FCC
Louise Avedisian
James Cooney
Irven Davies
Roger Eastman
Kenneth Ester
Eugene Evans,
Frances Ewy
Phillip Ferguson
Patrick Finck
Edro Hageman
Dorothy Ha11
Peggy Hayward
Betty Higdon
Noel Jacoby
Paul Kaser
William Keefe
Albert Molina
Robert Nielsen
James Phi11ips
Gene Pope
Mark Reisman
Tom Tyner
Richard Valencia
Maurice Van Gerpen
Rosc Waters
Laverne Yandell
Wilifred Vayssie
Malcolm Bourdet
David Hendrickson
Jack Hill
John Ryska
George Shine
Eugene Stephens
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REEDLEY
Fred Arifuku
Richard Boucher
Ray Bowling
,Jeanette Burke
Elwood·Erms
James Kenley
James Ledford
Donna McKittrick
Karey Olson
Orvi11e Page
Richard Paulson
Clark Skogsberg "
Melvin Stafford
,David 'I'roehl
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$25.00 - $49.99:
REEDLEY
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FCC
Ange 10 Angarano
Raymond Arth
Fred Bartels
Kathleen Bartels
Flo Brenninger
John Castine
Gonzalo Estrada
Joan Estrada
Doreen Fisher
Pauline Fuller
Edward Hibler
Carlos Gonzalez
Janice Jansen
Robert Kimura
Chris Moad
Vincent Moats
Theodore Moranda
Joan Newcomb
Dean Pcffer
Ralph Porter
Charles Quinn
Frank Quintana
Eric Rasmussen
William Rumley
Clare Slaughter
Dorothy Smith
Clair Armin
Robert
Br i stc5W
Robert Clark
ElRay Clarkson
Don Danielson
Glenn Flora
Harrison Foley
Ron Gerstenberg
Shirley Gustafson
James Harper
Norman Hi11
Richard Hoffman
Alice Jeter
-Amy kasai.
W~tltcr
Koch
Robert Lock
Frances Lozano
Mike Martin
John O'Brien
Thomas Regier
Lois Wenn
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ror ro DESTROY r-'IORALE
Dr. Chapman, in a recent letter to all staff, devoted one paragraph to explaining
why so few other districts did not choose to layoff teachers in antic:ipation of' ..
the passage of Jarvis-Garm.
Everyone knows that what he said in this regard
was' a lot of nonsense, but we have come across some document s from otherdistrif:~s '
that demonstrate just how badly this district hand led the problem.
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The first is from a letter to the staff from J. William Wenrich, President 'of.
Canada College, dated April 14, 1978. In it he says,
"Given. the problem of estimating our income if Proposition 13 passes,
.it is equally difficult to show where substantial savings could be
made. We have examined alternatives and rejected some like sending
March 15 termination notices to administrative·and faculty members.'
Many of the steps which are being considered would have negative" '.'
effects on ADA generation and responsiveness to critical community·
needs.' Thus, we have not made any hasty decisions, but have elected
.to keep options open in a period of high anxiety .
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What then can we do? First of all, we must strive to deliver the best
possible educational program this spring in the most positive frame of
reference. Hopefully, our constituents will consider how we respond'
to them as' they make their decision at the polls. When we finally' db
kIlow the outcome on Proposition 13, we need to establish some working
task forces on campus to examine how we should best function and where.
we should be going under new conditions. Above all, it is Imperat ive '
that we not become hostile or antagonistic, -e i ther to our constituents
'or to one another."
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The second. is from a Staff Bulletin from the Chancellor of North Orange COUJ).ty·
Community College District.
In it Dr. Leadie Clark says,
''The Board of Trustees has decided upon this approach (cutting other parts
of the budgEft) rather than on sending out notices and attempting~a hasty'
reduction ofj staff. Student needs must be served. Staff reduction would
be, for us, peculiarly complicated because of credentials ,.progranineeds ,
mandated staffing formulas in some programs, and the general chaos that
can be created in service areas to various teclmical and vocational programs.
Therefore, rather than have you bite your nails to see if you'll be assigned
after July 1, 1978, we can bite our nails together to see if we'll be .'
working after July 1, 1979."
And finally, from a SUIlUIlaIy
of Board Meeting Discussion and Action published by
the San Mateo County Conmun ity College District comes this paragraph.
(The Board ) "Learned
Irom
c:t1;lIlct'11ol'
Sl\Ii
th about
the passage
of SI3 1, the
state legislature's property tax rd.ieC bill. Although the Administration
will not prepare a "Jarvis" budget. contingency plans for possible cost
reduct.ions should Jarvis pass arc being made, according to the chancellor:
The Chancellor recommended to the Board that letters of possible non.
retention not be sent to certificated staff and the Board concurred with the
recomnendation.
The chancellor said it is not his intention "to gut the
mOrale of the District and commit program suicide" before it is known
whether or not the Jarvis initiative is approved by the voters. Trustee
Rudolph agreed, stating that is folly to act before the facts are known."
HEARD THROUGH TIffi KEYHOLE
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At a recent connnunity college conference held at Wawona Hotel, Dr. Chapman
reportedly was openly criticized by his colleagues for the gratuitous remarks
in his March 16th letter regarding why other superintendents and boards did
not layoff teachers in response to Jarvis/Gann.
At the same meeting it was reported that Dr. Chapman's explanation of how SCCCD
proposed to meet the financial crisis if Jarvis/Gann passes by offering the
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faculty a 9.2% decrease in salary and a 20% increase in teaching load was greeted by outright laughter.
Firm rumor has it that Dr. Chapman will soon retire. Only the date seems in
question. Wouldn't it be deliciously ironic if the good Chancellor is the only
one actually "terminated" by the Jarvis/Gann imbroglio.
In the event that Jarvis/Gann is defeated, College of the Sequoias is reportedly
prepared to adopt an agreed upon contract for 1978-79. It would provide for
a 9.5% salary increase and full health and fringe benefits paid for by the
district for all employees and retirees with ten years of service. As you
.might imagine, employee morale is a wee bit higher among our neighbors to the
south.
A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS
In district A, 60% of the teachers are in the bargaining lll1it..In District B,
100% of the teachers are in the pargaining unit.
Things get so bad in both districts that the negotiating team threatens "drastic
action."
Now, in which district are the trustees more likely to make decisions that will
avert that threat?
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