Minutes 11/14/2000

GOVERNING BOARD
November 14, 2000
MINUTES

A special meeting and work session of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board was scheduled to be held at the District Support Services Center, 2411 West 14th Street, Tempe, Arizona, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice having been duly given.

PRESENT

GOVERNING BOARD
Gene Eastin, President, Donald R. Campbell, Secretary, Nancy Stein, Member, Ed Contreras, Member Linda B. Rosenthal, Member ADMINISTRATION
Fred Gaskin, Raul Cardenas, Phil Randolph, Anna Solley, Rufus Glasper, Ron Bleed, Pete Kushibab, Gina Kranitz, Larry Christiansen, John Cordova, Art DeCabooter, Stan Grossman, Homero Lopez, Norm Godin for J. Marie Pepicello, Fred Gaudet, Carol Scarifiotti for Linda Thor, Alberto Sanchez for Tessa Martinez Pollack, Patty Johnson for Arnette Ward

ABSENT
STATE BOARD
Nick Balich

CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Gene Eastin.

SPECIAL MEETING

(I.A.)

CONSIDERATION OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS - Approval of personnel actions as presented.

MOTION

MOTION NO. 8998
Linda Rosenthal moved that the Governing Board approve the personnel actions as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

WORK SESSION

(II.A.) Presentation – Faculty Professional Growth
Bob Galloway and Linda Larsen presented a slide presentation and reviewed the history and purposes of the faculty professional growth program. Shared was the progress of the work being done for proposed program changes. Discussion followed Mrs. Rosenthal’s questions regarding the issue of who benefits from sabbatical leaves. Laurita Moore expressed concerns regarding her past experience with her application for sabbatical leave, the process followed for approving the leaves, and the need for the process to be student-centered. Mary Beth Mason provided information on the faculty-related services provided by MCLI, including the movement of the faculty professional growth office into the MCLI department.

(II.B.) Presentation – Highlights of Strategic Planning College Visits
Rosemary Kesler and Pat Case shared their perceptions from visits they made to the various colleges to gather information on the college strategic plans. They included – each campus is unique in its community, there are connections between the colleges and their communities, some campuses are extremely well planned, and there is creativity on the part of the colleges in addressing student and community needs within their budgets. Gina Kranitz shared that in developing a strategic plan the first step is identifying a core value.

(II.C.) Exercise – Identifying a Core Value of the Maricopa
Gina Kranitz presented an exercise to the group to identify core values for the district. She noted that the core value is of the internal community and went through the tenets of core values in a system. Small groups were formed and asked to identify three core values for the district. It was noted that the purpose of this exercise would begin the thought process for the identification of a core value for the district, an important component to the strategic planning process.

Feedback from the small groups is as follows:
Group One:

• Access to quality programs/services
• Mutual respect
• Promoting learning and encouraging the individual

Group Two:

• Trust
• Respect
• Integrity

Group Three:

• Provide low cost/high quality educational opportunities for all residents afforded by dedicated faculty, staff, and facilities

Group Four:

• Trust in individual abilities
• Individual as integral part of whole

The core values of the colleges will be gathered and looked at when looking at a core value for the district. The process to determine the core value will include discussions with various groups and scanning.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.