October 13, 2020

Attendance

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Voting Members: Heidi King, Scott Olsen, Christiana Kaleialii, Alex Harrell, Keri Kirkpatrick, Lorna Maynard, Ola Sabawi, Dennis Shannakian, Wil Byars, Angelica Strongone, Sushini Chand, Laura Hiler, Sofia Abad, Adriana Garcia, Dana Kennedy 

Guests: Victoria Kahler, Sparkle Chou, Lan Trinh, Marilyn Booye, Susan Ho, Claudia Guzman, Phong Lam Tracy Chung Tabangcura, Vins Chacko, Deborah Taylor, Kathy Munson

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Meeting Items

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Welcome and Introductions

Members introduced themselves.

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Approval of Agenda

Edited “Minutes” to “Agenda”

Otherwise approved: Scott Olsen moved to approve, Alex Harrell seconded, motion passed.

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Needs and Confirmations

Info, vote for next week:

• Classified Senate Professional Development Committee (5 seats available) - help plan and facilitate workshops; assist with Professional Development Day in May.
• SSPBT (1 seat available)
• Campus Center Advisory Board (1 seat available)

Vote:

• Campus Facilities (Sarah Wallace)
• SSPBT (David Kobata)
• Equity Action Council (Christiana Kaleialii)

Lorna Maynard moved to approve, ??? seconded, motion passed.

Mentorship for new members of the Senate is being established as a norm.

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Status update on Classified Senate Working Groups

• Structure of Senate and Senator roles
  • Actively seeking more volunteers and feedback – Email Sushini if interested
  • How should our Senate be structured and how should we show up on other committees, developing a better process
  • Informs Bylaws and Constitution Committee of how the senator roles and responsibilities need to change in our documents
  • Any changes will effect newly elected/appointed Senators
  • Deadline for Senator structure – needs to be in place ahead of May for elections, so needs to get to Bylaws and Constitution
  • Suggestion for audio version
• Bylaws and Constitution
  • Merged documents
  • Formally structuring the decisions made by the Senate Structure Committee
  • Student Support Fund revisions
  • Clarifying the language and roles so that senators will be able to quickly find their specific responsibilities

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Standing updates

• Board of Trustees – Budget outlook, student voices (re: athletics, cut sections), contract review, bond money, Flint Center
  • https://www.boarddocs.com/ca/fhda/Board.nsf/Public

• IPBT – voting voices – proposed addition of potentially 6 representatives for the various bargaining units, overview of sources of funds, joint PBT budget presentation re: potential budget reductions, removing monies from one-time funding, possible loss of some 1320 funding – PT faculty/faculty overload, Board deadline November 1^st to identify budget reductions for consideration, if it comes to actual reductions, raise up Classified voices in forums and in other ways – update on October 27^th on whether it looks like cuts will occur and decide where to go from there
  • https://www.deanza.edu/gov/apbt/documents/BudgetPresentation_JointPBT_Oct2020.pdf
• SSPBT – First meeting for new representative (David), reviewed the goals of SSPBT, responses to governance survey, embracing the planning aspect, went over budget, but see Board update for those details. Reviewing Senior Staff proposals at next meeting and having a further conversation on that

• Also discussed: Enrollment numbers, opening days, affinity groups, new reporting software
  • https://www.deanza.edu/judicial-affairs/
  • https://www.deanza.edu/gov/apbt/documents/BudgetPresentation_JointPBT_Oct2020.pdf
• Technology – Tech survey upcoming, reviewing at next meeting, interest in moving to a tri-chair model
• Academic Senate – Getting people into committees, Phase 2 of return to campus plan, hybrid plans
• DASB – Diversity and Events Committee may change to Diversity and Equity Committee, difficulties with Zoom meetings such as encouraging engagements, advertising, other committees working on finances and bridging gaps between students and departments
• Additional Meetings/Updates
  • Facilities committee: https://www.deanza.edu/gov/campus_facilities/meetings/2020-10-13.html

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 Good of the Order

• Sexual Harassment/Assault and Changes to Title IX Policy/Procedures Upcoming Workshops:
  November 17, 2020  |  10 - 11 am & 1 - 2 pm https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc76Z0upu9L_diPa6mpJQJGb6rki29a1kUs_yYeMBN3Wy_3xQ/viewform
• Casual CS meeting on Tuesdays in between the official Classified Senate meetings

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Meeting adjourned at 3:30 pm