College Planning Council (CPC) 2011-12

2011-2012

The College Planning Council (CPC) is Ventura College's participatory governance group charged with overseeing the campus program review and strategic planning efforts. The CPC is comprised of faculty, students, classifieds, classified supervisors and administrators.

During the Fall 2011 semester, the CPC met on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in MCW-312 from 3:00-4:30 pm; in the Spring 2012 semester, the CPC met only on the fourth Wednesday of each month, also in MCW-312. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday October 24, 26 and 27 from 3:00-5:00 pm  in MCW-312, the CPC heard the divisional program review presentations and appeals.

This 2011-12 CPC membership was as follows:

* Meetings that differ from the 2nd and 4th Wed convention. Meetings in italics are program review hearings/appeals meetings.

 Charge: The College Planning Council is a participatory governance committee that monitors college compliance with Accreditation Standard I. As part of the college planning, program review and budget allocation cycle, the College Planning Council reviews the Educational, Facilities, and Technology Master Plans and calls for their revision in accordance with an established cycle; proposes a limited number of three-year strategic goals based on the Educational Master Plan to form the basis for the college’s Strategic Plan; establishes the college planning parameters each spring; recommends priority lists for new programs and initiatives that emerge through the annual planning and program review process; responds to administration’s recommendations for program growth, reduction and discontinuance; and contributes to the development of the college’s Annual Report by documenting the progress made on the Strategic Plan. The Faculty Staffing Priorities Committee, a subcommittee of the Academic Senate, prioritizes recommendations for growth faculty positions. The Classified Staffing Priorities Committee, a subcommittee of the Classified Senate, prioritizes recommendations for growth classified positions. The faculty Co-Chair of the College Planning Council serves as a member of the Accreditation Steering Committee.

Membership: College President; Executive Vice President; Vice President, Business Services; Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Communication & Learning Resources; fifteen faculty members drawn from all divisions (appointed by the Academic Senate as follows: the current Senate Executive committee, one (1) additional past senate president and ten (10) at-large members [two (2) from student services, two (2) from vocational/technology areas, and six (6) from general education areas, at least one (1) of whom should be a teacher in a basic skills area]; three classified staff members; three classified supervisors; three student representatives. All managers and supervisors shall serve on this committee in a ex-officio, non-voting but participatory fashion.  Voting membership shall be limited to faculty, classified staff and student members. (Committee Comp Breakdown: 6 Managers/Supervisors; 3 Classifieds; 3 Students; 15 Faculty // Voting: 15 Faculty; Up to 6 Non-Faculty)

Co-Chairs:  Academic Senate President, or designee; Dean, Communication & Learning Resources and Institutional Effectiveness.

For the agenda, minutes, committee composition lists and other information from the current or previous academic years, see the following websites:

CPC 2012-13

CPC 2010-11