September 08, 2025 Meeting

Agenda

Monday, September 8, 2025

12:10 PM – 1:00 PM

S-11

Call to Order: 

Public Comments: 

Action Items

  1. Approval of Minutes from May 12, 2025
  2. Review Committee Charter     
  3. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1583
  4. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1584
  5. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1590
  6. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1601
  7. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1611
  8. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1612
  9. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1621
  10. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1653
  11. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2021
  12. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2041
  13. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2051
  14. Distance Education Approval Request: PSYC 2003
  15. Distance Education Approval Request: ADMJ 2134
  16. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 570 (formerly 1070)
  17. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 580 (formerly 1080)
  18. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 590 (formerly 1090)
  19. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 642 (formerly 1142)
  20. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 643 (formerly 1143)
  21. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 644 (formerly 1144)
  22. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 651 (formerly 1151)
  23. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 710 (formerly 1210)
  24. Distance Education Approval Request: CTRP 750 (formerly 1250)
  25. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1101
  26. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1102
  27. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1103
  28. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1104
  29. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1105
  30. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1106
  31. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1107
  32. Distance Education Approval Request: MEDA 1108
  33. Distance Education Approval Request: COMM 1520
  34. Distance Education Approval Request: COMM 1530

Discussion Items

  1. Canvas Checkpoints
  2. ACCJC Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)

Other

 

Adjournment

Next Meeting: October 13, 2025

Minutes

Call to Order: Lopez, 12:11 PM

Attendees: Amar Abbott, Heather Cash, Jaime Lopez, Jason Page, Ken Smith, Joy Reynolds, Geoffrey Dyer, Tabitha Raber

Absent: Krystal Allikas

Public Commentary/Guest: Debra Rodenhauser, Lori Travis

Approval of Minutes

  1. May 12th, 2025, Minutes submitted by Heather Cash
    1. First Motion for Pass: Reynolds
    2. Seconds: Smith
    3. Abstain: Raber

No corrections, and the Minutes passed.

New Business

  1. Distance Learning Approval Forms
    1. Motion to reorder agenda items (33 - 34, moving these items to the top): Dyer
      1. Second: Reynolds
      2. Motion passed unanimously
    2. COMM 1520
      1. Committee Discussion: No notes were made.
      2. Motion to forward to Curriculum: Reynolds
      3. Second: Dyer
      4. Motion passed unanimously
    3. COMM 1530
      1. Committee Discussion: Committee makes suggestions to move forward with notes.
      2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum with notes: Reynolds
      3. Second: Abbott
      4. Motion passed unanimously
      5. Committee Notes: This course title/top code needs to be updated to align with the Common Core Numbering System.
    4. Item “2” is now back in order: Review Committee Charter
      1. Review Committee Charter
        1. Committee Discussion: Committee members discuss the history of the committee, needed language adjustments, and recommendations of roles under Membership Representation on page 1.
        2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum with notes: Dyer
        3. Second: Abbott
        4. Motion passed unanimously
        5. Committee Notes: Dyer and other members suggest the language for item “11” under Specific Responsibilities be updated. The original language was to include text used under Membership Responsibilities with edits. Edits: instead of V, the number 5 should be used, and the correct code 55206, and then everything after 55206 be removed.
        6. Suggested Updated Language: In accordance with CA Code of Regulations Title 5 section 55206, this committee reviews submitted Distance Learning Approval Forms (addendum to course outline of record) and makes recommendations to the Curriculum Committee if the course is appropriate for DE.
        7. Abbott and members suggested removing “Counselor” under Membership Representation and updated the Minimum of 3 faculty members to include: (Recommended at least 1 counselor).
    5. ECEF 1583
      1. Committee Discussion: Committee reference suggestions needed for this course before making the motion.
      2. Motion to forward to Sender with notes: Smith
      3. Second: Dyer
      4. Motion passed unanimously
      5. Committee Notes: The course title needs to be updated to align with Taft College systems' “ECEF”, and this course has already been approved/acknowledged for the ^50% substantive change option, which would need to be marked correctly (option #1) on the DL form.
    6. ECEF 1584
      1. Committee Discussion: Committee reference suggestions needed for this course before making the motion.
      2. Motion to forward to Sender with notes: Reynolds
      3. Second: Abbott
      4. Motion passed unanimously
      5. Committee Notes: The course title needs to be updated to align with Taft College systems' “ECEF”. This course has already been approved/acknowledged for the ^50% substantive change option, which would need to be marked correctly (option #1) on the DL form, and the appropriate box on the DE form needs to be checked #2.
    7. ECEF 1590
      1. Committee Discussion: Committee discusses course recommendations based on review of DE forms. Reynolds suggests, with notes and verification, that this course move forward.
      2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum with notes: Reynolds
      3. Second: Smith
      4. Motion passed unanimously
      5. Committee Notes: The course title needs to be updated to align with Taft College systems' “ECEF.” This course has already been approved/acknowledged for the ^50% substantive change option, which would need to be marked correctly (option #1) on the DL form, and the box for previously approved for DE should be marked.
      6. Motion passed unanimously
    8. Motion to reorder, group, and send agenda items (16 - 24, to Curriculum): Dyer
      1. Second: Page
      2. Motion passed unanimously
    9. Motion to reorder, group, and send agenda items (25 - 31, to Curriculum): Dyer
      1. Second: Smith
      2. Abstain: Reynolds
      3. Motion passed.
    10. MEDA 1108
      1. Committee Discussion: Members make suggestions to return to the sender with recommendation notes.
      2. Motion to move forward to Sender with notes: Dyer
      3. Second: Smith
      4. Abstain: Reynolds
      5. Motion passed.
      6. Committee Notes: Explain and clarify lab activities and course expectations for the online environment on the DE form.
    11. Motion to postpone agenda items: (6-15): Abbott
      1. Second: Reynolds
      2. Motion passed unanimously

Discussion Items

  1. None

Other

  1. None

Adjournment and Next Meeting

Lopez moved to adjourn the meeting at 1:01 P.m. The next meeting is on Monday, October 13th, 2025, in room S11 at 12:10 PM.

Minutes: Submitted by Heather Cash

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