Dr. Eileene Tejada (Academic Senate)
Dr. Tejada reported that the Academic Senate and the President's Office are working together to add faculty to Institutional Effectiveness and Partnership Initiative (IEPI) grant. She noted that she is looking forward to collaborating on professional development with an eye on instructional design. Dr. Tejada also reported that the Senate has endorsed a revised flowchart process to approve BPs and APs, and will bring it to the Council of Presidents.
Valerie Mull (Union of Classified Professionals)
Ms. Mull welcomed the two new classified staff members who will be working in the business office. She also noted that the Classified Union has been working with Senate on setting up scholarships to award to classified staff and their families in March and April. The Classified Union amended its bylaws after finding out it was out of compliance; now, instead of two vice presidents, there is one VP and one grievance officer.
Christopher Hernandez Sotelo (Associated Students of Napa Valley)
Student Trustee Pablo Leon presented in Mr. Sotelo's absence. ASNVC kicked off the semester with two events: Welcome Back tables and Club Rush. ASNVC is currently planning its March conference and has submitted proposals to different departments on campus. The ASNVC bylaws are in the second stage of being adopted and will be uploaded to the website as soon as they are approved. Current initiatives include increasing collaboration between ASNVC and ICC, marketing the ASNVC brand, the ASNVC Student I.D. card, and development of a new document to promote and market all ASNVC projects and events.
Marty Shoemaker (Classified Senate)
Mr. Shoemaker shared that the Senate is working with the President's Office on Classified Appreciation Week and with HR to offer more “flex day” training for classified staff during summer.
Dr. Ron Kraft (Superintendent/President)
Dr. Kraft announced that he is going to re-institute brief VP reports at each board meeting to assure the Board is getting updates from all areas. He noted that the campus student housing project is moving along nicely and provided a brief update on the housing workshop with faculty, staff and students. Next week, the District will issue an RFP for a bond underwriter.
Robert Parker, VP of Administrative Services, reported that he would bring a contract with Scion to the board in March.
Dr. Kraft also thanked the ASNVC for their work to get a voter drop box on campus and invited Oscar De Haro to say a few words about the 2nd Annual Mariachi Festival on April 25.
