Vcccd*

R01

That the VCCCD Board of Trustees establish a policy that courses with the same content have the same nomenclature and unit value across the VCCCD. (FI-01-FI-05) This recommendation will not be implemented as it is not consistent with Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, and ACCJC accreditation standards. The Board, however, will continue to develop Strategic Goals and Objectives to ensure student success that will be implemented by the faculty, staff and administration is accordance with all intents and purposes of the Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, and ACCJC accreditation standards. There is no legal requirement or expectation that independent colleges will have identical courses with the same nomenclature and/or unit value. The Honorable Vincent J. O'Neill, Jr. July 26, 2012

R02

That the VCCCD Board of Trustees establish a policy that nomenclature and unit value be consistent for all general education breadth requirements associated with Certificates and AA/AS Degrees and, likewise, for articulated transfer courses, for CSU and UC systems. This recommendation will not be implemented as it is not consistent with Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, and ACCJC accreditation standards. The Board, however, will continue to develop Strategic Goals and Objectives to ensure student success that will be implemented by the faculty, staff and administration is accordance with all intents and purposes of the Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, and ACCJC accreditation standards. There is no legal requirement or expectation that independent colleges will have identical courses with the same nomenclature and/or unit value.

R03

That the VCCCD Board of Trustees establish a policy that each college in the VCCCD system use the same assessments for English/reading and math with the same placement outcomes. Skills assessment tests must represent the entire VCCCD. (FI-07) This recommendation will not be implemented at this time, but there may be changes in the future. Assembly Bill (AB) 743 requires the California Community College Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) to establish uniform assessment tests for English, Math, and English as a Second Language (ESL). The common assessment tools will be made available to all 112 campuses to use in determining whether individual students should enroll in college-level courses or if they should first take basic skills classes. The CCCCO, in collaboration with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, is in the process of planning for implementation, which includes the selection of the common assessment tools and other archiving standards for system information access. The VCCCD colleges will follow implementation directives as they become available from the CCCCO.

R04

That the VCCCD Board of Trustees adopt the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges' recommendation for counselor-to-student ratio. (FI-06) This recommendation will not be implemented for the reasons we provided in FI-06 above, in addition to the fact that this recommendation is not specified in Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, or ACCJC accreditation standards. The Board, however, will continue to develop Strategic Goals and Objectives to ensure student success that will be implemented by the faculty, staff and administration in accordance with all intents and purposes of the Education Code, CCR Title 5, AB 1725, and ACCIC accreditation standards. There is no legal requirement or expectation that independent colleges will have an identical amount of counselors, librarians or instructors. These remain decisions of local control best determined by each independent campus within the VCCCD. The Honorable Vincent J. O'Neill, Jr. July 26, 2012 Honorable O'Neill, we trust the aforementioned explanations have provided you and the 2011-12 Ventura County Civil Grand Jury a clear understanding about the VCCCD operations, state laws and regulations relevant to community colleges, and standards required by our regional accreditor, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College (ACCJC). The VCCCD Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and administration take great pride that each of our three independently accredited colleges puts the students' best interests first. Respectfully submitted, Elum, Esq. Susan Johnson, Interim Chancellor Stephen Blum, Chair Board of Trustees Ventura County Community College District Riley Dwyer, President Pam Eddinger, President Academic Senate, Moorpark College Moorpark College Linda Kama'ila, President Richard Duran, President <b>Oxnard College</b> Academic Senate, Oxnard College Boom Calote Peter Sezzi, President Robin Calote, President Academic Senate, Ventura College Ventura College