January 13, 2025 Meeting

Agenda

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CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From the November 2024 Curriculum & General Education meeting

NEW BUSINESS

Introduction of new Curriculum Tech – Jason Norris

ACTION ITEMS

Course Renumbering

DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. Updates on AB 1111 and AB 928
2. Cal-GETC course status
3. New Degrees
4. Pass/No Pass List
5. Other

NEXT MEETING: February 2025 TBD

• Program Status, please see the table below:

* New Program

ADJOURNMENT 

Packet 1-13-2025

 

Minutes

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I.               PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

Vicki Jacobi will be having surgery and will be out for the next six weeks.

II.             APPROVAL OF MINUTES: From the November 2024 Curriculum & General Education meeting.

On a motion by K. Bandy, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, the minutes were approved.

 

III.           NEW BUSINESS

1. Introduction of new Curriculum Technician – J. Norris

 

New Curriculum Technician, Jason Norris was introduced. The group also introduced themselves.

IV.            ACTION ITEMS

1. Course Renumbering

Due to the course numbering changes with Common Course Numbering (CCN), our degree applicable and non-credit course numbers need to be changed. V. Jacobi reviewed the newly proposed course numbering system. With approval, the curriculum technician will update California Community Colleges Curriculum Inventory (COCI) and Banner with the updated course number. On a motion by M. Mayfield, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, this action was approved.

V.             DISCUSSION ITEMS

1. Updates on AB 1111 and AB 928

AB 1111 - V. Jacobi met with the Chancellor’s office regarding using Artificial Intelligence for the creation of CCN templates. The Chancellor’s Office will be releasing 39 CCN templates that were reviewed in round 2, and should be implemented in Fall 2026. It was advised that we will be receiving a group (from the 39 courses) in February, March, and April. These courses will be worked on in Fall 2025.

AB 928 – V. Jacobi reviewed the aspect of AB 928 that has to do with CCC Apply. V. Jacobi and T. Payne spoke about when students apply, if they select transfer as a goal, it will only show ADTs. Furthermore, if students get to 15 units and are in an ADT program, there will be a hold until they have an ed plan.

  2.  Cal-GETC Couse Status

Cal-GETC will begin with Fall 2025 Freshmen. Taft College will be running multiple General Education (GE) patterns as students have catalog rights. V. Jacobi is awaiting Cal-GETC approval with an estimated time being April.

 3.  New Degrees

1. Jacobi updated the committee on degrees in the works.
2. Speech Pathology
3. Environmental Safety and Health – K. Bandy will work on this as the courses have already been approved
4. Physics – V. Jacobi has written the curriculum and will send it to M. Mayfield for review by faculty and approval.
5. Environmental Studies – V. Jacobi has written the curriculum and will send it to M. Mayfield for review by faculty and approval.
6. Geology – V. Jacobi has written the curriculum and will send it to M. Mayfield for review by faculty and approval.
7. Psychology Technician – M. Oja brought up this certificate program as a possibility in the future.
8. Modern Policing – required for us to develop by Fall 2025. T. Mendoza stated Tabitha Raber is working on this. V. Jacobi talked about the TC process for creating new degrees and how we investigate new areas of employment.

 4. Pass/No Pass List

1. Jacobi reviewed the list in catalog and some classes in an area are approved for Pass/No Pass while others are not. Divisions should look at the list and discuss being consistent.

5.  Other

The list of courses by division that are 5 years and older was included in the packet. V. Jacobi stated that these classes should be worked on in Spring 2025.

VI.          Next Meeting: February 2025 TBD

VII.         Program Status, please see table below:

* New Program

VIII.        ADJOURNMENT

            On a motion by T. Mendoza, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried, the group adjourned.

Minutes 1/13/2025