CLASSIFIED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

September 4, 2003

Present:  Anne-Marie Burns, Barbara Daley, Carol Driscoll, Pablo Gonzalez, Linda Herda, David Lange, Felix Perez, Phyllis Porcar, Julene Rhoan, Evelyn Smith, Theresa Tentes, Megan Ton, Cathy Welch, Kathy Z-Taylor


Approved minutes from August 7 as submitted.


TreasurerÕs Report Ð Theresa Tentes reported there has been no change in our balance since June. We have $3987.42 in our account. We will need to set aside money for Classified Staff Scholarships. Last year we awarded two scholarships of $300 each. We have already set aside $1000 for the Faculty/Staff Scholarship award for May 2004. Cathy Welch stated that we need approximately $50 to engrave the retireeÕs plaque.  

Phyllis Porcar asked how we would like to spend the money we raised last year. Discussion followed about having a one-day, off-campus retreat for classifieds. Tentative dates: Friday, March 19 or 26. Possible locations: Linda Herda will check on Filoli Estate in Woodside; Pablo will check on a Pescadero site. One suggestion was to look for a facilitator who might be available for half the day to help us set up a 3-5 year strategic plan. All suggestions will gladly be accepted. The other half-day could be spent with lunch and a possible hike. Cathy Welch suggested we check to see if Classified Staff Development Funds might be available to use for part of the expense.

Our first fundraiser for this year will be a Bake Sale on Wednesday, October 8, from 8 AM Ð 11 AM. Theresa Tentes will send out an initial e-mail announcing this event. Cathy Welch will set up a schedule for tracking volunteers to sell at the table; 4 people at a time for 30 minute shifts. Please volunteer to bake, set up, sell, take baked goods to other buildings, and/or clean up. Theresa will also notify Cecilia in the cafeteria, so she is aware of our event. Barbara Daley volunteered to put up signs around campus ahead of time, and to take baked goods to building 5.

In November we will begin to plan for our Holiday Basket raffle.

College Council Ð Phyllis talked about the latest College Council meeting, information and application on the Skyline College Institutional Leaders Seminar, and information on the District Website of the Capital Improvements Program.

Museum of Tolerance Ð Pablo Gonzalez and Barbara Daley gave us information on the upcoming presentation of a very powerful one-man play, titled Horizon Line that will be on campus November 5 & 6. There will be 3 performances, all with very limited seating, on a first come first served basis. When an e-mail invitation comes out, please RSVP as soon as possible if you would like to attend.  

Institutional Planning Council Ð Bernie Blackman talked about the philosophy behind the formation of this committee, and addressed the Accreditation CommitteeÕs Report. There will be an Accreditation Review at our campus in March 2004. Bernie also shared with us information on how to interpret charts, graphs and reports that focus on enrollment numbers that come from the Planning and Research Office. He also offered to send enrollment reports to anyone who wants to receive them.

Classified Council President, Phyllis Porcar would like to thank everyone who helped with the Dessert Potluck and who attended the meeting.

Next meeting will be Thursday, October 2, 2003, room 5131 at 2PM.



Respectfully submitted by Linda Herda, Secretary